Sights for Hope’s Monroe County supporters will have their next opportunity to strengthen services for their neighbors during the NEPA Gives 24-Hour Campaign on June 4-5. The online giving campaign, managed by the Scranton Area Community Foundation, begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, and brings together nonprofit organizations serving communities throughout northeastern Pennsylvania. […]
Sights for Hope announced today that attorney Tom Schimmerling of Schimmerling Injury Law and PABikerLawyer.com – a legal practice devoted to representing injured motorcyclists in Pennsylvania and New York – will be the Presenting Sponsor of Bikers for Sight 2025. Created in partnership with the Northeast PA Inter Club, Bikers for Sight will be a […]
Sights for Hope has earned a matching contribution from NEPA Gives sponsors for the second straight year. By raising more than $1,000 during the crowdfunding event on Friday, Sights for Hope won an additional $1,000 from the Moses Taylor Foundation. The Moses Taylor Foundation also provided Sights for Hope’s NEPA Gives bonus in 2024. Led […]
Sights for Hope and motorcycle clubs from northeast Pennsylvania will throttle up for a new fundraiser among the Pocono Mountains’ autumn splendor. Created in partnership with the Northeast PA Inter Club, Bikers for Sight will be a poker run on the roads of Monroe County on Saturday, October 11, with registration starting at 9 a.m. […]
Monroe County has the sixth highest population of older adults with visual impairments and blindness among Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, and Sights for Hope has worked continually to serve its people since 2003. Among Monroe County adults ages 65 and up, 7.3% have difficulty seeing while wearing glasses or are blind, according to studies from The […]
Sights for Hope is looking to form a new beginner Braille class for its Lehigh Valley clients. Braille is a tactile representation of alphabetic and numerical symbols using six dots to represent each letter, each number, and symbols used in music, mathematics, and science. Named after its 19th century French inventor Louis Braille, Braille is […]
Sights for Hope will form a Beginning Braille course for its Monroe County clients in February. The first class will be held on February 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Sights for Hope’s Monroe Services Center near Stroudsburg, PA. Interested clients should call 570.992.7787, Ext. 224, to register and arrange transportation. Braille is a tactile representation […]
A new Center for Vision Loss event at the Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort will enable guests to gain a greater first-hand appreciation for personal triumphs over visual impairments. The 2019 Monroe Lunch Fore Sight – sponsored in part by St. Luke’s University Health Network and Tree Course Adventures – will include a putting contest in which participants wear either a blindfold or […]