Eyeglass recycling.
We collect and refurbish old, discarded eyeglasses and
hearing aids through the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers in Roanoke
and Falls Church and the Hearing Aid Bank in Arlington. Finished
products are distributed overseas to centers of great poverty in
developing countries as well as locally.
Bland Music Concert. Annual music competitions for middle and high school students.
Vision, hearing, diabetes, and glaucoma testing for members of
the community using the Lions Club Mobile Health Screening Van.
Tuition scholarships to students with sight or hearing
disabilities.
Support of local youth organizations including Reston Youth
Baseball, South Lakes High School activities, Children's Hospital
and Boy Scout Troop 1802.
Support for local students learning English as a second language.
Charities
Health and welfare assistance to neighbors in need.
Leader Dogs for the Blind
Old Dominion Eye Foundation and Eye Bank
Prevent Blindness--Virginia
Virginia Lions Hearing Foundation & Research Center, Inc.
Northern Virginia Lions Youth Camp, Inc.
Lions of Virginia Foundation
Virginia Lions Eye Institute
Diabetes Awareness Program
Examinations for the fitting of eyeglasses and
hearing aids for the needy.