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30 Days of Giving Food Drive Campaign November 1st<\/sup>\u00a0to November 30th<\/p>\n <\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n Nothing brings friends, family, and neighbors together quite like the holidays or a good meal. This holiday season, the Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce (GNLCC) wants to ensure that all families within the community can enjoy great meals like these. The community is very fortunate to have organizations that often serve meals to over 50,000 people each month, and the pandemic has presented the opportunity to serve an even greater number of people within the community.<\/p>\n In planning the holiday events, the Chamber wanted to not only bring fun and excitement with lights and vendor markets but to also give back to the community and help contribute to those who may need a little extra help this holiday season.\u00a0When brainstorming ways to do so,\u00a0GNLCC Board Member,\u00a0Vickie Beller, of Dimmich & DInkelacker,\u00a0saw a reverse advent calendar idea on social media and thought it would be a great way to collect items throughout November, culminating\u00a0in a large-scale food drive that would be collected at annual tree lighting ceremonies in the region.\u00a0The “30 days of Giving” Food Drive was born!<\/p>\n Throughout the month of November,\u00a0participants are invited\u00a0to join the Chamber in collecting food for the local food banks. The 30 Days of Giving event gives suggestions for a different nonperishable item to collect each day of the month! The list of suggested items can be found in our Facebook event page\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0along with a daily update of the item of the day.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber Board is actively engaged in the community and always looking for ways to give back,\u201d said Kylie Adams, Manager of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. \u201cNot only is the \u201830 Days of Giving\u2019 drive a creative way to do so, people can participate as little or as much as they\u2019re able. We\u2019re hoping that we will have an overflow of food from both Tree Lightings to donate to our food banks!\u201d<\/p>\n Ms. Beller\u00a0was so inspired by the impact this food drive could have on the community, that she took the 30 Days of Giving idea a step further. She explained, \u201cI posted on the local township Facebook page about sponsoring some local families and within minutes of being approved dozens of people were wanting to help donate more specific items like eggs, milk or even a turkey for these families. It is very inspiring to see how much a simple post can make an impact so quickly. Once you start giving you just keep wanting to do more and more.” The hope is for this contagious giving spirit to spread far and wide throughout Greater Northern Lehigh and even into the rest of the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n Those\u00a0who participate in this food drive\u00a0have the option of donating their collection directly or can\u00a0bring their donation to our Slatington Borough and Lehigh Township Tree Lightings on December 4th<\/sup>\u00a0and December 6th<\/sup>\u00a0respectively, to be donated to local food pantries. The\u00a0Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber\u00a0will be delivering the donations to local food banks and\u00a0pantries throughout the community, such as Salem UMC in Danielsville and the Northern Lehigh Food Bank, in Emerald.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In speaking with Pastor Dave from Salem UMC he explained that “The food pantry is a relatively new ministry for us, that we started just before the pandemic hit.” Pastor Dave was very grateful and excited to be a recipient\u00a0of some of the food donations from the 30 Days of Giving and the Lehigh Tree Lighting Ceremony. “It seems like perfect timing that this ministry was started, and we are\u00a0delighted to\u00a0be able to give the donations to an organization within the township” said Hayden Rinde, an associate of GNLCC who spoke with Pastor Dave.\u00a0 The pantry is named “My Little Pantry” and is available to anyone throughout the community, 24 hours a day. The pantry serves around 20-25 people a week. Salem UMC is located at\u00a01067 Blue Mountain Drive Danielsville, PA.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more information on the \u201c30 Days of Giving\u201d and for other upcoming Greater Northern Lehigh events, please visit their Facebook Page at www.facebook.com\/NorthernLehighChamber<\/a>.<\/p>\n When: November 1-30, drop off locations at the Slatington or Lehigh Township Tree Lightings<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Pricing Information:<\/strong> FREE<\/p>\n <\/p>\n About the Chamber:<\/em><\/strong> 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>\n Information provided to TVL by: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 30 Days of Giving Food Drive Campaign November 1st\u00a0to November 30th Nothing brings friends, family, and neighbors together quite like the holidays or a good meal. 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\nKylie Adams
\nGreater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce
\nManager of Affiliated Chambers (WACC, GNLCC)
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