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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. -
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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Chris Yarnell is working to help Veterans. -
An organ transplant recipient and the donor’s Lehigh Valley family are sharing their experience in order to encourage others to become organ donors. April is National Donate Life Month.
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Bethlehem Food Co-op, a local grocery cooperative, has hired its first ever general manager to bring life to an initiative that has been in the works since 2011.
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The center hopes to expand its reach beyond Allentown.
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The local housing crisis spurred UWGLV partner PPL Foundation to create 'Be a Housing Hero,' a campaign through which the foundation made contributions in honor of every new or increased pledge to United Way.
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The Lehigh Valley Brewers Guild met at Lost Tavern Brewery on Tuesday to begin preparations for Lehigh Valley Beer Week on April 29-May 6.
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Landlords from across the region converged on Valley Youth House’s headquarters in Hanover in order to learn about the Lehigh Valley Regional Homeless Advisory Board’s programs.
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The Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum will soon house artifacts from Allentown's Liberty Bell Museum, according to officials.
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Breakaway Bierfest and the Easton Twilight Criterium have two events this May that will give bike lovers in the Lehigh Valley a reason to celebrate.
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Congress eliminated emergency SNAP payments, which provided thousands of Lehigh Valley families with extra financial support amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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For the 15th year in a row, the region, including the Lehigh Valley, is being recognized for the most organ donations in the country. Gift of Life Donor Program aided in reaching that goal.
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The IronPigs Charities and Phillies winter caravan event was a raging success at ArtsQuest Center on Thursday night.
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Amanda Buss plans to resign as executive director from the Cancer Support Community of the Lehigh Valley. She’s stepping down to focus on her own health while battling cancer.
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Shia Ithna Asheri Jamaat of Pennsylvania (SIJPA) is in the process of building a new mosque at the Al-Ahad Islamic Center.
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Moravian educator hopes to make ecology a more diverse field with her cohort of students through the research funded by this grant.
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'We're still not giving up,' activist says at ArtsQuest gathering
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The Greater Easton Development Partnership and the Wilson LINCS Family Center received $1.1 million in state funding.
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The co-op will lease the entire first floor of the new building under construction at the site. Three floors of apartments will sit above the grocery store on Bethlehem's north side.
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Dozens of troops arrived at the area's largest distribution site at Dorney Park before selling begins on Jan. 19. The cookie sale fundraiser is a key source of financial support for Girl Scout troop activities.
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Celebrations are set to take place throughout the Lehigh Valley while volunteer efforts focus on forming an ongoing connection with the community.
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"My daughter is on the Lehigh Valley Polar Bears ice hockey team," the Facebook post said. "Once a year they have a big fundraiser where the parents need to donate a basket... would anyone be willing to donate?" Within days, the post had more than 200 responses.
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Leaders from St. John's Windish Evangelical Lutheran Church said the authority's action threatened the churches' futures. Now, the parking authority says it won't pursue eminent domain.
