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The Tube Rental and
River Taxi are fund raising projects of the San Marcos Lions Club. The Tube
Rental is located in the City Park and next to the Texas National Guard
Armory. Proceeds from this and other projects allow the Lions Clubs to
support many charities and educational opportunities for students.
The San Marcos Lions
Club tube rental originally began during the 1970s out of a cattle truck
with a portable air compressor and recycled automotive tubes. They would
show up about 10 on the weekends and rent tubes out of a truck behind
Joes Crab Shack. When the day was over, the tubes were stored in a
members garage. What started out as 20-40 tube rentals a day has grown
to 800-850 rentals a day, making this program the single largest
fundraising event by the San Marcos Area Lions Club. Today, we have a
building in the City Park on Bobcat Drive and each year students from
Bobcat Build and other volunteers work with Lions to get the Tube Rental
ready for business! Now, the tube rental allows the Lions Club to donate
to over 100 charities and individuals in our area.
Groups that have
floated with us:
1. Sunshine Kids
2. TX State University Football Team
3. State School for the Blind
4. Southside Community Center
5. Greater San Marcos Youth Council
6. TX State Womens Basketball Team
Who Benefits from the
money raised by the tube rental?
You Do!
When you come and tube the river at the local San Marcos Lions Club Tube
Rental, all of the profits go directly to benefit these charities as well
as other National Lion Programs! We serve over 100 Charities and
individuals in our local community and we gladly serve our community!
11 Annual scholarships benefiting area wide high school seniors
San Marcos River Foundation
Greater San Marcos Youth Council
Hays Caldwell Womens Shelter
Crime stoppers
Hays County Area Food Bank
Southside Community Center
Boy Scout Troop 112
Campfire USA
Adopt a School Program
Scheib Community Center
Hays County Salvation Army
San Marcos Pony League
Hays County Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
Eyeglasses/Eye care Programs
CFPOY Sports
State School for the Blind
San Marcos Summer in the Park
Summer Fest Float Parade
Blood Drives
San Marcos Parks & Recreation
Leader Dogs for the Blind
Brown Santa
CASA of Central Texas
Central Texas Life Care
Green Belts
Gary Job Corps
Hays County Livestock Exposition
San Marcos Youth Soccer
Sights and Sounds of Christmas
SMCISD Reading is Fundamental
TX Lions Camp
American Heart Association
South Hays County Emergency Services Dist. #3
Habitat for Humanity
If you are a
non-profit organization in the San Marcos Texas area and would like to
apply to a San Marcos Lions Club grant, please click here
for an application. Please fax or email completed form to Cody
Dailey. Fax: (866) 462-7591 Email: cody.dailey@edwardjones.com
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