The Eleventh Annual Spirit of Volunteerism Awards will be held Thursday, November 14th at the Event Center at Blue Grillhouse, 4431 Easton Ave,  Bethlehem, PA ‎from 5:30 to 8pm. This event, coordinated by the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley, honors local businesses and employee volunteers who have demonstrated excellence in community service by giving generously of their time and talents to make life better for others and for the community in which we live. Honorary Chair for this event is Dave Laubach of Embassy Bank and Air Products is the presenting sponsor.

Spirit of Volunteerism Awards will be presented to: Jennifer Haydt, Enterprise Holdings Inc.; Merchants Bank; Olympus Corporation of the Americas; Kristi Rogers, Wells Fargo; Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem; Thermo Fisher Scientific and Wacker Chemical Corporation.

Sponsors for this event include: Presenting sponsor- Air Products; Highmark Blue Shield, Caruso Benefits/National Penn Bank, HMK Insurance, Just Born Inc., Olympus Corporation of the Americas, OraSure Technologies, PPL, The Express-Times, The Morning Call, Thrive Media, Embassy Bank, Follett Corporation, Viamedia and, Moravian Village Crayola, awards sponsor, will be making a donation in the winners’ name to the charity of their choice.

For reservations, visit the Volunteer Center website www.volunteerlv.org. $55 per person including hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert and cash bar. Deadline is November 7.