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HISTORY The Thalia Lions Club was chartered on April 20 1966, and since then we have served the Virginia Beach Community continuously helping people with loss of sight and hearing and with diabetes.   But that’s not all. Our club’s history is rich in community projects.   I’ll start with Lion Eli Chertoff, our sixteenth 1981 president who passed away in 2010 at the age of 96.   As a son of Russian immigrants Lion Eli set up our scholarship account which has grown to over $50,000 and is now used for Princess Anne High School and Adult Learning Center scholarships. Our club has been packed with notable Lions and a wealth of service projects. No one represented these folks more than Lion Dallas Divelbiss. Door-to-door broom sales started out of Lion Dallas’ garage, followed by a picnic at his home. Then there’s Lion Ed DeLong serving Thalia Lions for 23 years. For dozens of years Lion Ed handed out scholarships for a selected Adult Learning Center student goin

Meetings 2022-2024

2023-2024 March 20th 2024-Membership Meeting , Wed.6 pm. Bay Lake Retirement Center 4225 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 Lion President Jack Wagner: Call to Order 6:30 pm Patriotic Song: Lion Roger Snell Pledge of Allegiance – Lion Ellen Turman Invocation: Lion Aziz Selahi Lion President Jack: Moment of silence in memory of Lion Em Davis Introduction of Guests – Traveling Safari – Lion Steve Rosnov, Kempsville Lions, Linda Harrison, Bob Leshendock, Dick Chipchak, Clifford Gimbert Lion Dick Kreasig – Spouse, Ellie Recess for Dinner: 6:35 pm Reconvene for Program 7:00 pm Introduction of Guest Speaker – Lion Bill Austin Presentation of Quilt of Valor to Lion Dick Kreassig Tricia Capone with her husband, Army Veteran Frank Capone, is with the Patriots Triangle Valor Foundation. She is the daughter of an Air Force Corporal and stepdaughter of an Air Force Captain. Several of their relatives have also proudly served. The Military is deep in their hearts