Main Street Initiatives

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Photo: A $2500 check presentation by Anne Baum, Chair of Chamber Foundation to Mayor Pawlowski and Miriam Huertas for the INside Allentown Guide.  The grant was written by the Hamilton District Main Street Marketing Committee. The guide was made also made possible by other partners including PPL, Muhlenberg College, Lehigh Valley Health Network and Community Action Committee.

The Chamber Foundation’s mission is to improve every main street in the Lehigh Valley through targeted investments in façade improvements, streetscape designs, sidewalk beautification and other enhancements to the physical appearance of our downtowns and urban centers.

The Chamber Foundation is the charitable arm of The Chamber. Structured as a 501(C)(3) organization, it accepts donations from the private sector to directly fund business development programs in the region’s urban core and central business districts. These funds supplement existing public sector resources, investing in projects that enhance and beautify the downtown landscape for the purpose of attracting business, residents, and consumers to our city centers.

A $25,000 Foundation check was presented to Dr. Henry Odi, Lehigh University, and Burdette ‘Buddy’ Chapel, Harrison-Morton Middle School, by Tony Iannelli, The Chamber, and Lee Butz, Alvin H. Butz Co., on September 18.  Mr. Butz  provided funding and collaboration for this project that will allow students to interact with robots in a classroom that simulates NASA.  The robots can also be connected remotely with a laptop from anywhere in the world.

• To make a tax-deductible donation, contact Lorie Reinert.
• To contact us, call 610-841-5802 or visit us at 840 Hamilton St., Ste. 205, Allentown, PA 18101

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