{"id":36908,"date":"2017-06-30T17:39:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T21:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=36908"},"modified":"2017-07-01T10:00:34","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T14:00:34","slug":"httpwww-thevalleyledger-comp1904-621","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=36908","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame receives charter as new chapter of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Senior Vice President Joe Bordell presented the Charter of the new Lehigh Valley &#8211; Pocono Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame to new Chapter President Ed White and Vice President Joe Mayer at a regional meeting of the officers from the eight Chapters in the Northern Region of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday, June 28, at the Perkins Restaurant &amp; Bar in Hazelton.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2364.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-36909 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2364-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2364-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2364-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2364-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>Left to right: LVSHOF VP Joe Mayer, PASHOF Sr. VP Joe Bordell, and LVSHOF Chairman Ed White, who is also the President of the new Lehigh Valley \u2013 Pocono Chapter of the PA Sports Hall of Fame. Bordell presented the Charter of the new Chapter to White and Mayer at a regional meeting of the PASHOF on June 28 in Hazelton<\/em>.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"a6S bar\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2368.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-36910\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2368-702x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2368-702x1024.jpg 702w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2368-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_2368-768x1120.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><em>The Charter of the new Lehigh Valley &#8211; Pocono Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame approved by the PASHOF Board on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1935667793\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 19<\/span><\/span>.<\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The statewide organization approved the Lehigh Valley &#8211; Pocono Chapter as its 29th Chapter at a meeting on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1935667794\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday, May 19th<\/span><\/span>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">White announced the new Chapter at the annual banquet of the Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1935667795\"><span class=\"aQJ\">May 20th<\/span><\/span>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Lehigh Valley Sports Hall of Fame is a local organization formed to recognize athletes from the greater Lehigh Valley of Eastern Pennsylvania and the Poconos while promoting youth growth.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The new Chapter will hold its next annual induction ceremony, awards, and banquet on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1935667796\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Saturday, May 12, 2018<\/span><\/span>, at the Northampton Banquet and Event Center in Northampton, PA.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information &amp; 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