Suffolk Lions Club

03/27/2026

Thomas Moore Savage passed away peacefully on March 20, 2026 at the age of 81.

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03/18/2026

Suffolk Public School Board recently recognized our Zone N Lions Clubs for performing 2025/2026 academic year Vision and Hearing Screenings of 3610 (K, 3rd, 7th & 10th grade) students in Suffolk Schools with 676 students being referred back to their school nurses or health care providers for further evaluation.
(March 12, 2026 SPS School Board Meeting YouTube)
This 2025/2026 academic year the Suffolk Lions working with the Windsor, Smithfield and other surrounding Lions Clubs, have logged 1910 volunteer man hours to perform vision and hearing screenings on 5665 students in the Isle of Wight, Suffolk and other Zone N schools. Of those screened, 946 students were referred back to their school nurses or health care providers for further evaluation.
1 in 4 school aged children has a vision problem significant enough to impact learning; in economically challenged communities, 1 in 3 school aged children has a vision problem.
80% of what a child learns in a normal classroom setting is through vision.
74% of illiterate adults cannot pass a portion of their vision screening.
70% of juvenile delinquents have an uncorrected vision problem.
Only 15% of children will visit an eye care professional before entering school.
Children with uncorrected visual acuity less than 20/20 are 3 times more likely to fail a grade in school.
The state of Virginia mandates that students in grades pre k, or K, grades 2 or 3, grades 7 and 10 have their vision and hearing screened every year. The responsibility falls onto the school nurses however school boards may enter into contracts with qualified nonprofit vision health organizations for the purpose of conducting these screenings. Those nonprofits still charge the school district to perform the screenings. The Zone N Lions Clubs provide this service to Suffolk, Isle of Wight and surrounding Zone N schools for FREE, saving the school district over $10,000 each year. The Zone N Lions work hard to remove poor vision and hearing as a barrier to a child’s success in the classroom.
Join Lions- We are an active volunteer group improving the lives of others right here in the community. Some people go to bed at night wondering if they make a difference in the world. Lions Club members don’t have that problem. # # #

03/16/2026

The Smithfield Lions 2026 Bland Music Competition contestants. Shown left to right: Sean Lorenz Java, Colin Board, Carly Butler, Anna Marie Mosley, Brianna Robinson our first place vocal winner, Andrea Jolie Lazell our first place instrumental winner, and Lion Club member and master of ceremony, Sol Sherfey. Brianna and Andrea advance to the Regional Level. Congratulations one and all.

01/24/2026

Suffolk Lions Club presented Charisse Britt with a Melvin Jones Fellowship Award for her outstanding and generous service to the Suffolk Lions Club, Zone N School Vision & Hearing Screenings and the Suffolk community.

01/24/2026

Suffolk Lions Club presented Samuel Sherard with a Melvin Jones Fellowship Award for his many years of outstanding and generous service to the Suffolk Lions Club and the Suffolk community. Sam served as the Club Secretary for 18 years.

01/24/2026

Suffolk Rods & Muscle Car Club presented the Lions Charity Foundation of Southeastern Virginia a generous check of funds raised from their 12th Annual Charity Car Show on October 4, 2025. Suffolk Rods & Muscle Car Club has been a long time supporter of the Lions Charity Foundation of Southeastern Virginia. Thank you from all of our local Lions Clubs. Your generous donation will help the Lions support our local communities with vision, hearing and diabetic screenings and assistance. The Lions Clubs perform vision and hearing screenings of 5000+ students yearly in our Zone N schools alone (K, 3rd, 7th & 10th grade).

01/02/2026

11/18/2025

Suffolk Lions presented a Food Bank Grant check to ForKids Suffolk. The Food Bank Grant was made possible from the Lions Charity Foundation of Southestern Virginia.

11/18/2025

Suffolk Lions were collecting glasses and hearing aids at the Nov 15, 2025 Suffolk Recycle Drive. We sold Lions Club Brooms to help raise funds to support the Suffolk community. Thanks for your support.

11/14/2025

Suffolk Lions Club will be collecting hearing aids and glasses at the Suffolk Recycle Drive, Saturday Nov 15, 9am-12pm. We will be selling Lions Club brooms small $15, large $18 and whisk $10 (please bring cash). Thank you for your support! 🦁