Eyeglass Deposit Box Locations
Wheaton area residents are encouraged to donate their used eyeglasses, sunglasses, hearing aides, cell phones and metal keys to the Wheaton Lions Club. Complete eyeglasses rather than just the lenses are needed. You can use these deposit boxes for all of the above.
Wheaton Park District
Mary Lubko Center in Memorial Park
Wheaton Park District Community Center
1777 S. Blanchard Rd., Wheaton
Wheaton Public Library
225 N. Cross St., Wheaton
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
108 E. Wesley, Wheaton
Wheaton Bank & Trust
100 N. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton
Wheaton Bank & Trust
370 S. County Farm Rd., Wheaton
St. Mark Church
300 E. Cole, Wheaton
Gary Methodist Church
224 N. Main St., Wheaton
St. Paul Lutheran Church
515 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton
Haltgren Funeral Home
304 N. Main St., Wheaton
Williams-Kampp Funeral Home
430 E. Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton
Windsor Park Manor
124 Windsor Park Dr., Carol Stream
McBeth Dental Health
949 W. Liberty St, Wheaton
Advanced Eye Care
1325 N. Main St., Wheaton
Spectrios Institute
219 E. Cole, Wheaton
Clarendon Vision
760 Pasquinelli Dr., Suite 300, Westmont
Central DuPage Vision Center
27 W 185 Geneva Rd., Winfield
Eyes on Wheaton
127 W. Wesley St., Wheaton
Dr. Kim Lindermuth
45 S. Park Blvd. Suite 375, Glen Ellyn
Danada Vision Center
324 E. Roosevelt Rd., Wheaton
For over 80 Years, individual Lions clubs and districts in the U.S., Canada and several other developed countries have collected used, unwanted eyeglasses, sunglasses and hearing aids for re-distribution to the poor in developing nations. Patients search through the array of recycled eyeglasses and find the pair that best fits their eyesight correction requirements, much like those who buy "reading" glasses at the drug store.
When a notable amount of glasses and hearing aids are collected, Lion Rod Irey takes them to the Lions of Illinois Foundation in Sycamore, Illinois. They in turn send the eyeglasses to Lions International for shipment overseas to be given to needy families.
In FY 2019 Lion Rod Irey brought 2,000 pairs of eye glasses and several hearing aids down to the Illinois Lions headquarters. They will be examined by the Lions and then donated to people in need around the world.
