Eyeglasses get new life at Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center

 

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

Recycle your eyeglasses and sunglasses

Poulsbo Lions Karl and Pauline Ostheller delivered 1,570 pairs of eyeglasses to the Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC) Sept. 28. It was a 150-mile roundtrip, taking 3 hours. The Osthellers took 1,200 eyeglasses to LERC in August.

LERC provides used eyeglasses free of charge to people in remote areas of developing countries, delivered at the hands of volunteer eye care professionals.

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NKHS LEOs sort eyeglasses for Lions' recycling center

 North Kitsap High School LEOs sorted 1,240 eyeglasses Thursday, Sept. 15, which were then boxed and send on to Lions Eyeglasses Recycling Center. #nkhsleos #poulsbolions #eyeglasses #WeServe #LERC

 

LERC receives 1,100 pairs from us

 

Lion Karl Ostheller drove 1,100 pairs of eyeglasses to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC) for processing. There, 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.

Here are areas where you can drop off old/unused glasses in Poulsbo: 

 

Fishline Food Bank, Viking Avenue

NK Fishline, Viking Avenue

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

 

Kingston:

Safeway, 8196 NE State Hwy 104

20-20 Eyecare, 25989 Barber Cut-off Rd

 

Bainbridge Island:

Ace Hardware, 635 High School Rd

Bainbridge Eye Physicians, 931 Hildebrand Ln NE