Over 1,000 pairs of glasses collected for the Lions Club

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EIGHT boxes of glasses have been handed over from Specsavers Ópticas Jávea to Carole Saunders from Calpe & Benissa Lions Club, containing over 1,000 pairs of glasses. These glasses have been donated by customers over the last 12 months and are gifted to people without access to optical care via the Lions Club’s extensive global network.

Store director Cecilia Navarro comments, ‘We collect between 1,000 and 2,000 pairs of glasses for the Lions Club every year and have been doing so since 2006. In countries where optical care isn’t easily available, these glasses make the difference between being able to study and getting a job or not, so every pair is really precious. We’d encourage anyone with old specs hanging around in their house or car to drop them in and put them to good use. You can declutter and do good at the same time!’
Carole Saunders from Calpe & Benissa Lions Club commented, ‘These glasses will now be sent to the Melvin Jones Recycling Centre in San Vicente de Raspeig near Alicante. Once the glasses have been checked, they are sent to other Lions Clubs all over the world. In the last six months, thousands of glasses have been sent to Venezuela, Honduras, Uganda and Morocco to name just a few and also to Romania for the Ukrainian refugees there. Every pair will be put to good use.’
All six Specsavers Ópticas stores on the Costa Blanca collect used and unwanted glasses to be donated to worthy causes.

Visit www.specsavers.es to find your nearest store.