Eyeglasses Extravaganza

As spring cleaning gets under way, Lions of New London, Middlesex, Tolland and Windham Counties are asking people to look through dresser drawers and closets for used eyeglasses and donate them to the Lions Recycle For Sight program.

On May 6th from 9am to 2pm Lions hold an “Eyeglass Extravaganza” at the Colchester Farmers Club 112 Hall Hills Road, Colchester, CT to collect used prescription eyeglasses and prescription and non-prescription sunglasses as part of a unique recycling program.  The collected glasses will be cleaned and prepared for distribution in developing countries where eye care is often unaffordable and inaccessible.

“We need everyone to donate their used eyeglasses,” said Vice District Governor Steve Novic.  “In most developing countries, an eye exam can cost as much as one month’s wages and a single eye doctor may serve a community of hundreds of thousands of people.”

The donated glasses will be shipped to a regional Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center where they will be cleaned, categorized by prescription and prepared for distribution by Lions and other groups.

 To donate used glasses (including sunglasses and reading glasses), bring them to the Colchester Farmers Club, or place them in the specially marked Lions Recycle For Sight collection boxes located throughout the region.  You may also contact your local Lions Club.

Locally you may contact Lion Steve Novic of the Ledyard Lions at 860-464-4050 or by email at smnovic@sbcglobal.net  for more information about where to donate used prescription and both prescription and non-prescription sunglasses.