Fundraising and Awareness Events 2025
Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania hosts three annual fundraising and awareness events, Vision of Monte Carlo is our signature fundraising event traditionally held the 4th Friday in April; Vision Bowl is a low vision awareness event in July each year; and An Evening in the Shadows is the blindness awareness event usually scheduled the first Thursday of November.
While all are unique and relevant to our mission, we are always looking for additional opportunities for fundraising and community outreach.
All proceeds from our events are used to provide services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired in Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin and Perry Counties. We appreciate your support.
Happy 104th Birthday Vision Resources!
Helping the visually impaired and blind since March 1921. Check out the Endowment Fund Donor Wall supporting our Next Century of Service.
25th Visions of Monte Carlo
This event for 2025 has already occurred.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Visions of Monte Carlo has become our signature event, combining a plated meal with a night of gaming, live big band music, auctions and fun.
All proceeds benefit Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania.
Visions of Monte Carlo 2025 Album
Vision Bowl
Monday, July 14, 2025 ABC East Lanes beginning at 6:00 p.m.
This event for 2025 has already occurred.
As you begin to make plans for the coming summer season, be certain to mark your calendar for the annual VISION BOWL tournament. This tournament benefits Vision Resources. Teams must consist of 4 bowlers. The teams include two games of bowling, t-shirts, food and drink and shoe rental for all 4 team members. Here is the interesting twist, the idea is for this to be a LOW VISION public awareness event so for the second game bowlers will be required to wear light-weight paper glasses with lenses that simulate various vision diseases. This “visual impairment” competition is the game that will determine team and individual top bowlers. We hope for this to be a fun event for a hot-summer-day. We encourage friends, families, and social clubs to create teams and help make this a great event. More information will emerge as we draw closer, including registration details. To learn more please contact events@vrocp.org or 717-238-2531.
Visions Bowl 2024 Album
Honoring Helen Keller
June 27, 1880. Celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Helen Keller with a gift to Vision Resources is a perfect way to show your support and honor a woman who was able to make her mark on this world and overcome such odds. “Alone we can do so little; Together we can do so much” ~Helen Keller
Adventures Beyond Site
This event has already occurred.
Vision Resources’ Adventures Beyond Site Summer Camp is for students in grades 3-12 for the 2024-2025 school year who are blind/legally blind.
2025 Camp dates were July 21st to July 25th. Each day begins at Vision Resources where participants are to be dropped off by 9:00 AM. Camp days end between 4:00 and 6:00 PM depending upon the day and activity.
The staff has an exciting week planned as always, with activities that expose students to different life experiences helping them gain independence and confidence! Transportation will be provided from Vision Resources to all scheduled camp locations.
Adventures Beyond Site 2024 Album
Healthy Vision Back-to-School Fair
This event for 2025 has already occurred.
Saturday, August 2nd, from 9 AM to 12 PM at Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania, located at 1130 South 19th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104, the Healthy Vision Back-to-School Fair took place. This free event was open to all children from preschool through 12th grade, offering vision screenings, fun games, food, and giveaways! No registration was needed—walk-ins only—but children must have been accompanied by their guardian. The Vision Screenings are proudly sponsored by M&T Bank, with additional support from the Dauphin County Medical Society Alliance. For more information, visit www.vrocp.org, call 717-238-2531, or email Treassa at tstrawn@vrocp.org. Don’t miss out next year!
Back to School 2025 Album
Annual Volunteer Recognition
This year’s annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, 9/17/25. All active volunteers will receive an invitation. Please be sure to reply to the invitation so that we better serve you.
Volunteer Recognition 2024 Album
White Cane and Guide Dog Safety Day
October 15
Each year Vision Resources joins other agencies, state and nationwide, to create public awareness for White Cane Laws. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson first proclaimed October 15th as “White Cane Safety Day.” The original purpose was a safety reminder to promote courtesy and special consideration to blind people who are navigating America’s streets and roadways. Since this first observance, White Cane Safety Day has taken on greater meaning as a time to celebrate the self-sufficiency of people who are blind or visually impaired and their right to participate fully in society. Vision Resources’ observance of White Cane Safety Day continues that tradition, focusing on the independence of people who are blind or visually impaired with the white cane as a symbol of that independence.
An Evening in the Shadows
Thursday, November 6, 2025
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
2025 Venue: Historic King Mansion
Tickets can be purchased from our homepage. Consider a Sponsorship for even more benefits!
An Evening in the Shadows is a unique event in which guests, wearing adjustable lightweight blindfolds, are served a five-course meal paired with fine wines while enjoying live entertainment. This awareness event offers participants the experience of dining through the eyes and senses of someone who is visually impaired. All proceeds benefit Vision Resources of Central Pennsylvania. Our guests rave about the experience, don’t miss this popular annual event!
An Evening in the Shadows 2024 Album
