The Spectacle Fall 2014

Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services offers free vision screenings for children ages 1 – 6 at area daycare centers and preschool programs. Professional screening technicians screen for vision deficiencies, some of which can save a child’s sight if caught early. We also conduct adult vision screenings. For more information, contact Wathina Lewkowicz, 412-368-4400 ext. 2213.

The Spectacle
Spring 2014

Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh (BVRS) welcomes to its Board of Directors: Michael J. Zaken, retired from U.S. Steel Corp., who is returning to serve on the board.

Board of Directors officers are Chairman Louis A. Lobes, Jr., M.D., Retina Vitreous Consultants; Vice Chairman Joe Gordon, retired, Pittsburgh Steelers; Treasurer Amanda Cavill, PNC Financial Services; and Secretary Peggy Snavely, community volunteer.

Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh has received a $70,000 grant from the Nelson Adult Blind Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation. The funding will provide services in our Low Vision Rehabilitation Program to adults who have been diagnosed with low vision and who are not insured or who are under-insured. Services may include eye exams and/or prescribed vision devices and the necessary training.

“We are grateful to the Nelson Adult Blind Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation,” said BVRS President Erika Arbogast. “Our Low Vision program …

BVRS has received a $200,000 gift from St. Lucy’s Auxiliary to the Blind. The donation is from proceeds of St. Lucy’s annual Medallion Ball, which recognizes young women for completing a required amount of volunteer hours in the community during their high school years. Since 1959, St. Lucy’s Auxiliary to the Blind has given BVRS $3,355,366.

“We continue to be grateful to St. Lucy’s Auxiliary to the Blind and the young women who have worked so hard in service to others,” said BVRS President Erika Arbogast, …

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