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Service
Projects
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Through service projects and donations, our club
serves our local community, King George, Virginia,
and also our state, national, and international
communities. Our major focus in these service
activities is the eradication of preventable
blindness. In 1925 Helen Keller challenged the
Lions to be Knights of the Blind. She also
led to our other major focus of hearing by
reminding us that she was as deaf as she was
blind.
Along with our service activities in sight and
hearing, we also provide services related to youth,
community betterment, and more. Below, you will
find the types of service projects that we provide,
and also the donations that we make to help serve
our community.
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Sight and Hearing Services
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Eye Exams and Glasses
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We help provide eye exams and eyeglasses to
those in need in our community.
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Sight and Hearing Screening
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Utilizing the Lions Mobile Screening van, we
provide free sight, hearing, and glaucoma
screenings to the community.
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Eyeglass and Hearing Aid Recycling
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Drop Boxes are located at King George Pharmacy
and First Virginia Bank in Dahlgren, VA, and Smoot
Library in King George, VA, for the community to
drop of old eye glasses and hearing aids they no
longer need or want.
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Hearing Exams and Hearing Aids
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We help provide hearing exams and hearing aids
to those in need in our community.
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Diabetes Screening
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Working with Mary Washington Hospital, we
provide free diabetes screenings.
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Youth Services
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King George High School Leo Club
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The Leos are a High School service club
sponsored by the Lions Club.
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Bland
Music Competition
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Instrumental and vocal competition sponsored by
Virginia Lions Clubs. Over $25,000 is awarded
yearly in state, regional, district, and local
scholarships and cash awards.
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Peace
Poster Contest
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This contest features the theme of peace, and is
open to 11-13 year olds. The winners at the
international level receive scholarships and
recognition for their achievement.
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Scholarship
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Each year our club provides a $1000.00 ($500.00
for two semesters) scholarship to a graduating
senior.
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World Affairs Seminar
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Each year we sponsor a high school student to
the World Affairs Seminar.
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Community Betterment
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World Service Day
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Elderly community members are invited as guest
for a day, to visit and dine with members of the
Dahlgren Lions Club. These community members have a
world of stories to tell and memories to be
treasured.
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Highway Cleanup
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Approximately 4 times a year a clean-up crew
assembles just south of the Harry Nice Bridge,
Route 301, and picks up refuse scattered along a 2
mile stretch of highway. This effort normally
involves about 15 Lions, family and friends on each
occasion and takes about 1 to 2 hours.
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King George Fall Festival
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This community event raises money for the fire
departments and rescue squads in King George. Our
club helps with various activities such as the
Fair, Race with an Angel, and more.
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Community Help
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We also provide other services as needed in our
community: window insulation, small home repairs,
and more.
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Donations
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Lions
Club International Foundation (LCIF)
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LCIF is the grant-making arm of Lions Clubs
International (LCI). The foundation's mission is to
support the efforts of Lions clubs around the world
in serving their local and global communities by
funding humanitarian service projects. LCIF has
granted more than US$220 million for projects that
improve the quality of life for individuals and
communities worldwide.
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Old
Dominion Eye Foundation
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Donations are made to the Old Dominion Eye Bank
each year in support of their research and
assistance.
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Leader
Dogs for the Blind
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This Lions organization provides guide dogs to
the blind at no cost.
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Lions
Mobile Sight and Hearing Screening Van
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This Lions service operates on the donations
provided by Lions Clubs.
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Virginia
Lions Hearing Foundation & Research
Center
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This Lions organization provides research,
education, diagnostic exams regarding hearing
impairment.
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Sports
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Over the past several years we have provided
support to the King George Little League.
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Drug Awareness
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Our club makes an annual donation in support of
the After Prom Party.
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Lions
Eyeglass Recycling of Northern Virginia
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It is a division of The Lions Eyeglass
Recycling, Inc. of Lions Multiple District 24, one
of the six recycling centers located in the United
States. Through this Lions organization, we are
able to provide eyeglasses for those in need around
the world.
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