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Ralph L. Mims, president of the R. Mims World Group and board member of the Barbuda Resource Network, along with recently-retired Los Lunas ophthalmologist Dr. Donald Leach, have transported more than 1,000 eyeglasses to the eastern Caribbean island of Barbuda.<\/p>

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BRN\u2019s primary goal is to enhance and improve the lives of the residents of Barbuda after Hurricane Irma devastated the island in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Leach recently retired after 30 years. Both Dr. Leach and Mims are Los Lunas Rotarians.<\/p>

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\u201cAs Rotarians, our primary goal is to provide services and equipment to communities in need domestically and internationally,\u201d explained Mims.<\/p>

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\u201cAs an ophthalmologist, I had access to eyeglasses, and I know they will go a long way to provide much needed eye care to the residents of Barbuda,\u201d Dr. Leach added.<\/p>\n

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