Bring eyeglasses and hearing aids to these locations

 

Bring your old eyeglasses, sunglasses, readers and/or hearing aids to one of our drop-off locations or to one of our projects - like collecting food tomorrow for

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

Save your eyeglasses for us

 

Your old pair of glasses can change someone else’s life.

 

Poulsbo Lions collect hundreds of used eyeglasses every year. These glasses are cleaned, graded, and sent to communities where access to vision care is limited or unaffordable.

 

Who do they help?

- Children struggling to learn at school because they can’t see the board.

- Adults whose vision challenges limit their ability to work. 

- Seniors who have lived years with blurry vision simply because glasses are out of reach.

- Remote and under-served communities.

 

Your old glasses don’t belong in a drawer — they can restore independence, improve education, and open doors.

 

Here are where we have eyeglass collection boxes:

 

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

 

#poulsbolions #WeServe #RecycleForSight #EyeglassCollection #ChangingLives #poulsbowa

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

We helped 73 people get eye exams and glasses last year

 

Our Lion year begins July 1 and ends June 30. Last year, we paid for 73 vouchers for eye exams and eyeglasses!

If you're low-income or unhoused, please visit Fishline Food Bank on Viking Avenue for a 1-page application for eye care.

13 vouchers for eye exams and glasses given out over 2 months

Poulsbo Lions have given out 13 vouchers for eye exams and eyeglasses at America's Best between February and March. Simple applications for exams and glasses are available at Fishline Food Bank on Viking Avenue in Poulsbo, and Helpline House on Bainbridge Island.
 

Poulsbo Lions helps our needy see better

In December and January alone, Poulsbo Lions gave out 14 vouchers for eye exams and eyeglasses to those who qualified (simple application is available at Fishline Food Bank).

 

NKHS Leos sort eyeglasses for LERC

 

We're so proud of all of the good things our NKHS Leos do! Here, they're sorting donated eyeglasses, which will be taken to Olympia to clean, read and sort for LERC.

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.

#eyeshaveit #poulsbolions #lerc #recycleeyeglasses #canyouseenow #weserve

Our club averages two pairs of eyeglasses per week

Did you know: Lion Pat Osler averages 2 vouchers a week for eye exams and eyeglasses. Individuals need to qualify by filling out a form at Fishline Food Bank. The need has increased from last year.

#poulsbolions #sight #eyeexam #weserve

 

 

Lion heads to Mexico for eye clinics for needy

Poulsbo Lion Martina Ferguson -Hazen is heading off to Mexico Nov. 1-11 to hand out eyeglasses to those in need during a 5-day clinic. Martina, who's legally blind, can also show people how to use a white cane. Our board gave $1,000 for her trip, and an anonymous donor contributed $500.

Last year, Martina made a similar trip and said 750 people were helped over 3 days. #visionfirst #recycleyoureyeglasses #Mexicaneyeclinic #poulsbolions #weserve

 

 

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

 

Lions help people weekly with eye exams, glasses

In partnership with Fishline, Poulsbo Lions service club has been averaging eye exams and eyeglasses for 2-3 people per week. People fill out the necessary form at Fishline, and Lions takes care of the rest. #sightandhearing #poulsbolions #WeServe #eyeexam #freeglasses #fishline #partnerwithfishline
 

Ostheller hands out LEO awards and recognition while LEOs help sort eyeglasses

Poulsbo Lion and LEO Club Advisor Karl Ostheller and NKHS LEOS spent time at the end of the school year sorting eyeglasses and receiving awards, such as outstanding LEO recognition and appreciation. Present were Wren Mason-Todd, Leah Parmalee and Nathan Kent. #NKHSLEOS #eyeglasses #poulsbolions #LEOawards #WeServe

 

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

More eyeglasses collected, cleaned and donated

 Lions Karl and Pauline Ostheller dropped off 577 pair of eyeglasses to LERC last week. These used glasses will be read, washed and sent to other countries where they'll be put to good use.

1,500 eyeglasses go to NW LERC

Lion Karl Ostheller recently delivered 1,500 pairs of used eyeglasses to Northwest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center in Lacey. If you have eyeglasses to donate, please drop them in one of our boxes around town:

Farmers Insurance, 19168-B Jensen Way

Fishline Food Bank, Viking Avenue

First Lutheran Church, 18920 4th Ave

Martha and Mary, 19160 Front St NE

Modern Dentistry, 19301 8th Ave NE

NK Fishline, Viking Avenue

Pacific Eye Care, 20669 Bond Rd NE

Peninsula Hearing, 19319 7th Ave, Suite 102

Poulsbo Eyecare Center, 19220 8th Ave NE

Poulsbo Library, 700 NE Lincoln Way

Sherrard, McGonagle, Tizzano & Lind, 19717 Front St NE

Walmart, 21200 Olhava Way NE

We collect eyeglasses!

 

Drop off eyeglasses in Poulsbo at:
Farmers Insurance, 19168-B Jensen Way
Fishline Food Bank, Viking Avenue
First Lutheran Church, 18920 4th Ave
Martha and Mary, 19160 Front St NE
Modern Dentistry, 19301 8th Ave NE
NK Fishline, Viking Avenue
Pacific Eye Care, 20669 Bond Rd NE
Peninsula Hearing, 19319 7th Ave, Suite 102
Poulsbo Eyecare Center, 19220 8th Ave NE
Poulsbo Library, 700 NE Lincoln Way
Sherrard, McGonagle, Tizzano & Lind, 19717 Front St NE
Walmart, 21200 Olhava Way NE

Kingston:
Albertson's, 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

Our Leos sort donated eyeglasses

Our Leo clubs have been doing a fabulous job sorting used eyeglasses collected every other week at places like Walmart and Poulsbo Eyecare Center. We get at least one big trash bag full every other week!

Shields receives zone chair plaque

 

Past District Governor Al Hedstrom gave Ginger Shields, our outgoing zone chair, a plaque for being Zone Chairman 2015-2016 at our August 4 lunch meeting.

Also, Poulsbo Lions took 650 pairs of eyeglasses to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center recently.

We have several things coming up, including continued work on the Fish Park boardwalk (it'll be completed Saturday), and a free pancake breakfast from 8-11 a.m. at North Kitsap High School August 30 for teachers and staff.