Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers (LERCs) are located around the world – in Australia, Canada, France, Italy, South Africa, Spain and the United States. When you donate eyeglasses, local Lions clubs collect and ship them to a regional LERC where Lion volunteers:
Lions host 18 Eyeglass Recycling centers in the USA and around the world.
When requesting quantities of recycled eyeglasses from a LERC for mission use, your organization is responsible for:
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More than 14 million children have been screened by Sight for Kids – a joint initiative of LCIF and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care – that provides vision screenings, eyeglasses and other treatments.