Reston Lions Honored by County for Peace Poster Contest Support

On May 14th the Reston Lions Club was recognized at an awards presentation by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for its sponsorship of the Lions Clubs International Peace Poster Contest.  The club's 2012-13 local contest winner, Lily Dunlap, 8th grader at Herndon MS, was also presented with an award.   Larry Dilworth, 2nd Vice President, accepted the award for the Lions at the ceremony.  

 

Local Reston Peace Poster Contest Winner Announced

Lily Dunlap, an eighth grade student at

Herndon Middle School, won a competition

sponsored by the Reston Lions Club.

Dunlap’s poster was among more than

350,000 entries submitted worldwide in the

annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest.

Lions Clubs International is sponsoring

the program to emphasize the importance

of world peace to young people everywhere.

Notes from 11/2 Meeting

Here are some of the highlights from the meeting which 16 attended:

·         Chris Gohrband gave an update on the Boy Scout Troop we sponsor.   The boys in this troop are getting older and in fact two are now in college.  Chris’s major problem is getting new boys into the troop.

·         Upcoming Events:

o   November 16:  Club Meeting and Committee Meetings afterward. 

o   November 30:  Eyeglass Recycling

o   December 2-4:  Citrus Sale Deliveries

o   December 7:  Last Club Meeting of 2011

o   December 14:  Holiday Party.  I will be sending out an invitation shortly.  Please RSVP as soon as you can.

Julia Picchiottino Wins Local Competition In 2010 Lions International Peace Poster Contest

(Herndon, VA) – Julia Picchiottino, a 7th grade student at Herndon Middle School, took a first step toward becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning a local competition sponsored by the Reston Lions Club.