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ForSight Vision is proud to have received the William Van Essen Award from the Central Pennsylvania Optometric Society.

The award, presented on May 5, honored ForSight Vision for “Dedicated and distinguished service on behalf of the visual welfare of the public.”

The Central Pennsylvania Optometric Society encompasses nine counties: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lebanon, Perry, Snyder, and York.

Annually, optometric societies may select a lay group or individual to receive their society's William Van Essen Award and submit the name to the Pennsylvania Optometric Association for the annual state Van Essen Award. This award is instituted in memory of Dr. Van Essen, who was instrumental in the licensing of the profession of optometry in Pennsylvania.

 

ForSight Vision has been awarded the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) Seal of Excellence for its programs.

The seal of approval follows a voluntary examination which looked at ForSight Vision’s compliance with PANO’s Standards for Excellence.

The “Standards of Excellence:  An Ethics and Accountability Code for the Nonprofit Sector” is based on eight guiding principles:  mission and program; governing body, conflict of interest, human resources, financial and legal, openness; fundraising; and public affairs and public policy.

“The in-depth examination of ForSight Vision's programs and services and the awarding of the Seal of Excellence assure the community of ForSight Vision’s dedication to it sight-impaired clients and their families,” said Bill Rhinesmith, president of ForSight Vision.

“The support of the community is vital to ForSight Vision’s mission and this designation underscores our diligence in the way we go about achieving that mission,” he added

 

We are most grateful to the Pinchot Park Lions Club for their donation of $5000 to ForSight Vision.  On June 19, 2012, ForSight President Bill Rhinesmith accepted the generous donation from President, Al Hayes, on behalf of ForSight Vision.

That same evening, the Club presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Tony Heath (ForSight Vision Service Coordinator) and member of the ForSight Band.  Congratulations, Tony!

See the article and photos from the event.

 

 

 

The Busy Bee Mosaic Project, involving the ForSight Children's Group, is moving along nicely.  Check out these updates in the Spring/Summer edition of the York College Magazine.

"Busy Bee Mosaic Project involves children with vision impairment – including clients at ForSight Vision Center in York City – learning how to make mosaic art in which tiles are broken and used to create images." 

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