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Butler Township Supervisors to Speak at April 21st Hybrid Red Carpet Breakfast

The Greater Hazleton Chamber is pleased to present the April hybrid Red Carpet Breakfast on Thursday, April 21^st, 2022. Butler Township Supervisors, Chairman: Charles P. Altmiller; Vice Chairman; Michael J. Reich and Secretary/Treasurer: Dr. Frank Polidora will provide an update the business community on happenings in Butler Township. Attendees will also have the opportunity for a question and answer session at the end of his presentation. The breakfast program will take place at their Township Offices located at 83 Corporate Drive in Drums.

Chamber Recruiting Volunteers for the "Great American Cleanup in Greater Hazleton"

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, along with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will once again sponsor the "Great American Cleanup” campaign. The one-day cleanup will be conducted Saturday, April 23^rd. If volunteer groups cannot pick up on the 23^rd, they can gather either on Friday the 22^nd or Sunday the 24^th. Groups are asked to leave bags along the cleaup route and PennDOT and local municipatlies will pick up the bags on Monday, April 25^th. Garbage bags, safety vests, gloves and a certificate of particpation are provided to all the volunteer groups and can be picked up at the Chamber office from 8 am to 3 pm the week of April 18^th.

"The Great American Cleanup" is a statewide effort designed to encourage concerned citizens and groups to participate in a meaningful community beautification effort. The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce is the local coordinator for the Greater Hazleton Area.

"Athena" Award Nomination Forms Available from Chamber

Nominations for the annual Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce/ Lehigh Valley Health Networks "Athena Award" are now being accepted. Nomination letters have been sent in the Chamber’s March newsletter to over 800 Chamber member contacts, and are also available at the Chamber office at 8 West Broad Street, Suite M-1490, Downtown Hazleton and online at www.hazletonchamber.org.

The award is presented annually to the "Businesswoman of the Year" in the Greater Hazleton Area. The presentation, which features a handsome bronze and crystal sculpture, is presented as part of the Chamber’s Annual Meeting and is sponsored by Lehigh Valley Health Networks . This year, the award will be presented on Thursday, May 19 at the 130 th Annual Dinner of the Chamber, to take place at the Capriotti's .

The Chamber "Athena" award will be given to the businesswoman who has demonstrated the "highest level of professional accomplishment" and is based primarily on professional competency, achievement and dedication. According to Chamber officials the "Athena" award is not intended to be a civic achievement award, but a meaningful recognition of women as an integral part of the Hazleton Area workplace.

Any woman employed by a Chamber member firm may be nominated. Nominations can be made by employers, employees or friends, and should be forwarded to the Chamber of Commerce prior to the April 22^nd deadline. Individuals who are nominated will be contacted by the Chamber for additional information necessary for the award judges to consider the nomination. Official nomination forms can be obtained by contacting the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce at 570-455-1509 or emailing Mary Malone at mmalone @hazletonchamber.org. Official forms are not necessary however, and individuals desiring to submit the name of someone for consideration can do so by forwarding the name, place of employment, position, and brief comments about the individual to the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce. The name and a contact phone number for the individual making the recommendation must accompany the nomination.

Chamber Woman’s Networking Program Tuesday Open to All Women in Greater Hazleton

The Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Women’s Networking Committee is holding their second woman’s networking luncheon program for 2022 Tuesday, March 29^nd from 12 noon to 1 pm at Damon’s Restaurant in Hazleton. The event is being sponsored by FNCB Bank and it is open for any woman to attend.

The program will begin promptly at 12 noon and will include lunch. Our guest speaker will be Miss Faberge, Owner of Faberge Follies Dance N Tumble who will present Posture Is Power.

Dooprize drawings including, a free lunch for the next program and the opportunity to give an introduction of your business at the event will be drawn. Women are encouraged to bring along promotional items, such as business cards, brochures, giveaways, etc. to display on our business resource table.
Additional luncheon programs for the remainder of the year have been set for Tuesdays, May 24^th; July 26^th, September 27^th; and November 29^th.

The cost to attend the luncheon program is $20.00 for Chamber members and $25.00 for non-Chamber members and the fee will be collected at the door. Proceeds will benefit the Women’s Empowerment Grant Fund. Reservations are required by registering online, contacting the Chamber office at 455-1509, or emailing .

Pictured in the photo standing from the is Kim McNulty, Committee Chair from MMI Preparatory School; Ruth Lyons, Cardinal Glass; Barbara Hunsinger, Laura Jones and Lisa Marie Halecky, all from Lehigh Valley Hospital – Hazleton. Sitting from the left is Miss Faberge, event presenter and Owner of Faberge Follies Dance N Tumble; Heather Nunemacher, event sponsor from FNCB Bank; Jessica Spare, Luzerne Bank and AJ Onuschak, Top of the 80’s Restaurant.