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In this weeks edition, the NAACP of Allentown will host its 64th Annual Freedom Fund Awards Banquet scheduled to be held at the Days Inn Conference Center in Allentown, St Pauls Community Service Center in Bethlehem will provide FREE computer class and the Allentown community mourns the lost of Joseph J. Smith.

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The Allentown Branch of the NAACP will be having its 64th Annual Freedom Fund and Awards Banquet on Saturday July 29, 2006, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the DAYS INN & Conference Center located at the intersection of routes 22 and 309 in Allentown, PA.

The theme for this year's banquet is “Valuing Our Votes and Voting our Values”. Our keynote speaker will be Pennsylvania State Representative Thaddeus Kirkland who represents the 159th Legislative District. Representative Kirkland serves as the Chairperson of the PA Legislative Black Caucus.

Individual tickets can be purchased for a donation of $40.00 each. Please call 610-780-9903 for more information or to purchase tickets.

JOHN GRAY, MYRON BUTLER, LIL IROCC, CANTON JONES, TWYSE, And More

$45 Per Person before August 1st Greater Shiloh Church 403 Pastor Fred Davis Street Easton, PA For more information, call 610.252.5640

The class will cover the fundamentals of: Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
PC Terminology
Anti-Spyware
Anti-Virus
Internet Safety
Navigating Windows via Explore

Classes will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00- 8:30 pm in the lower level of St. Paul Baptist Church, 925 E. Goepp St., Bethlehem, Pa. The course schedule is listed below:

Tuesday-July 25th Thursday-July 27th Tuesday - August 1st Thursday -August 3rd Tuesday - August 8th Thursday - August 10th Tuesday - August 15th Thursday - August 17th

BHA Valania Park 2004 Basketball Champion Photo

Employment:

Communities In Schools of the Lehigh Valley seeks school-year behavioral aide for high school alternative education program. Experience in behavior modification techniques and with adolescents required. Bi-cultural / bi-lingual (Spanish) a plus. E.O.E. Employer-paid health benefit available. Deadline: August 4, 2006. Send letter, resume, & salary history: CIS BEH, PO Box 722, Allentown, PA 18105; Fax (610) 969-2084; or e- mail coughlink@cislv.org

Special Event:

CIS First Firkin@ Brew Works 8 3 06

CIS Celebrity Scholastic Scrimmage October 12th, 2006 Best Western Conference Center (Rte. 512 and 22 Bethlehem PA) Sponsorship Info

United Way and the Lehigh Valley Council for Youth, in cooperation with multiple school districts and other partners, are implementing the national Community School model in our region. Did you know?

About 25 percent of students in the Lehigh Valley live in poverty. Over 40 percent of students in eight districts scored below proficiency in math and/or reading on 2003-04 PSSA tests. More than 1,000 Lehigh Valley students drop out of high school each year. More students are coming to school with complex, unmet needs.

Community schools provide some powerful solutions to these problems.

Pop Art dominated the 1960s with imagery adopted from popular cultural media, and Andy Warhol was the quintessential Pop artist. Prints and paintings will portray such icons as Liz Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, Warhol himself, and soup cans, in an atmosphere reminiscent of the artists studio, The Factory.

Special exhibition admission: Members free, Non- members $5 For more information, visit www.allentownartmuseum.org or call 610-432-4333.

A Reverse Mortgage allows homeowners age 62 and older to use the equity in their home for income. There are no payments to make so long as the homeowners own and reside in the home, which could mean no payments for life. FHA reverse mortgages are insured by the Federal Housing Administration. Learn more here.

For more information contact John L. Krajsa, Jr., Esq.
AFC Reverse Mortgage Reverse Mortgages For Better Living
AFC First Financial Corp
Phone: 610-437-7230 888-821-4076
FAX: 610-437-7232
Email: jkrajsa@afcreversemortgage.com

Bringing The Flavor to Fine Dining for all occasions Wedding Receptions, Office Parties, Holiday Parties, Corporate Functions, Picnics, Showers & Birthday Parties, Breakfast / Luncheons, Backyard Parties, Church Events, Anniversaries

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.

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.

Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand. — Chinese proverb

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Allentown Art Museum events this month

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Community Events and Support

Announcing the State Theatres New 2006-2007 Season

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
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
Ways to Work Family Loan Program

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To apply for a loan, please call a loan coordinator in your county.

Lehigh County: (484) 223-2068 Northampton County: (610) 258-2831, ext. 318 Monroe County: (570) 424-1616

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