{"id":137925,"date":"2024-11-27T16:30:17","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=137925"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:30:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:30:17","slug":"the-allentown-chamber-of-commerce-and-allentown-school-district-strengthen-partnership-for-community-impact-at-the-2024-state-of-the-allentown-state-of-the-school-district-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=137925","title":{"rendered":"The Allentown Chamber of Commerce and Allentown School District Strengthen Partnership for Community Impact at the 2024 State of the Allentown State of the School District Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Allentown, PA \u2014<\/em>\u00a0The Allentown Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the<strong><em>\u00a0sold-out 2024 State of the Allentown School District event<\/em><\/strong>, in partnership with Superintendent and CEO of the Allentown School District, Dr. Carol D. Birks. This essential event, set to take place on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at the historic Americus Hotel, will highlight the remarkable strides of the Allentown School District. This event will emphasize the district&#8217;s critical role in shaping the region\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>The State of the Allentown School District event will bring together local leaders, elected officials, business partners, educators, and community members for a powerful morning of insights. Dr. Carol D. Birks, a visionary leader dedicated to educational excellence and community empowerment, will present her vision for the district as we look forward to 2025. Through her dedication, the Allentown School District has continued to grow as a pillar of strength, providing quality education, nurturing the future workforce, and serving as an essential foundation for community success.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a hugely important institution within our community, the Allentown School District plays a vital role in the lives of our students, and their families and will impact the successful future of The Lehigh Valley. The district&#8217;s hard-working administrators and educators will be key players in the future economic landscape of Allentown and beyond. Under Dr. Birks&#8217; leadership and relentless commitment to build a brighter future for all we are honored to support her in this critically important mission,&#8221; said Tony Iannelli, President and CEO of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p>Through sponsorship, local businesses and organizations can visibly demonstrate their commitment to the Allentown community and its students. Attendees will learn firsthand how the Allentown School District is educating the next generation and cultivating future leaders essential to Allentown\u2019s continued growth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Wednesday, December 4, 2024<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Americus Hotel, 555 Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA 18101<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong>\u00a0Registration and networking begin at 8:00 a.m.; Breakfast is served at 8:30 a.m.; Presentation begins at 9:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thank You to Our Sponsors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenting Sponsor:<\/strong>\u00a0St. Luke\u2019s University<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platinum Sponsor:\u00a0<\/strong>McClure Company and Advanced Cleaning Solutions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gold Sponsor:\u00a0<\/strong>Lehigh Valley Health Network and\u00a0STA (Student Transportation of America), AmericaVen<\/p>\n<p><strong>Silver Sponsors:<\/strong>\u00a0B. Braun, Breslin Architects, City Center Group, and IotaCommUnity Center for Sustainable Innovation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bronze Sponsors:<\/strong>\u00a0East Stroudsburg University, Executive Education Academy, Highmark Blue Shield, KCBA Architects, Kurtz Bros., Lehigh Carbon Community College, Service Electric, Singer Equipment, Smiles 4 Keeps<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue Sponsor:<\/strong>\u00a0Americus Hotel<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flower Sponsor:<\/strong>\u00a0Rich Mar Florists<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photography Sponsor:\u00a0<\/strong>Mike Robinson Productions<\/p>\n<p><strong>Print Sponsor:<\/strong>\u00a0EBC Printing<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>About the Chamber:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<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.\u00a0We accomplish this through business-to-business networking events and marketing products, affinity programs and exclusive, money-saving member benefits, training programs, government affairs initiatives public policy advocacy, and community development enterprises.\u00a0With nearly 5,000 members who employ more than 200,000, the Chamber is the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and the top ten nationwide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nDowntown Allentown Business Alliance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Allentown, PA \u2014\u00a0The Allentown Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the\u00a0sold-out 2024 State of the Allentown School District event, in partnership with Superintendent and CEO of the Allentown School &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=137925\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Allentown Chamber of Commerce and Allentown School District Strengthen Partnership for Community Impact at the 2024 State of the Allentown State of the School District Event<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":137926,"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":[5716,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-allentown","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/state-of-asd.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137925"}],"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=137925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/137925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/137926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=137925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=137925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=137925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}