Eyeglass Collection and Recycle to Use:

USED EYEGLASS DONATION BOXES

Don’t throw out your old eyeglasses or leave them in a drawer.

The following locations are collecting eyeglasses which we then recycle.  More information in the link to the program:

https://temp.lionsclubs.org/EN/pdfs/iad403.pdf

White Cane Day Fundraisers- We are back collecting in the month of October 2021

Thankfully we have begun collecting for White Cane this fall and through October (weather permitting) at the Gateway Shopping Center (near the liquor store) 5-7pm and at The Malvern Shopping Center on King Street on Saturdays 8-10am.

• Each spring and fall, PBM Lions appea) or in local public spaces to solicit donations to help us provide vision-related services in the local community.  One such service is helping provide eyeglasses to children of local families in need. 
• We also want to build awareness about the purpose of the 'white cane'. A surprising number of local individuals professed to not know what a white cane looked like and many more did not know that the PA drivers' handbook contained regulations about the courtesy drivers must extend to a blind or vision-impaired individual with a white cane, among them: 
  • When driving near a blind pedestrian who is carrying a white cane or walking with a guide dog, you must slow down, yield the right of way and be prepared to stop your vehicle in order to prevent injury or danger to the pedestrian 
  • Under rules related to pedestrians:  Yield the right-of-way (stop if necessary) to blind pedestrians, whether they have a white can or a guide dog or are led by others

Reading Glasses for Veterans

In the beginning of March, the Club delivered a donation of 140 reading glass kits including glasses, a hard case and wipe to the Veteran Center in Coatesville.

Coats for Veterans

On Oct 1st we donated new coates to the Veterans in time for the cold weather.

Diabetes support in the community:  We just donated a 2 year subscription of Diabetic Magazine to the Easttown Library and one year subscription of Diabetic Living to the Malvern Library. 

We donated 4 copies of our Cookbook:  Recipes to beat diabetes to the Chester County, Easttown, Malvern and Paoli Libraries. Copies of the book can be borrowed systemwide. 

 Memorial Garden at Royer-Greaves School for Blind - a garden was started in 2019 to honor Lions and their service to the community.  It is located near the front entrance of the school.