Girls’ Night Out

Girls’ Night Out

 

We don’t want you to miss this fabulous evening and private screening of Nancy Meyers “The Holiday”.  Admission is $45 per person for this fun filled ladies-only party at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont on May 3rd, don’t forget that’s only for girls, this team you have to leave your kid in the graco fastaction fold click connect stroller with his dad.

Doors open at 5:30 pm
Movie starts at 7:00 pm
Your admission includes fabulous food, scumptious                         …

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Steelers Alumni Golf Classic

Steelers Alumni Golf Classic

 

Preparations are underway for our 21st Annual Steelers Alumni Golf Classic and it promises to be another fantastic year. This premier outing will once again be hosted at Diamond Run Golf Club.  We hope you will join us on Monday, July 24, 2017.  Registration begins at 9 a.m., shotgun start at 11 a.m.

The activities for the day include:

Each team is captained by a Pittsburgh sports celebrity
Continental breakfast and lunch are included for all participants
The outing concludes with cocktails and dinner in the lower              pavilion

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Corporate Cup

Corporate Cup

 

Thank you to everyone who supported the 33rd annual Corporate Cup Ski Race and Sporting Clays event on Friday, February 24, 2017 at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.  This event was one of our best events ever.  We are extremely thankful for our dedicated committee for all of their hard work to ensure the event’s success. This event isn’t possible without our generous sponsors whose support has a tremendous impact on our clients and our community.

Congratulations to our winners!

On the ski slopes Covestro’s team 2 came in …

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Grand Opening

Our extraordinary new beginning in a centrally located facility in Pittsburgh’s Uptown neighborhood culminated in a week-long celebration with our donors, supporters, staff, friends, and neighbors.

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BUILDING BACKGROUND

This state-of-the-art, more accessible facility for both clients and staff is crucial to growing and flourishing in the future. The five-story, 87,000-square-foot brick building offers more space and enables the agency to provide several distinctive services, including an exam room strictly for pediatric low vision patients, a fitness center, and a sensory garden and adaptive training facility on …

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Ribbon Cutting

Ribbon Cutting

We cut the ribbon and we’re officially home at 1816 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. Come see our vision.

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Young Professional Network Event

Young Professional Network Event

Our Young Professional Network hosted a fantastic evening at Mad Mex–Robinson September 20 with the theme “Fostering Independence through Training.” Approximately $1,700 was raised and will be used to purchase items for the suites and apartments at our new headquarters. Thanks to everyone who attended and to our sponsors Henderson Brothers, Maher Duessel, and North American Hoganas.

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Steelers Alumni Golf Classic

This year’s Steelers Alumni Golf Classic was tremendously successful – we raised approximately $90,000 and had a great day of golf at Diamond Run! Special thanks to our sponsors 84 Lumber, Evoqua Water Technologies, Foundations of Hope, PNC Financial Services Group, UPMC Health Plan, Calgon Carbon, Neishloss & Fleming, Giant Eagle, Inc., Pittsburgh Steelers, and A.C. Dellovade.

 

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Person of Vision 2016

Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services (BVRS) of Pittsburgh is pleased to honor the Martini Family of A. Martini & Co. as the 2016 Person of Vision on Wednesday, June 15, at 6:00 p.m. at Heinz Field, PNC Championship Club. R. Scott Pollock, Oxford Development Company Vice President of Development, is proud to serve as this year’s honorary chairman as we celebrate the Martini Family’s leadership and commitment to our community.

The Person of Vision event is an opportunity for BVRS to honor and recognize an individual who has demonstrated tremendous …

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Girls’ Night Out

Our annual “Girls’ Night Out” fundraiser, chaired by Michele Antonelli, is Wednesday, May 4, at the Hollywood Theater, 1449 Potomac Ave., Dormont. The evening features a private screening of the original “Hairspray,” along with the chance to win tickets to upcoming, notable Pittsburgh events plus dinner gift certificates, other raffles and prizes. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. for refreshments; the movie starts at 7:00 p.m. Free parking is available. Tickets are $45. Register online  or contact Cindy Smith, 412-368-4400 ext. 2208, csmith@pghvis.org, for more information …

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Ski, Sporting Clays Fundraiser

The 32nd annual Corporate Cup Ski Race and Sporting Clays to benefit Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh will be held Friday, Feb. 26, at Seven Springs Mountain Resort.

Over the past three-plus decades, this event has raised more than $850,000.

Ski racers compete in both team (groups of three) and individual categories. The teams compete for the coveted Corporate Cup trophy. The winning team has the opportunity to display the cup at its office for one year.

Sporting clay participants compete in both team (squads of …

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