What just happened? Hurricane Helene became the deadliest hurricane to hit the US mainland since Katrina. Hurricane Helene struck on Sep 26, and AT LEAST 223 persons have died, hundreds are unaccounted for, some residents and communities are isolated, and hundreds of thousands are without power from the destruction wrought by Hurricane Helene. (For more information, see: NBC NEWS link)

For images of Helene’s damage, see this CNN link.

From July 2024 to August 2024, Lions Clubs International awarded 89 disaster relief-related grants totaling $1,742,295.00. This essential aide is possible ONLY because people around the world support their local Lions Clubs.

Help Lions Clubs help those in need!!!! Make a donation through this link; we will assure it goes to those in need!

(NOTE: As a qualified 501(c)3 organization, we can accept your check from your IRA account donating part or all of your Minimum Required Distribution for 2024…you donate to charity, satisfy your MRD, and do not pay income tax on that amount distributed from your IRA that is donated to charity.)

Technology on an iPhone or iPad can help those whose vision isn’t sharp. VoiceOver is the name of the feature. With VoiceOver, your device will read out the items on your screen, making it easier to navigate and interact with it, even if you have trouble seeing what’s on it.

See tutorial on VoiceOver on You tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WjCPhGKWn0

Every month, Fairfax Lions pick up hundreds of pairs of donated used eyeglasses. The eyeglasses are cleaned, inspected, sorted by correction, and given to medical mission teams going around the world with “The Gift of Sight.” The processing is done at the Northern VA Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center.

Lions – WE SERVE!