Forget the traditional salad of leafy greens and veggies.

The Pilot Club, a local service organization, will be offering chicken salad, potato salad, macaroni salad, coleslaw and every other kind of salad imaginable at their Salad Luncheon Thursday to raise money for brain-related injuries.

The luncheon will be held at the Church Street Methodist Church Fellowship Hall from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ticket cost is $10.

Specifically, the club will be raising money to supply locator bracelets for elderly citizens suffering from Alzheimer’s.

“A lot of people don’t know about these bracelets,” said Jewell Williamson, long-time member of the club. “The sheriff’s department has the equipment that they can locate somebody within 30 minutes; they will not be lost more than 30 minutes.”

Alzheimer’s is just one of the causes the Pilot Club raises money for. Other organizations the club supports include Cahaba Mental Health, Camp ASCCA, West Central Alabama SPEC Program and the Dallas County Sheriffs Department Project Lifesaver.

“And this is all strictly volunteer people who are there working on this,” Williamson said. “There’s no one who is paid in our organization, so all proceeds will go back to the public.”

Members and volunteers will be chopping and slicing Wednesday in preparation for the feast, which is not the first one the club has had.

The luncheon used to be an annual event, but because the club had no place to host the event, it was put on hold.

“We felt like we needed to bring it back because people kept asking ‘when are you going to do the salad luncheon again,’” Williamson said. “It’s a lot of work and we don’t have nearly as many members. We would love to have new members who are interested.”

Those who wish to join, Williamson said, must have a passion for the cause and a willingness to serve.

“We’ve been organized for a while to help issues of brain injury,” said Kitty Singley, who has been a member of the club since 1970.

Williamson encourages all members of the community to attend the luncheon and gain information about what the club does and how to join.

“It’s something that is worthwhile and we would like to have new members who are interested in this kind of thing,” she said.