{"id":107835,"date":"2021-08-20T23:14:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T03:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107835"},"modified":"2021-08-20T23:14:27","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T03:14:27","slug":"first-ever-bicentennial-bash-to-be-held-on-saturday-august-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107835","title":{"rendered":"First-ever Bicentennial Bash to be held on Saturday, August 28th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Greater Bath Area Chamber of Commerce, a proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, is thrilled to be hosting the first-ever Bicentennial Bash, in partnership with <a href=\"http:\/\/terraformengineering.com\/\">Terraform Engineering LLC<\/a>, on Saturday, August 28<sup>th<\/sup> from 3 PM \u2013 8 PM. The festival will take place in East Allen Township\u2019s beautiful Bicentennial Park West. With 30+ craft and non-profit vendors, 3 alcohol vendors, 8 food vendors, axe-throwing, music, and more, it&#8217;s sure to be a fun-filled day for the entire family! Limited seating is available, so guests are encouraged to BYOB (Bring-Your-Own-Blanket).<\/p>\n<p>Jessica O\u2019Donnell, EVP of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, commented, \u201cWe cannot believe that the first-ever Bicentennial Bash is already here! This festival is shaping up to be a spectacular day for all of those involved and in attendance. From our board and committee, to our sponsors, to our vendors, there are a multitude of individuals who have worked tirelessly to make this event possible and we cannot thank them enough. We encourage you to join us on Saturday, August 28th as you don\u2019t want to miss your chance to be a part of our bash, our Bicentennial Bash! Come hungry, come thirsty. Come ready to have some fun and support our local businesses and vendors!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mary Kositz, Chair of the Greater Bath Area Chamber\u2019s Board, said, \u201cThe Greater Bath Area Chamber Board is thrilled to be partnering with East Allen Township to host this inaugural festival on Saturday, August 28<sup>th<\/sup>. Thank you to all of those who have assisted in making this event possible. With a variety of vendors, music, and activities, there\u2019s something for everyone to enjoy during the bash. Get ready for a day filled with fun!<\/p>\n<p>Lauren Bertucci, Manager of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, commented, \u201cWe are so excited to be hosting this inaugural event in Bicentennial Park West! We love any opportunity to get the community, and people from throughout the Lehigh Valley, together to enjoy one another\u2019s company and to have fun. Our committee has been hard at work to ensure it is a wonderful day for all of those in attendance. We\u2019d also be remiss if we did not thank the staff of East Allen Township and their Public Works team for helping us make this possible! We hope to see you on Saturday, August 28<sup>th<\/sup>!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Terry DeGroot, Professional Engineer at Terraform Engineering, LLC, said, \u201cTerraform Engineering is pleased to be the Presenting Sponsor of the first-ever Bicentennial Bash. We see it as a great opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate. I encourage everyone to join us for this exciting event!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Bicentennial Park West (5351 Park West Lane, Bethlehem, PA 18017)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Music Schedule:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3 PM \u2013 5:15 PM:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/silkandsteelmusic\">Silk and Steel Acoustic Duo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>5:45 PM \u2013 8 PM<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/thewontonsoups.com\/?ltclid=9069232e-7e25-4cb8-97c2-27f630780ce8\">The Wonton Soups<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pricing Information:<\/strong> Free to attend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sponsors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Presenting Sponsor:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/terraformengineering.com\/\">Terraform Engineering, LLC<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Community Partner Sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/essabank.com\/\">ESSA Bank &amp; Trust<\/a>&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonytibaldi.com\/?cmpid=yixi_blm_0001\">Tony Tibaldi &#8211; State Farm Insurance Agent<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Safety Sponsor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.omega.pro\/\">Omega Protective Services, LLC<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Family-Friendly Activity Sponsors:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.crayolaexperience.com\/easton\">Crayola Experience<\/a>&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeactionsyoga.com\/\">Creative Actions Yoga<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Photography Sponsor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mikerobinsonproductions.com\/\">Mike Robinson Productions<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Supporting Sponsor:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajtrunzoinc.net\/\">J. Trunzo, Inc.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>More Information: <\/strong>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/841554423145907\">Facebook event page<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/web.lehighvalleychamber.org\/events\/2021Bicentennial%20Bash%20hosted%20by%20the%20Greater%20Bath%20Area%20Chamber-838126\/details\">webpage<\/a>. <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Interested in getting involved with or supporting the Greater Bath Area Chamber? Contact either Jessica O\u2019Donnell (<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:JessicaO@lehighvalleychamber.org\"><strong>JessicaO@lehighvalleychamber.org<\/strong><\/a><strong>) or Lauren Bertucci (<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:LaurenB@lehighvalleychamber.org\"><strong>LaurenB@lehighvalleychamber.org<\/strong><\/a><strong>) for more information. <\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information on this event and any upcoming events, visit the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greaterbathchamber\"><strong>Greater Bath Area <\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greaterbathchamber\"><strong>Chamber Facebook page<\/strong><\/a><strong>, or the Affiliated Chambers\u2019 <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/glvcc_affiliatedchambers\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong> or <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/affiliated-chambers\/?viewAsMember=true\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a><strong> pages. <\/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 of 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Greater Bath Area Chamber of Commerce, a proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, is thrilled to be hosting the first-ever Bicentennial Bash, in partnership &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107835\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">First-ever Bicentennial Bash to be held on Saturday, August 28th<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107836,"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-107835","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\/2021\/08\/Bicentennial-Bash.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107835"}],"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=107835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107835\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}