{"id":101573,"date":"2020-07-01T21:47:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T01:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=101573"},"modified":"2020-07-01T21:47:32","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T01:47:32","slug":"the-hellertown-lower-saucon-chambers-hellertown-heroes-lower-saucon-lifesavers-virtual-awards-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=101573","title":{"rendered":"The Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber&#8217;s Hellertown Heroes &#038; Lower Saucon Lifesavers Virtual Awards Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber of Commerce (HLSC) is thrilled to announce our first-ever Virtual Awards Ceremony \u2013 Hellertown Heroes &amp; Lower Saucon Lifesavers!<\/p>\n<p>The goal of this event is to celebrate all of the businesses\/organizations who went above and beyond to support the community during these challenges times that COVID-19 has presented. The HLSC has heard about a multitude of heart-warming initiatives, however, we need the community\u2019s assistance. We\u2019d like to hear from community for nominations of businesses\/organizations who have stepped up. Whether it was donating PPE to healthcare workers, food to those less fortunate or raising money for a notable cause \u2013 we want to make sure we know about it!<\/p>\n<p>Nominees will be recognized during the Virtual Awards Ceremony. Nominations can be submitted through the following link <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/wxKRe1NZvSGMVft9A\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/wxKRe1NZvSGMVft9A<\/a> or sent to Lauren Bertucci at <a href=\"mailto:LaurenB@lehighvalleychamber.org\">LaurenB@lehighvalleychamber.org<\/a> <strong><em>through Monday, July 6<sup>th<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>. Please note that businesses\/organizations do <strong><em>not<\/em><\/strong> have to be Chamber members to be nominated.<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place on Wednesday, July 29<sup>th<\/sup> from 5:30 PM \u2013 6:30 PM and will be streamed through Facebook Live. Community members can tune in by visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hlschamber\/\">Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber\u2019s Facebook Page<\/a>. Hear from special guests, recognize awardees, and most all of, celebrate this community coming together to support one another!<\/p>\n<p>Jessica O\u2019Donnell, EVP of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber commented, \u201cWe have heard so many wonderful stories of local businesses and organizations taking selfless action in helping our community fight this unfortunate pandemic. 7\/29 will be a very special evening as we take a moment to express our appreciation for all they have done to help so many in the H\/LS area and beyond.\u00a0 Please don\u2019t miss out on this very worthwhile event!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ricky Gower, Chair of the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber Board mentioned, \u201cWe need to stand united as a community especially during these times.\u00a0There have been many businesses and organizations in our Hellertown\/Lower Saucon Area who have taken a huge leadership role in helping fellow community members, non profits, healthcare workers, and first responders on the front line. It has been extremely heart warming. Let\u2019s take some time on July 29<sup>th<\/sup> and come together (virtually of course) to sincerely honor these Heroes and Lifesavers the way they deserve to be honored.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Bertucci, Manager of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber commented, \u201cAs Henry Ford once said, \u2018If everyone is moving forward\u00a0together, then success takes care of itself.\u2019 During these challenging times, community members have worked tirelessly to support one another. We persevered through the initial stay at home orders, shifted from the Red to the Yellow to the Green Phase, and we will continue to move forward together.\u201d<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hlschamber\/\">The Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber\u2019s Facebook Page<\/a> \u2013 via Facebook Live<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing Information:<\/strong> Free to attend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nominations: <\/strong>Nominations can be submitted through the following link <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/wxKRe1NZvSGMVft9A\"> https:\/\/forms.gle\/wxKRe1NZvSGMVft9A<\/a> or sent to Lauren Bertucci at <a href=\"mailto:LaurenB@lehighvalleychamber.org\">LaurenB@lehighvalleychamber.org<\/a> <strong><em>through Monday, July 6<sup>th<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>. Please note that businesses\/organizations do <strong><em>not<\/em><\/strong> have to be Chamber members to be nominated.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsorships: <\/strong>Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Lauren Bertucci at<a href=\"mailto:LaurenB@lehighvalleychamber.org\"> LaurenB@lehighvalleychamber.org<\/a> for more information.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interested in getting involved with or supporting the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Chamber? Contact either Jessica O\u2019Donnell or Lauren Bertucci for more information. <\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information on this event and any upcoming events, visit the Hellertown-Lower Saucon Facebook page, or the Affiliated Chamber\u2019s Instagram page. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>About the Chamber:<\/em><\/strong> <em>The mission of The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce is to improve the economy and quality of life in the Lehigh Valley Metropolitan Area.\u00a0 We accomplish this through business-to-business networking events and marketing products, affinity programs and exclusive, money saving member benefits, training programs, government affairs initiatives and public policy advocacy, and community development enterprises.\u00a0 With nearly 5,000 members who employ more than 200,000, the Chamber is the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in the top ten nationwide. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nLauren Bertucci<br \/>\nManager, Affiliated Chambers,<br \/>\nGreater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/\">https:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101574,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Virtual-Awards.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101573"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=101573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/101574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=101573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=101573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=101573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}