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Latest Chamber News

A Cruise-In Car Show will be held Friday, Aug. 12 from 6-8 p.m. in Downtown Hazleton. The event is sponsored by Jimmy's Quick Lunch and VisitLuzerneCounty.com in conjunction with the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress.

Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. at the blue tent at the corner of East Chestnut Street and Wyoming Street. The event will also feature live music from Outside the Box, which will be set up in the empty parking lot across from Jimmy's Quick Lunch at 123 East Broad Street.

Join us for a free ice cream social and come out to welcome new leaders in Greater Hazleton on Wednesday, August 10, from 2-4 p.m. at CAN DO Community Park, at the corner of Broad and Laurel streets in Downtown Hazleton.

Meet Yosara "Yoshie" Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress; Mark Peterson, Executive Director of the Hazleton Art League; Ali McKittrick, Director of Parks & Recreation for the City of Hazleton; and Gary Perna, President of the United Way of Greater Hazleton.

Ice cream for all is courtesy of Fidelity Bank.

Click here to RSVP for the Ice Cream Social.

The Downtown Hazleton Alliance for Progress (DHAP) board has announced that Yosara Gonzalez, known by many as "Yoshie," has been selected as the Executive Director of the downtown nonprofit organization. According to Board President Neal DeAngelo, III, "Yoshie has the experience and energy we have been looking for to continue our vision with the growth and development of our downtown."

 

Establishing a committee by DHAP board members was fundamental for reviewing prospective candidates. The committee embraced the advice of Mary Malone, President of the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce; Joe Clifford, PE- retired; and Vicky Perez, AVP Truist Bank; along with Mayor Jeff Cusat and Joe Lettiere, CAN DO President & CEO, in providing advice on and participation in the interview process.

 

"We wanted someone with the education and experience in planning and development that is actively connected with our community in different ways and in touch with their needs. Above all, we needed someone passionate about working with people, creative, and with a new perspective and vision for growth in our multicultural downtown. Yoshie has all those qualities" added DeAngelo.