DR MIRIAM: FOCUS ON HELPING POOR.Byline: MIRIAM STOPPARD DEAR MIRIAM, ARE there any charities which can make use of reading glasses that are no longer needed? WORLD in Sight (WIS) helps older people in developing countries by providing them with spectacles. The glasses are sorted, cleaned and graded. WIS then arranges for them to be delivered to ophthalmic clinics all over the world, where opticians match them to their own patients. Your spectacles could end up in such countries as Brazil, Burundi, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. , Tanzania. Take your old glasses, including varifocals, to any Dollond & Aitchison branch (go to www.danda.co.uk for a list of branches), or to any Help The Aged shop. You can also send them freepost to Help The Aged, World In Sight, FREEPOST LON LON Longitude LON League of Nations LON Local Operating Network LON Labyrinth of Nightmare (Yu-Gi-Oh cards) LON Launch on Need (International Space Station) LON London - All Airports 13616, London, N1 9BR. Broken and irreparable ir·rep·a·ra·ble adj. Impossible to repair, rectify, or amend: irreparable harm; irreparable damages. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin metal frames can be sent to be smelted. This income helps cover the appeal's overheads such as packaging and air-freight costs. For further inquiries about World In Sight call their hotline on 0870 7700446, email worldinsight@hta.org.uk or go to www.helptheaged.org.uk/Recycling. |
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