Orange County Vietnamese American Lions Sponsors Thanksgiving Meal For People With Special Needs

Orange County -- Free-Press-Release.com-- Dec 2, 2011 -- On November 23, 2011, the OCVA Lions brought joy to hundreds of people with special needs at Westview in Westminster, CA by sponsoring a Thanksgiving lunch.

Westview Services, Inc. is a 25+ year old non-profit organization helping people with disabilities meet the challenges of daily life, gain the tools to be contributing members of the workforce, and ultimately lead more fulfilling lives.

Mrs. Angie Fisher, the program manager at Westview expressed her heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the OCVA Lions Club: "With the current economy crisis and government budget cuts, things were tough for Westview so without the OCVA Lions Club support, the people with special needs at Westview would not have a Thanksgiving celebration this year”.

Click link to see pictures of the Thanksgiving Lunch at Westview
http://oc-vietlions.org/Events/WestView%202011/WestView2011.aspx

Moon Festival 2011
Working with TAVIET, the OCVA Lions club sponsored the Moon Festival celebration on September 9, 2011 at Liberty Park in Westminster, CA. This event was designated for the people with special needs at Westview to have their own Moon Festival celebration. The OCVA Lions Club served food/drinks and handed out lanterns to a crowd of approximately 300 people.

Click to see pictures of the Moon Festival Celebration
http://oc-vietlions.org/Events/TrungThu2011.aspx

Serving The Homeless
OCVA Lions upcoming service project will be on Sunday December 4, 2011 at the Orange County Rescue Mission in Tustin, CA where they will dedicate this day to serve a special holiday meal and give gifts/toys to the homeless individuals of Orange County.

About Orange County Vietnamese American(OCVA) Lions Club

OCVA Lions is a non-profit club backed by Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF). LCIF is the world's largest non-profit service organization with nearly 1.3 million members in 45,000 Lions clubs in over 200 countries around the world. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired, made a strong commitment to community service, provided relief to communities impacted by natural disasters, and serving youth throughout the world.

The Lions' motto is "We Care, We Serve, We Accomplish". OCVA Lions is comprised of a group of serviced mind individuals who are interested in working together to make a difference in their local and global community through humanitarian services.

For more information about the OCVA Lions club and their current charitable projects go to: OCVA Website http://oc-vietlions.org or email Michael Pham at: OCVALIONS99@gmail.com

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Orange County Vietnamese American Lions Club
Dao Tran
310-263-7246
http://oc-vietlions.org