Lions Club members from Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and Monroe County have donated $48,369 to Sights for Hope so far in 2022-2023, exceeding Sights for Hope’s requested increase in giving. In its annual fundraising letter to Lions groups, Sights for Hope asked them to increase their donations by 10%, citing rising costs driven by inflation and […]
Sights for Hope honored its 2023 volunteer excellence award recipients this week during its second annual Team Recognition Luncheon. The luncheon was held at The Phoenix facility in Nazareth, PA, to commemorate National Volunteer Week. It highlighted the efforts of Sights for Hope’s 58 active volunteers, including members of its Board of Directors, and its […]
A group of youngsters enjoyed an extra day of eggcellent fun on Monday thanks to the Allentown Fire Department Bomb Squad and the City of Allentown. The bomb squad and the city held a special Easter egg hunt for children from Sights for Hope’s Camp I CAN! program. The children also checked out the squad’s […]
Sights for Hope announced the April 2023 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Monday. The winners for April are Joseph Benjamin of Bath, PA; Janet Daniels of Bethlehem, PA; Richard Schreiner of Allentown, PA; Erin Stone of Bethlehem, PA; and Mary-Byrne Turk of Allentown, PA. All sweepstakes proceeds benefit Sights for Hope and its services. […]
Sights for Hope has rescheduled its Lions4Sight 2023 Breakfast for Saturday, April 29, to allow more Lions Club members to attend. The event will continue to be held at the Lehigh Valley Hotel and Conference Center in Bethlehem, PA, and start at 8:30 a.m. Sights for Hope made the date change after it received reports […]
Enid Cruz has joined Sights for Hope’s team as its Client Services Assistant. Cruz, who is fluent in English and Spanish, will serve as Sights for Hope’s initial point of contact for incoming clients. She also will assist caseworkers by performing functions such as client intakes and annual client service reviews. She had worked temporarily […]
Sights for Hope announced the March 2023 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Wednesday. The winners are Helen Hillanbrand of Jim Thorpe, PA; Joseph Kernick of Zionsville, PA; Denise Koch of Northampton, PA; Carol Pavuk of Macungie, PA; and Daniel Topp of Schnecksville, PA. All sweepstakes proceeds benefit Sights for Hope and its services. Three […]
Sights for Hope’s services for people with visual impairments and blindness continued to provide substantial relief to Pennsylvania taxpayers in the 2022 calendar year, according to data analysis. As of December 31, Sights for Hope had 658 clients, 96% of whom lived outside of assisted living facilities and nursing homes. According to Genworth Financial, the […]
The Sights for Hope Endowment Foundation is offering community members an opportunity to help ensure that people with visual impairments can overcome the barriers to independence in perpetuity. The endowment seeks new board members from the Lehigh Valley and Monroe County. Qualities valued in a board member include a knowledge of financial markets and investment […]
Sights for Hope announced the February 2023 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Wednesday. The February winners are Sandra Colon of Macungie, PA; Joan Falzone of Catasauqua, PA; Adam Keller of Allentown, PA; Skip Link of Coopersburg, PA; and Frank Schweighardt, Allentown, PA. All sweepstakes proceeds benefit Sights for Hope and its services. Four additional […]