Ella’s eyes on new project
After donating her long locks to ‘help kids with cancer feel good again’, Horsham’s Ella Officer has taken on a new project – and she needs your help.
Ella, 11, has jumped on board the Lions Recycle for Sight Australia project and is collecting glasses to send to third-world countries.
“I just got glasses and it’s really made a difference for me – I can see so much clearer,” Ella said.
“My mum had to get stronger ones at the same time. I see her collection of old frames growing and sitting lonely in a drawer. Which got me thinking, what can we do with them and what can we do for those who aren’t fortunate enough to afford to restore their gift of sight?”
Ella said the recycle for sight project was perfect.
“The glasses will go to poor countries for people of all ages who need help to see,” she said.
“If people could have a look at home for any pairs of glasses they could donate, that would be great. All they have to do is drop them into Horsham Specsavers.
“They don’t need to have lenses, just the frames will do. Then they’ll all get packaged up and sent to Queensland before they’re sent off to the other countries.”
Ella said the campaign was going well, with Horsham Specsavers creating a window display with a glass tank to showcase the results.
In the past 26 years, the Lions Recycle for Sight Australia program has delivered more than seven million pairs of refurbished quality spectacles to men, women and children in need.
People can visit www.lionsclubs.org.au for more information on Lions projects.