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Published December 3rd, 2014

The Gift of Sight

Submitted by Bob Murtagh

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Ten members of the Campolindo Leo Club and nine members of the Moraga Lions Club gathered at the Moraga-Orinda Fire District Station 42 on Moraga Road Nov. 16 to sort and clean 3,500 pairs of used eyeglasses. The main mission of the Lions and Leos is to aid the visually impaired. Each year the Lions clubs in California and Nevada collect over 700,000 used eyeglasses and ship them to third world countries. Once sorted and cleaned, the eyeglasses are sent to the California Medical Facility in Vacaville where inmates determine the prescription and place them in individual plastic bags. Lions clubs are located in over 200 countries worldwide and these clubs will request both glasses and host doctors who will conduct exams and issue the correct prescription. To learn more about the work of the Leos and Lions or to donate used eyeglass contact Bob Murtagh, (925) 283 1841.



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