Spectrek

Used spectacles are collected from participating Lions clubs at a number of designated pick-up points, including They are then passed to Chichester Lions Club for initial sorting prior to optical grading and onward despatch to Third World Countries. Many of these spectacles are given to patients treated at Eye-Camps, which are often sponsored by Lions Clubs.
Farnham Lions Club has participated in SpecTrek for many many years,and reckon to have collected over 250,000 pairs in that time. We collect used spectacles from Lions-labelled boxes we have placed in local Opticians, Doctors, Hospitals and from individual members of the public who pass them on to us.

The value of these spectacles to those people with impaired sight in Third World Countries cannot be over-emphasised, and participating in SpecTrek must be counted as one of the most worhwhile jobs we do.
Thanks to everyone who took the trouble to donate their used specs and to the opticians who collected them on our behalf.