All this week our class will be collecting eyeglasses, reading glasses, and sunglasses to practice what we learned on Earth Day about reducing, reusing, and recycling. More importantly, we will be helping change people's lives (adults and children!) around the world. According to the website AllAboutVision.com:
Many of the more than 250 million visually impaired people worldwide could easily be helped with a pair of glasses. Instead, they have to live with functional blindness — the inability to see well enough to do basic everyday tasks, such as reading, writing, cooking and earning a living.
We will be working with our local Lions Club for this endeavor. If you are local to us in the East Pasco area and would like to help our cause, drop off your donations at our school office! If you are not local and would like to participate, please CLICK HERE for more information about Lions Club International's eyeglass recycling program to see how you can help.Here's an information video I found about this program.
