{"id":108982,"date":"2021-11-11T23:05:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T04:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108982"},"modified":"2021-11-11T23:05:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T04:05:36","slug":"volunteers-to-decorate-christmas-trellis-honoring-educators-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108982","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers to Decorate Christmas Trellis Honoring Educators – Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow, this event\u00a0 has been postponed to Monday, November 15."},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo of 2020 Trellis courtesy of the\u00a0 Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow, this event\u00a0 has been postponed to Monday, November 15.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Citizens Christmas City Committee Will Hang 200 Ornaments in Payrow Plaza<\/em><\/p>\n

Bethlehem, PA (November 10, 2021) – Bethlehem\u2019s Citizens Christmas City Committee will decorate the annual Christmas City Trellis with hundreds of ornaments honoring local educators, both current and retired, on November 12. The trellis is a popular outdoor exhibit featuring musical chimes and ornaments. Each ornament is engraved with a local educator\u2019s name. \u201cTeachers and other educators dedicated themselves to helping others even as they faced their own personal pandemic struggles. They are certainly community heroes,\u201d said Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce VP Angela DelGrosso.<\/p>\n

Ornaments Created from Repurposed Pandemic Plastic<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ornaments hold symbolic significance. \u201cWe\u2019re transforming the plexiglass that Bethlehem businesses used as separators during the height of the pandemic, thoroughly cleaned and sanitized, into intricate and beautiful designs,\u201d said DelGrosso. \u201cIt represents how our community has overcome so much during the past two years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alloy5 architecture designed this year\u2019s custom ornaments which Northampton Community College\u2019s Fab Lab laser cut.<\/p>\n

Christmas Trellis Unveiling\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Citizen\u2019s Christmas City Committee of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce will unveil this year\u2019s display during a virtual tree lighting ceremony and concert on November 19th at 5pm. The trellis display will remain up at Payrow Plaza through mid January.<\/p>\n

Since the city first put up the trellis in 2015, it has become a holiday season highlight. DelGrosso said, \u201cCommunity traditions like this are hot cocoa for the soul. They warm and comfort us throughout challenging times,\u201d said DelGrosso.<\/p>\n

Family and friends nominated educators to be included on this year\u2019s ornaments. They will hang from the exhibit\u2019s chimes throughout the holiday season. When the display comes down, the educators can keep their ornaments.<\/p>\n

Sponsors
\n<\/strong>Lehigh Valley Health Network, Alloy5, Unity Bank, Bethlehem Parking Authority<\/p>\n

Link to Reserve an Ornament
\n<\/strong>https:\/\/getdowntownbethlehem.com\/trellis-ornaments\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Information provided to TVL by:
\nLaurie Monteforte | President & CEO
\nStrong Mountain Media, Inc.
\nhttps:\/\/strongmountainmedia.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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