Sights for Hope’s Lions campaign has exceeded $50,000 for the second straight year, raising $50,130 for 2024-2025 as of June 3. The annual campaign calls for support from the more than 35 Lions clubs and district organizations in the Lehigh Valley and Monroe County. The campaign is highlighted yearly by the Lions4Sight Breakfast. This year’s […]
A grant from the Lehigh Valley Council of the Blind has enabled Sights for Hope to upgrade the kitchen at its Lehigh Valley Services Center – the site of many of its most popular life skills lessons. Sights for Hope used the grant funds to buy a new refrigerator and a four-burner electric range. Sights […]
Sights for Hope’s donors helped the organization earn a $1,000 match Tuesday during AllOne Charities’ Give Day 2024 event. Described as a “movement of radical generosity,” Give Day is held by AllOne Charities on Giving Tuesday – a global event on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to promote philanthropy during the winter holiday season. By raising […]
Sights for Hope and the Sights for Hope Endowment Foundation have earned 2024 platinum seals for transparency from Candid, the world’s largest source of information about nonprofit organizations. This is the fourth straight year in which both organizations have earned this distinction. Sights for Hope and its affiliated endowment have earned the highest transparency rating […]
Sights for Hope’s guided transport service in Monroe County was bolstered recently by the contribution of a specially equipped Dodge Grand Caravan by Elaine Bartholomew of Emmaus, PA. The van had been converted with a wheelchair lift and space for wheelchair seating by Elaine’s late husband, Richard Bartholomew, a former President of the Emmaus Lions […]
Sights for Hope’s supporters have helped the organization earn a $1,000 contribution match from AllOne Charities for the third straight year. Through AllOne Charities’ Give Day initiative, Sights for Hope raised enough to qualify for the match. The promotion coincides with GivingTuesday – which is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. GivingTuesday is a global movement started […]
Sights for Hope has been named a winner of a 2023 Community Heroes award from Phillies Charities, Inc., and has received a $35,000 grant to support its mission. Phillies Charities, Inc., the philanthropic arm of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team, honored 37 nonprofit organizations that demonstrate “going above and beyond to provide vital resources to […]
Sights for Hope has teamed for the third straight year with AllOne Charities to give donors an opportunity to make a greater impact with their GivingTuesday contributions. Through AllOne Charities’ Give Day initiative, AllOne will match the first $1,000 in donations made to Sights for Hope on Tuesday, November 28, through the special Give Day […]
Elise Yardley has joined Sights for Hope’s Advancement department as its Community Relations and Events Manager. In this new position, Yardley will bolster Sights for Hope’s fundraising efforts by raising awareness through events, digital media initiatives, and key partnerships in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and Monroe County. A resident of Bethlehem, PA, and a graduate of […]
Sights for Hope and the Sights for Hope Endowment Foundation have earned 2023 platinum seals for transparency from Candid, the world’s largest source of information about nonprofit organizations. This is the third straight year in which both organizations have earned this distinction. Sights for Hope and its affiliated endowment have earned the highest transparency rating […]