As the Center for Vision Loss observes World Sight Day 2020 on Thursday, a special promotion will help its donors increase their collective impact. For each of the first 500 people who give through the agency’s website on Thursday, its Board President, Linwood Gehris, will donate an additional $1. All World Sight Day donations will […]
The Center for Vision Loss announced the October winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes winners on Thursday. The winners were Stan Hause of Fredonia, PA; Gwen Holmes of Macungie, PA; Vicki Michalerya of Northampton, PA; Grace Parry of Allentown, PA; and Don Wagaman of Allentown, PA. Contestants have eight more chances to win during this […]
Christe Konopitski – a specialist in donor cultivation, promotions, branding, and digital influence – will become the Director of Advancement of the Center for Vision Loss on Oct. 1. Konopitski has provided leadership and specialized skills to successful fundraising efforts in eastern Pennsylvania since 2014. As a board member for The Open Link – a […]
The Center for Vision Loss announced its September C. Well Sweepstakes winners on Tuesday. The September winners were Ursula Behrens of East Stroudsburg, PA; Brad Jennings of Pocono Summit, PA; Brian and Barbette Niles of Allentown, PA; Bernadette Porter of Center Valley, PA; and Ray Venable of Bethlehem, PA. Contestants have nine more chances to […]
The Center for Vision Loss announced its August C. Well Sweepstakes winners on Monday as the agency resumed its practice of drawings at the start of each month. The August winners were Margaret Hilbert of Allentown, PA; Robert Kasinecz of Allentown, PA; Kathleen Miller of Allentown, PA; Frances Moore of Mount Pocono, PA; and Richard […]
The Center for Vision Loss announced the first winners of its 2020-2021 C. Well Sweepstakes on Tuesday. The July drawing was deferred to allow as many entries to be submitted as possible. Drawings on or about the first day of each month will resume on Aug. 3. Entries not selected on Wednesday will have 11 […]
The Center for Vision Loss has announced that it earned more than $100,000 in corporate and foundation gifts during the second half of its 2020 fiscal year, which ended on June 30. That support included more than $6,000 from special grants related to the global COVID-19 pandemic and more than $14,000 in converted sponsorships from […]
The Center for Vision Loss announced today that its Lions Needs Campaign produced a revenue increase in 2019-2020 and that its 2020-2021 campaign will start in January. The 2019-2020 Lions campaign, which closed on June 30, raised a total of $50,674, a growth of approximately 6% over the prior year, said Dennis Zehner, Executive Director […]
The Center for Vision Loss closed its 2019-2020 C. Well Sweepstakes on Wednesday by picking 16 winners in lieu of its canceled April and May drawings. The agency had not held its monthly drawings since March because its campuses were closed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Five winners are drawn in a typical month. […]
The Center for Vision Loss and ArtsQuest have announced that the agency’s Songs4Sight 2021 concert event will feature world-renowned Beatles tribute band Strawberry Fields and will be held on Thursday, April 29. Strawberry Fields was slated to headline the agency’s flagship fundraiser this spring, but the event was canceled because of crowd restrictions related to […]