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NOVEMBER 26-DECEMBER 2, 2015
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The Chamber’s Alice Wanamaker, Alison Pickle, Renee Keiderling, Emily Gerber, Marlyn Kissner, Laurie Colvin, Jessica O’Donnell and Dawn Werkheiser. The Nazareth Business Council of the Lehigh Valley Chamber hosted a mixer and group preview run of the YMCA Pumpkin Pie 5K at the new Nazareth Run Inn in Nazareth’s downtown on November 12th. The Nazareth Run Inn surprised attendees with a Saucony representative who brought an interactive photo booth and Saucony sneakers for the runners to test out. –Contributed photos
Rick and Karen Sampson, owners of Missing Piece, the Chamber’s Renee Keiderling, Angel 34 Foundation’s Vice President, Linda Sheriff and President, Doug Sheriff. The Nazareth Business Council of the Lehigh Valley Chamber joined Missing Piece for a Sip’n Shop HALO event benefiting Angel 34 Foundation for childhood cancer, a Nazareth based organization that gives 100% of funds raised back to childhood cancer support. On November 16th, people from all over the Lehigh Valley came to support the cause and $400 was raised and donated to Angel 34 Foundation.
Bath Lions to again decorate the Borough’s Christmas tree
by BILL HALBFOERSTER The Home News
Members of the Bath Lions Club got into the Christmas spirit at their dinner meeting this past Wednesday in the fellowship hall of St. John’s Lutheran Church. They had a speaker from Bethlehem’s Live Christmas Pageant; they set a date for decorating Bath’s official Christmas tree; and they planned a Christmas party for their members and guests. David M. Landis, president of the Bethlehem pageant, which this year is celebrating its 37th year, showed PowerPoint photos of past pageants that each year draw hundreds of people to see
and hear the Christmas Story as told in Biblical scripture. Once again, the pageant with its fully costumed participants and live animals will be at Bethlehem’s Rose Garden band shell at 8th Ave. & Union Blvd. on Saturday and Sunday, December 12 and 13. The performance starts at 1:45 p.m. with songs by the chancel choir of Bethany U.C.C. Church in Bethlehem. Landis said it costs $10,000 to put on the performance each year, and they look for donations from corporations, businesses, and the general public. He has been involved with the pageant for the past 35 years and has served as president for 12 years
of the non-profit performing arts group in Bethlehem. He said additional participants are welcome to join, as they have field shepherds, towns- people, soldiers, along with the traditional cast of Mary and Joseph, King Herod, the Baby Jesus, and the three Wise Men. Other events This Saturday, November 28 the Lions will string the lights and place decorations on the live tree at Monocacy Creek Park, starting at 9 a.m. If there is a forecast of rain for Saturday, they will meet on Friday for the annual project. All will be done in preparation for Bath’s Christmas lighting program on Sunday, No-
vember 29 at 6 p.m. The club will have a Christmas party with their spouses and other guests on Wednesday, December 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the church’s fellowship hall. Last weekend, three Bath Lions – president Rev. Jay R. Wetzel, and Jack and Gail Metcalf – helped make calls as the Scouting for Food drive was held. They took 84 calls and with Kathy Krane and others participating there were more than 150 calls made. More than 70,000 pounds of food was collected, 2,200 pounds of it going to the Bath Area Food Bank. Most all of it was gone in one day to feed hungry families in the Bath area.
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