So, for the 22nd week of the 52 Weeks of Giving challenge, the girls donated glasses that we no longer wear to New Eyes for the Needy. According to New Eyes for the Needy’s website, “The cost of eyeglasses in many developing nations is equivalent to a year’s salary.”
Thanks to organizations like New Eyes for the Needy, last year alone, 5,167 individuals in need who were living in the U.S. and 161,000 people in developing nations were given the gift of clear vision. As the New Eyes for the Needy website says, they work toward “Bringing Vision to the U.S. and the world.”
We found three pairs of glasses which will be recycled by New Eyes for the Needy; and used by those in need.
Olivia cleaning a pair of glasses
before shipping them New Eyes for the Needy.
New Eyes for the Needy
549 Millburn Avenue
P.O. Box 332
Short Hills, NJ 07078
U.S.A.
Make sure you put your name and return address (with zip code) inside the envelope so the organization can thank you. More information on shipping can be found on the New Eyes for the Needy website.
The girls worked together to seal the box that held
their donation of three pairs of glasses.
If you don't have glasses to donate, New Eyes for the Needy also accepts cash donations ($60 purchases a pair of glasses for an individuals in need in the U.S.) as well as donations of a variety of items which they sell and use the proceeds to buy glasses for U.S. residents.
Here's the link more information about what they are looking. This is a great way to get rid of items you no longer want/need that someone else will buy and reuse. Not only are you helping others see, but you are helping the environment.
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