Sights for Hope Named Charitable Parnter of New College Pickleball Tournament

Sights for Hope has been named the charitable partner of the inaugural Lehigh Valley Intercollegiate Pickleball Tournament, hosted by Muhlenberg College.

Organized and managed by the Muhlenberg Pickleball Club, the tournament will be held on Sunday, October 4, from 2-5 p.m., at Pickleball Kingdom in Whitehall, PA. Organizers hope to have approximately 150 players from eight Lehigh Valley area colleges and universities.

Tournament organizers selected Sights for Hope as the event’s charitable partner to help raise awareness about blindness and visual impairments, while highlighting the many ways people with vision loss overcome obstacles and pursue their goals.

Tax-deductible sponsorships and contributions are received by Sights for Hope and can be made at SightsforHope.org/LVPBT. People interested in more information should contact Jack Chu, President of the Muhlenberg Pickleball Club, at 484.363.3790, or at jchu@muhlenberg.edu.

Sights for Hope is a nonprofit organization that empowers people to maximize their potential however they see the world. Its programs and services build capabilities and confidence in people who are blind or have visual impairments, equip children to read in kindergarten, and enrich people’s lives with habits that protect their eyesight. Sights for Hope has proudly served Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley since 1928 and Monroe County since 2003. It is an independent member of the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind (PAB) and the multi-national VisionServe Alliance.

Image: Promotional image of a college-age pickleball player in a white shirt prepares to return ball on an outdoor court.