{"id":86202,"date":"2019-02-21T22:56:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T03:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=86202"},"modified":"2019-02-22T09:01:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T14:01:39","slug":"butz-family-named-as-honorees-of-art-museum-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=86202","title":{"rendered":"BUTZ FAMILY NAMED AS HONOREES OF ART MUSEUM GALA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"su_carousel_69f8fab599b95\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"3\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Butz_Dolly-Lee-Greg-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Butz_Dolly-Lee-Greg-1-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dolly, Lee, &#038; Greg Butz\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">Dolly, Lee, &#038; Greg Butz<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Butz_Eric-2-1.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Butz_Eric-2-1-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Butz\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">Eric Butz<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Debora-Roberson.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Debora-Roberson-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"Debora Roberson\" \/><span class=\"su-carousel-slide-title\">Debora Roberson<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>Allentown, PA<\/strong>\u2014The Allentown Art Museum has announced that it will honor the Butz family at its annual <strong>Gala Dinner &amp; Auction <\/strong>on the evening of <strong>Saturday, April 6, 2019<\/strong>. Lee and Dolly Butz, Greg Butz, and Eric Butz and Debora Roberson are among the family members that will be celebrated for their longtime and significant support of the Museum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Butz family has a distinguished legacy of giving to the Art Museum over the past decades, not just years,\u201d said David Mickenberg, the Museum\u2019s Priscilla Payne Hurd President and CEO. \u201cTheir ongoing generosity and professional expertise has provided the means for arts organizations across the Lehigh Valley, including the Allentown Art Museum, to enrich, enliven, and improve our community in so many ways. We are grateful for their continued, essential support of the Museum and its mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The annual Gala is the Museum\u2019s primary fundraiser, held every April. Proceeds benefit all Museum operations, including exhibitions, programs for children and adults, community outreach, and special events.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Alvin H. Butz\u2019s President\u2019s Chair sponsorship, other premier supporters of this year\u2019s Museum Gala include: <strong>Joe &amp; Rita Scheller <\/strong>(Palladium Underwriters); <strong>Crayola\/Rick &amp; Michelle Stringer<\/strong>, <strong>Norris McLaughlin, P.A.\/Dolores Laputka, Esq.<\/strong>, <strong>Tom &amp; Amy Scalici<\/strong>, and <strong>Victaulic <\/strong>(Rembrandt Sponsors); <strong>PPL <\/strong>(Gilbert Stuart Sponsor); and <strong>Al &amp; Jill Douglass<\/strong>, <strong>Dual Temp<\/strong>, and <strong>Penny Holman <\/strong>(Frank Lloyd Wright Sponsors).<\/p>\n<h1><em>About the Butz Family<\/em><\/h1>\n<p>The Butz family roots in the Lehigh Valley date back to the mid-1800s, when the family business was building covered bridges. Today the family operates two longstanding and successful companies anchored in Allentown: Alvin H. Butz Inc., a member of the Butz Family of Companies; and Roberson Butz Architects, owned by Eric Butz and Debora Roberson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greg Butz <\/strong>joined the Board of Trustees of the Allentown Art Museum in January 2019. He has served on fundraising campaigns, chaired committees, and held board seats on other nonprofit arts organizations as well. He enjoys collecting art and has been a strong proponent of business supporting the arts financially.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lee and Dolly Butz <\/strong>are generous benefactors of numerous Lehigh Valley businesses and arts, education, and civic organizations. Lee\u2019s fine-art photography has documented many musical and drama performances. They are longtime supporters of the Art Museum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eric Butz and Debora Roberson <\/strong>support arts and music education through their involvement with the Allentown School District Foundation, where they lead fundraising, recruit talent, and enlist volunteers. Roberson Butz Architects has provided architectural design services for the Allentown Art Museum in addition to Miller Symphony Hall, the Baum School of Art, and the State Theatre Center for the Arts.<\/p>\n<p>Through their companies and individually, the Butz family have given more than $2 million dollars to arts organizations in and around the Lehigh Valley in the past ten years.<\/p>\n<h1><em>About the Allentown Art Museum<\/em><\/h1>\n<p>The Allentown Art Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that participates in the cultural, educational, and economic life of the Lehigh Valley. Defined by a unique combination of tradition and innovation, our collections, educational partnerships, collaborative and community based programs, and exhibitions are dedicated to inspiring the broadest possible public engagement, access, and service. For more information please visit <em><u><a href=\"http:\/\/allentownartmusuem.org\/\">AllentownArtMuseum.org<\/a><\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information and images provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nChris Potash<br \/>\nManager of Marketing and Public Relations<br \/>\nAllentown Art Museum<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":49469,"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-86202","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\/2017\/10\/Allentown-Art.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86202"}],"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=86202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/49469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}