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 […]
The common bond of music for both the sighted and people with visual impairments came to life Sunday night as the Center for Vision Loss held its first Songs4Sight event, presented by Provident Bank. The three-part concert fundraiser featured two of the Lehigh Valley music scene’s most celebrated acts – the super group James Supra […]
The Center for Vision Loss has purchased and activated a new transport vehicle for its Monroe County clients with support from ESSA Bank & Trust, the Northeast PA Lions Service Foundation, and several Monroe County Lions Clubs. Purchase of the 2018 Kia Sorrento was funded by an $11,000 grant from ESSA; a $10,000 grant from […]
Jeffrey Deloglos of ESSA Bank & Trust was elected to the Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors during the board’s January meeting. Deloglos is a Trust Officer for ESSA and is based in its Bethlehem, PA, offices. He has more than 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, including 20 years of […]