Uxbridge & District Lions Club
Ontario Canada
Be a part of making a difference in our Community by your donation.
How does your donation benefit your community?
Much of the focus of the work the Uxbridge Lions Club does as a service club organization is to raise funds for worthy causes and projects.
By donating to the Uxbridge Lions Club, you are helping to make a positive change and make a difference in the lives of others in our community.
Your donation goes toward projects that benefit local non-profit and charitable organizations and helping other individuals in need.
How to donate:
No matter what the amount is,
every donation is appreciated.
All donations are accepted by e-transfer to uxbridgelions@gmail.com
On your bank website, look for the link, "e-transfer" or "Interact e-transfer."
There's no need to create a password for the deposit - your donation is automatically deposited.
If you wish to donate to a specific cause or project, be sure to indicate in the comments of your e-transfer.
All throughout the year, we also collect pull tabs which support the Lions Foundation for Dog Guides and eye glasses that are sent to newly establishing and needy countries. To donate, email us at uxbridgelions@gmail.com.
Thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity.
Did you know ...
Uxbridge Lions Club collects pull tabs from cans
Why do we only collect the tabs from cans?
Although the whole aluminum can is valuable, the tab is much cleaner and easier to collect in large quantities than whole cans. The tab of a standard soda can is made of high quality, high-grade aluminum. By itself, it doesn’t mean much, but when you pull together, pop-tabs add up and become a valuable donation to our fund. The tabs we collect go towards the purchase of a wheelchair for someone in need.
It takes 1,400 tabs to make a pound and each pound of tabs is worth about $0.60 (60 cents).
How many tabs does it take to get a wheelchair?
To buy a wheelchair that costs $6,000, it would take 9,500 pounds of tabs - or approximately 14 million tabs. An extra 6,500 pounds equal to 10 million tabs are required to by a wheelchair that costs $10,000.
Uxbridge Lions Club collects used eyeglasses
Why do we collect eyeglasses?
For over 80 years, Lions Clubs International have been collecting eyeglasses and this is an official service activity program of since October, 1994. The purpose of the eyeglasses collection program is to meet the demand for quality eyeglasses.
Since 1996, over 37 million pairs of eyeglasses have been collected and with donations coming from local organizations, optometrists, businesses, and individuals in the community, the number of eyeglasses donated continues to grow.
All types of eyeglasses are needed for reading or sunglasses whether they are prescription of non-prescription. Each pair of glasses that are collected are cleaned, classified and distributed by Lions volunteers and other organizations providing an optical mission to developing countries.
If you have collected pull tabs or have eyeglasses you would like to donate, donations can be dropped off at the Lions food Booth in Elgin Park on Canada Day, on Thursday evenings during Cruise In Car Shows and during the Fall Fair or call Jean Doucet at 647-456-4942.