YOU ARE WELCOME TO THE NEXT MEETING FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH

We recycle used spectacles

spectaclesLions Clubs International British Isles & Ireland Spectacle Recycling Initiative, launched 

originally by the Lions Club of Chichester in 1967, today sees nearly a third of a million pairs of used 

glasses collected, sorted and distributed to clinics and eye camps in communities across Africa, India 

and eastern Europe in partnership with Medico France.


The project also raises financial support for eye related projects at home and overseas by recycling 

scrap metal from spectacles that are broken or unsuitable for recycling.


Our thanks go to all those individuals and organisations who donate, collect, sort and distribute used 

spectacles.


Click here to read more about Lions Clubs International British Isles & Ireland Spectacle 

Recycling Initiative

________________________________________________________________________________

heartOne group that often gets overlooked in relation to eye care is the homeless. 

That's why Chichester Lions and the Knowle and Dorridge Lions Clubs support the 

"Vision Care for Homeless People" charity in Brighton and Birmingham.

In helping overseas communities, Lions clubs are careful to ensure assistance is 

                                      provided directly to those who need it. Over the past seven years, more than 30 individuals volunteering with the not-for-profit organisation Unite for Sight have 

                                     been supported in their work with projects in Ghana, India & Honduras. The Lions clubs spectacle recycling initiative has equipped each volunteer with around 

                                     500 pairs of reading glasses to be given to patients after eye surgery.

Like us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterSubscribe to us on YoutubeFollow us on Instagram TelephoneCall us EnvelopeEmail us