1,450 pairs of eyeglasses were driven down to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC) in Lacey, WA, by Poulsbo Lions Karl and Pauline Ostheller and Pat Rae recently. LERC is where Lions Clubs collect and process used eyeglasses and hearing aids for recycling.
We collect eyeglasses, including sunglasses and readers, as well as hearing aids all year long. LEO students help sort them, and we take them to LERC where the prescriptions are read, and the glasses are cleaned and labeled. Then they go with eye care professionals to places like Guatemala where a simple pair of reading glasses can change someone's life.
Eyeglass & Hearing Aid Drop Sites in the area include:
Poulsbo:
NK Fishline, Viking Ave
Pacific Eye Care, 20669 Bond Rd NE
Poulsbo Eyecare Center, 19220 8th Ave NE
Poulsbo Library, 700 NE Lincoln Way
Walmart, 21200 Olhava Way NE
Safeway Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy
JRO Insurance, 8th Avenue
Kingston:
Safeway Pharmacy, 8196 NE State Hwy 104
20-20 Eyecare, 25989 Barber Cut-off Rd
Bainbridge Island:
Ace Hardware, 635 High School Rd
Bainbridge Vision, 345 Knechtel Way
And you're always welcome to hand eyeglasses and hearing aids to a Lion at any of our events or meetings (which you're welcome to attend every Thursday from 12-1:15 pm at Vinland Lutheran Church, 2750 NW Finn Hill Rd., Poulsbo).
Poulsbo Lions Club