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Eyeglass Recycling Center
Volunteers are the backbone of our recycled eyeglass program. They are involved in the collection,cleaning, and distribution of the glasses. Many of these
Collecting Used Eyeglasses / Cleaning and sorting glasses / Distributing Glasses / Operating Lensometer
Collecting Used Eyeglasses
Many volunteers assist in collecting used eyeglasses for the Lighthouse. They set up collection boxes in their offices, schools, churches, and at local eye wear distributor's shops. The volunteers bring in hundreds of eyeglasses each year, and the usable glasses are distributed overseas. Glasses that cannot be used are sent to fashion design students for our annual Night of Spectacles fundraiser.
If you would like to get involved collecting eyeglasses, please contact Judith at 404-325-3630 x 308 or at JKerr@lionslighthouse.org. She will send you a collection box for glasses, cell phones, and/or hearing aids. Once the glasses are collected, they can be dropped off or sent to the Lighthouse at:
5582 Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA 30341
Cleaning and Sorting Glasses
After the glasses arrive at the Lighthouse they are cleaned sorted into usable glasses, scratched and broken glasses, and glasses with gold components. Any glasses that are still usable are then sorted by type (bifocals, single vision, reading, etc.), and read using a lensometer. If you and a group of friends would like to volunteer to clean and sort the glasses, we would love to have you! Please fill out a Group Volunteer Request form, and our volunteer coordinator will contact you.
Distributing Glasses
If you or a group you know is going on a mission trip and you would like to bring glasses along, please contact us! If there is an optometrist or ophthalmologist in your group, we can give you the glasses with the prescriptions already read. If there is not a vision specialist going with you, we can give you unread glasses, and people can try them on until they find a pair that works for them.
To request glasses for your trip, please contact Laura at lgriffin@lionslighthouse.org. Please include the number of glasses you would like, the type (regular or sunglasses), and whether you would like the prescription read. If your organization would like to distribute non-prescription sunglasses or reading glasses within the United States, you may also contact Judith at JKerr@lionslighthouse.org. Thank you!
Volunteers in this position will contribute to our eyeglass recycling program by using a lensometer to read the prescription of donated eyeglasses.
Volunteers will be trained on lensometer prior to use. Volunteers are asked to come in for at least two hours.If you are interested in this position or have any questions please contact Judith Kerr at JKerr@lionslighthouse.org or 404-325-3630 ext. 308