{"id":108115,"date":"2021-09-08T21:54:16","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T01:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108115"},"modified":"2021-09-08T21:54:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T01:54:16","slug":"new-bethany-ministries-to-host-30th-annual-souper-day-featuring-actor-daniel-roebuck-and-local-pbs39-reporter-genesis-ortega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108115","title":{"rendered":"New Bethany Ministries to Host 30th Annual Souper Day Featuring Actor, Daniel Roebuck, and Local PBS39 Reporter, Genesis Ortega"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>The organization will pivot its long-standing fundraising event to a hybrid luncheon.<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>BETHLEHEM, PA (September 8, 2021) <\/strong>&#8211; New Bethany Ministries will present its 30th Annual Souper Day at the Event Center at Blue on September 28th, 2021, at 12 p.m. This year&#8217;s hybrid event offers guests the opportunity to attend in person or online. Funds raised from the celebration will support New Bethany\u2019s ongoing efforts to combat housing and food insecurity in the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to continue our tradition and celebrate Souper Day both in-person and virtually this year,\u201d stated Marc Rittle, Executive Director of New Bethany Ministries. \u201cNew Bethany is incredibly grateful for the unwavering support as we service our clients and help those in need through Covid-19 and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Limited tickets are available for purchase to attend the event in person. A live stream, produced by ASR Media Productions, will be available for guests to tune in online. Souper Day will feature keynote speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0736263\/\"><u>Daniel Roebuck<\/u><\/a>, Lehigh Valley-born actor, writer, and producer, and event emcee Genesis Ortega, Regional Affairs and Politics Reporter at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlvt.org\/\"><u>PBS39\/WLVT<\/u><\/a>. Attendees can expect to take a look back at Souper Day\u2019s history with several of the organization\u2019s former executive directors and hear life-changing experiences from New Bethany clients.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New Bethany is delighted to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aesculapusa.com\/en.html\"><u>Aesculap<\/u><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airproducts.com\/\"><u>Air Products<\/u><\/a>, Don &amp; Mabel Follett, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympusamerica.com\/corporate\/index.asp\"><u>Olympus<\/u><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympusamerica.com\/corporate\/index.asp\"><u>Corporation of the Americas<\/u><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.socialtmarketing.com\/\"><u>Social T Marketing &amp; PR<\/u> <\/a>as Souper Day sponsors this year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For sponsor opportunities and event registration, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/newbethanyministries.org\/event\/30th-annual-souper-day-event\/\"><u>https:\/\/newbethanyministries.org\/event\/30th-annual-souper-day-event\/<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>About New Bethany Ministries<\/h1>\n<p>New Bethany Ministries, in their 36th year of service to the Lehigh Valley, encompasses programs that provide food support, clothing, referral services, showers, financial management, permanent housing for men and women, wellness services, and transitional and permanent housing solutions. Their mission is to offer hope and support to people who experience poverty, hunger, and homelessness. NBM believes that all people, regardless of circumstances, should be treated with dignity and care without judgment. No one who seeks help is turned away. To learn more about New Bethany Ministries, find them on Facebook and Twitter @NewBethMin, or visit them on the web at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newbethanyministries.org\/\"><u>www.newbethanyministries.org<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nAnnika Dahlgren<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialTmarketing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.socialTmarketing.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The organization will pivot its long-standing fundraising event to a hybrid luncheon.\u00a0 BETHLEHEM, PA (September 8, 2021) &#8211; New Bethany Ministries will present its 30th Annual Souper Day at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108115\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Bethany Ministries to Host 30th Annual Souper Day Featuring Actor, Daniel Roebuck, and Local PBS39 Reporter, Genesis Ortega<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108116,"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-108115","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\/09\/souper-day-21.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108115"}],"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=108115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/108116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}