Several Fairfax Lions serve twice each month at the EGRC. Their work includes collecting and taking to the center donated eyeglasses (can be several hundred pair of eyeglasses each trip) and “processing” eyeglasses for a few hours. Processing means running a pair of cleaned/serviceable eyeglasses through a machine that defines the corrective prescription, labeling a bag with the prescription, and bagging the glasses. Donated hearing aides are also taken to the center. A summary of this service so far in this Lions year, by the team from Fairfax Lions Club:
- Delivered 4759 pair of donated eyeglasses
- Delivered 7 donated hearing aids
- Worked 127 hours processing eyeglasses
The results generated by ALL Lions Clubs in our District 24-A are very impressive, in terms of the numbers of donated eyeglasses recycled and delivered to persons in need:
- USABLE EYEGLASSES collected across all Northen VA (Lions DISTRICT 24-A): 82,299 pairs collected
- Requests for EYEGLASSES filled (delivered to persons in need)
10-4-17 Guatemala 1800
10-4-17 Guatemala 1200
10-10-17 Uganda 1600
10-11-17 Haiti 600
10-12-17 Panama 1200
10-13-17 Guatemala 1000
10-15-17 Panama 1200
10-20-17 Dominican Republic 1200
11-9-17 Haiti 300
11-9-17 Nigeria 1500
11-9-17 Nigeria 2450
11–13-17 India 1400
11-13-17 Ghana 1400
11-13-17 Guatemala 1000
11-27-17 Ghana 6600
11-29-17 Haiti 600
11-30-17 India 1450
11-30-17 Guatemala 1050
12-5-17 Ghana 1800
12-8-17 Ghana 6600
12-15-17 Ghana 1800
12-15-17 Guatemala 1600
TOTAL : 39,350 pairs processed and delivered
WE SERVE!
Fairfax Lions Club is one of the largest service organizations in Northern Virginia. Our members are from all walks of life, we give back to our community in many ways, and we have a good time doing it! We welcome you!