Fredericksburg Host Lions Club

Who We Are

    We are men, women and youth who reside in your community and volunteer our time and efforts to humanitarian causes throughout our district, the State of Virginia and the world. By conducting service projects and raising funds we strive to help indigent people locally and throughout the world community. The Lions' motto is "We Serve".

    Our association was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1917. We are members of Lions Clubs International which has grown to be the world's largest service organization with more than 1.3 million members belonging to approximately 46,795 local clubs in 193 countries and geographical areas. Lions Clubs International headquarters is located in Oak Brook, Illinois and is governed by a board of directors, which are elected annually at our International Convention.

    In 1925, Helen Keller addressed the Lions at their convention in Cedar Point, Ohio and challenged them to become "Knights of the Blind in the Crusade against Darkness." Since that challenge, service to the blind and visually impaired is one of the association's  most significant activities.

    Lions come from many countries and speak different languages and profess many religious and political beliefs: however, they all subscribe to common objectives and ethical principles.

What We Do

    For more than eighty years, Lions Clubs around the world have been recognized for their service to the visually and hearing impaired. The majority of the world's eye banks have been established by and are currently supported by the Lions Clubs, as are hundreds of clinics, hospitals and eye research centers. Fredericksburg Host Lions Club has been helping the needy residents of the City of Fredericksburg since 1938.

    Virginia Lions Clubs have been serving their communities since November, 1921. Over the years and on an average the Lions of District 24-A have contributed more than a million dollars a year to Lions causes in the local communities and the world. We provide eye examinations and eyeglasses, hearing aids, food baskets to the indigent, scholarships to handicapped students, support for youth activities, diabetes awareness programs, drug abuse awareness, Leader Dogs for the Blind, hearing dogs for the hearing impaired. Lions of Northern Virginia operate the Northern Virginia Lions Youth Camp, which is located in the Shenandoah Valley. Please visit the web sites that are linked to our web page to see detailed information about the programs supported by the Lions Clubs. The Lions, Lionesses and Leos of District 24-A make a difference in their communities. When there is a need the Lions are there to help.