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Bethlehem receives $50,000 for holiday enhancements
Cris Collingwood//November 14, 2022//
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Bethlehem has received a $50,000 beautification grant to enhance the city’s Payrow Plaza for the holiday season.
The Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce‘s Main Street Foundation and Citizens Christmas City Committee received a hotel tax grant from Northampton County and additional funds from local partners for major holiday enhancements.
Thousands of new eco-friendly LED lights will outline the rotunda and the library.
A gleaming 15-foot-tall star will light the nights throughout the holidays. The star has an attached bench making it the perfect place for some holly jolly photos.
The star, designed and installed by Rileighs Outdoor Decor, a Lehigh Valley Business, is made from eco-friendly LED lights.
“As we continue implementing the City of Bethlehem’s Climate Action Plan, we are thrilled to be welcoming the first of hopefully several new eco-friendly holiday decorations in the City thanks to Northampton County and the Citizen’s Christmas City Committee,” said Bethlehem’s Director of Mayor’s Initiative Angela DelGrosso Stein. “We are excited to display the new eco-friendly star on Payrow Plaza where the community can interact with the piece while spreading the spirit of sustainability.”
The star is scheduled to be installed on Nov. 17, the day before Bethlehem’s Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony which will begin at 5 p.m.
During the event, the Citizens Christmas City Committee will also unveil this year’s holiday trellis. The display features custom engraved ornaments celebrating life milestones like marriages and new babies. This year’s ornaments feature candles in windows, the beloved Moravian tradition.
“I’m so excited to combine classic Bethlehem traditions like those window candles, with new traditions like visiting this gorgeous new star,” said Tammy Wendling, vice president of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce.
