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To raise the funds for the above projects we conduct fund raising activities. Our main fundraisers are:
If you would like to purchase a broom, citrus or nuts, or would like to bring us some aluminum cans or your old aluminum house siding, or have a business establishment and would like some Lions Mints to sell, please e-mail any of our members and we will be in contact with you.
To create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation.
To Show my faith in the worthiness of my vocation by industrious application to the end that I may merit a reputation for quality of service.
To Seek success and to demand all fair remuneration or profit as my just due, but to accept no profit or success at the price of my own self-respect lost because of unfair advantage taken or because of questionable acts on my part.
To Remember that in building up my business it is not necessary to tear down another's; to be loyal to my clients or customers and true to myself.
Whenever a doubt arises as to the right or ethics of my position or action towards others, to resolve such doubt against myself.
To Hold friendship as an end and not a means. To hold that true friendship exists not on account of the service performed by one another, but that true friendship demands nothing but accepts service in the spirit in which it is given.
Always to bear in mind my obligations as a citizen to my nation, my state, and my community, as to give them my unswerving loyalty in word, act, and deed. To give them freely of my time, labor and means.
To Aid others by giving my sympathy to those in distress, my aid to the weak, and my substance to the needy.
To Be Careful with my criticism and liberal with my praise; to build up and not destroy.
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Fauquier Lions Club recently celebrated our fifty-third year and issued its
first set of club pins. Our club motto is "Let the good times roll."
and can be found on the club pins along with the 50-year notation. Three club
pins are available in the colors black, red, or purple. The black pin and red
pin are for sale for three dollars each. The purple pin is our trading pin and
can only be traded and not sold. Anyone wishing to purchase a pin should contact
our club secretary. The pins, whose central design is a large and small wheeled
bicycle, are dedicated to our oldest, in age, club member who has bicycled
extensively all of his life.
The association was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1917. Although the youngest service club organization, Lions International has grown to be the world's largest. Its 1.4 million members belong to local clubs in most countries in the world. Lions Clubs International is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois. The international association is governed by a board of directors, elected annually at the International Convention.
In 1925, Helen Keller addressed the Lions at their International Convention, challenging them to become "Knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness." Since that time, service to the blind and visually impaired has become one of the association's most significant activities.
While Lions speak many languages and profess many religious and political beliefs, they all subscribe to common objectives and ethical principles.
President: Lion Frank SereneLion Frank Serene joined the Merrifield Lions Club in
1975. A short time later he was forced to resign due to employment
commitments. When the Gainesville/New Baltimore Lions had their first
organizational meeting, Lion Frank became a chartered member. In 2003, and
after eight years of 100% attendance, Lion Frank transferred to the
Fauquier Lions Club. He has served as cabinet member for Health and Safety
from 2001 through 2004 and as Youth Opportunities Chairman from 2004
through 2005. He has been on the board of the Northern Virginia Lions
Youth Camp for over 13 years in the positions of President, Vice
President, 2nd Vice President, Secretary, and Region IV Director. Lion
Frank is still on the Youth Camp board of directors. On the club level,
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Treasurer: Lion John EcclesLion John has lived in Fauquier County since 1986 and has been a member of the Lions Club of Fauquier since 1987. He has served as club President, Secretary, and Treasurer. He is a retired Federal Civil servant. Lion John is married to his wife Mary Jane.
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Secretary: Lion Barbara Ann Plummer Barbara is a native of Falls Church, Virginia. In 1966 she married William L. “Doc” Plummer and they have been involved together in community service ever since. Together they scheduled and operated the “Flame Room” for the Vienna Volunteer Fire Dept. Barbara has been President of the Jefferson Vol. Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary, and The Vienna Volunteer Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary. Barb and Doc moved to New Baltimore in Fauquier County in 1976 where she later joined the Warrenton Lioness Club and became President. Barb joined the Warrenton Lions Club and later transferred to the Fauquier Lions club where she served as Secretary & President. Barb retired from Fairfax County Public Schools in 1993 after 27 years in Payroll. When she retired she was Coordinator of the Payroll Dept. She was Secretary of the No. Va. Lions Youth Camp for 4 years. Barb and Doc are both very active with the Mobile Sight and Hearing Van Corp. Barb is the Van Scheduler where she schedules 2 van and 7 drivers, and Doc is the Lead Van Technician, where he handles maintenance and training. Barb and Doc were one of five couples who received the “Lions Couples Award” from Governor Chuck Trigger for the 98/99 year. |
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Lion Tamer: Lion Lawson CockerilleLion Lawson is a long time resident of Woodbridge, VA. He retired from the military after 20 years of service and from civil service after another 20 years of service. After retirement, he and another Lion, Lion Reiko Lewis, purchased the Print Shop of Virginia, which is located in Marshall, VA. Lawson has been active in the Historical Foundation of Prince William County. He joined the Fauquier Lions Club in January 2000. Lawson's hobbies include fishing, lapidary, and rock hounding.
