Lions Recycling boxes in Gorham
Hannaford Grocery Store
Main Street
Gorham, Maine 04038
Dr. Alan J. Mathieu, OD
Doctor of Optometry
347 Main Street
Gorham, ME 04038
Phone: 207-839-2638
Or contact the Gorham Lions here.
Through the Recycle for Sight program, Lions help those in need by collecting used
eyeglasses, which are then shipped to one of nine Lions eyeglasses recycling centers.
There the glasses are cleaned, categorized by prescription and then distributed to men,
women and children in developing countries free of charge.
The World Health Organization estimates that the eyesight of one-fourth of the world's
population can be improved through the use of corrective lenses. Unfortunately for many, a pair of glasses is both unaffordable and inaccessible. In developing countries, an eye
exam costs as much as one month's wages, and a single doctor may serve a community of hundreds of thousands of people.
For nearly 70 years, individual Lions clubs and districts in the U.S., Canada and several
other developed countries have collected old, unwanted eyeglasses for re-distribution. To
increase public awareness for this service initiative, thousands of Lions throughout North
America sponsored the first-ever Lions Recycle For Sight Month in May 1996. Thanks
in-part to continuous nationwide publicity in the U.S., the program has been very
successful.