Our last citrus sale of the season is here!  These sales are OUR MOST IMPORTANT charity fund raiser – every penny of proceeds goes directly to charity programs….and the charity programs depend on these sales.

We have Valencia Oranges and Ruby Red Grapefruit – fresh from the Florida groves!  Come early March 14-16 for best selection.   Also buy Virginia peanuts, Vermont maple syrup, and discounted carwash tickets for Embassy Car Wash.

Sign-up up for a discount coupon (good on a full case of fruit), and updates for all sales:  https://www.fairfaxlions.org/citrus-sale-notification/

Sales Location:  near Fairfax Circle, intersection of Old Lee Hwy & Old Pickett Road (GPS: 3251 Old Lee Highway) by Home Depot. Look for blue & white sales van (provided by Craig Van Lines).

Doors open 9AM-6PM, March 14 (Thursday) – March 16 (Saturday). If any fruit remains, we will be open on Sunday, March 17.

Don’t forget – we accept donations of any motorized vehicle, and you get a tax deduction (in accordance with current tax law).  Visit our vehicle donation page:  www.fairfaxlions.org/donate-a-vehicle

Thanks for your continued support of the charity service of the Fairfax Lions Club!

Each year, the Fairfax Lions Club supports several youth programs.  One such youth activity is the “Fairfax Nationals” little league team.  In February, 2019, the Lions were proud to accept a plaque acknowledging support for the 2018 season.

Fairfax National Little League Team Thank-You Plaque

On Saturday, February 2, a team of Fairfax Lions joined the local Kiwanis Club on the 3rd floor of Fairfax City Firehouse #3.  The event was the Fairfax Chocolate Lover’s Festival.  The Lions screened the vision of 133 persons using the SPOT screening system our Club  owns.

Lion Discusses Screening Results with Clients

The screening process identified 35 persons (a relatively high 26% of total screened) who were referred for a complete eye exam by a professional.  Among this group, several were young children.  A number of families were screened and all were happy to learn about their vision.  One young family was glad to discover that both children needed vision correction, but we could sense their concern about the cost of obtaining professional vision care.  Lions are able to discuss with them advice on how to obtain a no-cost eye exam and eyeglasses, provided by Lions Clubs for qualified persons.

Another family learns their screening results

Lions are happy to identity persons with vision concerns so they may be addressed.  WE SERVE!

Fairfax Lions Club selected as its winning peace poster that of Miss Saranya Gadwala, age 13, of Rocky Run Intermediate School. Her poster competed at the Lions District level and went on to the VA state competition.

Miss Saranya Gadwala holds Lions certificate, surrounded by her family

Miss Saranya Gadwala explains to the Fairfax Lions that peace and kindness go hand-in-hand

Winning Poster: Peace and Kindness Go Hand-in-Hand

The Lions International Peace Poster Contest has made a global impact on adults and children alike.  It gives kids 11-13 years old, a creative way to express their visions of peace.  Approximately 600,000 children from 75 countries participate in the contest each year. The theme this year was “Kindness Matters.”

 A club member recently hosted a holiday party and asked guests to bring a donation of shelf-safe food. Fairfax Lions Club checked all the donated food for valid “use by” date, grouped food by category (fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, pasta, rice) and delivered all to the Food for Others food bank on January 18.  In all, this donation represented 156 pounds of food that goes to feed families and individuals in our community.  Fairfax Lions continue to serve the Fairfax community,  since forming in 1951!

156 pounds of food items donated by one Fairfax Lions Club Member

Mr. George Tressel was guest speaker at the Fairfax Lions Club Jan 15 dinner meeting.  George discussed the film he wrote, directed and produced:  “The Day Tomorrow Began.”  It tells the story of a proof-of-concept chain reaction, designated Chicago Pile-1, that occurred on Dec 2, 1942 underneath the University of Chicago’s old football stadium with a team of scientists led by Dr Enrico Fermi.  That event was an essential preliminary to development of the atomic bomb that ended World War II.  The film includes a video clip of the atomic bomb exploding over Hiroshima.  That clip was taken by then Director of Los Alamos Lab – Harold Agnew – who was riding in the B-29 bomber that followed the Enola Gay on the bombing run. 

You can watch the entire 30 minute film at this web site:  https://nuclearreactions.uchicago.edu/videos/.  

Lions Club President Karen Udell Parker Presents Gift to Mr George Tressel

Fairfax Lions Club invites anyone interested in service (helping persons in your community, and world-wide) to attend one of our dinner meetings or other events.   More info is available on this web site or contact us at:  fairfaxlions@cox.net