Next Board Meeting: Wednesday, September 17 - 12:00pm–2:00pm
Lunch and refreshments will be served.
Inova Center for Personalized Health, 8095 Innovation Park Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031(directly across from Inova Center for Personalized Health Conference Center) Building C, Tower, 7th floor South. Complimentary self-parking is available. Self-parking is available in Building C in the parking garage on Innovation Park Drive or the adjacent flat lots near the Conference Center. Upon entering on street level or via the parking garage, take an elevator to the 2nd floor (2R) and someone will be there to escort you to the 7th floor.
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News & Updates:
Go to VLEIF Website
Meeting Dates:
- September 17, 2025
- September 27, 2025 -- Annual Meeting at the Fall Conference, 4:00-5:00pm
Business to be discussed: Financial Status of Virginia Lions Eye Institute Foundation (VLEIF), Joe Lipomi Scholarships for Visually impaired Students, VLEIF Report to District. All clubs are invited.
- December 17, 2025
Financial Assistance for Vision Services:
VLEIF assists clubs with eye care and screening costs. To see if your club qualifies:
- Your club needs to have established a budget for the year and exceeded that budget.
- Your club needs to check with nearby clubs to see of other clubs can provide financial assistance.
- Your club sends a letter, e-mail, or calls VLEIF.
Our aim is to help make sure that you can meet the needs of your communities. Thanks to the former Sight and Hearing Screening Van Corporation for making funds available.
Scholarship Grant:
The deadline for applications is December 5 although you are encouraged to submit them earlier. Access more information at http://vleif.org/ Get acquainted with the “Teachers of the Visually Impaired” (TVIs) in local schools as they can assist with recommending qualified students.
Contact:
President VLEIF -- PDG Ed “Woody” Woodard
703-314-0889
woodywoodard@cox.net
District 24-L VLEIF Representative -- Sheryl Bass
703-314-4278
s.l.bass@verizon.net
Thanks from VLEIF:
The VLEIF Board thanks Lions Clubs and individuals who have generously donated to the Foundation. Our Foundation hopes that 2025-2026 is a year of good vision, so please keep us in mind as you plan your upcoming budget. Donations of $2,000 or more will be recognized with certificates and scholarship grants will be named in honor of those donors.
Invite Us to a Club Meeting:
Please invite us to a meeting so we can share about what we do and how we help those with vision-related issues. We are happy to join you in person or via Zoom.
VLEIF Supports:
In addition to scholarship grants, VLEIF supports the Lions Eye Clinic, Inova Hospital, and the Virginia Low Vision Learning Center in Alexandria. We fund research grants that help to improve eye care for impaired vision.