This October, thousands of volunteers will participate in Sight Night to
collect used eyeglasses for recycling and distribution to people with vision impairments who cannot
afford new glasses. Over the past ten years, more than 160,000 volunteers have collected more than
1 million eyeglasses. The collected glasses are cleaned, repaired and sorted by Lions clubs and
Give the Gift of Sight volunteers. This recycled eyewear is then hand-delivered on international
missions, providing clear vision to those in need-some for the first time.

"Sight Night is
a wonderful chance for children to combine the fun of trick-or-treating with an activity they know
will help someone see clearly," said Tom Witkowski, a member of the Grand Island Lions Club in New
York. The club collected more than 1,000 pairs of glasses with the help of young trick-or-treaters
and a local Veterans of Foreign Wars post.

Best of all, collecting eyeglasses for Sight
Night is easy. Visit www.sightnight.org
to download collection materials including fliers, door hangers and more.

Prescription
eyeglasses for children and adults -; and non-prescription sunglasses -; can be collected. In
addition to door-to-door collection, contact schools, places of worship, local businesses,
recreation centers, senior citizen centers and lost and found collections at malls, movie theaters
and airports.

Collect on your own this Sight Night, or expand your efforts by organizing a
group. Sight Night is a fantastic project for involving schools, Scouts, Lions and Leo clubs, and
other community organizations.

BreeLayne Ring, a student at Oak Park High School in
California, collected more than 1,000 pairs of glasses for recycling, working in conjunction with
Brighton Your World, a nonprofit organization for which she works.

Lions Clubs
International is the world's largest service club organization with nearly 1.3 million members in
approximately 45,000 clubs in 202 countries and geographical areas around the world. Since 1988,
Lions Clubs International and Give the Gift of Sight -; a family of charitable vision care programs
sponsored by Luxottica Group -; have provided clear vision to millions of people worldwide. For
more information about Lions Clubs International or to find a Lions club near you to partner with
for Sight Night, visit www.lionsclubs.org.