Sights for Hope’s participation in the NEPA Gives 2024 event will give donors an opportunity to support its services in Monroe County. Led by the Scranton Area Community Foundation, the June 6-7 event encourages people in Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties to support their favorite organizations by contributing through the NEPA Gives […]
Sights for Hope will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. No services will be available on that date. Operations will resume on Tuesday, May 28, at 8:30 a.m. Image: A single American flag planted in the grass near several graves in a cemetery […]
Sights for Hope announced the May 2024 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Wednesday. The winners are Kathleen Bielinski of Bethlehem, PA; Kacey Kibler of New Tripoli, PA; Charlotte Kresge of Saylorsburg, PA; the Slatington Lions Club of Slatington, PA; and Mary Ellen Stoyanov of Emmaus, PA. This was the second win of this drawing […]
Sights for Hope honored David León, past Governor of Pennsylvania Lions District 14-U, with one of its highest volunteer honors during the organization’s annual team appreciation luncheon. Held in advance of the National Volunteer Week event led by the Points of Light Foundation, the luncheon also included awards for volunteers and employees who achieved service […]
Registration for the 2024 Pennsylvania Lions Beacon Lodge summer camp has opened and Sights for Hope clients also can reserve transportation. Interested clients should ask their caseworkers about registering for this year’s program – which takes place from July 13-23. Clients also can reserve spaces on a two-way transport bus – provided by Lions clubs […]
Sights for Hope announced the April 2024 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Monday. The winners are Brent Filchner of Bath, PA; Harriet Herb of Slatington, PA; Joy Leibach of Allentown, PA; Annie Ocasio of Bethlehem, PA; and Theresa Zink of Tobyhanna, PA. This was the second win of this drawing period for Annie Ocasio […]
Jasmyn remembers the heat of the two-ton vehicle rolling over her. She recounts screaming and a driver who did not stop. She recalls wondering if she would be crushed or burnt to death. Jasmyn, who has lived with low vision since developing Glaucoma at the age of 9, has never let circumstances stop her. However, […]
Sights for Hope is looking to form a new beginner Braille class for its Lehigh Valley clients. Braille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots to represent each letter, each number, and symbols used in music, mathematics, and science. Named after its 19th century French inventor Louis Braille, Braille is […]
Sights for Hope announced the March 2024 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Friday. The winners are Terri Davis of Bethlehem, PA; Kathryn Dilliard of Allentown, PA; Martin Lang of Macungie, PA; the Slatington Lions Club of Slatington, PA; and Diane Stanczak, Easton, PA. This was the Slatington Lions Club’s second win during this drawing […]
Sights for Hope will be closed on Monday, February 19, to observe the Presidents’ Day holiday. No services will be available that day. Sights for Hope will re-open on Tuesday, February 20, at 8:30 a.m. Image: Mount Rushmore in South Dakota […]