The Mountville Lions Club will host a chicken potpie supper on Saturday, March 18, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 100 W. Main St., Mountville. Takeout meals will be available to purchase at a set price from 10 a.m. until supplies run out.

Members of the Lions Club make each meal from scratch, using over 400 pounds of chicken, 200 pounds of potatoes, 200 pounds of flour and 60 dozen eggs. Desserts such as cakes, cookies and pies many of which are homemade, will also be sold during the event.

The Mountville Lions Club has been hosting the potpie supper in the spring and fall for over 50 years. In addition to the meals, the Lions Club also operates a roller ball stand at the Mountville Fire Company's carnival and the Washington Boro Tomato Festival to raise funds for its community projects. The potpie suppers serve as the Lions Club's largest fundraiser throughout the year.

"It's a Mountville tradition that people support because it's not only for a good cause, but it's a tasty meal at a reasonable price," said Eric Weaver, a member of the Mountville Lions Club.

The Lions Club uses the money made from its fundraisers to support a variety of projects that benefit the local community. The organization's community projects include funding scholarships for Hempfield High School students, maintaining the pavilion at the borough park, assisting the Columbia Food Bank and organizing the annual Easter Egg Roll. The Lions Club also supports Beacon Lodge, a nonprofit camp program that assists individuals with visual impairments or other disabilities.

The Lions Club also completes projects requested by members of the community. Currently, the organization is installing a wheelchair ramp in a local resident's home. Around Christmastime, the Lions Club works with the Mountville Fire Company to coordinate its Cookies with Santa event. The Lions Club is also currently completing a project to replace the benches at the parks and bus stops around Mountville.

"We try to do projects that are really close to the community," Weaver said. "Knowing that we're giving people here a place to sit down while they're waiting for the bus or enjoying the park is a nice feeling."

Weaver has been a member of the Lions Club for over 25 years, and the club itself has been assisting the community for generations. "There are kids today who attend our events that their parents and grandparents used to attend," Weaver said.

For more information, visit https://mountvillelionsclub.com.