Give the Gift of Better Sight - Eyeglasses Collected in Somerset County

Submitted by Somerset County

The Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services, working with the Somerville Metro Lions Club, is providing an opportunity for the public to donate no-longer-used prescription eyeglasses.

Freeholder Deputy Director Patricia Walsh and Freeholder Patrick Scaglione recently joined members of the local Lions Club chapter to place a new collection box in the lobby of the Somerset County Human Services Building at 27 Warren St. Eyeglasses can be dropped off there weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., except holidays.

The Somerville Metro Lions Club collects used eyeglasses – prescription, reading and sunglasses – for recycling at the New Jersey Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center in Trenton. Club members also visit the center at least once a year to volunteer in the many areas where help is needed, such as sorting, moving and classifying donated glasses.

The local Lions Club also provides free check-ups and prescription eyeglasses for needy residents in Somerville and neighboring towns.

For more information about the Somerville Metro Lions Club, visit their website at http://e-clubhouse.org/sites/somervillemetro

For further information about the collection sites, contact county Disabilities Coordinator Paulann Pierson at 908-704-6334 or ppierson@co.somerset.nj.us

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