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Featured Images<\/strong> | Left Photo(left to right): Maureen O’Grady of O’Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance, Abigail Hackett, CCA Board President Sarah Hesener, Aoife Cullen | Right Photo (left to right): Allen Frank, Assistant Band Director of LHS Grenadier Band, Zachery Bingaman, and CCA Board President Sarah Hesener (Images provided by Celtic Cultural Alliance)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania<\/strong>, September 16, 2020:\u00a0In keeping with its mission of promoting and preserving the\u00a0Celtic culture,\u00a0Celtic Cultural Alliance has awarded $3,000 in\u00a0scholarships\u00a0to local students to further their studies in Celtic instruments and dance.\u00a0 Aoife Cullen, Abigail Hackett, and Zachery Bingaman were each presented with a $1000\u00a0scholarship\u00a0by Sarah Hesener, CCA Board President, at the Board of Directors meeting recently.<\/p>\n With the scholarship money, Aoife and Abigail will further their studies in Irish Dance and Zachery will further his studies in the bagpipe. Maureen O\u2019Grady of O\u2019Grady Quinlan Academy of Irish Dance and Allen Frank, Assistant Band Director of the Liberty High School Grenadier Band, were present to take part in the awards presentation.<\/p>\n Aoife is a student at Spring Garden Elementary, Zachery is a senior at Liberty High School, and Aoife is a junior at North Hunterdon, New Jersey.<\/p>\n Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival, Parade of Shamrocks and Lehigh Valley HopsFest and CCA event logos are trademarks of Celtic Cultural Alliance in the U.S. and\/or other countries.<\/p>\n \u00a9 2014 Celtic Classic- Highland Games & Festival.<\/p>\n All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n About the Celtic Cultural Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n On Columbus Day weekend in 1988, the first Celtic Classic was presented by a small group of individuals.\u00a0 The goal of this dedicated group was to create an event that symbolized the Celtic spirit and history, and to provide the impetus for an organization that focused on promoting the Celtic culture. This group has now evolved into Celtic Cultural Alliance to better communicate the overall goals of the organization.<\/p>\n The CCA has expanded with year-round programming to support the mission of promoting and preserving Celtic Culture through arts, music, literature, dance, and history programs. In keeping with the spirit of \u201cNext Generation\u201d, the CCA also offers\u00a0scholarships\u00a0to promising young students of the Celtic Arts. These yearly\u00a0scholarships\u00a0are offered to students of the arts, including Irish Step Dance, Highland Dance, Fiddle, and Bagpipes.<\/p>\n The Celtic Classic has blossomed into one of the largest Highland Games and Festival in North America. Annually, over 250,000 visitors come to Historic Bethlehem to join in this celebration of all things Celtic. The organization has expanded into year-round programs. Our educational programming has expanded to include community outreach events in area school districts, religious institutions, local theaters and colleges throughout the Lehigh Valley. A series of\u00a0scholarships\u00a0are awarded each year in varied areas of Celtic culture.<\/p>\n Find Us On Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n