Sights for Hope has been named a winner of a 2023 Community Heroes award from Phillies Charities, Inc., and has received a $35,000 grant to support its mission. Phillies Charities, Inc., the philanthropic arm of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team, honored 37 nonprofit organizations that demonstrate “going above and beyond to provide vital resources to […]
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Donors Can Help Sights for Hope Earn Giving Tuesday Contribution for 2023
Sights for Hope has teamed for the third straight year with AllOne Charities to give donors an opportunity to make a greater impact with their GivingTuesday contributions. Through AllOne Charities’ Give Day initiative, AllOne will match the first $1,000 in donations made to Sights for Hope on Tuesday, November 28, through the special Give Day […]
Gary Dvorshak Re-Elected to Sights for Hope Board of Directors
Gary Dvorshak has been elected to a second three-year term on Sights for Hope’s Board of Directors. Dvorshak, who has been a Sights for Hope client since 2013, will begin his second term on January 1. He is a former President of the Lehigh Valley Council of the Blind (LVCB) – an advocacy and peer […]
Endowment Board Renews Two Membership Terms, Re-Elects Officers for 2024
The Sights for Hope Endowment Foundation Board of Directors elected two members to new three-year terms and re-elected its officers for 2024 Monday night during its quarterly meeting. Elected to new terms are Martin Lang, CPA, a Partner of Lang Faylor Chomo and Company, and Edward Vorgins, the retired owner of E.J. Vogrins Asset Management. […]
Sights for Hope Announces its C. Well Sweepstakes Winners for November
Sights for Hope announced the November 2023 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Saturday. The winners are Bonnie Frick of Fountain Hill, PA; Tom Lindeman of Whitehall, PA; Gary Posch of Bethlehem, PA; Lynn Schiavone of Allentown, PA; and Anthony Urbanavage of Bethlehem, PA. This is Schiavone’s second win during this sweepstakes period. All C. […]
Sights for Hope Makes Additions to its Services Teams as Communities’ Needs Increase
Sights for Hope has made additions to its services team as it works to meet increased needs in its communities. Sarah Madden has been hired as a Lehigh Valley Client Caseworker, Sarah Pierro has been hired as a Monroe Transport Driver, and Jesus Ramirez has joined the organization as a Lehigh Valley Transport Driver. Sights […]
Sights for Hope Announces its October C. Well Sweepstakes Winners
Sights for Hope announced the October 2023 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Saturday. The winners are Jacquelyn Gregg of Coopersburg, PA; Scott Griffith of Allentown, PA; Lynn Schiavone of Allentown, PA; the Slatington Lions Club of Slatington, PA; and Mary Ellen Stoyanov of Emmaus, PA. All C. Well Sweepstakes proceeds benefit Sights for Hope […]
Sights for Hope Earns High Marks from its Clients Again for Quality Service and Impact
Sights for Hope’s clients have given the organization high marks again for the quality of its services and its impacts on their lives. In client surveys from the year ending June 30, 97% of respondents said that Sights for Hope has helped them improve their ability to perform daily activities and 99% agreed that it […]
Elise Yardley Joins Sights for Hope as Community Relations and Events Manager
Elise Yardley has joined Sights for Hope’s Advancement department as its Community Relations and Events Manager. In this new position, Yardley will bolster Sights for Hope’s fundraising efforts by raising awareness through events, digital media initiatives, and key partnerships in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and Monroe County. A resident of Bethlehem, PA, and a graduate of […]
Sights for Hope Announces its C. Well Sweepstakes Winners for September
Sights for Hope announced the September 2023 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Friday. The winners are the Coplay Lions Club of Coplay, PA; Donna Fink of Whitehall, PA; Barry Miles, Sr., of Easton, PA; Donald Wagaman of Allentown, PA; and Monica Wall of East Stroudsburg, PA. This is Monica Wall’s second win during this […]