A nursery in Angus has issued a rallying call for unwanted glasses to “help an unmeasurable amount of people in the developing world.”
Helping Hands Nursery at Angus College has set up an eco-committee, gaining a bronze award last year.
The children are working towards their silver award and for one of their projects they are collecting in unwanted reading glasses and sunglasses.
They are working in partnership with Specsavers in Arbroath and when the collection is full the children will take them to Specsavers so they can be forwarded to Vision Aid.
Jamie Buchan, director of Specsavers Arbroath, said, “Vision Aid Overseas (VAO) is a charity close to our hearts here in Specsavers Arbroath. Over the years we have raised money and supported the spectacle recycling scheme that is so invaluable to VAO and the thousands of people they assist each year.
“As a project volunteer, I will never forget my trip to Burkina Faso in Africa and the 4000 people we assisted in the two weeks my team were there. I thank the Helping Hands Nursery at Angus College for this charitable endeavour.
“Simply collecting unused spectacles for Vision Aid Overseas will help an unmeasurable amount of people in the developing world, in some cases giving people sight for the first time and letting them work to support themselves and families.
“We take for granted an optician on every town’s high street in the UK in Burkina Faso there were only six when I was there in 2008.”
Vision Aid Overseas is a UK charity that aims to transform the lives of 670 million people who have poor eyesight and ill health.
The glasses are tailored and re-used by the charity to improve the quality of life of people in the third world, bringing education and employment to many.
The nursery is appealing for any unwanted glasses to be handed into it to be donated to VAO.
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