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Contributed/United Way of the Greater Lehigh ValleyThe $27,731,984 raised this year tops last year's record of $26,231,833. When including donations to United Way’s Critical Support Fund and contributions through the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit program, United Way raised $30,436,542 this year.
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United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley/The United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, in coordination with Greater Easton Development Partnership, has established the fund to help victims of Friday's devastating fire at the Hotel Hampton building, 462 Northampton St. Also, a Red Cross emergency shelter operation has been relocated.
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Creative consultant and muralist Kyle Edwards, owner of A True Love Story LLC, is hosting a summer market in Downtown Bethlehem that will serve as a cool-off zone for Musikfest.
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In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley has announced $310,000 in grants for 21 organizations serving historically marginalized communities.
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After 8 years of working at, then leading the National Museum of Industrial History, Kara Mohsinger has accepted a new role as Chief Financial Officer of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley.
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The organization says the new board members bring diverse expertise and reinforce United Way's commitment to creating a stronger and more inclusive community for all residents.
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The Lehigh Valley's first Disability Pride Lehigh Valley festival was held Saturday at the Penn State — Lehigh Valley campus. The free, all-ages event was a celebration of the region’s disability community through art, music and community resources.
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The PPL Foundation has provided half a million dollars to the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley to address homelessness and housing insecurity in the region.
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Easton's Greater Shiloh Church has opened a new mobile shower unit on West Canal Street, catering to homeless people and others in need of a shower and fresh supplies.
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Sights for Hope is hosting a kids camp for children ages 7 to 14. It's for children with blindness and visual impairments in the Lehigh Valley.
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City of Allentown mayor Matt Tuerk, City of Bethlehem mayor J. William Reynolds and City of Easton mayor Sal Panto Jr. joined officials from the Bradbury Sullivan LGBT Community Center to film a video for the upcoming 30th annual Lehigh Valley Pride event in August
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Truist Charitable Fund awarded a $150,000 grant to Community Action Development Allentown (CADA) to support the CORE Neighborhood Partnership Program.
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Two Lehigh Valley Chambers of Commerce held a luncheon Tuesday that focused on food insecurity in the region. Leaders of two food pantries and an executive with the Second Harvest Food Bank were featured panelists at the luncheon.
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September is recognized as a time to pay homage to service dogs and the guidance they provide. Lehigh County commissioners approved a resolution in support of guide dogs and their handlers.
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The Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley will hold its first Nonprofit Impact Conference on Oct. 23 at Wind Creek Bethlehem. The event will give nonprofit staff the chance to connect, network, and discover new resources.
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Lehigh County Executive Phil Armstrong came out on the short end of a fundraiser challenge to benefit the Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehab Center's auxiliary. So he had to kiss a pig.
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Artist Vaughn Randall's cast iron and bronze Locus sculpture was chosen as winner of the third annual Sculpture at SteelStacks national contest. An official ceremony was held outside the Bethlehem Visitor Center on Thursday evening where the sculpture will be displayed for one year.
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Volunteers from Crayola spent the day at the Children's Home of Easton sprucing up the grounds as part of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley's 31st annual Day of Caring.
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How to assist the homeless and food insecure in Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley was the central message the New Bethany Souper Day Fundraiser luncheon at ArtsQuest Center on Friday.
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Allentown officials this year moved $1.2 million of federal pandemic-relief money into a fund for grants to local nonprofits. The largest grant will support an eviction-protection program deemed "highly successful" in the past.
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In appreciation for the early intervention services he received at Colonial Intermediate Unit 20, Nazareth Area High School junior Brody Muthard, 16, has chosen to build a playground there for autistic children for his Boy Scout Eagle Scout project.
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In the first round of Neighborhood Assistance Program funding from the state, Lehigh Valley-based programs received more than $2 million.
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This year's Lehigh Valley Pride was the largest yet, expanding to fill a parking lot near First Street in Bethlehem for the first time. The threat of severe weather shut down the festival later in the afternoon.
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The Museum of Indian Culture this weekend hosted its 44th annual Roasting Ears of Corn Festival, which celebrates the corn harvest.