Upcoming Events:
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Spend the day "Navigating to the Future" with practical training, fresh membership strategies, best service practices, and plenty of fellowship.
Our second Week of Service — Spotlighting Hunger — takes place January 3-11, 2026. Now’s the perfect time to start planning your project! And be sure to capture a short video of your club’s service project for a chance to be featured in our January video showcase. Visit the Weeks of Service webpage and video submission guide.
Latest News:
- December Message from DG Dan Visone
- What is your Legacy?
- "Listen Up" coming to our District
- Retention is Key: Executive Summary Framework & Plan & Membership Retention & Engagement Framework
- LCIF Stories of Pride
- RLLI Hotel Info and Schedule
- New Award: "Each One Bring One"
- Hong Kong 2026
- Club News
- Lion Magazine
Action Items:
- Cabinet reports are due January 2, 2026.
- Start planning now for the Hunger Week of Service - January 3-11, 2026 - Watch Video.
- Visit the District Web of Service Heroes.
Watch a video of this event.
Welcome New Lions:
November
| LAKE OF THE WOODS LIONESS |
| LARA BERRY |
| Sponsor: DEBORAH BAIRD |
| MOIRA RICKETTS |
| Sponsor: ANNE LEHURAY |
| MANASSAS HOST |
| ANNE SHAW |
| Sponsor: MELISSA STOLTZ |
| PARK WEST |
| CARLA D HARTER |
| Sponsor: ALBERT STOFFA |
| DANIEL HARTER |
| Sponsor: ALBERT STOFFA |
| PURCELLVILLE |
| LUCIANA JARA MALAVER |
| SPRINGFIELD GLOBAL |
| DELIA BROOKS |
| Sponsor: MERCEDES TURBULENCIA |
| JUN GLORIOSO |
| Sponsor: ISABELITA GLORIOSO |
| MYLA GLORIOSO |
| Sponsor: ISABELITA GLORIOSO |
| DOUGLAS SERGENT |
| Sponsor: MERCEDES TURBULENCIA |
| MARY LOU GRACE TANAEL |
| Sponsor: MERCEDES TURBULENCIA |
| STERLING |
| JEFF CASTELLOW |
| Sponsor: CINDY BERG |
October
| ALEXANDRIA ASIAN-AMERICAN |
| SHIRLEY FREEMAN |
| Sponsor: NENITA YU |
| MARIA "GHILAY" MIRANDILLA |
| Sponsor: NENITA YU |
| ALEXANDRIA HOST |
| CORDIE H CABINESS |
| Sponsor: JAMES PAIGE |
| SHAWN C GREGOIVE |
| Sponsor: JAMES PAIGE |
| CLIFTON |
| STEPHEN J HANLON |
| Sponsor: JAMES COLING |
| DAHLGREN |
| TIMOTHY BASELER |
| Sponsor: MICHAEL GALLAMORE |
| FREDERICKSBURG HOST |
| KATHLEEN CARETTI-MALAQUIAS |
| Sponsor: GLENDA MORALES |
| GREATER FALLS RUN |
| BRENDA GOFF |
| Sponsor: CAROL MURCEK |
| LINDA HAHN |
| Sponsor: STACY CURLEY |
| FRAN STEWART |
| Sponsor: CHRISTINE FRESCAS |
| MANASSAS HOST |
| MICHAEL AGULTO |
| Sponsor: JOHN BEERE |
| MC GAHEYSVILLE MASSANUTTEN |
| TYNECIA MITCHELL |
| Sponsor: EDNA REID |
| PURCELLVILLE |
| AIDAN C. BARRY |
| Sponsor: ANDREA WALTER |
| SPRINGFIELD GLOBAL |
| SALVACION Y BANSUAN |
| Sponsor: SHIRLEY GOROSPE |
| WAYNESBORO |
| MICHAEL MCGIFFIN |
| Sponsor: ROCKY FLESHER |
| WINCHESTER HOST |
| AMANDA SIRK |
| Sponsor: SANDRA SMITH |
| Total New Members - 16 |
September
ALEXANDRIA ASIAN-AMERICAN
ELENA O. LAM
Sponsor: NENITA YU
NONILONA O. VANDE LINDE
Sponsor: NENITA YU
AQUIA HARBOUR HOST
GREG BERRY
Sponsor: FRANK BERGMEISTER
BASYE BRYCE MOUNTAIN
JENNIFER C BOWER
Sponsor: JUDY WILFONG
CHANCELLOR
ANITA E COAKLEY
Sponsor: WALTER PENNINO
GREENE COUNTY
QUENTIN BURKETT
Sponsor: TAMMY STONBRAKER
CHRIS STONBRAKER
Sponsor: TAMMY STONBRAKER
LAKE OF THE WOODS
CYNTHIA LABUS
Sponsor: LEE MERRELL
LOVETTSVILLE
VALERIE J. SCOTT
Sponsor: LEONARD SCOTT
PALMYRA RIVANNA
JEFFERY CHERVENAK
Sponsor: SALLY PATTISON-CISNA
SPOTSYLVANIA
CHARLES LOUIS DIRIENZO
Sponsor: COLLEEN DEVEREUX
WINCHESTER HOST
OLIVER S GAZE
Sponsor: SABRA VEACH
HANNAH G ZIPSER
Sponsor: SABRA VEACH
Total New Members September - 13
August:
Baileys Crossroads
Maria Palacios
Sponsor: Pam Martinov
Crozet
Tyler K Teass
Sponsor: Edna Lumley
Lake of the Woods
Lewis Wills
Sponsor: David Shull
Montclair
Frank Piwowarski
Sponsor: Beth Sherman
