Community members are invited to ring in the holiday season with the City of Hazleton and its partners for a combined Holiday Celebration on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at City Hall Block – 40 N. Church Street, from 4 to 9 PM.
The Mayor’s Office is collaborating with CAN DO, the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress (DHAP), Hazleton Parks and Recreation, and the Hazleton Public Library to bring ‘The City of Hazleton’s Holiday Celebration’ to life. This family-friendly event will be an evening full of holiday cheer for all Greater Hazleton Area community members and their families.
The free event will feature food trucks and a holiday vendor market sponsored by DHAP. Vendors include Poppy Press; J Zapata; Flaming Jalapeño; La Tía Empanada; T-Soon Moon; Carola’s Bakery; A Sweet Duo; Pasapalos Times; Gigi Art; and Mels Crafting. The Hazleton Library will also hold a free holiday craft event that is available for all attendees, which along with DHAP’s market, will run throughout the evening until the close of the celebrations at 9:00 PM.
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Chamber members, their employees, co-workers and guests are encouraged to attend the Chamber’s networking mixer tomorrow, Wednesday, November 2nd from 5 pm to 7 pm at Heritage Hill Senior Community, 800 Sixth Street in Weatherly. There is no fee to attend, however reservations are required.
Enjoy a casual, after-hours event, networking with the business community of Greater Hazleton Chamber as well as the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce.
Meet the team at Heritage Hill Senior Community, hear about their services, take a tour and enjoy the following delectable menu they have planned including bacon wrapped shrimp, stuffed pepper soup, butternut squash raviloi, beef brisket sliders, mini pumpkin cheesecake & apple crisp
Everyone is encouraged to bring along their business cards to distribute to their fellow Chamber members. And a doorprize drawing will also take place.
As stated, reservations are required. You may register on the online Chamber Calendar of Events at www.hazletonchamber.org, contact the Chamber office at 570.455.1509 or .
Pictured in the photo from sitting from the left is Heritage Hill Senior Community is Lisa Perla, Executive Director and Rachael Timm, Marketing Director. Standing from the left is Leann Fallabel, Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce and Alice Wanamaker, Carbon County Chamber of Commerce.
Congratulations to the winners of the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce 2022 Business and Community Awards!
Seated, left to right: Jan Wessel, CFO for EAM-Mosca, winner of Large Business of the Year Award; Tommy Tyler, Distribution Manager for AutoZone, Inc., winner of Healthy Workplace of the Year Award; Gregg Pavlick, NEPA Vice President for Barry Isett & Associates, Inc., winner of Small Business of the Year Award; Lani Drobnock, MMI, winner of Volunteer of the Year Award in memory of Rocco Colangelo Senior and Junior; Lisa-Marie Halecky, current President of the Hazleton Rotary, winner of Charitable Organization of the Year Award; Jordan Darosh, Production Manager for Muzo, winner of Pride of Place Award; Sarah Wech, winner of the 2022 Women’ s Empowerment Grant; and Omar Alacantara, owner of Tabla Supply, winner of Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Standing, left to right: Senator David Argall; Katie Kemmerer, Community Affairs Regional Manager of NEPA for Highmark, sponsor of the Large Business of the Year Award; Terry Purcell, President of Northwest Region for Lehigh Valley Health Network, sponsor of the Healthy Workplace of the Year Award; Tina Bearden, External Client Care Coordinator for Comfort Keepers, sponsor of the Small Business of the Year Award; Kathie Oh, owner of Fyzical Therapy & Balance Center Hazleton, sponsor of the Volunteer of the Year Award; Leann Fallabel, VP of Marketing for Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, event coordinator and representing the Hayden Power Group who sponsored the Charitable Organization of the Year Award; Neal DeAngelo, III of Tri Mountain Ventures who sponsored the Pride of Place Award; Jessica Spare of Luzerne Bank representing GHCC Women’s Networking Committee for Women’s Empowerment Grant; John Dorneman, Community Bank and Award Luncheon Sponsor; and Nicco Makuta, Business Financing Entrepreneurship Specialist for CAN DO, sponsor the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Gary Rivlin will visit Hazleton on Tuesday, October 25, for a special event celebrating the launch of his book Saving Main Street: Small Business in the Time of COVID-19. The Chamber will host a networking mixer and book launch from 5-7 p.m. at the Hazleton Area Public Library, 55 N. Church Street.
Rivlin, who is a veteran journalist, spent nearly two years in the heart of America, closely tracking a small group of business owners and their employees, documenting their struggles and strategies to survive. He visited Hazleton in-person and through Zoom on many occasions during the pandemic. His book, which was released via Harper Business on October 18, features three communities in Northeastern Pennsylvania and includes the incredible stories of six members of the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, including Fellin Jewelers, Hazle Drugs, Jimmy's Hot Dog, The Poppy Press, Smith Floral and Vilma's Hair Salon.
The book shares the stories of small business owners fighting to keep their businesses alive through COVID-19, while exploring the sweeping trends and government policies that had brought small businesses to the breaking point long before the coronavirus hit.
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