Please contact the center prior to sending large quantities of glasses.
Ship To:
Virginia Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center
501 Elm Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24016
Send Correspondence / Small Parcels To:
Virginia Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center
P.O. Box 1772
Roanoke, VA 24008-1772
Tel: 540-345-8823 Fax: 540-982-8195
E-mail: roaleri@verizon.net
Web site: www.valions.org/recycle/roanoke
Contact:
Lion Dr. H. Hauser Weiler, MD, PCC
LERI Secretary/Treasurer
Tel: 804-435-0547
Email:weiler@sylvaninfo.net
Web site: www.valions.org/recycle/roanoke
MD 24 STATEWIDE CENTERS:
Processing Center:
Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Roanoke Virginia
501 Elm Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24016
Processing Center Contact:
Lion Merle Hash, Acting Director
Tel: (540) 345-8823
Fax: (540) 982-8195
E-mail: roaleri@verizon.net
Web site: www.valions.org
District Processing Center:
Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Northern Virginia
601 S. Carlin Springs Rd
Arlington, VA 22204
Processing Center Contact:
Lion David Collyer, Operations Manager
Tel: 703-671-1919 Fax: 703-656-4787
E-mail: lercnova@verizon.net
Web site: www.valions.org/EGRC/
District Processing Center:
Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Eastern Virginia
2040 Broadmoor Av
Chesapeake, VA 23323
Processing Center Contact:
LION CHESTER P. KRAMER, PDG
Phone: 757-627-4583
E-mail: lioncpkramer@verizon.net
The Virginia Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center provides used eyeglasses to various missions sponsored by Lions and other groups.
Used eyeglasses have been shipped to Honduras, Guyana, Peru, Ukraine, Guatemala, Brazil, Thailand, Romania, Haiti, Brazil, Nicaragua, Malawi, Dominican Republic, St. Croix, Puerto Rico, Israel, the Republic of Congo, and Ecuador. The center has also sent glasses to the Republic of Sri Lanka and Mexico for use in their permanent distribution centers. In addition, the center partners with local organizations to conduct international health fairs and expeditions. The center received a donation of approximately 264,000 pairs of sunglasses (worth US$2 million) from Gifts-In-Kind International.
In the past, the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Northern Virginia coordinated the "Helping the World to See" program. The center worked with United Airlines, the Sterling Lions, and 45 public schools to collect eyeglasses for one month. The donated eyeglasses were cleaned, categorized by prescription, packaged, and shipped via United Airlines to Thailand. A doctor in Bangkok distributed the used eyeglasses to children and adults.
There is another satellite, the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Eastern Virginia.
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