Lions Club offers ways to recycle and help others
The Churchville Lions Club thanks the Village of Churchville, Town of Riga and Town of Riga Recycling Center for helping the club recycle.
- Eye glasses go to third world countries. We recycled over 50,000 pairs from the Rochester area last year.
- Hearing aids are repaired, refurbished and fitted to local residents. Rochester area Lions recycled over 150 hearing aids this past year but the need is always greater than the supply.
- Ink jet cartridges - We get some reimbursement which goes back to the community events. Last year we received less than $10.
- Cell phones - We have just started collecting cell phones.
- Laser cartridges from copier machines. We just sent in the first box.
Recycle boxes can be found at the Town Hall, Village Office and at the Town of Riga Recycling Center.
Other ways to help recycle
- Prescription medicine bottles, (all labels removed). This is a project of the Spencerport Lions Club. The Churchville Lions have collected several hundred clean, empty bottles. The empty bottles are shipped to third world countries. Medicine bottles can also be dropped off at the Ogden Library.
- New unused hotel soaps, shampoos, hand lotions - Given to local shelters. We have delivered several boxes in the past several years. Contact Lion Nancy at 293-1105.
- Children's books, new or gently used. We supply the books to the Medical Center at School #17 and the West Main Street Pediatric Medical Center as well as other schools and shelters in Rochester. Contact Lion Nancy at 293-1105.
- Medical loan equipment - The community can borrow electric beds, lift chairs, wheelchairs, walkers, commodes, crutches free of charge from our closet. If you have durable equipment that you are no longer in need of, you may want to consider recycling the equipment through the Loan Closet. Contact Lion George at 594-2103.
The Churchville-Chili Leos Club, a service club for students at the senior and junior high schools, collect:
- Pull tabs from beverage cans (aluminum) - Donated tabs are given to Lakeside Hospital in Brockport for the purchase of medical equipment. The Leos collected over 150 pounds of tabs last year.
- Greeting card fronts only - donated to various groups to make gift tags, recycled cards, craft projects
- Campbell's soup labels are used to purchase education supplies at Churchville-Chili schools.
- Box Top coupons are also used for the same purpose at the schools.
These Leos' projects can be dropped of at the Riga Recycling Center at the present time.
Lion Pete Neidrauer
Churchville Lions Club
December 11, 2005
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