MELKSHAM Lions are collecting unwanted and damaged spectacles to donate to eye clinics operating abroad.
Unwanted specs can be dropped off at donation points at Melksham Town Hall, Specsavers on Bank Street and local supermarket, Waitrose. The local club is also collecting unwanted hearing aids.
The Lions explain, “Lions Clubs throughout the UK collect unwanted and damaged spectacles. These are then sent to Chichester Lions Club which processes tens of thousands of recycled spectacles each year. All donations are examined by a team of Lions and other volunteers in the recycling workshop.
“Sorted pairs of glasses may then be sent for grading and distribution by Medico France in Le Havre. Glasses are also sent directly to contacts running eye clinics in Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Nigeria, and Nepal.
“In addition, volunteers from the ‘Unite for Sight’ charity are supplied with spectacles to take with them on missions to countries across the world.
“If you have glasses you no longer need, drop them off at Melksham Town Hall, Specsavers or Waitrose and they will go to a great cause.”
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