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 LET’S COLLECT EYEGLASSES
AND WE DID!
On October 25th, the Eugene Downtown Lions Club participated in the first state-wide eyeglass collection drive. The club did a good job especially considering they had to put it together at the last minute immediately following their annual car raffle.
The Club enlisted the help of four area stores (both Wal-Mart stores, W 11th and Delta Oaks, Market of Choice at 29th & Willamette and the Oakway Center) to allow them to have displays outside their stores manned (or womaned) by Lions. A total of 365 pairs of usable eyeglasses were collected in one day. In addition, individual Lions placed collection boxes at specific sites, for example, Lion Tim Chuey put one at St. Jude Catholic Church and collected glasses for two consecutive weekends. The parrishoners were kind enough to donate about 150 aditional pairs of glasses. All-in-all a successful venture for a first-time project.
Reporter: Tim Chuey
Publicity Chairman
Eugene Downtown Lions Club
Lions Bill Sarnoff (right) and Wes Reynolds (left) collecting discarded glasses at Wal-Mart on West 11th.
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