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This weeks issue is brought to you by the Liberty High School Teen Summit Program of Bethlehem PA. You can visit the programs web site below in our Community Services section.

In this issue you'll read about tonights performance at Moravian College where they will present Step Afrika at Prosser Auditorium in Bethlehem PA.

Also, Bo Diddley and Colin L. Powell will be in the area in the next few months, so make sure you get your tickets and sponsorships packages as soon as possible cause they will go fast!

I'd like to thank our 2005 Network members and readers for helping to support this publication. I wish you all a Happy and prosperous Holiday Season!

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IMPACT, INTERNATIONAL CLUB AND MORAVIAN'S OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSITY PRESENTS:

Step Afrika celebrates stepping, an art form born at African American fraternities and based in African traditions. As the first professional company dedicated to stepping, Step Afrika’s intricate kicks, stomps and rhythms mixed with spoken word pound the floor and fill the air. Whether you are a college student, a dance lover, a family of four, or a world culture enthusiast, find out more about Step Afrika!

Directions: Route 309, New Tripoli at Northwestern High School. Turn onto Long Court and continue for � mile to intersection of Long Court and Flint Hill Road. Church on right.

LAST CHANCE to Join the Sisters-for-the-Cure bus ride from Union Baptist Church in Allentown or from St. Paul's Baptist Church in Bethlehem, to Susan G. Komen's free breast cancer seminar at the Hyatt Regency, Penns Landing/Philadelphia, on Saturday, December 3rd. This year's focus will be on African American breast cancer survivors, partners, families, friends and providers. The day includes the dynamic keynote speaker (and 21 year breast cancer survivor), Zora Kramer Brown, founder of "Rise Sister Rise", a breast cancer support group model for black women. Her topic will be Intimacy/Sexuality/Fertility...A discussion of African American women affected by breast cancer. Continental breakfast, lunch, giveaways and great conversation are all included! A $5 deposit reserves your seat on the bus. Call (610) 776-5979 for more information."

Dave Bachman, has agreed to participate in a second Bike Summit to be held Friday, December 9, 2005, in from 10 AM to 3 PM. Bachman will give an overview of the progress towards better bicycling in Pennsylvania during 2005.

There will be an open discussion on the progress made on the three local goals chosen by last year's Bike Summit to be pursued during 2005:

Steve Schmitt CAT Director - Coalition for Appropriate Transportation 60 West Broad Street #97 Bethlehem, PA 18018 610-954-5744 fax 610-954- 0142 email: cat@car-free.org web; http://www.car- free.org

The State Theatre announces one more show to the 2006 Season - blues legend Bo Diddley, February 3rd. Tickets will go on sale to State Theatre Members December 1st and to the public December 8th along with 6 other shows that were announced in an earlier release: Raymond the Amish Comic (Jan 27), Mosaic Singers of Detroit (Feb 25), Emmylou Harris (Mar 8), Ron White (April 28), Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (Sept 14) and MENOPAUSE the Musical (Sept 27 - Oct 1).

In February 2006, when blues legend Bo Diddley takes the State Theatre stage for the first time, he will be marking his 51st Anniversary in music. His crucial role in the birth of Rock-n-Roll and his impact on the direction of popular music has earned him the title of “The Originator.” His revolutionary sound known as that “Bo Diddley Beat” can be heard on rhythmic masterpieces like “Diddley Daddy,” “Who Do You Love,” “Hey! Bo Diddley” and more. Lehigh Valley blues favorite, Steve Brosky will open the show. $36.50/$31.50

State Theatre Memberships can be purchased at any time and begin at $75 for one year. As a non-profit organization, State Theatre membership contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Tickets and Memberships can be obtained by visiting the State Theatre Box Office, 453 Northampton Street, Easton, by calling 1-800-999- STATE, 610-252-3132 or the 24-Hour Credit Card Hotline at 610 991-STATE (7828), or via the internet at www. statetheatre.org.

G.W.C.Y.L. is a Christian support group for recovering alcoholics and addicts. We share our experience, strength and hope with one another to help solve our common problem and to enhance our personal relationship with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We use God's Word and the Twelve Steps of Recovery, believing that Scripture and the Twelve Steps are important healing tools. If we regularly apply these tools to our lives, we open ourselves to God's healing love and grace.

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General Colin L. Powell (Ret.), USA will be the featured speaker for the 17th Annual Kutztown University Decision Makers Forum on March 30, 2006. Gen. Powell previously spoke to the Decision Makers Forum in 1996.

Before becoming Secretary of State in 2001, General Powell served as a key aide to the Secretary of Defense and as National Security Advisor to President Reagan. He also served 35 years in the United States Army, rising to the rank of Four- Star General and serving as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989 – 1993).

General Powell was the founding Chairman of America’s Promise-The Alliance for Youth, a national crusade to improve the lives of our nation’s youth. General Powell recently joined the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to work with young executives on leadership and expand global business growth.

The Kutztown University Decision Makers Forum offers an opportunity to the regional business community to hear a presentation from exceptional leaders of achievement. Past speakers include George H. W. Bush, Margaret Thatcher, Rudy Giuliani, Madeleine Albright, Tim Russert and George Tenet. Each corporate sponsor enjoys major networking opportunities while participating in the Sponsors’ Buffet. Sponsorship includes preferred parking, the buffet and reserved seating for the address. Individual tickets to Gen. Powell’s address can also be purchased. For additional information, contact Ronald Lewis, Kutztown University Development Director, at 610-683-1394,

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