Sights for Hope and its Diamond Community Partner Provident Bank took fans on a magical musical tour Wednesday night with the return of its Songs4Sight concert event. Songs4Sight 2021 featured the world-famous Beatles tribute band Strawberry Fields. The group took fans through the fab four’s career with a two-hour set of more than 20 Beatles […]
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Partner Announcement: Brown-Daub Charities Presents Grant to Sights for Hope
This announcement was produced by Sights for Hope Community Partner Brown-Daub Charities. The Brown-Daub Family of Dealerships has announced that their monthly grant recipient is Sights for Hope of the Lehigh Valley and Monroe County. Sights for Hope was selected by the committee to receive a check in the amount of $2690 to benefit their […]
Provident Bank Becomes First Sights for Hope Diamond Community Partner
Sights for Hope announced today that Provident Bank has become its first Diamond Community Partner and will be Presenting Sponsor of its Songs4Sight 2021 concert. Sights for Hope created its Community Partners program this year to evolve its previous fundraising model – one conducted through piece-by-piece requests and sponsorships – to one in which partners […]
Michael Wambaugh Elected President of Sights for Hope’s Board of Directors
Michael Wambaugh was elected President of the Sights for Hope Board of Directors during the board’s Annual Meeting in May. The board also elected Kate Raymond to be Vice President, re-elected Fred Folland to be Treasurer, elected Devin Darby, MS, OTR/L, to be Board Secretary, and elected Richard Gerhart to a second three-year term as […]
Sights for Hope Closes its 2020-2021 Sweepstakes with June Drawing
Sights for Hope closed its 2020-2021 C. Well Sweepstakes drawing on Tuesday with the announcement of its June winners. The June winners are Patricia Amey of Allentown, PA; Kathleen Bielinski of Bethlehem, PA; Kathleen Miller of Allentown, PA; Tony Shurilla of Alburtis, PA; and Catherine Wiscount of Allentown, PA. Tickets for the 2021-2022 C. Well […]
Sights for Hope Resumes Full-Scale Operations at Both Locations
Sights for Hope resumed full-scale operations at both its locations on Tuesday with adherence to state guidelines. The resumption means that all restrictions on agency programs, services, and facilities have been lifted except for Pennsylvania Department of Health regulations on the use of masks, said Dennis Zehner, Executive Director and CEO of Sights for Hope. […]
Editorial: Let’s See Our Way Clear through the Pandemic
The Morning Call published this editorial from Dennis Zehner, Executive Director and CEO of Sights for Hope, in its print newspaper and on its website on May 11. While it will take decades to discover all the life-altering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we know today that the destinies of hundreds of children in our […]
Sights for Hope Takes the Field this Season with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Every time the Lehigh Valley IronPigs take the field this season, Sights for Hope will be part of the action as the baseball team’s official sponsor of umpire introductions. At the start of each IronPigs home game, Sights for Hope will be promoted during umpire introductions inside Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA, and on the […]
Sights for Hope Draws its May C. Well Sweepstakes Winners
Sights for Hope announced the winners of its May 2021 C. Well Sweepstakes drawing on Saturday. This was the first drawing held by the agency since it changed its name from Center for Vision Loss. The May winners are Lois Frederick of Allentown, PA; David Jones of Allentown, PA; Donald Kuntz of Walnutport, PA; Frank […]
Lions Day of Fishing with Clients Rescheduled for Saturday, June 5
This year’s Lions Day of Fishing with Sights for Hope clients has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 5. The annual event, sponsored by the Moore Township Lions Club, includes breakfast, lunch, and a fun awards ceremony. This year’s event marks its return after it was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lions […]