Fairfax Lions support the Lions Project for Canine Companions (read about it at this link). FX Lions make an annual donation, typically presented at the annual Dog Fest event in Reston. On Oct 5th, Fairfax Lions Harry and Lion Greg presented our Club’s donation to this wonderful charity.
Fairfax Lions completed a vision and hearing screening event at St. Leo the Great Catholic school in Fairfax on October 8th. We did vision screening for 56 students, with 2 referrals, and hearing screening for 55 students, with 7 referrals.
The School Nurse sent this after action note: “Thank you again for helping with this year’s hearing and vision screening. One of the students who did not pass their hearing screening was seen by an audiologist and was diagnosed with bilateral hearing loss. She will be getting hearing aids in the near future. Our first big “catch” for hearing in 6 years.”
On September 17th, the American Red Cross collected blood donations at Providence Presbyterian Church in Fairfax City. Fairfax Lons joined other donors giving the gift of life saving blood.
What just happened? Hurricane Helene became the deadliest hurricane to hit the US mainland since Katrina. Hurricane Helene struck on Sep 26, and AT LEAST 223 persons have died, hundreds are unaccounted for, some residents and communities are isolated, and hundreds of thousands are without power from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene. (For more information, see: NBC NEWS link)
For images of Helene’s damage, see this CNN link.
From July 2024 to August 2024, Lions Clubs International awarded 89 disaster relief-related grants totaling $1,742,295.00. This essential aide is possible ONLY because people around the world support their local Lions Clubs.
Help Lions Clubs help those in need!!!! Make a donation through this link; we will assure it goes to those in need!
(NOTE: As a qualified 501(c)3 organization, we can accept your check from your IRA account donating part or all of your Minimum Required Distribution for 2024…you donate to charity, satisfy your MRD, and do not pay income tax on that amount distributed from your IRA that is donated to charity.)
Fairfax Lions Club is one of the largest service organizations in Northern Virginia. Our members are from all walks of life, we give back to our community in many ways, and we have a good time doing it! We welcome you!