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 

On Dec 20 the Fairfax Lions Club delivered 25 food baskets to the Main Street Child Development Center (CDC) in Fairfax City.  CDC serves children from many low-income families – in need of life’s basic necessities.  Food baskets included a $25 Safeway gift card along with corn, green beans, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, flour, sugar, Gala apples, potatoes, carrots, cake mix, and fresh Florida oranges and grapefruit.

Our Lions Club partnership with the CDC works smoothly and is an effective way to distribute ingredients for holiday meals to deserving families.  Lions are proud to serve members of our community!

Lions with Holiday Food Baskets

Fairfax Lions concluded a successful December fruit sale; every penny of proceeds went directly to our charity programs.  We had ordered more fruit than usual, and has lots of rain – especially on Saturday.  But that did not deter YOU from coming to our sale.  Customers included an elderly lady who purchased just a few oranges, and a local businessman who purchased 29 cases of oranges – one for each of his 29 employees.  We THANK YOU ALL for supporting Lions charity programs.

Next fruit sale March 14-16, 2019. Sign up for coupon at https://www.fairfaxlions.org/citrus-sale-notification/

Artis Senior Living president buys 29 cases of fruit

Our 2nd citrus sale of the season is here!  Recall, these sales are our most important charity fund raiser – every penny of proceeds goes directly to charity programs.   In addition to Navel Oranges and Ruby Red Grapefruit, we have added a small quantity of Solzest Mandarin Oranges to our offering in December.  Come early December 13-16 for the best selection.

Doors open 9AM-6PM, Thursday – Sunday – until sold out.

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

And, 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 Fairfax Lions!