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RECYCLE FOR SIGHT
Recycle for Sight / Colorado Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center is a project of Colorado Lions.  The project goal is to provide eyeglasses for those in need locally and internationally.  The steps are: 
  1. Collecting the eyeglasses from donation boxes throughout Colorado
  2. Sorting the thousands of eyeglasses in preparation for processing
  3. CO Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center – COLERC – washing, reading Rx, and packaging for distribution.
  4.  Distribution to the needy at Local and international eyeglass clinics.
On February 8th, 34 volunteers—Lions from Denver, Cyber, Centennial Airport, Chatfield, Arvada, Englewood, Layette Clubs, family and friends, and volunteers from US Health— sorted through over 20,000 eyeglasses, hundreds of cases, and many lens-cleaning cloths. The sorting process has five different categories, preparing the glasses for the next step at COLERC. Glasses that are not useable are sent to a unique California recycling center that uses metal, plastic, and lenses. Cases are sent to a local metal recycling center. The lens cloths go to the international missions.  Almost everything gets recycled.  Please come and volunteer at the next step in the process – COLERC. 
 
You do not have to be a Lion member to volunteer. Family and friends are welcome, as well as groups. We have seen kids like to volunteer. 
 
Contact Lion Dwight at 303.653.8780 or Lion Fletcher at 303.619.8486       www.COLERC.ORG 
 
CLICK HERE for more images and videos of the event.
 
Denver Lion Sally and Centennial Lion Gwen sort through hundreds of cases to prepare for metal recycling. 

COLERC
Come and volunteer at COLERC.
 
We have 1500 square feet of heated and air-conditioned space for processing and inventorying recycled eyeglasses.
 
 
We have thousands of eyeglasses ready to process.
 
The first step is to wash and sanitize the glasses
 
The lensometer room where we read the Rx and label and package each eyeglass 
 
We sort glasses by Rx.
 
The eyeglasses are packaged, inventoried, and ready to distribute locally and internationally for vision events.

 
Lensometers
There are now a total of eight Topcom Lensometers in Colorado that process eyeglasses for use around the world.  The COLERC location has four units. The others are in satellite locations:
  • Pueblo
  • Woodland Park Pikes Peak \ Colorado Springs Nob Hill
  • Gil
  • Golden 
The satellite locations can bring their processed eyeglasses to be included in the COLERC inventory.
COLERC CONTACTS
The COLERC Committee
  • Dwight Steen - Denver Lions                  dwight.steen@gmail.com         303-653-8780
  • Carol Young - Arvada Lions                   cayoung7@hotmail.com            970-232-8548
  • John Spice - Golden Lions                      spicejk713@gmail.com             303-949-1046
  • Dave Newman - Englewood Lions         doctordave@usa.net                  720-209-0129
  • Fletcher Brown - Denver Lions               brownsinco$gmail.com             303.619.8486
Colorado Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center - COLERC
4605 Monaco Street, Denver, CO 80216
See the website for driving instructions
 
WWW.COLERC.ORB 
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