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 Always held on the first Monday in February at the Zephyrhills, Florida Lions Club
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Lions Club
5827 Dean Dairy Road
Zephyrhills, Florida 33541
Our 2026 picnic
We have our reschedule date!  Join us Monday, March 9, 2026, for the 2026 Jefferson County Picnic in Florida! As usual, it will be held at The Lions' Club at 5827 Dean Dairy Road in Zephyrhills (33541). 
Doors will open at 10:00 with time to see old friends and make new ones. Meeting begins at noon. Admission is $2.00 to cover expenses. 
There will be door prizes, raffles, lottery tickets, and lots of smiles. Bring your own lunch, but coffee will be available. We hope to see you there.
We are looking for people interesting in volunteering at the event, and also for people interested in being an officer. We will have open officer positions to be filled at the meeting.

The Jefferson County Picnic is an annual reunion/gathering of anyone living in Jefferson County, New York, or who came from or once lived in Jefferson County, New York and is in Florida at the time of the event.

The first "picnic" was held in 1953.  For several years, the event was actually a picnic.  Attendees brought their own lunches and the event was held outdoors.  Even though it is no longer a picnic, per se, the moniker has stuck.
Somewhere along the line, the event moved to an indoor venue and for many years has been held at the Zephyrhills Lions Club building.  During most of the this time, it was a covered dish event where participants brought a dish to pass.  Some people simply continued to bring their own lunch.

From 2017 through 2020, local businesses were contacted and donations received which allowed us to make it a catered event, basically at no cost to the participants.  The 2021 event was cancelled due to COVID.  Our 2022 event had to be postponed due to a physical plant problem at the Lions Club building.  It was held four weeks later than originally planned, on Monday, March 7, 2022. 

As of the 2023 event, we are returning to normal.  Doors traditionally open at 10 AM with lunch served around 12:00 after a social period.  Admission will be $5 to support the organization.  There are drawings, door prizes, raffles and entertainment.  Coffee is provided with lunch but attendees should bring any other beverages they would like.  Water and soda are available for purchase provided by the Lion's Club.





The Jefferson County Picnic on Facebook ...

Our association has both a Facebook page and a Facebook group.  The difference between these can be confusing.

A page is the official profile for a business or organization.  Posts made are public and only administrator(s) can make these posts on the "Home" section of the profile, although the "Posts" section will display comments made by others.

A group is a place for "small group communication and for people to share their common interests and express their opinion."  Our group is closed which means you must become a member.  Simply click on the "Join" button under the cover photo.  Once an administrator sees the request and recognizes that the person has a link to Jefferson County, the application will be allowed.  Members can make posts on the group page.

Links to both the page and group are available near the top of this page.

Notice ... If you have any questions regarding the scheduling or planning of the annual picnic, contact one of the officers or post a coment on the Facebook group.  Please do not contact the webmaster.  He is no longer involved with those actions and will probably not be able to help you.

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