A KEIGHLEY opticians is celebrating a major boost for its charity campaign to help people in Zambia see clearly after collecting more than 2,500 unwanted donated glasses from customers.
Working with Vision Aid Overseas, staff and customers at Specsavers Keighley showed their generosity by bringing a record-number of old glasses to the store for donation during 2016.
As the project was so successful last year, the team is hopeful that donations will continue to be received throughout 2017.
Store director Nigel Wilson said: "We would like to thank all of our customers who helped us in this project recently.
"We ask people to please keep bringing in their unwanted glasses. Every single one will make a difference.
"In a country where opticians’ services are readily available, such as the UK, it is easy to take our vision for granted. In the developing world, the provision of optical services has a real impact on peoples’ lives."
All the collected glasses are recycled and the money made is used to help provide eye care in developing countries.
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