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The World Health Organization estimates
that the eyesight of one-fourth of the world's population
can be improved through the use of corrective lenses.
Unfortunately for many, a pair of glasses is both unaffordable
and inaccessible. In developing countries, an eye exam
costs as much as one month's wages, and a single doctor
may serve a community of hundreds of thousands of people.
For nearly 70 years,
individual Lions clubs and districts in the U.S., Canada
and several other countries have collected used eyeglasses
for distribution to the needy in developing nations.
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The general public is
encouraged to donate their used eyeglasses and sunglasses
to your local Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers.
The drop off boxes for
Lion's Recycling are: Cub Foods, (Riverdale & Northdale),
Mercy Hospital, Rainbow Foods (pharmacy), Style Eyes
Optical, Coon Rapids City Hall, Pearl Vision (Riverdale),
Sportsman Warehouse (Riverdale), Walmart (Riverdale).
For a complete list of
drop off sites click
here.
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