Sights for Hope closed its 2021-2022 C. Well Sweepstakes on Wednesday with the announcement of its June winners. The June winners are Mary Agustini of Nanticoke, PA; Kathy Baltsar of Whitehall, PA; Emily Howell of Hollis Hills, NY; Jim Joyce of Hellertown, PA; and the Slatington Lions Club of Slatington, PA. The 2021-2022 sweepstakes raised more than […]
Paul Miller was elected to the Sights for Hope Board of Directors and four directors were elected to new terms during the board’s annual meeting. Miller, who identifies as completely blind due to progressive retinal disease and has dealt with visual impairments for most of his adult life, is Founder and CEO of Active Learning […]
Sights for Hope has issued a statement that expresses sorrow and offers condolences to everybody who was affected by Tuesday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The statement by Dennis Zehner, Sights for Hope’s Executive Director and CEO, was as shown below. “Our hearts are broken for every person touched by the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. […]
Sights for Hope’s band, which meets monthly and includes clients from both Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and Monroe County, is looking for a guitarist or bassist and players of brass instruments to help fill out its sound. The band practices at least once a month and hopes to schedule performances in the future. The group currently […]
This year’s Lions Day of Fishing with Sights for Hope clients has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 14, due to the forecast of inclement weather this Saturday. The annual event at a lake in Bath PA, sponsored by the Moore Township Lions Club, includes breakfast, lunch, and a fun awards ceremony. The Lions Day of […]
Sights for Hope’s donors can help the organization earn additional funds when they make a contribution through the NEPA Gives digital platform on Friday, June 3. During the 24-hour event, donations made to Sights for Hope through the NEPA Gives platform can be enhanced with bonus funds from NEPA Gives sponsors. NEPA Gives was created […]
Sights for Hope announced the May 2022 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Monday. The winners are Donald Kaufman of Allentown, PA; Gerald Kessler of Allentown, PA; Peter Oswald of Wescosville, PA; Robinson & Robinson, Inc., of Allentown, PA; and Thomas Zimmerman of Bethlehem, PA. The last drawing for the 2021-2022 sweepstakes will be held in […]
The Monroe Sights for Hope Lions Club, a branch of the Stroudsburg Lions Club, inducted its first members on Friday during its initial business meeting. The 13 members were installed Friday by Pennsylvania Lions District 14-U Governor David Leon. First-year membership fees for all Sights for Hope clients have been underwritten by the Stroudsburg Lions […]
Sights for Hope honored 40 employees and volunteers and marked one year with its new name Tuesday during its first Team Appreciation Luncheon. The luncheon at The Phoenix in Nazareth, PA, was organized by Sights for Hope’s Board of Directors, and attendees received gifts of appreciation with support from St. Luke’s University Health Network and […]
A new report by the VisionServe Alliance and The Ohio State University states that two of the three counties in Sights for Hope’s service area exceed Pennsylvania’s average rate of older adults with visual impairments. The research from the university’s College of Optometry shows that 6.0% of Pennsylvanians ages 65 and up have difficulty seeing […]