Sights for Hope and Endowment Earn Platinum Transparency for Fourth Straight Year

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Sights for Hope and the Sights for Hope Endowment Foundation have earned 2024 platinum seals for transparency from Candid, the world’s largest source of information about nonprofit organizations. This is the fourth straight year in which both organizations have earned this distinction. Sights for Hope and its affiliated endowment have earned the highest transparency rating […]

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Sights for Hope Announces its C. Well Sweepstakes Winners for February

C. Well Sweepstakes

Sights for Hope announced the February 2024 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Thursday. The winners are Kelly Baldwin of Bethlehem, PA; James Fenstermaker of Coopersburg, PA; Joseph Kernick of Zionsville, PA; Hilda Mortimer of Coplay, PA; and Gary Posch of Bethlehem, PA. This was Posch’s second win during this sweepstakes period. All C. Well […]

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Analysis Shows Nearly 9,000 Area Pre-K Kids Have Vision Issues that Hinder Learning

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Sights for Hope has determined that nearly 9,000 pre-kindergarten children in its communities have undetected visual impairments that keep them from learning to their fullest potentials. To establish that figure, Sights for Hope analyzed a custom data set it received from the United States Census Bureau and data from two years of its pre-kindergarten vision […]

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Sights for Hope Welcomes Ariana Ingstad to its Prevention Services Team

Ariana Ingstad holding a Spot Vision Screener as she performs a screening on a young child

Sights for Hope has welcomed Ariana Ingstad to its team as a Lehigh Valley Prevention Specialist. Ingstad has been a volunteer vision screener for the Prevention Services team for more than a year. Ariana also has been a licensed and practicing optometrist earlier in her career. She received her Doctor of Optometry degree from Southern […]

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Sights for Hope Announces Winners of Special Pay It Forward Sweepstakes Drawing

C. Well Sweepstakes

Sights for Hope announced the winners today of the 2023-2024 C. Well Sweepstakes Pay It Forward drawing. For each participating donor, a Sights for Hope client was assigned. When a donor’s ticket was selected, their respective client won a $50 prize. The winning donors were Donna Fink of Whitehall, PA; Jacquelyn Gregg of Coopersburg, PA; […]

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Sights for Hope’s Monroe Transport Service Boosted by Specially Equipped Van

Sights for Hope Transport Driver Byron Jackson and Elaine Bartholomew shaking hands in front of a specially equipped blue van that Elaine has donated

Sights for Hope’s guided transport service in Monroe County was bolstered recently by the contribution of a specially equipped Dodge Grand Caravan by Elaine Bartholomew of Emmaus, PA. The van had been converted with a wheelchair lift and space for wheelchair seating by Elaine’s late husband, Richard Bartholomew, a former President of the Emmaus Lions […]

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Sights for Hope Announces its C. Well Sweepstakes Winners for December

C. Well Sweepstakes

Sights for Hope announced the December 2023 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Friday. The winners are the Coopersburg Lions Club of Coopersburg, PA; Joan Falzone of Catasauqua, PA; Donald Rumble of Schnecksville, PA; Tina Tillou of Bangor, PA; and Shirley Zeleski of Bethlehem, PA. This is Donald Rumble’s second win during this sweepstakes period. […]

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Sights for Hope Earns Third Straight Give Day Contribution Match from AllOne Charities

The AllOne Charities Give Day logo imposed upon a photo of Sights for Hope client Ray, who is wearing a special piece of assistive technology to help him see more of the world, outdoors with his wife, Joan.

Sights for Hope’s supporters have helped the organization earn a $1,000 contribution match from AllOne Charities for the third straight year. Through AllOne Charities’ Give Day initiative, Sights for Hope raised enough to qualify for the match. The promotion coincides with GivingTuesday – which is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. GivingTuesday is a global movement started […]

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