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Naples Lions club free Services
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Free Glasses, Exams, & Surgery
We provide free glasses, eye exams, and eye surgery, for Collier County individuals and families. You can download our Application here. Contact us for more information.
In partnership with the Lions International Foundation, we offer free glasses and eye exams through participating opticians in Collier County. You and your family are eligible for a gift certificate if you have no health insurance and your income is below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. Download our application form here. Contact us for more information.
Vision Care & Glasses Gift Certificates
Eyeglass Donations
Lions Clubs around the world collect used eyeglasses for recycling. They are collected, cleaned, sorted, measured and then provided to organizations who provide them to needy individuals around the world. You can drop used eyeglasses off at any Collier County library.
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Free Hearing Aids
The Naples Lions Club provides assistance for people with financial need to obtain hearing aids. The Naples Lions Club refers all patients needing hearing aid assistance to the Sertoma Speech and Hearing Foundation of Florida (SSHF). Visit the SSHF website for more information and an online form. Click on this link---Apply for Assistance (familyhearinghelp.org---to access a PDF version of the application form (available in English and Spanish). Click this link---Eligibility---to view eligibility guidelines.
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Community Screening Events
We provide have screening events throughout the year at local community organizations, clinics, and schools. At these events, we provide free eye, hearing, diabetes, and blood pressure screening for Collier County individuals and families. We also provide free eye glasses. Contact us for more information.
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Scholarships
The Naples Lions Club gives scholarships to students who have completed their nursing program. We have a Legacy of Care Scholarship to pay for medical school for a student who strives to work in underserved communities upon graduation. Contact Lion Austin Raabe at raabe.austin@gmail.com for more information.
Schools
We provide free books for preschool children to encourage parents to read to them. We also partner with elementary schools and provide free small palm trees for students to plant on Arbor Day to encourage environmental stewardship.