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Giving The Gift of Sight

June 26, 2017

Do you have old eyeglasses sitting in a drawer?  I know that I did.  I recently became a member of my local Lions Club.  You’ve probably heard of this organization, but you may not know what we do.  To be honest, I’m still learning everything myself.  I do know that one of the main missions of the Lions Club is the Recycle for Sight Program.

Lions collect eyeglasses in their local communities.  The glasses are sorted to determine those that are usable or unusable.  They are then processed and placed in inventory for distribution to optical missions around the world.  Lions help to minimize landfill waste by supporting precious metal reclamation and scrap processing for damaged glasses that are unusable.

This past weekend I volunteered with my local group.  We were told that we’d be sorting used glasses, drying them after they’ve been washed, reading their prescriptions, and finally labeling and bagging them for distribution in mission work all over the world.

As we know, sight is vital to one’s ability to earn and be productive and these glasses can  give the gift of sight and change the life of their recipient.   If you or your family members have old eyeglasses that you longer need, please consider donating them to your local Lions Club or you can send them to me to take to my local eyeglass recycling center.  My local center has shipped out over 2000 pairs of glasses over the last few weeks.

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My group served a shift at our local Eyeglass Recycling Center.

prescription reading machines

This is the machine we used to measure the prescription for each pair of donated eyeglasses.

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Eyeglasses are sorted by prescription and packed up for distribution throughout the world.

Lion's Club

We had a successful day of serving!

If you’d like to send your old eyeglasses my way you can send to:

Stacie Hamilton  PO Box 93304  Southlake, TX  76092

Thanks so much for your support of the Lions Club International by giving the gift of sight!

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  1. Samantha by the Sea says

    June 26, 2017 at 11:07 am

    This is amazing! You’ve inspired me to look for some of my old glasses and donate them! 😊

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    • Stacie says

      June 26, 2017 at 4:32 pm

      Thanks so much! It really makes a huge difference to so many people around the world. Stacie xo

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  2. Bailey says

    June 26, 2017 at 11:11 pm

    Such a great program! I always donate my old glasses so it’s nice to see how they’re put to use.

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  3. Kiersten Millican says

    June 27, 2017 at 10:24 am

    This is so amazing, I need to get out my old glasses and send them in.

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  4. The Jedi Wife says

    June 27, 2017 at 12:59 pm

    I had no idea Lions Club did something like this! What a great program! I recently got new glasses so I should try to find my old ones to send your way. The frames are destroyed but I think the lenses are ok!

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  5. Katie says

    June 27, 2017 at 2:23 pm

    My dad used to be a member of our local lions club but I had no idea this program existed. I’m sure I’ve got a few pairs of old glasses sitting around that I should donate.
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  6. Rita says

    August 18, 2017 at 5:55 am

    Great program! I will be sending you a package. Thanks Stacie, xx

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    • Stacie says

      August 20, 2017 at 8:26 am

      Thanks so much Rita!! I appreciate it! Stacie xo

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  7. Bella says

    March 30, 2018 at 3:26 pm

    Thank you for taking the time to sort out those glasses by prescription number. Someone is able to see today because of what you did. Good for you! Thank yo for blessing someone!

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