Sights for Hope Clients Make Gains in Wellbeing Amid American Mental Health Crisis

A female Sights for Hope smiling as she rides on the back of a tandem bicycle

In the midst of an American mental health crisis, Sights for Hope’s services have been shown to improve the emotional wellbeing of a large majority of its clients. A total of 73% of Sights for Hope clients surveyed during its 2021-2022 service year reported achieving an improved outlook on life. Moreover, 76% or more of […]

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Summer Camp Kids Give Back with Care Items for the Ukrainian People

Photo of Camp I CAN! participants donating items to the people of the Ukraine at St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Allentown, PA

A group of kids who have a special appreciation for personal independence worked this summer to help people fighting for their own independence halfway around the world. Participants in Sights for Hope’s Camp I CAN! summer program donated personal care items to the people of the Ukraine with funds they helped to raise. The campers […]

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Sights for Hope Grows its Client Population by 12% in One Year

Two Sights for Hope clients who are wearing blue Sights for Hope shirts

Sights for Hope’s client population increased by 12% during its 2021-2022 service year, according to organizational data. The organization had 625 clients with visual impairments and blindness when it ended the year on June 30. A total of 149 clients enrolled during the year and 81 clients withdrew or passed away. Sights for Hope also […]

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Sights for Hope Opens its 2022-2023 C. Well Sweepstakes with July Drawing

C. Well Sweepstakes

Sights for Hope opened its 2022-2023 C. Well Sweepstakes on Friday with the drawing of its July winners. The July winners are Kathryn Dilliard of Allentown, PA; Carol Hafner of Bethlehem, PA; the Lehigh Township Lions Club of Walnutport, PA; Diane Lindeman of Whitehall, PA; and Barry Miles, Sr., of Easton, PA. All sweepstakes proceeds benefit Sights […]

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Deborah Lillegard Begins Lions Leadership Term on Sights for Hope Board

Photo of a Pennsylvania Lions District 14-K Governor Deborah Lillegard speaking at the Lions4Sight 2022 Breakfast

Deborah Lillegard, Immediate Past District Governor of Pennsylvania Lions District 14-K, has begun a one-year term on the Sights for Hope Board of Directors. Each District 14-K Governor becomes the board’s Lions Leadership Director automatically at the conclusion of his or her tenure. District 14-K represents Lions Clubs in Lehigh and Northampton counties, areas from […]

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Sights for Hope Pledges Stable Client Transport Fees While Fuel Prices Surge

Image: Photo of a person fueling their vehicle at a gas station

While fuel prices skyrocketed in the first half of 2022, Sights for Hope’s clients will not pay more for its guided transport service this summer as the organization seeks to increase support from its communities. With the recent adoption of Sights for Hope’s 2023 budget, which goes into effect on July 1, the agency held […]

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Songs4Sight 2022 Draws the Largest Fundraising Total in Event History

Photo from Songs4Sight 2022, Presented by Provident Bank

Sights for Hope’s Songs4Sight 2022 concert produced the largest fundraising total in the event’s history and doubled the prior year’s result, according to organizational data. Presented by Sights for Hope Diamond Community Partner Provident Bank, Tuesday’s concert was the second Songs4Sight produced with ArtsQuest. Songs4Sight 2022 was held outside SteelStacks in Bethlehem, PA, and featured […]

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Bethlehem Boat Picnic, a Tradition of More than 60 Years, Returns in July

Photo of two Sights for Hope clients and two Lions Club members in boat

Sights for Hope’s popular Bethlehem Boat Picnic returns on Sunday, July 31, after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The boat picnic has been a tradition for what is known today as Sights for Hope for more than 60 years. This year’s picnic is sponsored by the Mountainville Lions Club with support from […]

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Sights for Hope Closes its 2021-2022 C. Well Sweepstakes with June Drawing

C. Well Sweepstakes

Sights for Hope closed its 2021-2022 C. Well Sweepstakes on Wednesday with the announcement of its June winners. The June winners are Mary Agustini of Nanticoke, PA; Kathy Baltsar of Whitehall, PA; Emily Howell of Hollis Hills, NY; Jim Joyce of Hellertown, PA; and the Slatington Lions Club of Slatington, PA. The 2021-2022 sweepstakes raised more than […]

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