The Geneva Lions Club, serving Geneva and St. Charles, Il, has recently launched an additional recycling program to collect brass, steel, tin and aluminum keys in an effort to raise funds to support services to the hearing and visually impaired in Illinois. Donation buckets will be located at various Geneva and St. Charles businesses and schools.

The Geneva Lions and other Lions’ Clubs have long been known for their efforts in collecting and recycling used eyeglasses, however the recycling program also includes collection of keys, cell phones, ink cartridges and hearing aids. Donations are collected and sorted by club members and volunteers and are delivered to the Lions of Illinois Foundation. Funds raised are used by the foundation to support programs such as the Infant Vision Screening and Infant Hearing Screening programs.

To learn more about the Geneva Lions Club, our local service work, and the organizations we support through local fund-raising efforts, please visit genevalionsclub.org or join us for lunch at noon almost every Monday at Aurelio’s Pizza in downtown Geneva. The full schedule of meetings and featured speakers is available on our website. Your first lunch is on us!

Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world. Its 1.35 million members in more than 46,000 clubs are serving communities in 208 countries and geographical areas around the globe. Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired, championed youth initiatives and strengthened local communities through hands-on service and humanitarian projects. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit lionsclubs.org.

• Feature photo caption: Rob Livingston, general manager of Ace Hardware on State Street in Geneva, accepts a Lions’ “Unlock Your Heart” donation bucket from Lion Bill Minderman.

SOURCE: Geneva Lions Club news release