Vermilion Lions Club Helps Give The Gift Of Sight

Vermilion Lions Club members Lloyd Tovell and Jimmy Cryderman collecting donated glasses. Photo Lorna Hamilton

For more than a century, Lions Clubs International has been a global leader in the fight against vision impairment and blindness, a mission it has championed since 1925.

On February 25, members of the Vermilion Lions Club continued that legacy close to home. Lloyd Tovell and Jimmy Cryderman stopped by Cornerstone Co-op to collect used eyeglasses that had been donated through the club’s eyeglasses donation box. The same day, Tovell also picked up six additional boxes of glasses generously donated by Prairie Vision in Vermilion and Wainwright.

Once collected, the glasses are shipped to Calgary, where they are sorted and prepared for distribution to countries overseas. The recycled eyewear provides a valuable resource for individuals experiencing vision loss who may not otherwise have access to proper eye care.

Community members wishing to support the initiative can donate their old eyeglasses in the Lions International bin located next to the customer service counter at the Cornerstone Co-op food store in Vermilion.

The club would like to thank those who donated their used glasses.