Open Gate Farm Tour and Rummage Sale to Be Held at Burnside Plantation

Celebrating the Education of 18th Century Agriculture Join Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites on Sunday, October 11 and Sunday, October 18 for Open Gate Farm Tours at Burnside Plantation. Penn State Extension has organized the Open Gate Farm Tours of Lehigh and Northampton counties for over four decades, with a primary goal of educating the [...]

Think Pink “Breast Cancer Awareness

LEHIGH VALLEY MALL TEAMS UP WITH LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK TO HOST THINK PINK Stop by Lehigh Valley Mall this Saturday, October 3rd from 11 am to 1 pm for its annual "Think Pink" event, in partnership with Lehigh Valley Health Network and the Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Pink Ribbon Fund, to raise awareness about [...]

“Hiring People with Disabilities”

The Best Employees You Will Ever Have Presented By: October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, the Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living (LVCIL) will host a wine and cheese tasting and informational session entitled “Hiring People with Disabilities” in conjunction with the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce. [...]

Volunteer Round-Up Week of September 27

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION, Allentown will hold its Annual “Thanks for Giving” food drive to stock the mission’s pantry. We are looking for volunteer groups of 8-10 fun people to request donations from patrons at area food stores. All necessary materials and shirts for all volunteers will be [...]

Volunteer Round-Up Week of September 20

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY ARTSQUEST, Bethlehem needs your help on Sat. Sept. 26 to build 25,000 hygiene kits for people who can’t afford to purchase these necessities or lack access to these basics. Sign up for a 2 ½ hour shift between 8:30am to 5pm. Volunteers receive a t-shirt, a raffle [...]

Building a Better Future

Single mother of two committed to building a better future builds home with blood, sweat and tears through Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley’s home building program. Wells Fargo, lead sponsor on this 109th Habitat home, enables single mother to build the dream of homeownership alongside hundreds of Lehigh Valley volunteers.  Dedication of the [...]

Volunteer Round-Up Week of September 13

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY DAVINCI SCIENCE CENTER, Allentown seeks enthusiastic, curious people to be Exhibit Floor Volunteers.   Volunteers engage visitors in hands-on-exhibits and exciting science experiments. Should be comfortable speaking with individuals/groups and be able to be on exhibit floor for up to four consecutive hours. An initial training orientation and [...]

5,000 Meals Delivered to VNA Hospice

Thanks to Judith Adele Agentis Charitable Foundation Sixty Lehigh Valley Restaurants Donate the Finest Meals to Support Families Holding Vigil at Hospice For those spending the last precious days, hours, moments with their loved ones, food is often the last thing on their minds.  Just ask Bob Agentis, founder of the Judith Adele Agentis Charitable [...]

Judith’s Reading Room Opens 90th Library

Dedicated in Memory of a Pakistani Schoolboy Who Foiled a Suicide Bomber Judith’s Reading Room announced the dedication of its 90th English language library around the world in Hangu District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.  One hundred children’s books were donated to the Aitezaz Hassan Shaheed School, named for the 15 year old boy who sacrificed [...]

Volunteer Round-Up Week of September 6

THIS WEEK'S VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY ARTSQUEST, Bethlehem needs your help on Sat. Sept. 26 to build 25,000 hygiene kits to be distributed to people who can’t afford to purchase these necessities or lack access to these basics. Sign up for a 2 and a half hour shift between 8:30am to 5pm. All [...]