As Part of our Family of Parish Mercy in Action Service Month

Eyeglasses and Hearing Aid Donation

September 27th – October 12th, 2025

Bring any of your old eyeglasses or hearing aids no longer in use and drop them off in the basket on the Information Counter in theGathering Space.

Sunglasses & contacts are no longer accepted.

St. Blase is partnering with St. Michael’s parish for “Mercy in Action Day” who is working with the local Lions Club to collect eyeglasses and hearing aids for those in need. Glasses are shipped to the nearest Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center and trained volunteers sort, clean and determine the prescription strengths of the glasses. In 2024, the Lions Club collected 21,843 pairs of eyeglasses.

Volunteers at the recycling center carefully package the prepared glasses and store them until they are required for eyeglass dispensing missions. Glasses that are not suitable for reuse are recycled for scrap, with the earnings benefitting local Lions and Leos projects. At the mission site, eye care professionals and trained Lion and Leo volunteers perform vision screenings and dispense the appropriate recycled glasses, free of charge, to children and adults in need.

In 1999 The Lions Hearing Center of Michigan was founded as a partnership between Lions Districts 11A1 and 11A2, the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Wayne State University, and the Detroit Medical Center. Since 2008, the Lions Hearing Center began to expand its services to reach more people in need. Their services grew to include hearing screenings, educational programs, working with the deaf community, implementing outreach efforts throughout southeastern Michigan, and partnering with dozens of organizations to provide hearing care for all.