Stories and Features

Sights for Hope Service Providers Earn National Certifications for Best Practices

By Sights for Hope Team | December 13, 2022

Two of Sights for Hope's Prevention Specialists and screening equipment

Seven Sights for Hope service providers have earned national certifications recently by meeting best practices for their disciplines. Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Dianne Michels earned five-year reaccreditations as both a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist and a Certified Low Vision Therapist from the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals. Prevention Specialist Ruthie Asmus; Prevention Specialist Angela Hill; Prevention […]

Sights for Hope Endowment Elects Board Member to New Term and 2023 Officers

By Sights for Hope Team | December 12, 2022

A decorative rendering of dollar bills and digital financial charts

The Sights for Hope Endowment Foundation Board of Directors elected John Sharkey to a new three-year term and elected its 2023 officers Monday night during its quarterly meeting. The endowment also saluted Gary Pave, who will retire from the board after his term ends on December 31. Pave is a retired accountant who has been […]

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

By Sights for Hope Team | December 1, 2022

Sights for Hope announced the December 2022 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Thursday. The winners are Terri Davis of Bethlehem, PA; Michele Engelsiepen of Milford, DE; Carolyn George of Schnecksville, PA; Stanley Saganowich of Coplay, PA; and the Slatington Lions Club of Slatington, PA. All sweepstakes proceeds benefit Sights for Hope and its services. […]

Sights for Hope Earns GivingTuesday Contribution Match from AllOne Charities

By Sights for Hope Team | November 29, 2022

A computer screen showing the AllOne Charities Give Day website

Sights for Hope’s supporters helped the organization earn a $1,000 contribution match from AllOne Charities during the global GivingTuesday 2022 event. Through AllOne Charities’ Give Day initiative, Sights for Hope raised enough on Tuesday to qualify for the match. GivingTuesday – which is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving – is a global movement […]

Gift Matches Return for GivingTuesday Donations to Sights for Hope

By Sights for Hope Team | November 16, 2022

A computer screen showing the AllOne Charities Give Day 2022 website

Sights for Hope has teamed again 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 29, through the special Give Day website. All gifts to […]

Sights for Hope Attains Highest Rating from World’s Largest Nonprofit Evaluator

By Sights for Hope Team | November 4, 2022

Sights for Hope has attained the maximum four-star rating from Charity Navigator, the world’s largest and most utilized evaluator of nonprofit organizations. With Charity Navigator’s ratings update on November 1, Sights for Hope qualified for the four-star rating. That rating reflects that Sights for Hope “exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities in its cause.” […]

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

By Sights for Hope Team | November 1, 2022

Sights for Hope announced the November 2022 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Tuesday. The winners are James Fenstermaker of Coopersburg, PA; Christine Griffith of Allentown, PA; Audrey Racines of Emmaus, PA; Judith Sabino of Coopersburg, PA; and Michael Wambaugh of Alburtis, PA. This is the second consecutive month in which James Fenstermaker was a […]

Opinion: When the Economy Gets Tougher, Philanthropy to Sights for Hope Becomes Even Smarter

By Sights for Hope Team | October 22, 2022

When times get tough, one can do the same thing, do less of that thing, stop doing that thing completely, or do that thing more smartly. In a tightening economy, it is exceptionally important for philanthropists to make the most efficient use of the contributions they make. A gift to Sights for Hope is one of the smartest, most efficient gifts that one can make because we generate verifiable, real-world results with relatively modest spends of money. […]

Sights for Hope Team Marks White Cane Safety Day with Learning and Teaching

By Sights for Hope Team | October 17, 2022

A man holding a white cane and a microphone speaking before an audience

Sights for Hope’s team marked this year’s national White Cane Safety Day by learning additional techniques to empower those it serves and by inspiring children to be inclusive of people with visual impairments. Held annually on October 15, White Cane Safety Day is intended to raise awareness of how the canes are used as safety […]

Sights for Hope Announces its October Sweepstakes Winners

By Sights for Hope Team | October 1, 2022

Sights for Hope announced the October 2022 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Saturday. The winners are James Fenstermaker of Coopersburg, PA; Ardith Lengel-Huesz of Allentown, PA; Robert Kern of Coopersburg, PA; Louise Morrow of Macungie, PA; and Barbara Mumbauer of Allentown, PA. All sweepstakes proceeds benefit Sights for Hope and its services. Eight additional […]