Immediate Past President Karen Udell Parker accepted the award for “Outstanding Club” in the Region for 2018-19.  Only four clubs in the District received such awards for this past Lions year.

The weather was good, the crowds turned out, and YOU helped the Fairfax Lions raise money for our charity programs. EVERY penny we raise goes directly to charity – you can see the various programs we support on this web page.

If you would like to know more about who we are, what we do, and how we help others in our community, come to one of our dinner meetings. We will be happy to include you in our service programs! It’s GREAT TO BE A LION!

The Fairfax Lions Club completed a vision screening event at the Main Street Child Development Center in Fairfax on Oct 7.  Fifty pre-school children age 3 to 5 were screened, and ten were referred for a complete eye exam.  One of the referrals could not be screened after four failed attempts because the boy’s pupils were too small.  A 20% referral rate is quite high for pre-school children.  It is a privilege to be able to help identify possible vision problems in young persons.

The Fairfax Lions thank the donors who took their time to give the gift of life-saving blood!

On Sep 23, 2019, the Red Cross collected 14 units of blood at the blood drive we sponsored; all should know, every donation makes a difference!

The demand for donated blood in our nation’s hospitals is consistently high – hospitals need about 40,000 donors every single day! YOU can make a life saving difference.

The Golden Gazette is a free monthly community newspaper published by the Fairfax County Government. It covers local news-to-use and human interest stories for residents who are 50+. 

Recently, our club President Mike Rumberg was interviewed for an article which is the featured story appearing on the front page of the August issue.    

To see the article, click this link: Golden Gazette, August 2019

Immediate Past Club President Karen Udell Parker presented to the city of Fairfax, Lion Joe Breda – the Lion of the Year for 2018-2019. The ceremony was in the Sherwood Community Center with City Mayor David Meyer participating.

Joe Breda has been a valued member of Fairfax Lions Club for 46 years, and is both a regular and hard working participant in charity fund raisers and service activities. Joe was Fairfax Lions Club President for the year 1982-1983. He is the model of the Lions motto: “We Serve.”