Alan & Jenny Boardman Eyedrop Relaunch

Tireless Costa del Sol kindness fundraisers Alan and Jenny Boardman are group to relaunch their highly successful ‘Eyedrop’ run and are urging group not to discard aged spectacles arsenic they hole for a return travel to Uganda successful January 2026. 

The mates announced their plans, and are calling connected nan organization to donate utilized aliases caller spectacles to thief amended nan imagination of hundreds successful distant Ugandan villages.

After nan overwhelming occurrence of their 2024-2025 campaign, which saw complete 5,000 pairs of spectacles, on pinch schoolhouse supplies and toothbrushes, delivered to underprivileged communities successful Uganda, nan Boardmans are wished to proceed their mission. “Hundreds of villagers successful distant communities location now person vastly improved vision, owed only to your donations of spectacles,” they wrote connected Facebook astir nan effect of past year’s efforts while stressing, “There is truthful overmuch much to beryllium done.”

The ‘Eyedrop’ campaign, first launched successful 2023 to assistance nan little privileged successful Gambia, invites residents to donate aged aliases no-longer-needed glasses, arsenic good arsenic caller ones, to beryllium distributed to those successful need. Last year’s campaign, supported by nan Costa del Sol organization and nan Idiliq Foundation, resulted successful affectional moments, specified arsenic a Ugandan man joyfully reference his Bible for nan first clip successful years aft receiving a brace of donated glasses. The mates personally delivered nan items to schools and wellness centres successful Uganda’s poorest regions, including nan Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, during a three-week travel successful January 2025.

For nan 2026 campaign, Alan and Jenny scheme to collaborate erstwhile again pinch businesses crossed nan Costa del Sol and inland areas, establishing drop-off points for spectacles during October and November. A broad database of participating venues will beryllium published soon, making it easy for everyone successful nan Costa del Sol area to contribute. “We’ll again beryllium asking businesses to support nan run by acting arsenic drop-off points,” Alan shared, expressing gratitude for nan community’s erstwhile generosity.

The couple’s tireless dedication to kindness extends beyond ‘Eyedrop’. Known for Alan’s Mijas Walking Tours and fundraising events for section causes for illustration Cudeca, they person raised complete €25,000 for Costa del Sol charities successful caller years. Their upcoming Uganda travel will build connected nan bequest of their erstwhile efforts, bringing dream and applicable assistance to communities wherever entree to basal necessities for illustration eyewear remains retired of reach.

Residents are encouraged to cheque successful nan backmost drawers for aged spectacles and enactment tuned for nan database of drop-off points. More accusation will beryllium published shortly.