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Annual Christmas Tree Sale – Join us in spreading holiday cheer by purchasing a tree to support our community projects. Click here to learn more.
The Gloucester Lions Club collects about 500 used eyeglasses a month. Used glasses are sent to a Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center in Calgary where trained volunteers clean and determine the prescription strengths of the glasses. The glasses are then packaged and stored until they are required for eyeglass dispensing missions. Eye care professionals and trained Lion volunteers perform vision screening and dispense the appropriate glasses free of charge to children and adults at mission sites around the world.
If you have some glasses to donate, or can set up a collection point, please contact us.
Lions Clubs International Recycle For Sight
The Gloucester Lions Club collects about 500 used eyeglasses each month, helping to provide clear vision to those in need.
Donated glasses are cleaned and processed by volunteers in Calgary before being packaged for eyeglass dispensing missions worldwide.
Eye care professionals and Lion volunteers provide free vision screenings and glasses to children and adults during global missions.
Thank you, St Francis Xavier High School
St. Francis Xavier High School students collected eyeglasses for the Gloucester Lions’ recycling program, making a positive impact.
The students’ efforts play a crucial role in providing clear vision to people in need through their generous donations.
St. Francis Xavier High School’s support helps the Gloucester Lions continue their mission of helping others through eyeglass recycling.
As a part of their Civics course, students had the opportunity to create an initiative that would positively contribute to a current issue in their community. Shannon Dewar came up with the idea of collecting eyeglasses to send to individuals who cannot afford or don’t have the resources to acquire their own. With the help of her peers, their initiative entitled ‘Visionize’ collected close to 300 glasses over the course of the semester. Pictured here from left to right are Caeden Taylor, Isaiah Duah, Sarah Connolly, Shannon Dewar, Olivia Lynch, and Justine Ouellet.
