LALLC to meet

Lehighton Area Lioness Lions will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Carbon Career and Technical Institute, Jim Thorpe.Roxanne Down, director of Blue Mountain Health System Adult Day Care Center, will be the guest speaker.Lions are encouraged to invite a guest or family member to attend the dinner. Reservations can be made by contacting Linda Benner at (610) 377-3685.Club members are busy preparing for Valentine visitations to The Summit at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 and Mahoning Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12.Community members may place used eyeglasses at any of the following Lehighton locations: Lehighton High Rise, First Street; Lehighton Library, South Street; PNC Bank, First Street; Wells Fargo Bank, Interchange Road, Jim Thorpe National Bank, Fourth Street; Mallard Market, Second Street; Lehighton Municipal Building, Second Street; Dr. Hawk Dental Office, South Third Street; Dr. Dematte Chiropractic, Interchange Road, Lehighton; and Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital, Twelfth Street.Eyeglasses are recycled for those in other countries who are unable to afford corrective lenses.Anyone interested in learning more about Lionism or who would like to attend a meeting should contact Sandra Whiteman at (610) 377-1506 or email the club at

lallc@yahoo.com.