Edinburg Christmas Parade
The Edinburg Lions Club partipated in the annual Edinburg Christmas Parade on December 1st. We gave goodie bags to pass out to spectators.
Lions Chuck Smith, Bill Scott, Kathy Pietri, and Bill Ettinger, ride the float in the 2022 parade
along with Small Munsterlander Pointer Brie in her holiday outfit
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Socktober
During the month of October 2022 the Edinburg Lions Club participated in a Lions District 24L service project to collect new and gently used men’s, women’s, children’s, and infant socks for distribution to homeless and needy individuals. The District’s original goal of donated socks was 1,000 pairs. The final tally was 14,455 pairs, 1,283 of which were collected in Edinburg! The generosity shown by our community far exceeded expectations.
There were seven collection sites around town at the F&M Bank, the VFW, Wholesome Foods, the Library, the Post Office, Valley Baptist Christian School and St. John's Methodist Church. The club really appreciates their efforts to help with this project.
One of the goals of the District’s project was to encourage Lions Clubs to engage organizations in their community to help distribute the collected socks and to establish an on-going relationship with those groups. The Edinburg Lions Club has given socks to several local organizations, including Family Promise, Search, Response, the Pregnancy Center, Shenandoah Alliance for Shelter, and the Shenandoah Community Clinic to provide socks to their clients.
We expect to do a “Socktober” collection again next October.
Club Service Chair Adam Soroka presented several hundred pair of socks
to Sherry Arey and Holly Taff at Family Promise
Cathy Ettinger presents socks to The Pregnancy Center
Adam Soroka presents socks to Reponse
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Mini Golf Fundraiser
The Edinburg Lions Club held a Mini Golf Fundraiser on Saturday, July 30, 2022 from Noon to 7pm at Edinburg Mini Golf and Ice Cream located at the corner of Route 11 and Jillian Court in Edinburg. Golf fees are $10 for adults and $5 for youth (17 and under). In addition to ice cream treats, a variety of food was available at the new food trailer. All mini golf proceeds will help the Edinburg Lions Club give back to the community. The club really appreciates donations received from VFW Post 2447 and Ortts Electric.
A father and son ejoy a game of Min Golf
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Route 11 Yard Crawl
On August 13, 2022, the Edinburg Lions participatrd in the 2022 Route 11 Yard Crawl. This event, which consists of over 43 miles of yard sales and business sales along the Old Valley Pike, U.S. Route 11, is a partnership of the Towns of Strasburg, Woodstock, Edinburg, Mt. Jackson and New Market, the Shenandoah County Chamber of Commerce and the Shenandoah County Tourism Office.
https://shenandoahcountychamberofcommerce.wildapricot.org/Rt-11-Yard-Crawl/
The Edinburg Lions had a booth set up at the Edinburg Mill on Route 11. In addition to selling corn brooms, the club sold home-made baked goods.
Lion Randy Miller helped man the Yard Crawl Booth
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Edinburg Old Time Festival
The Edinburg Lions Club had a busy weekend during at the 2022 Edinburg Old Time Festival on 17 & 18 September. The club had a booth on Main Street selling corns brooms, accepting used eyeglasses and hearing aids for recycling, accepting donations to help fund community service activities, and recruiting new club members. Club member, Darryl Cook, represented the club in the parade, driving his bright yellow antique pickup truck.
What kept us really hopping was cooking and serving the traditional Pioneer Breakfast at the Heritage Center on Saturday morning. New club members, Emery and Joan Reistetter volunteered to take charge of the breakfast this year and other members pitched in to help. We had a well-received menu of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, biscuits, and fried apples along with lots of coffee. Things went so well, we have agreed to do it again next year.
Lion Emery Reistetter was the Head Cook at the
Pioneer Breakfast during Edinburg Ole Time Days 2022
http://www.edinburgoletimefestival.org/
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Eye Exams and Glasses
The Edinburg Lions Club provides grants to Edinburg residents to defray the cost of eye exams and glasses for those who cannot afford vision care. Submit requests to:
Edinburg Lions Club
P.O. Box 417
Edinburg, VA 22824
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Eyeglass Recycling
The Club has Eyeglass Recycling boxes in most churches in town, at F&M Bank, Valley Baptist Christian School, and VFW Post 2447 whre you may drop off your used glasses. There is a great demand for children's glasses and single-vision glasses, but any type of glasses are accepted, including sunglasses and readers. The Club sends the glasses we collect to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center. There they are cleaned, screened for the prescription, sorted, and packed for shipment. They are sent throughout the world to areas where there is a need. Following an eye exam, these glasses are provided to individuals who would otherwise be unable to afford them.
Lions Luther Santiful, Cathy Ettinger, Bill Ettinger, and Charlie Ross
volunteered at the Eyeglass Recycle Center to clean, sort, and package donated glasses
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Sight and Hearing Screening
Edinburg Lions Club members volunteer each year to help with vision and hearing screening at area schools. Kindergartners, 3rd graders, 5th graders, 7th graders, and 10th graders as well as new students at the elementary, middle, and high schools are screened and notices are sent home by the schools if an issue is identified so that families can follow-up with an optometrist/opthamologist or audiologist. Thanks to the use of a camera-like Spot Scanner, vision screening is like having your picture taken. The screening is a wonderful service, especially for the younger kids who may not realize that their vision or hearing could be improved. The program really makes the Lions Clubs visible in the community.
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Lion Bill Ettinger used an audiometer to screen hearing
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Brooms for Sale
A lot of people are familiar with the great quality of the Lion's corn brooms. In addition to the special events noted above, the brooms are always available in Edinburg at the Mill Gift Shop and F&M Bank. Contact Lion Randy Miller at 540-459-2785 for more information.
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Speakers
The club invites special guests to present programs at some monthly meetings. Past speakers and topics include:
- PG Coverstone Shenandoah Valley Lutheran Ministries
- Kathleen Murphy Emmanuel's Table Food Pantry
- Charles Harbaugh Access Independence
- Karen Doane Valley Health Diabetes Management Nurse
- Ellen Bowers Shenandoah County Family Promise
- Neshon Niroli Nepal Earthquake Damage
- Clarence Shubert, PhD Indonesia Climate Change Sea Level Rise
- John Adamson Historic Barns of Shenandoah County
- Luther Santiful Volga River Cruise
- Representative Small Hands (baby diapers and formula)
- Pam Murphy County Free Clinic
- Jeanne Russell County Electoral Process
- Nathan West F35 Fighter Plane
- Melinda Bates Working in the White House
- Isabel Castillo Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- Rev. Karen Caspersen Just Because (Appreciation gifts for Teachers)
- Carla Taylor County Social Services
- Phillip Richman Boy Scout Troop 54
- Geologist County Caves and Sink Holes
- Dairy Farmer Dairy Farm Technology
- Abena Foreman-Trice Blue Ridge Area Food Bank
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