SEYMOUR - The Seymour Lions are asking people to look through dresser drawers and
closets for used eyeglasses and old hearing aids and donate them to the Lions
Recycle For Sight & Hearing program.
The Seymour Lions Club
will be collecting 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. Used hearing aids are also being collected.
“We need everyone to
donate their used eyeglasses,” said Ann Barton, project chairperson.
“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.”
“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 and hearing aides(including sunglasses and reading
glasses), place them in the specially marked Lions Recycle for Sight collection
boxes located at:
Club members will be at Stop & Shop in Seymour from
3:30-8:30 p.m. May 9 collecting used glasses and hearing aids for Lions World Sight Day.
The
Seymour Lions Club has 31 members and meets on the second Wednesday
of the month at 7 p.m. at Molto Bene Restaurant in Ansonia. Lions clubs are groups of men
and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill
those needs.
For information or to get involved check out www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/
For information or to get involved check out www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/
Lions
Club International is the world's largest service club organization with more
than 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in more than 200
countries and geographical areas around the world.
Since 1917, Lions clubs have
aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community
service and serving youth throughout the world.
For information visit www.lionsclub.org
For information visit www.lionsclub.org
This is a press release from the Seymour Lions Club.
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