The hardships that took most of Dorothy Montero’s sight, paralyzed her from the waist down, and isolated her in a new city would be enough to drop most people into deep despair. For Dorothy, that…
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Jul 30, 2020 |
Campers with Visual Impairments Spend Part of their Summer Helping Kids at Good Shepherd
Kids in the Center for Vision Loss’ Camp I CAN! program spent part of their summer raising money to bring joy to patients in Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Program in Allentown, PA. Each…
Read MoreThe Center for Vision Loss has activated a new version of its website developed to maximize its accessibility for people with permanent physical impairments. The new version was produced by Accessibility Shield of Norristown, PA.…
Read MoreThe Center for Vision Loss announced the first winners of its 2020-2021 C. Well Sweepstakes on Tuesday. The July drawing was deferred to allow as many entries to be submitted as possible. Drawings on or…
Read MoreCenter for Vision Loss employees who can work from their homes will resume doing so on Thursday in compliance with new state regulations. The new regulations to combat the global COVID-19 pandemic, issued by Pennsylvania…
Read MoreThe Center for Vision Loss has announced that it earned more than $100,000 in corporate and foundation gifts during the second half of its 2020 fiscal year, which ended on June 30. That support included…
Read MoreThe Center for Vision Loss announced today that its Lions Needs Campaign produced a revenue increase in 2019-2020 and that its 2020-2021 campaign will start in January. The 2019-2020 Lions campaign, which closed on June…
Read MoreThe Center for Vision Loss has announced several employee promotions and new assignments that took effect on Wednesday. Promoted to full-time positions were Teresa Pickett, who became Services Coordinator; Yvette Quintero, who became the organization’s…
Read MoreDennis Zehner assumed the role as Executive Director of the Center for Vision Loss today as the agency began a new service year and initiated a critical effort to define how it will advance its…
Read MoreJun 30, 2020 |
Douglas Yingling Retires as Executive Director with ‘Confidence’ in the Agency’s Future
Shortly after Center for Vision Loss Executive Director Douglas Yingling joined a blues and rock guitar duo called Yingling Porter On Tap, the band agreed to open the agency’s first Songs4Sight concert event. The fact…
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