The hardships that took most of Dorothy Montero’s sight, paralyzed her from the waist down, and isolated her in a new city would be enough to drop most people into deep despair. For Dorothy, that loss of hope led her to, in her words, make bargains with God. She reasoned that she would have a […]
Kids in the Center for Vision Loss’ Camp I CAN! program spent part of their summer raising money to bring joy to patients in Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network’s Pediatric Rehabilitation Program in Allentown, PA. Each year, Camp I CAN! participants ages 7-13 complete a service project in which they develop teamwork skills and empathy and […]
The Center for Vision Loss has activated a new version of its website developed to maximize its accessibility for people with permanent physical impairments. The new version was produced by Accessibility Shield of Norristown, PA. The company’s proprietary tools and platforms make web content accessible by assistive technologies used by people with vision loss and […]
The Center for Vision Loss announced the first winners of its 2020-2021 C. Well Sweepstakes on Tuesday. The July drawing was deferred to allow as many entries to be submitted as possible. Drawings on or about the first day of each month will resume on Aug. 3. Entries not selected on Wednesday will have 11 […]
Center for Vision Loss employees who can work from their homes will resume doing so on Thursday in compliance with new state regulations. The new regulations to combat the global COVID-19 pandemic, issued by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday, require all businesses “to conduct their operations in whole or in part remotely through individual […]
The Center for Vision Loss has announced that it earned more than $100,000 in corporate and foundation gifts during the second half of its 2020 fiscal year, which ended on June 30. That support included more than $6,000 from special grants related to the global COVID-19 pandemic and more than $14,000 in converted sponsorships from […]
The Center for Vision Loss announced today that its Lions Needs Campaign produced a revenue increase in 2019-2020 and that its 2020-2021 campaign will start in January. The 2019-2020 Lions campaign, which closed on June 30, raised a total of $50,674, a growth of approximately 6% over the prior year, said Dennis Zehner, Executive Director […]
The Center for Vision Loss has announced several employee promotions and new assignments that took effect on Wednesday. Promoted to full-time positions were Teresa Pickett, who became Services Coordinator; Yvette Quintero, who became the organization’s Lead Client Caseworker. Monroe Transport Driver Lisa DePietro was promoted officially to become Monroe Transport Coordinator. Assuming new positions as […]
Dennis Zehner assumed the role as Executive Director of the Center for Vision Loss today as the agency began a new service year and initiated a critical effort to define how it will advance its mission. Zehner had been the organization’s Director of Advancement since 2018 and earned the additional title of Associate Director in […]
Shortly after Center for Vision Loss Executive Director Douglas Yingling joined a blues and rock guitar duo called Yingling Porter On Tap, the band agreed to open the agency’s first Songs4Sight concert event. The fact that Center for Vision Loss employees came together to sponsor the duo’s set reflects the affection that they hold for […]