Places to take your old eyeglasses for re-distribution to those in need:
LIONS EYE GLASS DONATION LOCATIONS
- The Green Mill (Pull Tab Booth). 1201 W 94th St, Bloomington 55431
- Creekside Community Center, 9801 Penn Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431
- St. Edwards Church, 9401 Nesbitt Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55437
- Health Partners 8600 Nicollet Ave S Bloomington
- Gill Bros Funeral Home, 9947 Lyndale Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420
- Werness Bros Funeral Home, 2300 W Old Shakopee Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55431
- Clarkson Eye Care, (old Oxboro clinic) 9721 Lyndale Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420
- K of C Hall, 1114 American Blvd W, Bloomington, MN 55420
- Sam’s Club, 200 American Blvd W Bloomington, MN 55420
- Wal-Mart, 700 American Blvd E, Bloomington, MN 55420
- St Stephens Church, 86th and France, Bloomington, MN
- Minnesota Eye Consultants, 9801 Dupont Ave S #200, Bloomington, MN 55431
- Chu Vision, 9117 Lyndale Ave So Bloomington, MN 55420
- Arc Value Village, 10546 France Avenue
- Dawn Valley Cemetery Building, 9940 E Bush lake Rd, Bloomington, MN 55438
- Nativity of Mary Church, 9900 Lyndale Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55420
- Allina Health, 7920 Old Cedar Ave So Bloomington, MN 55425
- Bloomington Eye Center. 2105 w 80 1/2 street Suite Bloomington MN, 55431
- Bloomington VFW 1296 311 West 84th Street. Bloomington
- Shopko Optical, 3835 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington Mn 55431
The following excerpt from the Lions International website illustrates the impact of our eyeglass recycling. Lions host 17 Eyeglass Recycling Centers around the world. Our donated glasses are processed at the center in Rosholt, Wisconsin.
153 Million Reasons Lions Recycle for Sight
According to The World Health Organization, 153 million people have uncorrected refractive errors (near-sightedness, far-sightedness or astigmatism). Most of these vision impairments are quickly diagnosed and easy to treat with corrective lenses.
Still, millions of people in developing nations are pushed deeper into poverty simply because they don't have glasses. They can't learn, because reading is difficult. They can't work to the best of their ability, because they can't see clearly.
It costs Lions less than US $0.08 to provide a pair of recycled eyeglasses and change someone's life.
For children, clear vision means a better education, healthier development and a better quality of life. For adults, it means greater employment opportunity and economic strength. For seniors it means less dependence on others.
Lions clubs collect millions of eyeglasses each year, making eyeglass recycling one of our most popular activities
