Sights for Hope will form a Beginning Braille course for its Monroe County clients in February. The first class will be held on February 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Sights for Hope’s Monroe Services Center near Stroudsburg, PA. Interested clients should call 570.992.7787, Ext. 224, to register and arrange transportation. Braille is a tactile representation […]
Sights for Hope announced the January 2023 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Tuesday. The winners are Fred Folland of Germansville, PA; Marlene Kalman of Bethlehem, PA; Audrey Racines of Emmaus, PA; Nancy Ruhmel of Allentown, PA; and Daniel Topp of Schnecksville, PA. Fred Folland is Treasurer of Sights for Hope’s Board of Directors. All […]
Sights for Hope will be closed on Friday, December 30, and Monday, January 2, to observe the new year’s holidays and to give its team members an opportunity to spend time with their families and friends. No services will be available on those dates. Sights for Hope will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, at 8:30 […]
Sights for Hope has formed key partnerships to boost its Focused Futures program – an effort to provide free eye exams and glasses to pre-kindergarten children. The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation, an affiliate of Vision Benefits of America (VBA), has agreed to provide these services free to 300 children ages 0-6 annually. Services must be provided […]
Sights for Hope marked a milestone this week by holding a graduation for the first clients in more than 40 years to complete its Advanced Braille life skills education program. The four graduates had been studying what is known as grade 2 Braille, or contracted Braille, for more than two years. When the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Seven Sights for Hope service providers have earned national certifications recently by meeting best practices for their disciplines. Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Dianne Michels earned five-year reaccreditations as both a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist and a Certified Low Vision Therapist from the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals. Prevention Specialist Ruthie Asmus; Prevention Specialist Angela Hill; Prevention […]
The Sights for Hope Endowment Foundation Board of Directors elected John Sharkey to a new three-year term and elected its 2023 officers Monday night during its quarterly meeting. The endowment also saluted Gary Pave, who will retire from the board after his term ends on December 31. Pave is a retired accountant who has been […]
Sights for Hope announced the December 2022 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Thursday. The winners are Terri Davis of Bethlehem, PA; Michele Engelsiepen of Milford, DE; Carolyn George of Schnecksville, PA; Stanley Saganowich of Coplay, PA; and the Slatington Lions Club of Slatington, PA. All sweepstakes proceeds benefit Sights for Hope and its services. […]
Sights for Hope’s supporters helped the organization earn a $1,000 contribution match from AllOne Charities during the global GivingTuesday 2022 event. Through AllOne Charities’ Give Day initiative, Sights for Hope raised enough on Tuesday to qualify for the match. GivingTuesday – which is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving – is a global movement […]
Sights for Hope has teamed again with AllOne Charities to give donors an opportunity to make a greater impact with their GivingTuesday contributions. Through AllOne Charities’ Give Day initiative, AllOne will match the first $1,000 in donations made to Sights for Hope on Tuesday, November 29, through the special Give Day website. All gifts to […]