EyeDrive: What can I do?

(1) Ask your local school principal/staff for permission to put an EyeSightForAll eyeglass donation bin in the front office, library or gym.  Also, informational flyers can be printed out and sent home to parents along with school or teacher announcements and correspondence.

(2) Place collection bins in: your local eye doctor's office, hospitals, churches, health clubs/YMCAs. 

(3) Contact the Human Resources Manager of large employers in your community and ask if they  would allow donation bins in their cafeteria or reception.

(4) Call your local news station (radio, television) and newspaper and inform them of your collection drive and bin locations.

(5) Print flyers (sample below) and distribute them in your neighborhood. Let them know you will be coming by over the weekend during a specific time to pick up used eyeglasses. Donors can simply leave the donated eyeglasses outside their front doors. 


Sample Flyer: You can print this flyer on standard envelopes, or print it on blank paper. If you print (or tape) the informational flyer on to envelopes, a donor can insert their old eyeglasses into the envelope and leave it outside their door. If you print the informational flyer on paper, a donor can insert their old eyeglasses into a grocery bag and leave it outside their door. 

Used Eyeglass Donation Drive

Hi,

My name is ____________________, and I am collecting used eyeglasses for EyeSightForAll.org Donated eyeglasses are distributed to people of all ages, who can't afford to buy eyeglasses in developing countries. Over 1 billion people in developing countries need eyeglasses, but can not afford them and over 4 million eyeglasses are thrown away each year in America! So, if you have old sunglasses that are out of style, or glasses with an old prescription, or frames with broken or missing lenses, please donate them.

I will come back between __________and _________ a.m. / p.m. on _________________ day. Simply place the old eyeglasses in an envelope or grocery bag and leave them outside your front door. If you don't have any eyeglasses to donate this time, that's okay. We'll have another collection drive in the near future.

EyeSightForAll.org is a not-for-profit started by school students, aimed at increasing awareness in America for the need to recycle old eyeglasses via donation, so they can be reused in countries all over the world. Please visit www.EyeSightForAll.org for more information.

Thanks for helping others see the world more clearly!