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2025-2026 Bill 772 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 13, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 772

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A senate RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE THE TAYLORS LIONS CLUB UPON THE 
OCCASION OF ITS SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND TO EXPRESS THE UTMOST GRATITUDE 
FOR ITS MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF GREENVILLE COUNTY 
AND BEYOND.

Whereas, it is a very 
great pleasure to salute the Taylors Lions Club, which has provided 
seventy-five continuous years of service in enhancing quality of life for the 
citizens of Greenville County and beyond; and

Whereas, the Taylors 
club is a member of Lions Clubs International and South Carolina Lions. Lions 
Clubs International (LCI), founded in 1917 by Chicago business leader Melvin 
Jones, is dedicated to making the world a better place. The largest service organization 
in the world, LCI has become the world leader in blindness prevention and works 
extensively in members' local communities to aid those in need through offering 
vision-assistance programs, helping the disabled, feeding the hungry, providing 
disaster relief, and much more; and

Whereas, sponsored by 
the Greer Lions Club and chartered on October 24, 1950, the Taylors Lions Club 
was imbued with a mission to empower volunteers to serve their communities, 
meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace, and promote international understanding 
through Lions clubs; and

Whereas, for 
seventy-five years, the Taylors Lions Club has served as a cornerstone of its 
community, adapting and growing to meet the evolving needs of its residents and 
consistently demonstrating a profound commitment to living out its motto, We 
Serve; and

Whereas, the Taylors 
Lions Club's legacy includes countless contributions. The club has conducted 
eye screenings and paid for eye exams and eyeglasses continuously throughout 
the year, as needed by individuals in the community. For over three years, club 
members and friends renovated the Lion Jerry Hatley Clubhouse on Main Street, 
which was in disrepair for years. Due to the Lions' work, assisted by in-kind 
donations of supplies and labor, this clubhouse is a permanent venue for the 
Lions' activities and service; and

Whereas, further, the 
club coordinated a three-state (South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia) 
relief effort for New York victims of 2012's Hurricane Sandy. Three semitrailer 
trucks were loaded with supplies from personal donations, along with items purchased 
through monetary contributions from businesses. In addition, the club donated 
$3,600 to the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind in Spartanburg 
to assist in building a playground for the students; and

Whereas, moreover, in 
honor and memory of several Lions, the club bought two personal bricks at $500 
and also donated $500 to adopt a puppy to be trained at the Leader Dog for the 
Blind facility in Rochester, Michigan; and

Whereas, by means of 
their vision and hard work throughout the club's history, the members of the 
Taylors Lions Club have positively impacted the lives of thousands of 
individuals and made the community a better place to live; and

Whereas, grateful for 
the committed service and outstanding contributions of the Taylors Lions Club, 
most particularly in Greenville County, the people of South Carolina extend 
best wishes to the club in all its future endeavors as its members continue to 
serve. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the 
South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 
congratulate the Taylors Lions Club upon the occasion of its seventy-fifth 
anniversary and express the utmost gratitude for its many years of dedicated 
service to the citizens of Greenville County and beyond.

Be it further resolved 
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Taylors Lions Club.

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