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Lion Tail Twister: Lion Charles YochemLion Charles was born in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth,
Virginia. He has lived most of his life in Virginia but has also
lived in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Greece. While living in Virginia
Beach, Charles developed an interest in water sports and going to the
beach. After moving to Northern Virginia he began to appreciate the
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Immediate Past President: Lion Bruce McKenzieLion Bruce has been a resident of Fauquier County since 1990 and a Fauquier Lion since 2000. He grew up in Fairfax County and for the last ten years has worked for Fairfax County as a Real Estate Appraiser. Lion Bruce and his wife Gretchen have been married 15 years and volunteer with their church, Our Savior Lutheran Church in Warrenton, Virginia. Bruce has been an after member of the Warrenton-Fauquier and Virginia Jaycees for many years and is still active as a Board of Directors member for the Camp Virginia Jaycees, a camp for persons with mental disabilities. He also volunteers with the Lions Youth Camp in Virginia
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Director: Lion John TurnbullLion
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News Letter Editor: Lion Sherry Atkins BrodnaxSherry
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President |
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| 1st VP & Membership Chair | Doc Plummer | bpvolwk@msn.com |
| Treasurer | John Eccles | johneccles1@netzero.net |
| Secretary |
Barbara Plummer |
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| Lion Tamer |
Lawson Cockerille |
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| Tail Twister | Charles Yochem | backarma-5@msn.com |
| Immediate Past President |
Bruce McKenzie |
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| Director | Hunter Rose | pathunter57@hotmail.com |
| Director | John Turnbull | john@recommendedRealty.com |
| News Letter Editor | Sherry Brodnax | jrsabrodnax@earthlink.net |
| Member | John Brodnax | jrsabrodnax@earthlink.net |
| Member | Jeanna Cobert | cobert@timespapers.com |
| Member | Lewis Reiko | printshopofva@aol.com |
| Member | Roger Powers, Jr. | rangerfox.aol.com |
| Member | Roger Simpson | BRdskns23@aol.com |
| Member | "Ned" E. Turner | ectmst@starpower.net |
| Member | Pete Van Deman | h2odemon@yahoo.com |
When and Where We Meet
Our Club holds its dinner meetings on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month at the International House of Pancakes (IHOP), Warrenton, VA; dinner at 6:00 p.m., and meeting immediately following dinner. We conduct Lions business at our monthly board meeting, also held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. All club members are encouraged to attend the board meetings.
E-mail to: Lions Doc or Barbara Plummer
Please contact us to receive an invitation to one of our meetings, then join us, and learn more about Lionism! In addition to fund raising activities and service projects, we also have FUN. Some of the fun things that we have done as a club over the past year have included:
I. G. A. Grocery
Fauquier High School
RoBar Homes
Rankin Hardware (Warrenton)
Rankin Furniture (Warrenton)
Marshall Post Office
The Plains Post Office
Vint Hill Post Office
Eye Care (Down from the Giant)
If you have old hearing aids, please donate them to us. We
send them to the Lions Hearing Aid Bank, where they are cleaned, rebuilt and
tested, and then donated to someone who can not afford to pay for them.
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Although the primary mission of the Lions Clubs is in the areas of sight,
hearing, and diabetes, all Lions are committed to assist everyone in their
community that requires help. Therefore, our help hotlines are available to
anyone needing help. Please feel free to contact us, and we will make every
effort to assist you.
Building a good World Wide Web page for a Lions Club is a lot
of time consuming work. Especially if you want it to look as good as possible
and attract new club members. For a small donation to the Bull Run / Evergreen
Lions Club, we will do this work for you. We will give you a page that looks as
good as this one, complete with your officer's names, photographs and e-mail
addresses. We will put at least one additional picture on the page as well as
links to other Lions activities. Please contact any member of the Bull Run / Evergreen Lions Club to
make arrangements.
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