Center for Vision Loss activities in November will enable its clients to take part in some of America’s great traditions. Clients who wish to cast their general election votes at election precincts on Tuesday, Nov. 3, can schedule a ride from the agency’s transport service by Friday, Oct. 30. All other agency programs will be […]
The Center for Vision Loss has announced that it earned more than $40,000 in corporate and foundation support during the first quarter of its 2020-2021 year. Corporate and foundation gifts support the agency’s operations and several of its services in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and Monroe County. These services include guided transportation for its clients with […]
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 has welcomed five new professionals to its services team. Erica Vibert is the agency’s new Prevention Services Coordinator and Angela Hill is its new Prevention Specialist for Monroe County. Kareem Harvey has joined the agency’s Monroe transport group, and Richard Hubbs and Les Schoneberger are the newest members of its […]
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 […]
Center for Vision Loss clients who wish to vote in person on election day have until Friday, Oct. 30 to request transportation, and the agency’s caseworkers are available to help clients cast mail-in ballots. Transportation on Tuesday, Nov. 3, will be provided on a first-come-first-serve basis. Due to the potential volume of transports, drivers will […]
Center for Vision Loss classes and activities in October will provide experiences that delight its clients’ other senses in October. The agency’s October schedule includes an second outdoor walk at the Malcolm Gross Rose Garden in Allentown, PA; apple picking outings at Race Farms in Blairstown, N.J.; a class on making breakfast; two opportunities to […]
Kate Raymond has been elected Secretary of the Center for Vision Loss Board of Directors, DaWayne Cleckley has been elected to the board, and Erin Pietrulewicz has been elected to a second board term. Raymond has been a Director of Marketing and Public Relations for St. Luke’s University Health Network since 2011 and was a […]
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 […]
Through its promotion of personal independence, the Center for Vision Loss continues to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus among people from vulnerable populations. In the agency’s 2019-2020 service year, 92% of its clients did not reside in assisted living facilities while 65% of its clients were ages 65 and up and 85% […]