Eye Glasses

The  Lions Club of Gibraltar is participating in the Lions Recycle for Sight used eyeglasses collection program and would like to encourage community members to donate their used eyeglasses. Collection boxes have been placed in :

St. Josephs Parish  Church Gache & Co. Ltd., Passano Opticians Ltd Eye Studio Opticians Valmar Pharmacy Diabetic Centre Reyes Lotery Agent Pepe Palmero’s Supermarket Laguna Estate Social Club Morrison Supermarket Pharmacy Optmeyes Opticians Ltd Centro Optico (Gib) Ltd., Gibraltar Regiment Club St. Bernard Hospital Ppthalmic Unit Senior Citizens Club Town Range Snr.  Citizens Club South Barracks Rd,, Peralta Supermarket Holy Trinity Cathedral Second hand Shop M.O.D. Medical centre Bamowa Supermarket

“We need everyone to donate their old glasses,” said  Lion  Vice President. “In most developing countries, eye care is either unaffordable or inaccessible. 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. And for many, poor eyesight that is left uncorrected can lead to unemployment for adults and a child’s inability to attend school. By taking the time to give us your glasses, you will help improve the life of someone in need.”
The donated eyeglasses will be shipped to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center in Chichester  Lions Club  –  where they will be sorted, cleaned, categorized by prescription and prepared for distribution by Lions and other groups to third world countries.

For more information on the Eyeglass Recycling Program or other projects of the Gibraltar  Lions Club, please contact Lion Secretary Sylvia Asquex, Lions Club of Gibraltar  PO Box  1415, Gibraltar

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