Park West
Sharon Beazer
Sponsor: Maxine Evans
Nevada Smith
Sponsor: Maxine Evans
Stephens City
Ken Castor
Sponsor: Dudley Rinker
Jim Simson
Sponsor: Vicki Davies
Westmoreland
Jeffery Bradford
Sponsor: Janice Jones
Deborah Newman
Sponsor: Janice Jones
Woodbridge
Gail Dise
Sponsor: Parish Cropp
Total New Members August - 11
July:
CULPEPER MID DAY
DOUGLAS W BOOMER
Sponsor: DAVID DURR
EDINBURG
CHARLES E ROSS
Sponsor: WILHELMINA SANTIFUL
FREDERICKSBURG HOST
SEAN SEARS
Sponsor: JOHN SKINNER
GREATER FALLS RUN
BILL BARBER
Sponsor: SUE SILVERS
LAKE OF THE WOODS LIONESS
BARBARA FATTORE
Sponsor: DARCY JENNINGS
NANCY KING
Sponsor: KATHY MERRITT
MICHELE MCKEOWN
Sponsor: EMILY FLORENCE
PALMYRA RIVANNA
SALLY PATTISON-CISNA
Sponsor: FRANCIS DIETZ
RAPPAHANNOCK
ANNE YEOMAN
Sponsor: WILLIAM NENNINGER
SPRINGFIELD GLOBAL
SUSAN LUDINGTON
Sponsor: MERCEDES TURBULENCIA
WESTMORELAND
JOHN H GOLD
Sponsor: KATHLEEN GOLD
WOODBRIDGE
JOE MENSAH
Sponsor: PERPETUAL TSIQUAYE
Total New Members July - 12
In Memoriam:
In alpha order.
Lion Lloyd Adams -- Dahlgren
Lion Lloyd passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, September 18, 2025. He joined the Dahlgren Club on March 1, 1988. Throughout his Lions career he held 12 official positions; guiding our club with never ending energy, introducing new ideas, promoting fundraising, helping with the growth of the LEO Club and always a faithful servant to the community. He was a Melvin Jones Fellow.
Lion John C. Baker -- Manassas Host
Lion since 1966.
Lion Thomas C. Balch -- Lovettsville
Lion since 2006.
Lion Diana H. Blackmer -- Warrenton
Lion since 1986.
Lion Ray Emory Ewing -- Stephens City
1933 - November 12, 2025
Lion since 1960.
Lion Ray's family roots in Stephens City stretched back to 1737. He graduated from James Wood High School in 1952 and enlisted in the US Navy during the Korean War, serving aboard the USS Savage. Following his naval service, Ray married Mary Anna Layman, his partner for 50 years. He began his civilian career at the Viscose Plant in Front Royal before joining the US Postal Service working as a rural route carrier and then Postmaster in Stephens City.
Lion Ray was elected Mayor of Stephens City in 1994 and served the town until 2010. He was a lifelong member of Stephens City United Methodist Church and an active member of the Korean War Veterans, Chapter 313. He joined the Stephens City Lions Club in 1960 and remained a member for 65 years, earning the Melvin Jones Fellowship.
Lion Leon H. Feldstein -- Greater Falls Run
Lion since 2013.
Lion Michael Eugene Grant -- Culpeper Mid-Day
Lion since 2016.
Lion James J. Kelly -- Clarke County
Lion since 1996.
Lion Anne King -- Falls Church -- Annandale
Lion since 1990.
Lion Maurice C. Loveland Jr. -- McGaheysville-Massanutten
Lion since 2022.
Lion Guillermo A. Montes De Oca -- Falls Church Annandale
Lion since 2016.
Lion Don Short -- Waynesboro
May 3, 1928 - July 17, 2025
Lion Don was an active member of the club since 1964, holding positions of President and Treasurer. He also served as a Zone Chair. He served two years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Life Member Lion James W. Tait -- Alexandria Lincolnia
October 17, 1932 - September 27, 2025
Lion Jim passed away peacefully on September 27, 2025, after suffering from Parkinson’s Dementia for many years. He was 92. He grew up in Fairfax, VA, the son of a farm and was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Sandra Jean Tait (née Shaffer), his best friend and true love. He is survived by his five children, fourteen grandchildren, and twenty-four great-grandchildren.
Lion Michael D. Terry -- Clarke County
Lion since 2023.
Lion Theresa Wielga -- Baileys Crossroads Host
Lion since 2010.
Lion William Zenner -- Lovettsville
Lion since 2011.
