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 […]
The Center for Vision Loss has canceled its May 2020 C. Well Sweepstakes drawing as the organization remains under Pennsylvania’s stay-at-home orders due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The agency also had canceled its April drawing, and it will draw additional winners during its final 2019-2020 drawing in June. No entrant will be allowed to […]
The Center for Vision Loss has canceled its Songs4Sight 2020 concert event and its 2020 Monroe Focus Breakfast in anticipation of continued restrictions on public crowds. Songs4Sight 2020 – which was to feature Strawberry Fields, the world’s most renowned Beatles tribute band – had been rescheduled for June 25 in the Musikfest Café at SteelStacks […]
The Center for Vision Loss has rescheduled its Songs4Sight 2020 concert event, presented by Provident Bank, for Thursday, June 25, in concern for public health and safety during the global COVID-19 emergency. Produced in partnership with ArtsQuest, the concert by the world-renowned Beatles tribute band Strawberry Fields will be held in the Musikfest Café at SteelStacks in Bethlehem with revised event times. […]
The Center for Vision Loss has issued its 2019 Annual Report – titled Greater Hope in Sight – which reflected several gains in services provided and stakeholder support. Growth in the agency’s 2018-2019 year included an 5% one-year increase in the number of people with visual impairments served and a 22% increase over two years […]