Eyeglasses Collected for Recycling
The Madison Lions Club is collecting eyeglasses for recycling at several locations.
Since records started being maintained in 2003, 32,513 pair of used eyeglasses have been collected and sent to a Lions processing center in West Trenton, New Jersey for recycling. The eyeglasses are cleaned, categorized by strength, and packaged, then shipped to a location where a need exists.
These boxes can be found at the following Madison locations:
Act II, The Thrift Store; Drs. Alan & Patricia Ecker; Guilford Savings Bank, both locations; Roberts Shopping Center; The Hearth at Tuxis Pond; Madison Dry Cleaners; Madison Eye Care; Madison Optical; Madison Senior Center; Madison Social Services; Madison Town Hall, Town Campus; Opticare St. Margaret Roman Catholic Church; Dr. Serle Epstein; and First Congregational Church.
For more information on this project, call Club President Marinus de Jongh at 203-318-0178, Club Treasurer Dick Borner at 860-227-8045, Club Historian Dave Longobucco at 203 245-9413, or Eyeglass Collections Chair Sharon Callahan at 860 552-9341.