The Mountville Lions Club will host a takeout meal fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 21, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 100 W. Main St., Mountville. From 10 a.m. until supplies run out, participants may pick up chicken potpie meals for a set price, and various desserts such as pies and cakes will be available to purchase.

The Lions Club will also sell Lions Brooms during the event. The brooms were previously crafted by those with impaired vision, but they are now manufactured by local Amish craftsmen.

The Lions Club holds the chicken potpie supper every spring and fall, and the tradition has been upheld for more than 50 years. Although the recipe for the meals and the organization's goal for the event has remained the same over the decades, Lions Club members have adjusted their method of preparing for the fundraiser to meet a recent increase in demand. During the last few potpie suppers, customers' wait times were much longer than normal; to combat this, volunteers will beginning cooking the meals earlier this year and have additional batches finished by the time the pickup window opens.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lions Club hosted the fundraiser as a dine-in supper, but it offered patrons an option to purchase takeout meals. The event switched to only offer takeout meals since 2020, and it sells out of food before noon almost every year.

The funds raised by the potpie supper will support the Lions Club's many community outreach initiatives, which include supporting those with visual impairments, funding scholarships at Hempfield High School and completing service projects across Mountville. The organization is currently in the process of replacing benches throughout the town. The existing benches were placed at bus stops and parks in Mountville more than 30 years ago by members of the Lions Club. In recent years, the club's volunteers installed ramps for local residents to make various buildings accessible to those who use wheelchairs.

"People always come to the fundraiser because they know they're supporting a good cause that gives back to the community. The potpie is also really good, and it's all handmade," said Eric Weaver, who has been a member of the Mountville Lions Club for more than 25 years. "It's always nice to see people in line chatting with each other and catching up from the last meal."

For more information, call Weaver at 717-368-2810 or visit https://mountvillelionsclub.com.