Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions Recycle Thousands Of Eyeglasses

Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions Club volunteers took thousands of collected eyeglasses to the Lions all-volunteer Eyeglass Recycling Center in Trenton, New Jersey May 11. LM Lions served as volunteers in this recycle process and filled orders from humanitarian service organizations around the world. The ready-to-wear glasses are provided at no cost.

At the May 15 Lions meeting, more than 1,100 glasses from the day's recycling process were presented to the Voluntary Health Program. The local VHP provides free medical, surgical eye care and glasses to rural areas in the Dominican Republic.

Larchmont and Mamaroneck residents can deposit their old glasses in Lions recycle boxes in businesses around town and at the Larchmont and Mamaroneck libraries, post offices and municipal offices.

Also a part of Lions May 11 Eye Health Day, LM Lions provided free vision screenings at the Mamaroneck Public Library, introducing its new latest generation eye testing diagnostic camera. The new camera purchase was joint effort of Lions Clubs, grants from the NYC Lions District and Larchmont’s St John’s Episcopal Church Women.

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions are part of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service organization, with 1.5 million members.

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