Visual Impairment & Blindness Services http://www.viablservices.org Assisting the residents of Northampton and Monroe Counties Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:13:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en July / August 2008 Newsletter Click the below link to download our newsletter in PDF format. If you do not have adobe acrobat installed on your computer you can download it from Adobe by clicking here (link opens in a new window). July August 2008 Newsletter http://www.viablservices.org/news/july-august-2008-newsletter “Walk for a Healthy Community” is a Success! On June 14, 2008, thirty VIABL Services walkers took part in the annual "Walk for a Healthy Community presented by Highmark Blue Shield."  Sunny skies and Historic Downtown Bethlehem provided the perfect backdrop for the 5K Walk and the One-Mile Fun Walk.  Kudos go to Tonya Van Horn and Kayla Lamont for ... http://www.viablservices.org/news/walk-for-a-healthy-community-is-a-success May / June 2008 Newsletter Click the below link to download our newsletter in PDF format. If you do not have adobe acrobat installed on your computer you can download it from Adobe by clicking here (link opens in a new window). May / June 2008 Newsletter http://www.viablservices.org/news/may-june-2008-newsletter Liz Tech Pin Fundraiser Consider purchasing VIABL Services' beautiful new Liztech pin, Insightful, as a way of supporting VIABL Services, as well as celebrating the gift of sight. Our new pin was designed by Liztech, a jewelry company in East Stroudsburg, PA. The creative artists of this company specialize in designs using reflective materials to ... http://www.viablservices.org/news/new-pin Speaker’s Bureau If you need a program for a meeting or an event, we can help! Our presentation will include the showing of our new video, The Faces of Independence. This moving video, produced as a community service by RCN-TV, introduces your audience to four VIABL Services clients and our work ... http://www.viablservices.org/news/speaker%e2%80%99s-bureau Every 7 minutes someone in America will become blind or visually impaired? Every seven minutes, someone in America will become blind or visually impaired. http://www.viablservices.org/did-you-know/did-you-know-2 By 2020, almost 3 million people in the United States will be affected by age-related macular degeneration? By 2020, almost 3 million people in the United States will be affected by age-related macular degeneration? http://www.viablservices.org/did-you-know/did-you-know-1