{"id":112768,"date":"2022-06-28T19:03:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T23:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112768"},"modified":"2022-06-28T19:03:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T23:03:41","slug":"artsquest-seeking-first-responder-photos-for-banner-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=112768","title":{"rendered":"ARTSQUEST SEEKING FIRST RESPONDER PHOTOS FOR BANNER DISPLAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

The annual Hometown Heroes-First Responders banner returns for Sept. 11 celebration<\/em><\/p>\n

BETHLEHEM, Pa. \u2013 ArtsQuest is requesting photos from the community for its annual \u201cOur Hometown Heroes \u2013 First Responders\u201d banner display presented by Embassy Bank. The banner will debut on\u00a0Patriot Day Celebration<\/a>\u00a0to honor the community\u2019s first responders including police and law enforcement officials, firefighters and volunteer firefighters, emergency medical personnel and paramedics, who currently serve or have served our community.<\/p>\n

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ArtsQuest in partnership with Embassy Bank are requestion the community submit photos of family members, neighbors and friends who have been or are currently first responders. Submissions will be accepted from\u00a0July 1 through July 31, 2022<\/strong>. Those participating are asked to share their contact information and include the first responder\u2019s name, hometown, job title and department, for the banner\u2019s debut at the Patriot Day Celebration on September 11 at the SteelStacks campus.<\/p>\n

Images must be a high-resolution jpeg, tiff, bitmap, or PDF file. Color and black and white photographs are accepted. Digital images maybe submitted online\u00a0here<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Hardcopies will be accepted at all Embassy Bank\u00a0locations<\/u>\u00a0or at the Banana Factory, 25 W. 3rd St. in Bethlehem. All hardcopies will be returned promptly at the location in which they were received.<\/p>\n

About ArtsQuest<\/strong>
\nArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events.<\/p>\n

Through festivals such as its flagship event,\u00a0Musikfest<\/a>; the\u00a0Banana Factory Arts Center<\/a>; and the ArtsQuest Center at\u00a0SteelStacks<\/a>\u00a0arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, approximately 50 percent of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region. ArtsQuest is a proud member of NIVA, the\u00a0National Independent Venue Association<\/a>\u00a0and NATO, the\u00a0National Association of Theatre Owners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nKelley Andrade, ArtsQuest
\nPublic Relations Coordinator
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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