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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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; […]
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 […]
Sights for Hope announced the January 2024 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Tuesday. The winners are Mary Ann Bartone of Bethlehem, PA; Annie Ocasio of Bethlehem, PA; Tina Tillou of Bangor, PA; Nancy Remaley of Allentown, PA; and Monica Wall of East Stroudsburg, PA. This was the second during in this sweepstakes period for […]
Sights for Hope will be closed on Friday, December 29, and Monday, January 1, to observe the new year’s holidays and to give its team members an opportunity to spend time with their families and friends. No services will be available on those dates. Sights for Hope will re-open on Tuesday, January 2, at 8:30 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]