Lions seek glasses!
Your old glasses can help someone else see clearly
DO YOU remember when you got your first pair of glasses? All of a sudden you could see more clearly, recognise that once-blurry face across the street, read the paper in comfort.
That’s an experience millions of people in underdeveloped countries may only dream of, because they cannot afford the price of a pair of spectacles.
Here in the prosperous west, we change our glasses several times over the years as our sight changes. The result is that many of us have quite a few pairs gathering dust, out of sight, out of mind.
Now, Tuam Lions Club is giving glasses hoarders a chance to de-clutter and put those lenses and frames to good use.
The Lions have teamed up with three locations in the town where your glasses may be re-cycled: Feely’s Totalhealth Pharmacy on Dublin Road; Kilgarriff’s Opticians on Vicar Street; and Fahy Opticians on Shop Street…
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