SEYMOUR - As spring cleaning gets under way, the Seymour Lions are asking people to look through dresser drawers and closets for used eyeglasses and donate them to the Lions Recycle For Sight program.
During the month of May, 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.
“We need everyone to donate their used eyeglasses,” said Anne 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.”
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), place them in the specially marked Lions Recycle For Sight collection boxes in Ansonia and Seymour:
Smith’s Ansonia Shell, Rt. 8 & Great Hill Road, Ansonia; Seybridge Pharmacy, 37 New Haven Road; George Tzepos, OD, 25 New Haven Road; St. Anthony’s Book & Gift Shop, 131 Main St.; Wakelee Memorial Funeral Home, 167 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia.
The Seymour Lions Club has 34 members. It meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday at Molto Bene Restaurant, 557 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia.
Lions clubs members are men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs.
For information or to get involved with the Seymour Lions Club, contact Melissa at seymourlions52@att.net or 203-430-9356.
This post is taken from a press release from Seymour Lions Club.
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