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Todays issue of Lehigh Valley Black News Network is brought to you in part by the SouthSide Film Institute located in Bethlehem PA. You can check out their mission and event this coming June below.

I’d like to welcome back to the Network The Private Industry Council of the Lehigh Valley. You can visit their web site in our employment section.

We close out the last weekend for the month of May (Memorial Day Weekend) with An Evening of Elegance organized by Union Baptist Church of Allentown PA scheduled for this Friday May 26th @ the Meadows in Hellertown. (Info below)

Remember, tell a neighbor, tell a friend and be sure to let them know, you saw it in LV BNN!

Support the organizations and businesses that support LV BNN. Enjoy this Edition.

Kevin Easterling

Founder & Publisher Lehigh Valley Black News Network

Join us for a formal evening of dinner, dancing, games, skits, gifts and prizes.

MENU Hors d' oeuvres will be served
Soup & Salad
Trilogy Dinner
Flounder Stuffed with Crab
6oz Filet of Mignon
4oz Breast of Chicken
Stuffed Potatoes
Stir-fried Green Beans
Gourmet Desserts
Drinks
Maiden Strawberry Drink
Maiden Coconut & Pineapple Drink
Soda, Coffee & Tea

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact: Bro. Oliver Lee - 610-797-3994 Minister Ossie Burton - 610-434-0637 Minister Yuvette Hailey - 610-432-2548

Worship Services & Announcements:
Sundays at 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study: Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m.

The Prayer Warriors of Greater Shiloh Church presents Energizing My Prayer Life “Committed to Prayer and intercession by Purpose, Power and Praise” Prayer Conference 2006 June 2-3, 2006 Friday 7PM Service ~ Saturday 9AM Workshops ~ Saturday 7PM Service Greater Shiloh Church 403 Pastor Fred Davis Street Easton, PA 18042

***Free Admission*** Optional: Lunch Available $6

Conference Speakers:
Pastor Phillip & First Lady Kristina Davis Greater Shiloh Church – Easton, PA
Overseer Pastor Juanita Davis Greater Shiloh Church – Easton, PA
Pastor Benjamin Hailey Union Baptist Church – Allentown, PA
Pastor Gwen Mouliert Proclaiming His Word Christian Ministry, Pomona, NJ
For more information call: 610.252.5640

The cost will cover the following:

6 Hour stay at Tropicana, located on beach front (You can either walk the boardwalk; or visit casino)
Comedy Show Featuring Turae Gordon (From BET)
Live DJ Entertainment Featuring DJ Doc B

ALL YOU CAN EAT SEAFOOD FEAST (Spicy Crab Soup, Snow Crab Claws, Fried & Peeled Shrimp, etc.)... and for those of you like me who don't eat seafood, there will be Penne Pasta, Fried & BBQ Chicken, Mac & Cheese, etc)

Shopping at the renowned quarter (3 floors of Shopping, Dining, Theaters & Spa services) A $50 Deposit due by May 1st 2nd Payment of $25 due May 20 Balance due June 15th

Contact: Elizabeth Worsham - 732.925.5278 -or- 610.252.6738

Celebrating independent film of all styles, genres, lengths, and years from around the world. Enjoy independent films, experience live music, meet the filmmakers, attend filmmaking workshops, take your kids to the children's film series, and PARTY!!!

2006 Cultural Focus: Eastern Europe 2006 Genre Focus: Animation *Sponsored by the SouthSide Film Institute, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization.

Lehigh Valley Donations

Donation of an LCD Projector - A local company is donating an LCD projector to any agency that might want it. Although a few years old, it is in excellent condition. Hardly ever used. Details: Sharp LCD Projector, Model XG-E650UB w/ hard case on wheels. To make arrangements contact Jill Kerecz at B. Braun Medical 610-266-0500 x 2422.

Donation of Padded Mailing Envelopes – One case of 5”x10” padded mailers is available. Approximately 250 mailers. To make arrangements contact Bruce at 610-807-5722 or brucef@unitedwayglv.org.

Donation of 3-Ring Binders – A local company is donating 10-15 boxes of 3-ring binders. For more information contact Bruce at 610-807-5722 or brucef@unitedwayglv.org.

Rally to Raise the Minimum Wage PDF file

My mission is to help you develop financial objectives for you or your business, and achieve those objectives through various financial products and investment services that are designed to meet your present and future needs.

