Usable Glasses Give New Life

 
Tomball Lion's Club collects eye glasses to take to the Conroe Refurbishing plant for the Recycle Eye Glass program.. Pictured above is Director Paul Hancock making a collection.
 
Usable Glasses Give New Life.
 
Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses; yet millions living in low and middle income countries as well as in the U.S. lack access to basic eye care services. Lions have recognized the urgent need for corrective lenses and therefore collect usable glasses to support the Lions Recycle for Sight Program.
 
The Tomball Lions Club collects used eye glasses which are turned in monthly for delivery to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center (LERC) in Conroe, Texas. This Center is operated by the Conroe Noon Lions Club and staffed solely by Lion volunteers.
 
Our Club currently has collection boxes at the following sites:
  1. Main Tomball Collection Box is a converted US Mail drop box, painted the Lions Yellow and Blue. This box is located in front of D-S Lawn & Automotive located at 703 W. Main Street, Tomball, TX. D-S Lawn & Automotive is owned by Lion David McClinton.
  2. Veterans Administration Clinic-Tomball has a Lions Eye Glass Collection box inside the waiting area. The VA Clinic is located at 1200 W. Main Street Tomball, TX
  3. Vision Works has a Lions Collection box; location is 14002 FM-2920 W, Unit B, Tomball, TX
  4. America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses has a Lions Collection box; location is 14223 FM2920, next to the Academy store.
  5. Goodson’s Café has a Lions Collection box; location is 27931 State Highway 249 Business, Tomball.
  6. Houston Eye Associates has a Lions Collection box; location is the eyeglass department, 13414 Medical Complex Dr, Unit 4, Tomball.
  7. Today’s Vision Creekside has a Lions Collection box; location is 25640 Kuykendahl Rd, Unit G, Tomball, TX 77375 (next to a Chick-fil-A; near the intersection of Huffsmith Rd).
  8. Salem Lutheran Church has Lions Collection boxes; location is 22601 Lutheran Church Road, Tomball, TX 77377.
  9. Tomball Emergency Assistance Ministries (TEAM) has a Lions Collection Box; location is 300 W. Main Street, Tomball, TX 77375.
  10. Church of the Good Shepherd has a Lions Collection Box; location is 715 Carrell, Tomball, TX 77375.
We further benefit the Tomball community with the following services: Lions Recycle for Sight Program - We collect used eyeglasses for recycling for vision correction for the needy. Lions Vision Screening - We provide state certified vision screening for youth ages 6 months to 6 years of age. This service is generally coordinated with area day care centers and elementary schools. For more information contact Lion Paul Hancock at: PaulH@tomballlionsclub.org.
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