{"id":110016,"date":"2021-11-30T14:58:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T19:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=110016"},"modified":"2021-11-30T14:58:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T19:58:49","slug":"greater-northern-lehigh-hosts-inaugural-northwestern-lehigh-tree-lighting-ceremony-at-ontelaunee-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=110016","title":{"rendered":"Greater Northern Lehigh Hosts Inaugural Northwestern  Lehigh Tree Lighting Ceremony at Ontelaunee Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber, proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, is gearing up for a memorable 2021 holiday season!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere comes Santa Claus, Here come Santa Claus, right down\u2026.\u201d Kings Highway?! That\u2019s right! For the first time ever, the Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Heidelberg and Lynn Townships and the Honey Done List Co. for the Northwestern Lehigh Tree Lighting Ceremony in Ontelaunee Park!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOntelaunee Park is a treasured part of the Northwestern Lehigh footprint,\u201d said Kylie Adams-Weiss, Assistant Vice President of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. \u201cIt was quickly identified as the perfect location to host our inaugural tree lighting ceremony, and we could not be more excited to be partnering with both Heidelberg and Lynn Townships to create a holiday celebration like no other!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place on December 5, 2021 from 5:00-7:00 PM and is free and open to the public. The event will feature festive holiday performances from local elementary school choruses, as well as complimentary hot chocolate and hotdogs for participants. Crafters, artisans and local businesses will host a vendor market to provide an opportunity for holiday shopping, and Santa Claus himself will be making an appearance, too.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Tree Lighting festivities, the event will also host a food drive. \u201cIt is crucial that we open our hearts to those in need all year long,\u201d said Jessica O\u2019Donnell, Executive Vice President of Affiliated Chambers for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. \u201cThe holidays remind us that the spirit of giving is alive and well, and the Chamber likes to ensure that we are helping others in the community.\u201d This year\u2019s food drive will collect canned goods and nonperishable items for the Lowhill Food Pantry.<\/p>\n<p>In the spirit of giving, William Miller, of the Honey Done List Co., stepped in quickly as Presenting Sponsor of the inaugural event. \u201cWe sponsored this event as a small token of our appreciation for the patronage of our first year of business, and look forward to many years to come. The Honey Done List Co. is honored to be a part of this spectacular moment in our small town\u2019s history!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information on all events, please visit the Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber\u2019s Facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthernLehighChamber\">www.facebook.com\/NorthernLehighChamber<\/a>. To learn more about our presenting sponsor, the Honey Done List., visit their Facebook page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HoneyDoneLst\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HoneyDoneLst<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Please note:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending a Chamber event or meeting, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold The Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce including partnerships; the event venue; or other parties such as caterer or production company; or any of their affiliates, directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> December 5, 2021 (5-7 PM)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pricing Information:<\/strong> FREE<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>About the Chamber:<\/em><\/strong> <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.\u00a0 We accomplish this through business-to-business networking events and marketing products, affinity programs and exclusive, money saving member benefits, training programs, government affairs initiatives and public policy advocacy, and community development enterprises.\u00a0 With nearly 5,000 members who employ more than 200,000, the Chamber is the largest in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in the top ten nationwide.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nKylie Adams-Weiss<br \/>\nAVP of Affiliated Chambers<br \/>\nGreater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce<br \/>\nAssistant Vice President of Affiliated Chambers (WACC, GNLCC, NCC), Director of Marketing &#038; Design (Affiliated Chambers)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/\">https:\/\/www.lehighvalleychamber.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Greater Northern Lehigh Chamber, proud partner of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce, is gearing up for a memorable 2021 holiday season! \u201cHere comes Santa Claus, Here come &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=110016\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Greater Northern Lehigh Hosts Inaugural Northwestern  Lehigh Tree Lighting Ceremony at Ontelaunee Park<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110017,"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","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-110016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/nwl-tree-lighting.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=110016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/110017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=110016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=110016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=110016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}