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put in what is called “the melt*, which means that they are taken to a New Jersey refinery and melted down for cash. The money thus realized is used by New Eyes to buy new prescription glasses and artificial eyes for needy people in the United States. The good plastic framed glasses are tested and packaged for shipment overseas. Each pair is marked with its prescription by trained volunteers to be distributed to medical missionaries in many countries of the world. Last year 45,000 pairs of re-usable glasses and many artificial eyes were sent overseas.New Eyes also has a heavy demand from tropical countries for dark glasses which protect against the sun’s glare. One delighted missionary in Pakistan discovered a bonus: he could use his as a mirror to spruce up after cycling through dusty villages. Jewelry is of great importance to New Eyes for the Needy. Not a piece is wasted. The good antique and costume jewelry as well as silver hollow ware and flatware are polished, appraised and sold weekly at New Eyes headquarters. In addition there are two large jewelry sales a year sponsored by the charity. All proceeds go to buy new prescription glasses for the needy. Broken jewelry of gold and silver and odd pieces of precious metal such as found in gold dentures are put in “the melt”. ' - ! And what' Of the people who are helped by New Eyes? They represent a cross section of all ages and interests. Among them the Virginia woman not able to read her Bible, a leper patient whose eyes had become sensitive to the strong Pacific sun, a farmer who could not tell vegetables from weeds as he toiled in the fields, a diabetic patient confined to a wheel chair unable to recognize visitors, a child of six squinting badly, an elderly woman living on a small pension with nothing for “extras like glasses”, a 53-year old man deeply discouraged over inability to get steady work because of poor eyesight. For each of these people New Eyes provided the glasses that changed their lives. Those who need but cannot afford eyeglasses may apply
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