SightFirst Campaign
Up to 80% of cases of blindness are
avoidable through prevention measures or adequate treatment.
In 1925, a young lady named Helen Keller
challenged the Lions to become "Knights of the Blind
in the crusade against darkness".
Since then, Lions clubs all over the
world have introduced and supported projects that provide
aid to those with sight related illlnesses.
The Lions "SightFirst" campaign
was launched in 1990. Projects to fight cataract, train
ophthalmic staff and to combat river blindness are underway
in over 78 countries.
Portlaoise Lions Club supports "SightFirst"
by collecting used eyeglasses. These are recycled
- cleaned, repaired and classified by prescription. They
are then distributed to those in need by Lions volunteers
and other voluntary organisations with optical missions
in developing countries.
Please contact us if you have any
unused eyeglasses that you would like to donate to this
worthy campaign.
