CLIFTON —  As fall weather finds everyone spending more time at home, Clifton Lions Club members are asking people to look through dresser drawers and closets for used eyeglasses and donate them to the Lions Recycle For Sight program.

During the month of November, Clifton Lions Club will be collecting used prescription and non-prescription eyeglasses as part of a unique recycling program. The collected glasses will be cleaned and prepared for distribution in developing countries where eye care is often unaffordable and inaccessible.

“We need everyone to donate their used eyeglasses,” said Jim Gibbons, project chairperson, “In most developing countries, 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.”

The donated glasses will be shipped to a regional Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center where they will be cleaned, categorized by prescription and prepared for distribution by Lions and other groups.

To donate used glasses (including sunglasses and reading glasses), place them in the specially marked Lions Recycle For Sight collection boxes located at Brookshire’s or David’s supermarkets in Clifton, or  turn them over to any Lion. Eyeglasses can also be brought to the Pancake Supper on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Clifton Civic Center.

Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization with more than 1.3 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world.

Serving for over 80 years, Clifton Lions Club meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays each month at noon at the American Legion hall at City Park. For more information or to get involved with the Clifton Lions Club, contact Drew Leigh at 675-2265.