Sights for Hope marked a milestone this week by holding a graduation for the first clients in more than 40 years to complete its Advanced Braille life skills education program. The four graduates had been studying what is known as grade 2 Braille, or contracted Braille, for more than two years. When the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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 […]
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 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’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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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’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 […]