Old glasses wanted
Students from Ettalong Public School have been asked to take part in a program which provides secondhand spectacles to people in Third World countries.
The program aims to assist people who cannot afford basic eye care.
After students donate old glasses to the school, they are cleaned, repaired, classified by prescription, catalogued in a computer system and hand-delivered to disadvantaged communities in countries such as Thailand, Mexico and South Africa.
Students have until the end of the month to contribute to the program.
Newsletter, 2 Sep 2009
Ettalong Public School