eyeglasses News Archive

08-May-2008

 

  • U.S. deploys more than 43,000 unfit for combat (USA Today)
    More than 43,000 U.S. troops listed as medically unfit for combat in the weeks before their scheduled deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan since 2003 were sent anyway, Pentagon records show.


  • Camden Lions see globally with eyeglass campaign (Camden Herald)
    CAMDEN ? The Camden Lions Club had a first-hand look, recently, at how their organization?s eyeglasses recycling program benefits people in need in other countries, and it has been proposed that the Club help fund eye-care programs in a community in Columbia for one year.


  • State donates glasses to area Lions Clubs (Lake County Journals)
    Eyeglasses forgotten at airports across the state now will improve the vision of people around the world.


  • Health-care aid offered for kids (Deseret Morning News)
    UnitedHealthcare Children's Foundation is offering grants to help children who need critical health-care treatment, services or equipment not covered or not fully covered by their parents' health-insurance plans.


  • Sharp-dressed man caught on video stealing (ABC 13 Houston)
    Video surveillance catches a sharp-dressed man taking off with some expensive sunglasses


  • New drop off box for glasses (Morris Daily Herald)
    Morris Lion Keith Larson and Morris Library Director Pam Wilson are shown standing by the Morris Lions' new drop box for used eyeglasses and hearing aids. The box is located at the front of the Morris Library and is available 24/7. The eyeglasses and hearing aids collected will be distributed to needy persons to make their quality of life better. (Photo provided)


  • More than 200 area residents may get care (Salem Statesman Journal)
    Sherrie Doyle needs a new pair of eyeglasses, but she can't afford them.


  • Health experts step up debate on safety of plastics (South Bend Tribune)
    WASHINGTON -- When people say plastics are everywhere, they really mean everywhere: in the containers that hold your food; in the pipes that carry your water; in the bottles you use to feed your infant; in windows frames, shower curtains and raincoats; in eyeglasses and safety helmets; in phones or...


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