The Fairfax Lions ADA Team

The Fairfax Lions Team raised $2055 putting us in second place for “club/organization” division.  Way to go Lions!

In addition, the Fairfax Lions were assisted by the Oakton H. S. Leo Club, and the Thomas Jefferson HS. These clubs are made up of dedicated High School students who have banned together, similar to Lions, to provide community support in the Fairfax area. Both Leo clubs joined in, with Lions, to deliver food to families in and around the city of Fairfax.

A special thanks to the Leo’s, it is great to have them work with us.

Fairfax Host requested names from “Our Daily Bread”, who in turn worked with the Fairfax County Office of Systems Management for Human Services to identify, screen and authenticate the recipient names provided. This assured us our recipient families were people truly in need.

Funds for the food purchases for this program resulted through the Fairfax Lions fund raising efforts throughout the year. This included, the Lion Vehicle Donation Program, Lion Citrus Food Sales, summer Food Booth sales, the sale of Entertainment Books and other Lion activity designed to raise money which is then returned to the community in many varied services.

In addition to the above, the Lockheed Martin Corporation supported the program by providing a very large donation of food for our Thanksgiving delivery.

The Safeway Corporation made a significant dollar donation towards our Food purchase at Christmas.

Delivery Honor Role

Lions: Ron Weber, Eve Bierman, Ben Wiles, Jim Dellinger, Tom Edick, Jim Kaplan, Walter Juraszek, Darrell Dalkin, Ed Smith, Russ Preuit, Phil Mayo, Carl Enix, Jim Davis, Bob Helland, Pete Bennett, Joe Giroux, Chan Medwedeff, Marilyn Tanner, Gary Maxwell, Mike Rumberg, Ken Schutz, Jeff Root, Ron Zabel, Frank Teets, Dick Ferraro, Tom Ashford, Ed Marinich

Leos: Danielle DeRosa, Claire Mathews, April O’Brien, Danielle Filipponi, Charlotte Martin, Maley Nordberg, Blaire Hu

Pictures are available in the Photo Gallery.

On Monday, June 18, 2007, three Fairfax Host Lions (King Lion Joe Giroux, Past President Bob Helland and PDG Bill Bartlett) participated in the opening ceremony for the new Fairfax City Senior Center Bocce Ball Courts. Funding support for the new bocce ball courts was provided by Fairfax Host Lions Club and construction work was accomplished by Senior Center members and Fairfax City Parks Department personnel. Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, PDG Bill Bartlett joined three members from the senior center and played the first game. A picnic lunch – hosted by Karen Bixler, senior center director – was enjoyed by approximately 35 people that were present for the ceremony.

Pictures of the event are available in the Photo Gallery.

• Expand the capacity of the newly created Low Vision Center at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital through the addition of a low-vision optometrist to perform screenings of referred patients. As a result of LCIF downsizing the original Grant request, this objective is being fulfilled by a grant obtained directly from Inova by another donor, which resulted in a decrease of $107,205.00 from our original budget request.
• Implement a loaner program to provide temporary use of vision enhancing (assistive) devices to patients so they can test the device’s effectiveness and employ until a permanent device is acquired.
• Implement a transportation voucher system to assist patients in outlying areas of the District to get to and from the Low Vision Center when transportation is not available.
• Provide for the development and implementation of a District-wide awareness and outreach campaign, and development of expanded web-based material to promote the use of VLEI and the Low Vision Center to address the needs of low vision patients across the region.

All of the revised goals of the program were met and/or exceeded particularly with the acquisition of the Nidex MP-I Microperimeter, and the LVC has been established as the “center of excellence” for low vision evaluation and remediation.

Ultimately, District 24-A, VLEI, and the Inova Health System Foundation share a vision that the success of this project and development of the “center of excellence” will help provide the impetus to grow VLEI and the Low Vision Center (LVC) to provide low ision services to the entire District through a larger infrastructure, including the possible development of satellite Low Vision Centers over the next several years to make this a Multiple District 24 effort.

This longer-range vision would ensure underserved populations will have access to the services offered. Based on the experience gained from executing the current Grant, this and some other proposals will be the subject of a follow on Core 4 Grant request in 2007.

Based on the experience to date, the Inova Health Foundation has already committed to continue the Lions/Inova strategic partnership to support these efforts as appropriate.

We are all extremely proud of the work that the Inova Low Vision Center and the staff accomplished through the support of LCIF,VLEI and the Lions of District 24-A. Establishing the facility as the “center for excellence” in such a short period of time within the District and throughout the entire Northern Virginia area has created a lasting legacy for the entire team.

The impact on the community and the people that the LVC currently serves and will serve in the immediate future is projected to be very high.

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• Cover Letter to LCIF
• Cover Letter Insert
• Final Report