Eyeware fashion seems to change faster than, well...the blink of an eye. Like other expired trends, old glasses languish in drawers or end up in landfills. Sixty-four percent of U.S. adults wear prescription eyeglasses, according to the Vision Council of America, yet less than one-tenth of 1 percent of glasses sold each year are donated and reused.

The Lions Club has a huge eyeglass recycling program, collecting more than 5 million pairs of eyeglasses annually and distributing them to more than 3 million people in developing nations.

Donating your old or unused glasses provides life-changing vision services for needy people all around the world. And it’s easy to do. There are three simple ways to donate glasses: [#1] Drop them off at a Wal-Mart Optical Center – LIONS have donation boxes at all Wal-Mart Optical Centers. If it’s convenient for you, you can drop the glasses there. [#2] Mail your useable-condition glasses to the Azusa Canyon City Lions Club, PO Box 82, Azusa, CA 91702. [#3] Email us at information@azusalions.org. We’ll be happy to collect the glasses from you or provide you with a variety of locations around Azusa to drop them. From there, our club will take care of delivering them to a local Lions recycling center.

You can make a difference in the life of a vision-impaired person. Donate your glasses today!