Donate used eyeglass, hearing aids at DeKalb Township office

The Lions of Illinois Foundation recently dedicated a collection box for used eyeglasses and hearing aids at the DeKalb Township office, 2323 S. Fourth St., DeKalb.

The collection box is located outside so donations of used eyeglasses and hearing aids can be made day or night.

Each year Lions Clubs throughout the state of Illinois collect used eyeglasses and deliver them to the DeKalb-based Lions of Illinois Foundation. Once collected the glasses are then sent to a Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center where volunteers clean the glasses and sort them by prescription strength. After carefully packaging the refurbished glasses, Lions store them until they can be distributed, usually through humanitarian missions to developing nations.