Global Cause – Vision: Eyeglasses – Donation Locations – Hearing
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.”
Recycle your old glasses, hearing aids, and cell phones (which we donate to CADA) at these Oak Harbor Locations:
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
Pamela’s Legacy, 655 Pioneer Way #4
The (Senior) Center, 51 SE Jerome St
Wallin-Stucky Funeral Home, 1811 NE 16th Ave
Whidbey Chiropractic 270 SE Cabot Dr Ste 4
Vision Plus, 32895 SR 20
Eyeglasses recycling is in partnership with NWLERC and distributed around the world. We provide eyeglasses and hearing aides to members of our community who qualify financially. For more information or if you need glasses, please call 360-320-7066. If you need hearing aids, please call 360-320-0161 .
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
Medical Equipment Loans
We loan medical equipment, such as hospital beds, walkers, wheelchairs, shower/bath seats, toilet risers, knee scooters, and more, at no cost, to our Oak Harbor community. For more information, to donate equipment, or if you need equipment, please call 360-499-6476. If you are interested in volunteering for our local program, please call us. The program takes 3-4 active volunteers to make it all possible.
At this time, we cannot accept ‘prescription items’ such as diabetes testers, prosthetics, walking boots, colostomy, incontinent, or c-pap machines. 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.”
We proudly support Central Lions Club’s Mexicali Project which brings medical equipment and eyeglasses to rural areas of Mexico.
Annually, we proudly support local Summit Assistance mobility assistance dogs.
For Coupeville (& south island), please contact Coupeville Lions.
Scholarships
We offer two scholarships to graduating Oak Harbor Seniors. The Chuck Anderson Vocational Scholarship is renewable for two years. The Dur Roberson Academic Scholarship is renewable for four years. For more information, call: 360-320-0161
Camp Horizon
We participate by fundraising, performing maintenance at the camp, sponsoring campers, and serving meals at Camp Horizon.
Flag Sponsorship
Twelve times a year, we place hundreds of American flags throughout the community. They are placed adjacent to businesses that sponsor the flags, in support of the Oak Harbor Lions. Current Dates:
*MLK Jr. Day *President’s Day
*St. Patrick’s Day *Holland Happening
*Memorial Day *Flag Day
*Independence Day *Labor Day
*September 11 *Columbus Day
*Veterans Day *Pearl Harbor Day
Click HERE to sponsor
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Global Causes Hunger & Diabetes
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.
Global Cause Environment: Earth Day and Adopt-a-Road
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.
