Shawn McBurney, of the American Battlefield Trust, spoke at the Lions dinner meeting on April 22. We learned of the wonderful work the Trust does to preserve & educate all about US history. Examples are working with communities to avoid encroachment by businesses onto historical American battlefields, and buying and restoring property associated with battlefield history.

On March 24th, Fairfax Lions screened the vision of 22 preschoolers at Fairfax United Methodist Church pre-school. All went smoothly, and the school was very happy our referrals (to a professional for a complete vision exam) included a printed report of measurements taken and areas of interest.   Screening results: 3 year olds: 8, all passed. 4 year olds: 10, 7 passed, 3 referred. 5 year olds: 4, all passed.

On March 21st, Fairfax Lions Club celebrated its 75th anniversary of SERVING THE WORLD AND OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY WITH PRIDE, COMPASSION AND KINDNESS. The event is called “Charter Night.”

On March 21st, Fairfax Lions toured the INOVA Lions Eye Clinic. The clinic is Northern Virginia’s only free clinic offering advanced eye care and surgery to uninsured adults. For over 50 years, it has been a vital community resource, providing essential medical and surgical eye care to those with incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.

There is a wonderful description of what happens to donated eyeglasses, after you donate them, and Lions deliver them to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center on Northern VA. Click this link: Journey of a Pair of Eyeglasses

A very generous person had a LOT of surplus eyeglasses to donate for recycling. But that person did not live near this area, where our eyeglass drop-off boxes are. So, they mailed them to our Club! We received the two boxes of eyeglasses, and are taking them to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Northern VA…the eyeglasses will go to good use, with medical mission teams helping others.

Here is a link to help understand the “Journey of a donated pair of eyeglasses.“