eyeglasses News Archive

08-Feb-2009

 

  • Dentures, kids and hats ? oh my, they all get lost at rodeo (San Antonio Express-News)
    Stock Show lost and found accumulates mountain of stuff. While kids are returned, some stuff is donated to charity.


  • Donate glasses to Lions (The Norwood Young America Times)
    Since 1925 the Lions have been known for being ?Knights of the Blind.? One of their activities is to collect and distribute used eyeglasses around the world.


  • Evans Senior Center news (Greeley Tribune)
    There is a very special birthday party planned for later this month at the Evans Senior Center. On Feb. 17, we will celebrate Bertha Dwiggins' 100th birthday.


  • NZ PM's mishap is lucky break for charity (CNN)
    An Internet auction to sell off the plaster cast that New Zealand Prime Minister John Key wore when he broke his right arm has raised close to NZ$ 20,000 for charity.


  • Where to find help (The Shreveport Times)
    Here is a list of resources that might be helpful to persons who have no health care coverage or who are underinsured.


  • Luxottica Quarterly Sales Rise 4% on Strong Dollar (Update1) (Bloomberg)
    Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Luxottica Group SpA , the world?s biggest eyeglasses maker, said fourth-quarter sales rose 4 percent as the dollar?s strength against the euro more than offset weakening consumer demand in the U.S.


  • Couple won't accept stroke that left him paralyzed (Boston Globe)
    Bonnie Veillette faces her husband with pen in hand, a yellow legal pad on her lap. She concentrates on his eyes.


  • Prison spending slammed (CNews)
    Canada's prison service is spending millions of taxpayer dollars on everything from dentures to prosthetic limbs.


  • Cleaning house? Donate your stuff to a worthy cause (Florida Today)
    As you clean out the house to meet New Year's resolutions or to pass the time during a stay-at-home vacation, you're likely to have a lot of stuff that needs a home.


  • Man rescued from chilly brush (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
    Confused and trapped in the brambles, ?lucky? man rescued


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