Vision is a Global Cause for Lions Clubs International since 1924 when Helen Keller asked the Lions to become “Knights of the Blind in this crusade against darkness.”

Eyeglasses recycling is in partnership with NWLERC and distributed around the world. 
Recycle your old glasses (cases not required), hearing aids, and CADA cell phones at these Oak Harbor Locations:
Allure Salon & Spa, 1299 SE Dock St #101
Connect Hearing, 380 SE Midway Blvd.
Elks Lodge, 155 NE Ernst
Garage of Blessings, 800 SE Barrington Dr
Great Clips, 31595 SR 20 Ste 4
Island Eye Care, 231 SE Barrington Ste 208
Island Thrift, 600 SE Barrington
New Image Salon, 665 SE Pioneer Way #3
Oaklawn Enchantments, 390 NE Midway Blvd #B105
Oak Harbor Lutheran Church, 1253 NW 2nd Ave
Pamela’s Legacy, 710 SE Fidalgo Ave #103
Pizza Factory, 107 S Main St, Coupeville
Regency, 1040 SW Kimball Dr.
The (Senior) Center, 51 SE Jerome St
Wallin-Stucky Funeral Home, 1811 NE 16^th Ave
Whidbey Thread & Timber, 830 SE Pioneer Way, Ste 109
Whidbey Chiropractic, 270 SE Cabot Dr Ste 4
Vision Plus, 32895 SR  20

We provide eyeglasses and hearing aides to members of our community who qualify financially. For more information, please call us.

Annually, we provide hundreds of vision screening to the Oak Harbor School District students in compliance with state mandated testing of elementary students. Annually, we proudly support Leader Dogs for the blind. We also support local and national eye banks though the White Canes Program.

October 15 White Cane Day

We loan medical equipment, at no cost, to our Oak Harbor community: bath seats, bath rails, bathtub transfer benches, bed rails, bedside tables, canes (metal, wood, or quads), bedside commode, crutches, toilet risers, hospital beds with mattresses, Hoyer lifts, IV stands, shower chairs, toilet safety frames, transfer boards, trapeze bars, walkers (including rigid, hemi, 2-wheel and 4-wheel w/bench seats), and wheelchairs (manual). For more information, to donate equipment, or if you need equipment, please call or text 360-499-6476. This program takes 3-4 active volunteers to make it all possible. Pickups are by appointment only. While we loan equipment at no cost to the user, we do gladly accept check, cash, and credit card donations to support our ongoing efforts.

Island Senior Resources https://senior-resources.org/medical-lending-library/
Open for Donations and Pick-ups: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday | Noon – 3 p.m.
917 E Whidbey Ave, Oak Harbor A modular home next to the Senior Center.  Follow the signs to back door entrance on side of the building.

Do you have items to donate? The Medical Equipment Assistance program is made possible by supporters like you! We accept monetary donations and donations of clean, sanitized, and durable medical equipment in good working condition. Please note, we cannot accept items that are principally fabric or foam, such as lift chairs, knee or back braces, or orthopedic boots. Additionally, we cannot accept ‘prescription or personal items’ such as diabetes testers, prosthetics, colostomy, incontinent, or c-pap or airborne equipment. Incontinent products can be donated to Garage of Blessings or “For the Girls” programs.

We CANNOT accept electronic wheelchairs due to cost prohibitive battery replacement costs. For electronic wheelchairs, please contact Veteran & Community Mobility Center, Rich Sundance 360.420.4046. Per Rich, “for electric wheelchair donations, if possible, please text photos. For requests, please call/text: recipient’s height, approx. weight, any special needs such as tilt, lift, recline, elevate, electric light extensions, etc.”

Other community medical programs:

For Coupeville (& south island), please contact Coupeville Lions: (360) 678-4105 https://www.coupevillelions.com/medical-equipment.html

Oak Harbor VFW and American Legion

Island Senior Resources (for all ages) Bayview and Oak Harbor Medical https://senior-resources.org/medical-lending-library/

Our additional projects:

We proudly support Coupeville Central Lions Club’s Mexicali Project which brings medical equipment and eyeglasses to rural areas of Mexico.

Annually, we typically support local Summit Assistance dogs, Leader Dog, and Dog Guides.

We offer two scholarships to graduating Oak Harbor Seniors: Chuck Anderson Vocational Scholarship and Dur Roberson Academic Scholarship. For more information, contact your guidance counselor.

We participate by fundraising, performing maintenance at the camp, sponsoring campers, and serving meals at Camp Horizon.

Each year, we proudly display hundreds of American flags throughout the community on special occasions, made possible by the generous support of local businesses and individuals. Example dates include parades, MLK Jr. Day, Presidents Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Holland Happening/Culture Fest, Memorial Day, Juneteenth or Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, September 11, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, and Pearl Harbor Day.

Please note that dates may occasionally vary based on volunteer availability, and frozen ground may prevent flag placement. If you’re interested in volunteering, we need 8 people to help with both morning and evening flag setup. We can provide high school and command volunteer letters. Contact us to get involved!

Effective July 1, 2024, the flag program is no longer a sponsorship based program, but a service project. Donations are welcomed for upkeep and replacement of the flags, holes, and poles. Click HERE to donate.

In the news…

Locally, we support North Whidbey Help House who supports our vulnerable community members. They also prepare special food boxes for those with diabetes. Hunger and Diabetes are two Lions Global Causes. In July, we collect food donations to stuff the bus for Christmas in July.

As a fundraiser to support Lions programs, we have an annual fruit sale. Our beautiful trailer was rebuilt in 2015 thanks to donations and support from our local Home Depot, Frontier Building Supply, and Les Schwab and volunteers.

Quarterly, we pickup litter on State Route 20, from Monroe Landing Road to Sidney Street, a distance of about four miles.  This project requires about 16 Lions to safely complete, and takes only about one hour.  After, we often gather at a local restaurant for breakfast. We can provide high school and command volunteer letters. Due to state adopt-a-highway requirements, volunteers aged 16+ are invited to volunteer with us.

Annually, we support Lions in Deception Pass cleanup day near Earth Day. The environment is one of Lions International Global Causes. To participate with us, give us a call or watch Facebook for details.