Over 8000 eyeglasses processed at district center

On August 23, 19 Lions from seven clubs (Dunlap, Baugo, Clay-Granger, Elkhart, Lakeville, Lake City and Madison Township) worked and processed over 8000 pairs of glasses. This included ultrasound cleaning (2750 pairs) preliminary sorting (965 pairs), final sorting and filing (100 pairs), boxing for shipment (2400 pairs), identifying and shipment of metal scrap for recycling, and sorting designer frames for recycling (1800+ pairs).

Two sessions (9-11 am and 11 am – 1 pm) were held to accommodate the schedules of those who volunteered to work.  All work was done at the district’s eyeglass processing center at its facility in the Grange in Goshen.  Four areas of work were accomplished:  Ultrasound washing; sorting (taking donated glasses and separating them into useable/non-usable, scrap, and recyclable eyeglasses); final filing of glasses that have been read and labeled by prescription into boxes of 50 for shipping; and preparing boxes of 400 pairs into boxes that will be shipped to Mexico prior to a mission. 

PHOTO:  Shown (L-R) are Lions Keith Berg (Baugo), Terri Graff and Judy Gable (Dunlap), Jim Tibbs (Lakeville), John Krzyzanowski (Clay-Granger) and Diane Savage (Lake City). 

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