Gonvick Lions Club members collection spot

One of the projects that the Gonvick Lions Club sponsors is the colletion of used eye glasses and lenses. Phyllis Engen has placed the box in the Clearbrook-Leonard Senior Center so that items can be dropped off for the Lions to collect.

Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses, yet millions living in low and middle income countries nations lack access to basic eye care services. Lions have recognized the urgent need for corrective lenses and collect usable glasses in their communities to support the Lions Recycle for Sight Program.

The glasses are sorted to determine those that are usable or unusable, 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.

The Lions Club also has a collection box in the Leader-Record office in Gonvick. This is one of many projects that the Gonvick Lions Club members do every year.