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Donate Your Used Solar Eclipse Glasses in Greater Worcester and Beyond

Share the Eclipse: Donate Your Glasses

By Noelle Monaghan - Worcester Macaroni KID Publisher April 8, 2024

After the great eclipse that swept through the Greater Worcester area in April 2024, with an impressive 93% coverage, we now have three options for donating your eclipse glasses to children and families across the globe. You can either drop them off as close as Natick, or mail them if you don't have time to make the drive to Natick.


1. To donate your solar eclipse glasses, please bring them to any Warby Parker retail location any time before April 30. We’ll send all donated eclipse glasses to AWB, who will distribute them to educators and students around the world.

Warby Parker Natick Mall

1245 Worcester St.

Suite 3066

Natick, MA 01760

(508) 213-9439


2. The premise of Eclipse Glasses USA's donation program is simple yet impactful. To donate your solar eclipse glasses, please mail them to the address below by August 1, 2024. We invite individuals and organizations to donate their used eclipse glasses so that they can be repurposed for future eclipse events in other parts of the world. By doing so, we aim to foster a love for astronomy and science among young minds, while also promoting safe viewing practices.

One of the primary beneficiaries of this initiative are school children in countries that might not have easy access to eclipse glasses. By redistributing these glasses, Eclipse Glasses USA hopes to provide educational institutions with the tools they need to offer their students a safe and enlightening eclipse viewing experience.

Eclipse Glasses USA

PO Box 50571

Provo, Utah 84605


3. Westborough Public Library

Donate your solar eclipse glasses at the library for underserved communities and schools around the world. Glasses are being collected by Astronomers Without Borders through Warby Parker.

55 West Main St, Westborough

(508) 366-3050


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