Reserve a spot on your calendar today for Comedy Night 2026! Comedy Night will be returning to Campbell’s Orchard City Banquet Hall on Saturday, April 11, 2026!
Ticket and other information will be available on this website after the start of the new year.
This is a volunteer event to help sort and clean donated used eyeglasses. Volunteer for part of the time, or work the entire event. Lunch will be provided. You do not need to sign up in advance for this event.
Lions are in receipt of 100,000 or more used eyeglasses every couple of months through an anonymous corporate relationship. As of May 2025, more than ONE MILLION used eyeglasses have been recycled with the help of volunteers.
We couldn’t have done this without all of the volunteers that join us for our sorting events. Thank you! The recycled prescription eyeglasses are distributed to the needy in Lions in Sight and Lions International sponsored international medical missions.
Vista Center has graciously provided a room at their San Jose location for storage, and use of their auditorium for sorting and cleaning the donated eyeglasses.
This article features San Jose State University alumni and current students involved in an eye glasses refurbishing project at the Vista Center on Bascom Ave. The article features the Delta Gamma sorority, Gayle Kludt, Bob Stewart, Dave Kaplow and Her Campus, all involved in this incredible initiative.
Do you have a pair of old but usable eyeglasses to donate? We collect used eyeglasses for reuse by those in need. In our area, you can drop off your gently used (not broken or scratched) eyeglasses at the following locations:
Please, do not leave printer cartridges, hearing aids, or cellphones at these locations. Only eyeglasses are accepted at dropoff locations.
Click here for additional information about donations.
Schedule Change: Moving to the 4th Thursday of each month starting in July!
On the fourth Thursday of each month, from 2:00-4:30pm, we help The Grateful Garment Project sort and label newly donated items. Contact us if you would like to join us at one of these sorting events.
The Grateful Garment Project provides victims of sexual violence the clothing and other resources they need to reclaim their dignity and begin the healing process. They work with hospitals, shelters, law enforcement and other nonprofits to meet victims’ immediate needs after a crisis, and support their ongoing needs along their road to recovery
Lensometer training & use continues on Tuesdays, from 9:00am-11am, 11:00am-1:00pm, and 1:00pm-3:00pm. Four Lensometers are available per shift.
A lensometer is a device used to measure the strength of each lens in a donated pair of glasses. We use them so that we can label and sort the used eyeglasses to be given to someone in need. We have many thousands of pairs of glasses to be tested and labeled.
Eyeglass Sorting
Additional volunteers can also help sort and clean donated eyeglasses (the steps that occur before measuring the prescription with a lensometer). We sort donated eyeglasses to pick out the pairs that are not scratched or broken and can be reused as is. The broken eyeglasses are recycled.
Special Notes, July 10, 2025:
Almost every Wednesday each month we volunteer at Martha’s Kitchen, packing meals into take out boxes to be given to needy individuals. This takes place from 2:40-5:00pm. Contact us to join us for an afternoon of volunteer service. No cooking or heavy lifting is required.
Martha’s Kitchen in San Jose is a nonprofit soup kitchen that currently provides nearly 100,000 meals and 250,000 pounds of groceries each month to those in need.