Please contact the center prior to sending large quantities of glasses.
Contact:
Lion Dr. H. Hauser Weiler, International Director
hauser2020@gmail.com
LERI Secretary/Treasurer
Tel: 804-435-0547
www.valions.org
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
roaleri@verizon.net
www.valions.org
MD 24 STATEWIDE CENTERS:
District Processing Center:
Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Roanoke Virginia
501 Elm Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA 24016
Contact:
Lion Merle Hash
roaleri@verizon.net
www.valions.org
District Processing Center:
Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Northern Virginia
601 S. Carlin Springs Rd
Arlington, VA 22204
District Processing Center:
Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center of Eastern Virginia
2040 Broadmoor Av
Chesapeake, VA 23323
Contact:
LION DR. H. HAUSER WEILER, ID
Executive Director
Tel: 804-435-0547
hauser2020@gmail.com
LION PAT KERR
Secretary/Treasurer
lionpatk@cox.net
LION RANDY JONES
Assistant Branch Director
Tel: 757-421-3006
grandran@aol.com
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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