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Lions Present 2 Scholastic Grants

Fairfax Lions Club has served our community since 1951.  Among many service programs, the Lions provide financial aid for training or education of sight-handicapped individuals. This year they awarded 4 scholastic grants.  On March 4th, the Lions presented grants of $1500 each to Ms. Amemma Amin and Mrs. Ann Pimley. Both are legally blind. Amemma, 17, is a junior at Robinson HS and will use her grant to buy video magnifier technology to assist her in college.  Ann is a student at George Mason University and will put her grant toward college tuition. The grants are made through Virginia Lions Eye Institute which is co-sponsored by Inova Health System.  VLEI pays for equipment purchases, community education, scholarships, and clinical research across northern Virginia to help those with low-vision. 

Would you like to help the Fairfax Lions serve the community?  More infor at  http://www.fairfaxlions.org/about-us/   Contact us at webmaster@fairfaxlions.org

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