2007-2008 Service Activities

The Blacksburg Host Lions Club supports many worthy charities during a typical year. During fiscal 2007-2008, the Club participated in the following service activities:

• Purchased eyeglasses for 32 needy people.
• Supported Leader Dogs for the Blind, in Rochester, Michigan.
• Supported the Old Dominion Eye Foundation, Richmond, Virginia.
• Collected 947 pairs of used eyeglasses for the Roanoke Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center.
• Collected 3 hearing aids for the Roanoke Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center.
• Provided 59 volunteers for eye-glass recycling.
• Contributed more than 363 man-hours (including travel time) in support of the Roanoke Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center.
• Provided academic and athletic/sportsmanship awards to Blacksburg High School students. .
• Provided a reader for the Voice of the Blue Ridge for visually challenged listeners.
• Supported a Drug-Awareness program through the Blacksburg Police Department.
• Supported Montgomery County 4-H Leadership programs.
• Sponsored the Lions Peace Poster Contest for 6th- and 7th-grade Blacksburg Middle School students.
• Maintained eyeglass collection boxes at the following locations:

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Updated 16 Aug 2008