ArtsQuest and Embassy Bank Show Gratitude to First Responders Through Banner Display
Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA, June 30, 2025 – ArtsQuest is turning the ArtsQuest Campus at SteelStacks into a showcase of the bravery present in our community through its annual “Our Hometown Heroes – First Responders” display, to honor and show appreciation to the first responders, police and law enforcement officials, firefighters and volunteer firefighters, volunteer rescue teams and emergency medical personnel and paramedics, that risk, or have risked, their lives to protect our community.
Beginning July 1 and ending July 31, ArtsQuest and Embassy Bank invite you to submit a photo of a first responder in your life, whether they are a family member, neighbor or friend. These submissions may then be used on a banner around the ArtsQuest Campus at SteelStacks to show our appreciation for the sacrifices they have made to keep our community safe.
For a chance for your hero to be present on one of these banners click here to submit your first responders’ photo as a high-resolution jpeg, tiff, bitmap or PDF file, their name, hometown, job title, department and contact information. Physical submissions will also be accepted at all Embassy Bank locations or at the ArtsQuest Center, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem, PA 18015.
ArtsQuest and Embassy Bank have worked together to put on the display of over 20 banners featuring nearly 200 heroes since 2013 and are excited for this opportunity to showcase the individuals who serve our community each day. This year, the tradition will continue with the unveiling of the banners during the first week of September.
About ArtsQuest
ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, of which nearly 40 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
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Bryn Keeney