My goal is to help you make informed decisions about issues that affect your financial well being so you can achieve financial freedom.

I hope you find this site informative and useful. Feel welcome to contact me if you would like more information about a particular MetLife product or service. I look forward to hearing from you.

Featuring a great lineup of musical performers, including LL Cool J with special guest Ne-Yo Aug. 6,
Train Aug. 7,
KC's Boogie Blast - The Ultimate Dance Party Aug. 8,
Melissa Etheridge Aug. 9,
Styx and Kansas Aug. 10,
Carrie Underwood Aug. 12
Heart Aug. 13.

Other performers include Grammy Award winning trumpeter Chris Botti, the Glenn Miller Orchestra, R&B songstress Bettye LaVette, the jazzy Larry Coryell Trio and nearly 300 other acts. Tickets for all announced Musikfest concerts go on sale to the public 10 a.m. April 17. They will be available by visiting www.fest.org or calling 610-332-FEST. To learn more about Musikfest - America's Music Festival - visit www.fest.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.

Monday Nights 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Greater Shiloh Church Shiloh Enrichment Center 548 Canal Street Easton, PA

Thursday Nights 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. St. Paul's Lutheran Church 8th & Walnut Streets Allentown, PA

For more information, call (610) 252-5640 or (610) 653-9494.

The YWCA of Bethlehem is the local site administrator for LPGA-USGA Girls Golf. Girls Golf provides the opportunity for girls, ages 7 to 17, to learn to play golf, build lasting friendships and experience competition in a fun, supportive environment that prepares them for a lifetime of enjoyment of the game. The only national initiative of its kind, Girls Golf is administered through a partnership between The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and the United States Golf Association (USGA), both non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organizations.

SAVE the DATE for our 4th Annual T.G.I.F. (Teaching Girls is Fun) Tournament on Friday, September 15, 2006 at Southmoore Golf Course, Bath. Funds raised from the T.G.I.F Tournament will help to provide program subsidies to financially disadvantaged girls and to help fund LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program expenses such as equipment, golf instruction, course access and field trips during 2007.

If you are interested in learning more about the Girls Golf Program, the Tournament or being a volunteer/mentor, please contact the YWCA at 610- 867-4669 or girlsgolf@ywcabethlehem.org.

Pastor Kent Yorgey & Pastor Tim Helms
Route 309 at Northwestern High School Turn onto Long Court and continue For ½ mile to intersection of Long Court And Flint Hill Road -- Church on right

Business
Eat with Gladness Personal Chef & Catering Group, LLC
Carlton D. Taylor Financial Services Representative
Community Action Rising Tide Loan Fund
Employment

Different News,Views, Blog’s and Editorials
LIB Radio
Art, Education & History
Allentown Art Museum
Allentown School district
A new distance learning course on PA African American Heritage and Ethnography
African American World

Community Events and Support
Communities In Schools Easton Promotion Event June 1st
Afro American Community Project: Schedule of Events

Rejoice! Inc. Foster Care and Adoption Agency needs your ongoing support!

Entertainment
THE AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE, Appearing at Moravian College, Foy Concert Hall Wednesday, October 4, 2006 7:30PM Tickets: $15 general admission $10 senior citizens/students/children 12 and under.

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2006 Organization Members
The Afro American Community Project
The Crayola FACTORY
Lafayette College Office of Intercultural Development
St Paul Community Service Center
Allentown Art Museum
Virginia E Holland #86
Moravian College Music Department
Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority
Union Baptist Church Allentown PA.
Living Stone Fellowship Church
Private Industry Council of Lehigh Valley, Inc.
SouthSide Film Institute
Allentow n n Art Museum
Allentown School district
YWCA of Bethlehem
Art Quest
Coalition for Appropriate Transportation
Communities In Schools of the Lehigh Valley
Community Action Development Corporation Allentown
Greater Shiloh Church
God will Change Your Life Recovery Ministries
Lehigh County Senior Center
Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority
NAACP Allentown Chapter
Bridgeworks Enterprise Center
Rejoice Foster Care and Adoption Agency
Second Baptist Church of Bethlehem PA
State Theatre Center of the Arts
Teen Summit Program
Theatre Outlet
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley
Virginia E Holland #86
Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley
Williams Center for the Arts Lafayette College

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The 2007 Lehigh Valley Minority Business & Organizational Directory is now in development. To have your business or organization listed please call Kevin Easterling at 610- 799-1250.

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