Lions clubs and organizations have contributed more than $50,000 to Sights for Hope in 2023-2024, reaching that mark for the first time in four years. The year’s Lions giving totaled $51,808. This is only the second year in the last seven when the $50,000 mark was topped. Most Lions contributions by clubs in Lehigh, Northampton, […]
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Nicole Williams, O.D., Elected to Sights for Hope Board of Directors
Nicole Williams, O.D., Lead Optometrist for the Valley Health Partners Community Vision Center in Allentown, PA, was elected to a three-year term on Sights for Hope’s Board of Directors during its July meeting. Williams has been with Valley Health Partners since September 2022 and helped to form the new community center on Allentown’s North Sixth […]
Kathy Duelley Begins 2023-2024 Lions Leadership Term on Sights for Hope Board
Kathy Duelley, 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 […]
Lions Clubs Exceed the Challenge to Increase Giving as Costs and Needs Rise
Lions Club members from Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and Monroe County have donated $48,369 to Sights for Hope so far in 2022-2023, exceeding Sights for Hope’s requested increase in giving. In its annual fundraising letter to Lions groups, Sights for Hope asked them to increase their donations by 10%, citing rising costs driven by inflation and […]
Sights for Hope Reschedules Lions4Sight 2023 Breakfast for Saturday, April 29
Sights for Hope has rescheduled its Lions4Sight 2023 Breakfast for Saturday, April 29, to allow more Lions Club members to attend. The event will continue to be held at the Lehigh Valley Hotel and Conference Center in Bethlehem, PA, and start at 8:30 a.m. Sights for Hope made the date change after it received reports […]
Deborah Lillegard Begins Lions Leadership Term on Sights for Hope Board
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 […]
Lions Day of Fishing with Clients Rescheduled for Saturday, May 14, due to Weather Forecast
This year’s Lions Day of Fishing with Sights for Hope clients has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 14, due to the forecast of inclement weather this Saturday. The annual event at a lake in Bath PA, sponsored by the Moore Township Lions Club, includes breakfast, lunch, and a fun awards ceremony. The Lions Day of […]
Sights for Hope Tops Prior Year’s Lions Campaign Total, Announces New Lions Club for Monroe Clients
Sights for Hope surpassed its previous year’s Lions Campaign total Tuesday during its Lions4Sight 2022 Breakfast. Sights for Hope also announced on Tuesday the formation of the Monroe Sights for Hope Lions Club, a branch of the Stroudsburg Lions Club. Sights for Hope’s Lions 2021-2022 Campaign has raised $30,889 to date, surpassing the previous year’s […]
Lehigh Valley Sights for Hope Lions Club Activates with First Member Inductions
The Lehigh Valley Sights for Hope Lions Club, a branch of the Whitehall Lions Club, was activated officially Monday with its first member inductions. The 10 members were installed Monday by Pennsylvania Lions District 14-K leaders during the club’s inaugural meeting. First-year membership fees for all Sights for Hope clients have been underwritten by the […]
Sights for Hope Helps Form New Lions Club to Help Lehigh Valley Clients Give Back
Sights for Hope and Pennsylvania Lions District 14-K have formed the Lehigh Valley Sights for Hope Lions Club – a branch of the Whitehall Lions Club that empowers people with visual impairments to give back to their communities. The Lehigh Valley Sights for Hope Lions Club will select and implement service projects at its own […]