{"id":108287,"date":"2021-09-20T22:22:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T02:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108287"},"modified":"2021-09-20T22:22:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T02:22:35","slug":"10-year-anniversary-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-to-be-hosted-for-nazareth-hometown-hardware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108287","title":{"rendered":"10-Year Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to be hosted  for Nazareth Hometown Hardware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, October 1<sup>st<\/sup>, from 2 PM \u2013 3 PM, join the Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce, a proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, as they celebrate the 10-Year Anniversary of Nazareth Hometown Hardware with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!<\/p>\n<p>Nazareth Hometown Hardware provides a local and friendly environment for you to purchase a variety of household essentials ranging from spark plugs to spray paint, cleaners to paint thinners, and seasonal supplies to bug sprays. They also carry plumbing supplies, paint brushes, sandpaper, wall repair supplies, shovels, nuts and bolts, and more! To learn more about their business, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nazarethhometownhardware\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The event will kick off at 2 PM with the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony taking place at 2:15 PM. During this time, guests will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for a chance to win a prize and will also enjoy 10% off purchases. These specials will also be available all-day Saturday. The raffle drawing will take place at the end of the business day on Saturday for various prizes from local businesses. All winners will be contacted with what gift they won and when they can stop by to pick it up. Guests do not have to be present to win a prize. You don\u2019t want to miss the celebration of this momentous occasion!<\/p>\n<p>Jessica O\u2019Donnell, EVP of Affiliated Chambers &amp; Northern Tier, for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, commented, \u201cFor ten years, Nazareth Hometown Hardware has served this community through their friendly retail environment, dedication to their customers, and support of other local businesses and initiatives. They are truly a staple in the Nazareth Area, and we are so grateful to have had Barb, Mike, and their wonderful team in the community for so long. We encourage you to join us on October 1<sup>st<\/sup> as we celebrate this milestone, all that they\u2019ve accomplished thus far, and what the future holds!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mike Woodland, Chair of the Nazareth Area Chamber Board, said, \u201cNazareth Hometown Hardware has impressed me every time I have stopped in to look for supplies for my latest project. Their convenient downtown location saves me time and their friendly staff always help me find the right solution for the challenge I&#8217;m working on. Nazareth is very fortunate to have a wonderful business such as this in our community. I am appreciative that Mike and Barb keep investing their time and resources in our business district.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike and Barb, Co-Owners of Nazareth Hometown Hardware, commented, \u201cWe would like to invite you to our 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Ceremony! We are blessed to have been in business this long and are excited to continue serving the community with the recent signing of another five-year lease. We could not have done it without some very important people who are no longer with us, including Tommy Itterly, our Co-Founder, Master Plumber Kermit &#8220;Frog&#8221; Kehs, and the jack of all traits, Daniel Huston. To our helpers, Katie Werkheiser and Melissa Hamm, and our long- time employee John Flynn, who retired after numerous years of service in February 2020, thank you for being with us since the beginning and whenever we needed you. Last, but certainly not least, thank you to our valued regular customers and account holders for supporting our childhood dream and making it come true. While the pandemic took out many small businesses, we were fortunate\u00a0to have been open and able to continue assisting our regular and many new customers. To show our appreciation, we will have a store wide sale starting Friday, October 1<sup>st<\/sup> at 2 PM and continuing until Saturday, October 2<sup>nd<\/sup> at 3 PM. Guests will also have the opportunity to enter a raffle for a chance to win a prize!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date: <\/strong>Friday, October 1<sup>st<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong> Nazareth Hometown Hardware (49 S. Main St. Nazareth, PA 18064)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time: <\/strong>2 PM \u2013 3 PM; Ribbon Cutting at 2:15 PM<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing Information:<\/strong> Free to attend<\/p>\n<p><strong>RSVP:<\/strong> Let us know you\u2019re coming, click <a href=\"https:\/\/web.lehighvalleychamber.org\/events\/NazarethHometown%20Hardware%2010Year%20Anniversary%20Ribbon%20Cutting-838125\/details\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a> to register. The event is open to both businesses and members of the community. Walk-ins are also welcomed on the day of the event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interested in getting involved with or supporting the Nazareth 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><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information on this event and any upcoming events, visit the<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NazarethAreaChamber\"><strong>Nazareth Area 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>Information 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; On Friday, October 1st, from 2 PM \u2013 3 PM, join the Nazareth Area Chamber of Commerce, a proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108287\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">10-Year Anniversary Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to be hosted  for Nazareth Hometown Hardware<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108288,"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-108287","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\/hometown-hardware.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108287"}],"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=108287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108287\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/108288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}