Jackson Lions Club holding Rose Day fundraiser
Patricia Faulhaber
Suburbanite correspondent
JACKSON TWP. – The Jackson Township Lions Club is holding its biggest fundraiser of the year, Rose Day where club members are offering long-stemmed packaged roses at $20 a dozen. We will be delivering the roses to those who purchase them anywhere in Stark County on May 22, said Lions Club member John Whitmer.
This is the 45th year the fundraiser has been held and Whitmer said the club generally sells 2,000 dozen roses but because of the pandemic, members have a goal of 800 dozen this year.
“Our goal is to raise $15,000 this year, Whitmer said. We usually hold the fundraiser in April but delayed it until May because of the pandemic. We give most of the money raised to an organization that trains service dogs called Pilot Dogs. We are planning to give $10,000 to the organization this year. That amount will be enough to train and raise one dog.”