{"id":107157,"date":"2021-06-24T23:49:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T03:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107157"},"modified":"2021-06-24T23:49:23","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T03:49:23","slug":"slatingtons-heritage-day-returns-on-july-3rd-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107157","title":{"rendered":"Slatington\u2019s \u2018Heritage Day\u2019 Returns on July 3rd, 2021!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber Presents: <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Heritage Day<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>July 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2021 | 10 AM | Veterans Memorial Park, Slatington\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber, proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce presents Heritage Day!<\/p>\n<p>The Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce (GNLCC), proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber, is pleased to announce that Slatington\u2019s Heritage Day will return in 2021 on Saturday, July 3<sup>rd<\/sup>, 2021 at Veterans Memorial Park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter being forced to cancel Heritage Day in 2020, we are happy to bring this long-held tradition back to Slatington,\u201d said Kylie Adams, Assistant Vice President of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. \u201cWe will be hosting the event outdoors on the morning of July 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0to ensure continuing our tradition will keep all in attendance are comfortable with such a gathering, and we are excited to resume the tradition once more!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event has been held in Slatington for several decades and is typically held in the Slatington Baptist Church, which will be available in case of inclement weather. Live music from the Heritage Day Band will be provided in the park, with an invocation from Reverend James LeVan of Slatington Baptist Church, followed by a program from presenter Kaz Kotlow, a local community leader and veteran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaz will be recognized at the event for his years of service to our country, as well as all of the brave men and women who have served from our community,\u201d said Jessica O\u2019Donnell, EVP of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. \u201cWhile we typically enjoy holding the event at Slatington Baptist, it felt very appropriate to be hosting this event in front of Slatington\u2019s Veterans Memorial with flags flying! We look forward to a day celebrating our patriotism and kicking off the 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of July weekend!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those in attendance are encouraged to \u201cBYOC\u201d (bring-your-own-chair) or blanket to sit comfortably within Veterans Memorial Park; this event is free and opened to the public and open to people of all ages.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Heritage Day, visit the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber\u2019s Event Page at:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.lehighvalleychamber.org\/events\/HeritageDay%202021%20GNLCC-838157\/details\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.lehighvalleychamber.org\/events\/HeritageDay%25202021%2520GNLCC-838157\/details&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1624654256324000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzMI-FI4ZX_VcHHNWqwAKKDPGn3A\">https:\/\/web.lehighvalleychamber.org\/events\/HeritageDay%202021%20GNLCC-838157\/details<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please note:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending a Chamber event or meeting, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce including partnerships; the event venue; or other parties such as caterer or production company; or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>July 3, 2021 at 10 AM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing Information:<\/strong>\u00a0Free &amp; Open to the Public \u2013 all welcome!<\/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\u00a0We 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\u00a0With 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.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nKylie Adams-Weiss<br \/>\nGreater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce<br \/>\nAssistant Vice President of Affiliated Chambers (WACC, GNLCC, NCC) &#038; Carbon Chamber &#038; Economic Development Corporation<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/\">https:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber Presents: Heritage Day July 3rd, 2021 | 10 AM | Veterans Memorial Park, Slatington\u00a0 The Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber, proud partner of the Greater Lehigh &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107157\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Slatington\u2019s \u2018Heritage Day\u2019 Returns on July 3rd, 2021!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107158,"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":[14,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2021-heritage-day.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107157"}],"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=107157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}