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Flexible Schedule
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Atlanta, GA 30341
Thank you again for your support of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation! Our recycle center is in full swing and, we have new and ongoing opportunities to stay involved. All opportunities are open to both individuals and volunteers of all ages. Youth under the age of 18 must be supervised by an adult. Interested in bringing a student or youth group? Please give us a call! We love to involve community youth in this meaningful work. Eyeglasses Recycling - Is your workplace, church, or school looking for group volunteer activities? Our recycling center is perfect for group outings to combine service and friendship. Your team works together to wash, sort, and prepare used eyeglasses to be sent with worldwide mission trips. Don’t worry if you don’t have a group - anyone is welcome! Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Volunteer as much or as little as you'd like! There are 3 main ways to volunteer in the Recycling Center: Role 1: Wash & Sort Donated Glasses | We receive donated used glasses from all over the country, weekly. Wash glasses in our industrial sink, hand dry them and sort them by glasses type. This is step 1 of our process. Role 2: Read Lens Prescriptions on Lensometers | Once glasses are cleaned and sorted, we read the glasses to ensure they are stored under the correct lens strength (i.e. single-vision clear glasses, readers, bifocals, progressives, etc.) This is step 2. Role 3: Pack Glasses for Mission Trips | Often, we get requests from churches, civic groups, medical groups, etc. that are interested in taking glasses with them in mission trips. We pack and ship the glasses to the groups for them to distribute to the people they will serve.
Date Posted: Apr 29, 2025
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Jun 3
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May 31
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09:00 AM
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02:30 PM
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Atlanta, GA 30341
Our volunteer doctors make our Mobile Vision Clinic Program possible, donating hundreds of hours to perform over 2,000 eye exams annually. Join us to help meet the growing demand for accessible, affordable vision services. Partnering with Sight for Kids (Georgia Lions Clubs and Johnson & Johnson) KIA, and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, we aim to screen students in at least 25 Atlanta Public Schools (APS) in 2024-25, up from 22 schools last year. We conduct 1-2 school clinics per week and seek optometrists willing to volunteer on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays in APS, Fulton County, Clayton, Cobb, Gwinnett and Dekalb County schools. Our focus is on elementary students. In the summer, we will be going to YMCA's. If you’re a licensed optometrist interested in volunteering, please contact us! Mobile School Clinics: How They Work Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation, Inc. serves uninsured and underinsured Georgians. We primarily work with Title I schools, bringing mobile eye exam equipment to partner schools. We provide all necessary tools; just show up ready to serve! Clinic Flow: Screenings: Students in focus grades are screened with a handheld autorefractor. Screening takes 1 minute per child, with results indicating "pass" or "refer." Referred students receive comprehensive exams. Examinations: Doctors assess referred students and prescribe corrective lenses as needed. Prescriptions are sent to our Chamblee lab, and glasses are delivered to students within 4-6 weeks, at no cost to families.
Date Posted: Apr 29, 2025
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Flexible Schedule
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Atlanta, GA 30341
Thank you again for your support of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundation! The recycling center is in full swing and, we have new and ongoing opportunities to stay involved. We welcome individuals as well as groups to volunteer in the Recycling Center. All youth under age 18, must be supervised by an adult at all times. Eyeglasses Reading - Looking for something more technical? Our recycling center offers volunteers to assist with reading glasses to capture their prescriptions. Reading prescriptions helps get the washed and sorted glasses prepared for the mission trips where these glasses are delivered overseas. Training is provided. Hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Date Posted: Apr 29, 2025
