The Sanibel Captiva Lions Club continues to collected used eyeglasses as part of its Recycle for Sight program, even with August being a quiet month. There were 128 eyeglasses, 18 lenses and 28 cases for a total of 174 items collected last month. That number is down by 40 percent from July. “The islands have been very quiet these past …
Recycle For Sight Program Does Well in July
The Sanibel Captiva Lions Club experienced a very good collection of eyeglasses in July, as part of its ongoing Recycle for Sight program. July is the start of the Lions’ year, which ended strong with a combined total of 3,896 eyeglasses, sunglasses, contacts and cases. Last month brought in 290 items. “The largest contribution in July was collected by Lion …
January Recycle for Sight Gets Boost from America’s Boating Club Sanibel-Captiva
America’s Boating Club Sanibel-Captiva, formerly known as the Sanibel Captiva Sail & Power Squadron, donated approximately 40 items to the Sanibel Captiva Lions Club Recycle for Sight program – boosting the January collection of unused prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses. “Each of our monthly meetings highlight a different local non-profit agency and January was dedicated to sight,” said Commander …