An unassuming drop box outside a pharmacy on Saxer Avenue in Springfield is the first stop on a journey that ends with someone seeing clearly for the very first time.

Every month, Larry Healy, president of the Springfield Lions Club, unlocks the box and retrieves dozens of donated eyeglasses. They're prescription glasses that are old to their original owners, but offer new hope for people in need overseas.

"I'm collecting eyeglasses for the Lions Club, which will clean, categorize, the frames, lenses and then they'll go to South America, Africa and poor countries where residents may not have all the eyecare that they should have," Healy said.

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It's a local initiative that's part of a larger mission. In April 2025, Lions Clubs from Delaware County, Philadelphia Coun

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