There are about 23 locations locally to donate. (You may have seen the white boxes around town). We usually collect from these locations every 6 weeks to 2 months. In 2024, we collected over 5000 pairs of eyeglasses and also cell phones, hearing aids and ink cartridges. These are stored at the Lions shed at Wakanda Park and then several Lions club members bring these to Rosholt, Wisconsin several times during the year and also to our District Convention in Eau Claire in March.

For more information email [email protected] or leave a message at (715) 257-5419.

Jack Gust is the Menomonie Lions Eyeglass Recycle Chairman.

Info about eyeglass donations – from the Wisconsin Lions Foundation website:

“We need everyone to donate their old glasses. In most developing countries, eye care is either unaffordable or inaccessible. An eye exam can cost as much as one month’s wages, and a single eye doctor may serve a community of hundreds of thousands of people. And for many, poor eyesight that is left uncorrected can lead to unemployment for adults and a child’s inability to attend school. By taking the time to give us your glasses, you will help improve the life of someone in need.”

The donated eyeglasses will be shipped to the Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center in Rosholt, Wisconsin – home of the Wisconsin Lions Camp – where they will be sorted, cleaned, categorized by prescription and prepared for distribution by Lions and other groups to third world countries.