Pop Can Tab Collections Accepted at Lions Booth

Did you know that for years, the Reston Lions Club has informally collected Pop Can Tabs to support the
work that is done every day by organizations like Shriner's International and the Ronald McDonald House?  If you are unconvinced of the benefits of this small service, maybe you are unfamiliar with what these small tabs can do.  Read more below to find out or you can just start to participate today.  You can collect tabs on your own in a jar or sandwich bag.  Bring these tabs to the Lake Anne Farmers Market and drop them at the Lions Club Booth all summer long.  We'll collect them and make sure they get to a good charity.

Reston Lions Will Go Greek

We are Pleased to announce that our Summer home for Wednesday Nights is going to be celebrated
Kalypsos Sports Tavern 
1617 Washington Plaza N
Reston, VA 20190
United States
 http://kalypsossportstavern.com/welcome

Dining Area of Kalypso's Sports Tavern, Reston, VA( photo courtesy of www.kalypsosportstavern.com)

This wonderful eating establishment in Lake Anne Village Center offers wonderful Italian and Greek fare at very great prices.  Its also situated in the heart of Reston's most well-known Village Centers, thanks to it's summer Farmers Market every Saturday morning.  They have agreed to accommodate us in their dining area.  
Our Next Meeting will be on July 3rd, 2013 and will follow same pattern of the 1st Wednesday of the month all summer long.  Please join us at our new home starting at 7pm.  Come as you are and order from the menu.  RSVP to Don Leas.  The meeting starts at 7:30pm.  Please Join Us!

Farmers Market Starts Saturday May 4th, 2013!

Come see us at the Reston Farmers Market May Through November!

 

Lake Anne Plaza, Reston, VA.

Saturdays 7:30 to Noon

Details:  We will be handing out balloons, taking membership information and raising funds to serve our community.  We will be fundraising through the sale of the following items.

Ice-cold bottled water ($1/20oz bottle)
Virginia Whitley Brand Peanuts
12 oz. cans for $7.50 (Honey Roasted, Chesapeake, Unsalted and Salted)
24 oz. cans for $12.50 (Honey Roasted, Chesapeake, Unsalted and Salted)
32 oz. cans for $15 (unsalted and salted only)

More info on Reston Farmers Market here.

Lions Say Goodbye to Mama Lucia's

After a year of meals and good times at Mama Lucia's Italian Restaurant in Northpoint Shopping Center, we are being forced to move meeting places once again.  Please watch for news on where our new, exciting meeting place is going to be.  This transitional period offers us a chance to investigate better formats and better meeting places.  If you have any ideas or leads regarding a meeting place, please email them to restonlionsclub@gmail.com so we can benefit from your connections.

Reston Lions Clean Up!

Our Reston Lions are no strangers to work.  This past Saturday, our members got together and cleaned the side of the Sunset Hills Road in Reston for the benefit of all Restonians and Travelers alike.  A lasting thanks goes out our dedicated volunteers for their efforts!  See pictures of our event on Face book
Facebook Photo Album

Mulch Order extension through Today!!!

Orders can still be received until COB today, March 18th, 2013. and added to our delivery list.  (Orders have to be in excess of 10 Bags to be considered for free delivery but if you contact RestonLionsMulch@gmail.com, special case scenarios may be considered.  Thanks!

The Reston Lions Club is set up to deliver mulch to their loyal customers on March 23rd, 2013 this year, rain or shine.  All sale proceeds go to Reston Lions Charities, LLC, Non-Profit 501 (c)3 Charity.  We appreciate your business.

To order your quality Quail Ridge Double-Shredded Hardwood Mulch today, visit http://restonlions.org/mulch/mulch_order.htm

Lions to Start Collecting Box Tops and Labels for Dogwood Elementary

After the meeting on Wednesday, 3/13, we compiled a short list of simple things we can do to support Dogwood Elementary and their efforts to provide the best education possible to some of our highest-need community children.  We are going to organize the collection of Box Tops and Soup Labels as described below.  Also, below is a list of links to local grocery retailers that you should register your discount/club card to for earning points and money to support the school just by shopping where you already shop.  This should be relatively painless.  Questions, contact RestonLionsClub@gmail.com .
In addition, we are encouraging friends and family to collect Box Tops for Education (a Program run by General Mills).  Attached is a list of common products that contain Box tops, along with a link to the list of products that contain Labels for Education.  Essentially, you save the Box Top part of the packaging of an item (Cheerios Breakfast Cereal, for example).  Each Box Top is worth 10 cents when returned by the school.  Idea:  We collect the Box Tops for the school and they get money towards classroom materials etc.  It's a great program.  This won't cost anything but a few seconds before you recycle the box/Can etc.  Full Participating Product List

Labels for Education is a program run by Campbell's Soup although many other products have been added that are not just Soup.  Same premise for collecting them, just a different program and products.
More information on the Box Tops for Education program at http://www.boxtops4education.com/learn/WhyJoin.aspx
More information on Labels for Education at http://www.labelsforeducation.com/Earn-points/Participating-Products

Fundraising Opportunities - Grocery Store Programs

If you haven't already done so, a great source for fundraising for Dogwood Elementary would be to register your Target, Giant, Safeway, Harris Teeter cards, or Target credit cards so that a portion is donated to our school. You can designate/re-designate your cards following the instructions at the links below:

Giant Food - www.giantfood.com/aplus
Dogwood's School ID is 01982 at Giant

Safeway - https://secure.escrip.com/jsp/supporter/registration/step1.jsp
Dogwood's Group ID is 6496030 at Safeway

Harris Teeter - http://www.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/tie.aspx
Dogwood's Code is 5303 at Harris Teeter

Target Credit Cards - www.target.com.
Dogwood's Group ID is 103606 at Target