JOINT SIGHT COMMITTEE

The Capital Area Lions Joint Sight Conservation Committee (aka Joint Sight Committee) is composed of Lion members from the Juneau Lions Club and the Juneau Mendenhall Flying Lions Club.  The purpose of the committee is to:

• provide glasses to the needy, as determined by the committee, particularly children of school age;
• provide assistance for the visually impaired;
• cooperate with other organizations interested in sight conservation; and
• further legislation for the visually impaired in the Capital area.

The Joint Sight Committee assists the community with financial assistance for eye exams and eyeglasses when one cannot afford them and after certain criteria have been met.  See the FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE section below for more information.  We also collect and recycle used eyeglasses for those in need.

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EYEGLASS RECYCLE PROJECT:
Did you know that Lions around the world collect old, unwanted eyeglasses?  It's all part of the Lions Clubs International program, Recycle for Sight. 

We collect eyeglasses of all types:  single lenses, trifocals, broken glasses, prescription and nonprescription, reading glasses or sunglasses. We collect them all!  We also take any cases that are no longer needed. 

The donated glasses are shipped to the Aurora Borealis Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center in North Pole, Alaska, where they will be cleaned, categorized by prescription, and prepared for distribution to needy people around the world.  Including Alaska. 

We ask people to go through their dresser drawers, desks, filing cabinet, kitchen table, cabin, boat, car, garage, bedside table, and any where else they might have left a pair of glasses they no longer need and bring them to one of the six collection sites in Juneau

1. Specs in the City
   Mendenhall Mall
   9105 Mendenhall Loop Road, Suite 367
   Juneau, AK 99801
   907-796-3937
2. Tongass Regional Eye Clinic
   3268 Hospital Drive, Ste A
   Juneau, AK 99801
   907-586-2700
3. SEARHC
   Hospital Drive
   1200 Salmon Creek Drive
   Juneau, AK 99801
   907-463-4040
4. Alaska Vision Center
   800 Glacier Avenue
   Juneau, AK 99801
   907-586-9864
5. Lifetime Eyecare
   9309 Glacier Hwy, Suite 103
   Juneau, AK 99801
   907-789-3175
6. Dr. Messerschmidt
   8800 Glacier Hwy, Suite 105
   Juneau, AK 99801
   907-789-1855
7. Glacier Seafoods
   13555 Glacier Highway
   Juneau, AK 99801
   907-790-3590
8. Moose Lodge
   8335 Airport Boulevard
   Juneau, AK 99801
   907-789-9155
9. Costco
   5225 Commercial Drive
   Juneau, AK 99801
   907-780-6740

If you would like to participate in this program and set up a collection site, please contact the committee at mendenhallflyinglions@gmail.com.  Lions thank you for your help in giving sight to the needy. 

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR EYE EXAMS AND EYEGLASSES:
If you are in need of a pair of eyeglasses and financially unable to purchase them yourself, the Joint Sight Committee may be able to help you financially.

The amount provided for the cost of eye exams, single vision glasses, bifocal and trifocal glasses, are subject to approval of the committee after all criteria are met. We are your last resort.

If you are in need of financial assistance for eyeglasses, please click HERE for a copy of the application.   

FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE:   mendenhallflyinglions@gmail.com