Janet Salek, a retired educator who taught students with visual and hearing impairments throughout the United States, was elected to the Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors during the board’s November meeting. Salek has been an agency volunteer and a Braille instructor in Monroe County since 2018. Throughout a career of nearly 40 years, […]
The Center for Vision Loss drew and announced the Nov. 2019 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes Friday during a Facebook Live video broadcast. The November winners were Gail Boissonneault of Emmaus, PA; Barry Miles, Sr., of Easton, PA; Gwen Holmes of Macungie, PA; Richard Oplinger of Whitehall, PA; and Cindy Schuster of Emmaus, PA. […]
Halloween is almost here, an exciting night for all the little ghosts, princesses, superheroes, and other trick-or-treaters out ringing doorbells around the neighborhood. To keep this Halloween’s trick-or-treating safe and fun, the Center for Vision Loss shares some tips on costume safety. 1. Costumes should be brightly colored. Make sure they are clearly visible at […]
The Center for Vision Loss drew the first monthly winners of its 2019-2020 C. Well Sweepstakes Tuesday during a Facebook Live broadcast. The winners were Jackie Gregg of Coopersburg, PA; Susan Numbers of Macungie, PA; Gail Paul of Northampton, PA; Bernadette Porter of Center Valley, PA; and Donna Price of Alburtis, PA. Each will receive […]
Devin Darby, MS, OTR/L, an Occupational Therapist for Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network, was elected to the Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors during the board’s September meeting. Darby has been a therapist in Good Shepherd’s vision rehabilitation group since 2016, and has been with the network since 2011. In her role, she designs and […]
Beatlemania will come to life when the world-renowned Beatles tribute band Strawberry Fields headlines Songs4Sight 2020 on Thursday, April 30 in the Musikfest Café at SteelStacks in Bethlehem, PA. Presented by Provident Bank, Songs4Sight 2020 is the Center for Vision Loss’ annual concert event. St. Luke’s University Health Network is the event’s Signature Sponsor. Doors […]
A new Center for Vision Loss event at the Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort will enable guests to gain a greater first-hand appreciation for personal triumphs over visual impairments. The 2019 Monroe Lunch Fore Sight – sponsored in part by St. Luke’s University Health Network and Tree Course Adventures – will include a putting contest in which participants wear either a blindfold or […]
The Center for Vision Loss – the only service agency in Lehigh, Northampton, and Monroe counties that advances independence for people with visual impairments and healthy eyesight – amassed more than $94,000 in corporate and foundation gifts during the second half of its 2019 fiscal year, which ended on June 30. The gifts will be […]
The Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors has announced the re-election of its President and Vice President, the election of a new Treasurer and Secretary, and the election of three new members during its May meeting. Linwood Gehris, a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor with Affiliated Financial Planners, was elected to a second two-year term […]
The Center for Vision Loss hosted a special memorial event today in honor of one of its most popular clients, Laura Kalbach, who passed away on April 18 at the age of 32 from complications of the flu and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Held at the request of Laura’s family, the event celebrated her life […]