Fairfax Lions Club held our Aug 19 dinner meeting at Foster’s Grille in Vienna. Several Fairfax Lions were members of the former Vienna Lions Club, and often met at Foster’s Grille.
Fairfax Lions welcomed guest Chantana, a local Fairfax optometrist who is interested in working with our vision screening program.
Club President Gary presents a flower to Past President Karen, to thank her for her wonderful year of outstanding leadership.
Mitzi and Deanna manage City of Fairfax events, including the recent Independence Day parade and fireworks. On August 5th, they spoke to Fairfax Lions about the year-long planning process resulting in those successful events.
Each year, the Lions Club President selects one Fairfax Lion for outstanding service – to be “Lion of the Year.” In the City of Fairfax, volunteers of the year from all service clubs are recognized in a very nice ceremony hosted by the Inter-Service Club Council (ISCC). On August 6th, Volunteer of the Year Lion Joe Rovansek received a certificate as was congratulated by the City Mayor, flanked by (R) President of Fairfax Lions Club, and (L) President of the ISCC.
Michael and Courtney visited the Fairfax Lions dinner meeting on August 5th. Originally from Oklahoma, where family members had been Lions, they were interested in service opportunities in their new community of Fairfax. Welcome Courtney & Michael!
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!