Sights for Hope and ArtsQuest have rescheduled this year’s Songs4Sight concert for Wednesday, June 16, to facilitate an outdoor performance and increase seating capacity. The show featuring Strawberry Fields, the world’s most renowned Beatles tribute band, will take place on the Air Products Town Square, Levitt Lawn, and Capital BlueCross Creativity Commons outside SteelStacks in […]
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Erica Vibert Named to Sights for Hope’s Client Casework Team
Sights for Hope has named Erica Vibert as its newest client caseworker. Vibert had been the agency’s Prevention Services Coordinator since Oct. 2020. Caseworkers guide clients with visual impairments to services that meet their personal goals, monitor client progress, arrange for one-on-one instruction, and make referrals. Caseworkers also conduct home visits, during which they can […]
Next Sips4Sight Events to Feature Mojo 516 Café, Delta Gamma, McCall Brewing
After a successful launch of its Sips4Sight promotion, Sights for Hope will hold its next two events in partnership with Mojo 516 Café, the Delta Gamma sorority at Lafayette College, and McCall Collective Brewing Company. Guests at participating Sips4Sight restaurants, bars, and businesses can purchase a YETI tumbler emblazoned with the new Sights for Hope […]
Sights for Hope Teams with Father-and-Son Restaurant Owners to Launch New Fundraiser
John and Anthony Trapani – a father-and-son duo who are well known in the community for their restaurants, Zest Bar + Grille and Grille 3501 – are showing their support for Sights for Hope as the organization introduces its new name. Formerly known as Center for Vision Loss, the organization became Sights for Hope this […]
Center for Vision Loss Changes its Name Officially to Sights for Hope
Center for Vision Loss, the nonprofit agency that empowers people with visual impairments and promotes healthy eyesight throughout Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and Monroe County, changed its name officially to Sights for Hope today. Sights for Hope will pursue its same mission and provide its same services with a new name that represents its impact on […]
New Agency Name Reflects Commitment to Hope Over Loss
The Center for Vision Loss unveiled its new name, Sights for Hope, with its stakeholders, friends, and community leaders in a virtual event Monday afternoon. Executive Director and CEO Dennis Zehner spoke during the videoconference along with the agency’s Board President, Linwood Gehris, and Director of Services, Jennifer Pandolfo. If you were unable to attend […]
Agency to Make Exciting Announcement About its Future
Spring is in the air, and the Center for Vision Loss has news to share on Monday, April 5. Community members, clients, and supporters and invited to an exciting virtual announcement about the agency’s future at 4 p.m. The presentation will be held on the Zoom platform. The announcement’s meeting number is 852 7637 5675, […]
Agency Draws its April C. Well Sweepstakes Winners
The Center for Vision Loss drew the April 2021 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Thursday. The winners are Gary Gushen of Hellertown, PA; Gloria Kern of Allentown, PA; Skip Link of Coopersburg, PA; Elizabeth Mattern of Emmaus, PA; and Barry Miles of Easton, PA. Contestants have two more chances to win during this […]
Lions4Sight Breakfast for 2020-2021 Canceled Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Center for Vision Loss has canceled its Lions4Sight Breakfast, scheduled for March 13, due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. The breakfast – which brings together Lions Club leaders from Lehigh, Northampton, and Monroe counties – is held typically in the fall during the early stages of the agency’s annual Lions campaign. The decision to […]
Agency Draws its March C. Well Sweepstakes Winners
The Center for Vision Loss announced the March 2021 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Monday. The winners are Donna Fink of Whitehall, PA; Matthew Kasprenski of Bethlehem, PA; Donald Kuntz of Walnutport, PA; Thomas Lindeman of Whitehall, PA; and Peggy Reimer of Bangor, PA. Contestants have three more chances to win during this […]