Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for supporting our November Citrus Sale. It is time to order for our December sale! ALL PROCEEDS GO TO OUR CHARITY PROGRAMS.

Fresh Citrus from Florida
Ruby Red Grapefruit; SolZest* Mandarin Oranges;
Limes (from Mexico)
(*We could NOT offer SolZest in November – they were not yet ripe)
And
Whitley’s Virginia Peanuts

Click link below to order; pick up order Dec 18-20, 2025:

https://fairfaxlions-december.square.site/
When you order, schedule your pick-up date/time.

ORDERS CLOSE:  6PM, Wednesday, DEC 10 

Pick-up all orders in the parking lot at American Legion Post 177, 3939 Oak Street, Fairfax, VA

Tell your friends & neighbors! Watch for email about March 2026 Fruit Sale, with Valencia Oranges.

Early Thanksgiving week, Fairfax Lions assembled 30 family food baskets at Main Street Child Development Center in Fairfax, VA. The holiday meals are for local families selected by our partner, Main ST CDC. Best wishes to all for a wonderful Thanksgiving!

November 20-22, our wonderful supporting customers picked up the 368 cases of fruit (Ruby-Red Grapefruit & Mandarins), plus Vermont Maple Syrup and Whitley’s VA peanuts they had purchased. Fruit sales are our primary charity fund raising activities; we sincerely appreciate the support of our local customer base!

Lion Corey surprised Lion Joe B (native Italian) with a gift of holiday chestnuts. 

Once a principal food source, Italians grew chestnuts to make flour for bread and polenta.  Italy’s love of chestnuts started in Roman times, when chestnuts were a form of currency, especially when crops failed due to poor weather.  Chestnuts were once a staple for the poor man’s diet.  They evolved from an everyday food to a delicacy.  Chestnuts paired with wine are a traditional food combination associated with harvest.  Available from Sept-Feb, most chestnuts found in America are imported from Italy.

Lion Tom changed a few words in “Day-O” to represent the effort by Fairfax Lions Club for its Citrus Fruit Sale…

Fairfax Lions were invited to say what they were thankful for, and then use crayon skill to draw a Thanksgiving turkey. Impromptu judging resulted in top 3 turkeys.