A regular meeting of the Lehighton Area Lioness Lions Club will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Carbon Career & Technical Institute in Jim Thorpe.

The club is busy preparing for Valentine's Day visits to The Summit Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11, and the Mahoning Valley Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at 2 p.m. Feb. 15. In addition, arrangements are being made for the club's annual Bunny Lunch to be held on March 21 at the Lehighton Recreation Center.Community members are encouraged to 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; Wells Fargo Bank, Interchange Road; PNC Bank, Route 443; and Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital, 12th Street.Anyone in Lehighton needing financial assistance with eyeglasses can contact committee chairwoman Lisa Whitehead at 610-379-4002.There are financial guidelines that must be followed by all applicants, and a written application must be completed and approved.Anyone interested in becoming involved with Lionism is asked to contact Brenda Green at 570-657-7453, or email the club at

lallc@yahoo.com.