Your Fairfax Lions Club added a wonderful feature to monthly bingo at the Fairfax Nursing Home.  A blind member of the Lions Club “called” the bingo game on March 18, 2015.  The Club had purchased a braile bingo kit to make this possible.  The photo features Lion Lucia calling bingo on March 18.

Lion Lucia calls bingo on March 18, 2015, using a braile bingo kit.

The Fairfax Lions thank you for your purchases during our  November, December 2014 and March 2015 citrus fruit sales.

We will return with fruit sales in November 2015.  Sign up now for discount coupons!  https://fairfaxlions.org/citrus-sale-notification/

As our customers know – our fruit is as fresh as it can be, right off the truck from Florida. The navel oranges are always very good, and this year the grapefruit was excellent – as were the valencia oranges.

Your support of our annual fruit sales makes it possible for the Fairfax Lions to provide our many service programs across the year which not only help those in need but also support youth activities and medical research for our community.

Thank you!  We appreciate your support.

Fairfax Lions prepare signs advertising the March Sale

Fairfax Lions prepare signs advertising the March Sale

The Fairfax Host Lions Club recognized two Peace Poster Contest winners on December 2 and will recognize a third on January 6. Winners are:

Bailey Redler – Lanier Middle School

Seungmin Lee – Rocky Run Middle School

Hailey Steen – Stone Middle School

Each winner received a certificate and a $50 bill.

Bailey’s, Seungmin’s, and Hailey’s posters were among more than 375,000 entries submitted worldwide in the 27th annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. Lions Clubs sponsor the contest to emphasize the importance of world peace to young people.

Winning posters were selected on the basis of originality, artistic merit, and portrayal of the contest theme, “Peace, Love, and Understanding.”

FHLC Peace Poster chairperson Lion Jeff Root said he was impressed by the expression and creativity exhibited in the three posters. “It is obvious that Bailey, Seungmin, and Hailey have strong ideas about what peace means to them. I’m pleased that the Fairfax Lions were able to provide these students with the opportunity to share their visions.”

Peace Poster winners Seungmin Lee (Rocky Run Middle School) and Hailey Steen (Stone Middle School) display their winning Peace Posters and certificates with Lion Jeff Root, FHLC Peace Poster Chairperson.

Congratulations to Bailey, Seungmin, and Hailey!

SOLD OUT!!!!

Our December fruit sale was a big successs – we sold all the fresh grapefruit and oranges by noon Saturday, Dec 20.  We also sold all (but one) Vermont maple syrup, and most of the Virginia peanuts.

As you may know, our 3 annual fruit sales are our primary fund raising activities.  They enable the Fairfax Lions to conduct our many charity and service programs helping those in need in our local area.  (For information on those programs, please see that portion of this web site.)

So, a BIG thank you to all our friends and neighbors in Virginia, Maryland, and DC who were customers at the December fruit sale.

Also, thank you for bringing us your old eyeglasses.  We take used eyeglasses to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Northern Virginia http://www.valions.org/EGRC/ where they are cleaned, inspected and sorted by prescription.  The majority of the glasses are then sent overseas with eye care professionals and fit to individuals in need of eye glasses.  Some glasses go to depressed areas of the US where, with the assistance of trained medical personnel, they are distributed to needy citizens.

Our next fruit sale will be on March 12-14, 2015, same location (parking lot by Home Depot just south of Fairfax Circle on Old Lee Highway).  We look forward to fresh Valencia oranges along with great grapefuit fresh from Florida!

Sign up for your discount coupon on this page, at https://fairfaxlions.org/citrus-sale-notification/

Fruit Sale: The primary fund raiser for Lion’s charity programs

The Fairfax Lions thank you for your purchases during our  December 2016 sale. Come early to our March sale for the best selection of Valencia Oranges and Ruby Red Grapefruit.  They sell fast!March 9-11, 2014:

Sale Hours 8 – 6 Thursday-Friday, 9 – sold out Satruday

Fairfax Circle, along Old Lee Hwy adjacent to Home Depot

Also Selling: Vermont Maple Syrup, Virginia Peanuts, and Pecans. Bring this coupon to the sale for a $3 discount!

The Fairfax Lions are beginning a promotion this week for our new vehicle donations program. Donors can make tax deductible donations of automobiles, trucks, boats, motor homes, and other valuable belongings by calling 1-855-500-RIDE or by filling out an online form at www.fairfaxlions-cardonations.org.

The generosity of our donors enables the Lions to support many local projects in support of our community. Since 1951 the Fairfax Lions have raised and returned more than $1,500,000 dollars to the community! We have provided more than 600,000 volunteer hours of hands-on assistance to those in need. The focus of our charitable work includes sight and hearing retention and youth programs. We collect and recycle eyeglasses, deliver food baskets to families in need, conduct an annual youth music scholarship competition, support Little League baseball teams, purchase new eyeglasses for individuals who cannot afford them, conduct 4 blood drives a year, support the Lions Eye Clinic at Inova Fairfax Hospital, and much more.