2026 State Convention Project

Our 103rd annual Lions of Virginia State Convention was a great success with guests

1st VP Lion Mark and his wife Lion Lyn Lyon.

Our service project which involved assembling 100 care bags each for two very deserving organizations received local media coverage.  Please take time to look at the link below.  This is very exciting. 

https://wcyb.com/news/local/lions-club-convention-in-bristol-assembles-care-bags-for-veterans-abuse-survivors

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Kindness Matters

 

Hearing Aid Donations

Mail your used hearing aids to be recycled

Lions of Virginia Hearing Aid Bank Foundation

1881 Campus Commons Drive Suite 450

Reston, VA 20191

(571) 371-2002

 

Central Virinia Lions Hearing Aid Bank

10286 Staples Mill Road #131

Glen Allen, VA 23060

(804) 248-9938

 


Diabetes Assessment

Take a few minutes to do the online assessment to see if you are at risk for Type II Diabetes.  COpy and paste the link below to your search bar.

https://www.idf.org/type-2-diabetes-risk-assessment/?utm_source=lionsclubs.org&utm_medium=landing-page&utm_campaign=wdd

 

 

 

Lions of Virignia

Child Vision Screening

Virginia Lions provide vision screenings for over 33,000 students annually, ages 3 to 16.

Please see below for very important information regarding Lions vision screening in Virginia public Schools

http://e-district.org/userfiles/374/file/Childhood%20Vision%20Screening%20Program%20for%20MD24_.pdf

NEW CERTIFICATION UPDATE

 

https://www.lionskidsightusa.org/certifications

KidSight USA certification test logon information for MD24 Lions

When ready, visit the website at 

http://e-district.org/sites/kidsightusa/page-11.php

Review the quick instructions.

Log into the Members Section at the left:

Username:  virginia

Password:   KidUSA

Then proceed to the Test. 

The first section asks for your email address, name, District, State and Membership ID# - See your                   club Secretary for your Member ID. 

The second section consists of 50 multiple choice questions.

The third section is an Open Book test

 

 





 

 

 


Eyeglass Recycling

Lions collect and recycle used eyeglasses at two Eyeglass Recycling Centers in Virginia.  Cleaning and sorting eyeglasses to be sent around the world providing vision to those in need.

 

Drop off locations in Salem

Salem Utilities Office 114 North Broad Street    375-3026
Vistar  426 West Main Street     855-5100
Invision 101 West 4th Street    387-1183
Gary L. Best Optometry 904 Apperson Drive   389-0731
CVS  (on Main Street) 11 Chestnut Street    387-4567
Salem Baptist Church 103 North Broad Street   387-0416
First United Methodist Church 125 West Main Street   389-5459
College Lutheran Church 210 South College Ave   389-4963
Salem Presbyterian Church 41 East Main Street   389-3881
Shiloh Baptist Church 210 South Market Street   389-0409
Salem Church of Christ 401 West Main Street   389-2400
St. Paul's Episcopal Church 42 East Main Street   389-9307
Our Lady of Perpetual Hope Catholic Church 314 Turner Road   387-0491
Barker Realty 13 East Main Street   389-1100
First Christian Church 712 Front Street   389-6831
Riverside Evangelical Methodist Church 1920 Lucas Street   387-0326
Bethel Baptist Church 1601 S Colorado Street   389-2376
CVS Ridgewood Farms 1875 Electric Road     387-1696
Valley Computers Service and Sales 509 East 4th Street   387-4500
H2 Health 126 Mill Lane   387-4311
Lotz Funeral Home 1330 East Main Street   389-9208
John M Oakey Funeral Home 305 Roanoke Boulevard   389-5441
Salem Library 28 East Main Street   375-3089
Johnson Curran Optometry Center 1205 West Main Street   444-5656
Salem YMCA 1126 Kime Lane   387-9622
Salem Walmart Vision Center 1851 West Main Street   387-3369

 


Lions Club brooms may be purhased at the following locations

 
501 Elm Ave. SW Roanoke, VA
Steve's Automotive - 101 Highland Road, Vinton, VA
Pok E Joe's Restaraunt - 105 E Washington Ave., Vinton, VA
Renee's Restaraunt - 1340 E Washington Ave., Vinton, VA
Wood's Auto Edge - 814 Hardy Road, Vinton ,VA
Northwest ACE Hardware - 2113 E Washington Ave., Vinton ,VA
Barker Realty Co. - 13 E. Main Street, Salem, VA 
 

Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Contest

Congratulations to all artists who submitted posters to the Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Contest.  We would love to be able to share all of the posters with you.  

The MD24 winning poster that has been submitted to Lions Clubs International to compete against posters from around the world can be found on the home page. 

Each Sub-District submitted two posters for the MD24 competition.   

 

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