The people from the third world countries sometime leave their homes days in advance to line up to be ready when the crew arrives. It has been noted that some people have walked for two days and waited in line for hours to receive a pair of glasses. There has been incidents where this was the first time that some have seen. All due to the Lions collecting used eyeglasses. The crews work 10 to 14 hours a day to screen all the people that come.
Lions also collect used hearing aids.
There is a Hearing Foundation that is sponsored by the Lions Club in Taunton, Massachusetts. The used hearing aids along with any good batteries are turned into this foundation. Any Hearing aids that can be refurbished go into a bank so that when a client is sponsored by any Lions Club, the hearing aid, along with the testing is provided free to the client. This money helps for those that have no insurance and for the children that can not be given used hearing aids. It is very important that the Lions Clubs continue to collect used eyeglasses and hearing aids to help those less fortunate.