Laros Chair, R. Keller Laros III, Wendy Laros, Associate Trustee Janelle Laros, Trustees Elizabeth Shimer Bowers, Ron Donchez, Ron Madison and George Mower visited projects that received grant support for capital projects in 2019 and 2020 from the Laros Foundation. Visits included the YMCA Greater Lehigh Valley Bethlehem to the entirely re-envisioned childcare center (in progress), Meals on Wheels Greater Lehigh Valley at their new Lehigh Valley hub (in progress) and the Bethlehem Mounted Police to see their recently completed annex to store equipment and provide space for community events.
YMCA Greater Lehigh Valley Visit 430 East Broad Street Bethlehem
L-R Top Image YMCA Greater LV CEO David Fagerstrom, Philadelphia Trust Founder Michael Crofton, Trustees Ron Madison, Elizabeth Shimer Bowers, Laros Foundation Chair R.Keller Laros, Wendy Laros, Laros Trustee George Mowrer, YMCA Site Bethlehem Manager Tiffany Henning. R.K.Laros, the Founder of the R.K.Laros Foundation in painting behind. Laros was a founder and key fundraiser for the Bethlehem site dedicated in 1951.
Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley 1302 Sherman Street Allentown
CEO Vicki Coyle, Director of Development Cori Rolon led the tour of the new Greater LV facility for Meals on Wheels. Trustees on the visit, Chair R.K.Laros III, and Trustees Elizabeth Shimer Bowers, Ron Madison, George Mowrer. Joining the visit were Wendy Laros and Philadelphia Trust Founder Michael Crofton.
R.K.Laros III, after the site visit May 27th, writes, “For decades Meals on Wheels has served the Greater Lehigh Valley. The R.K. Laros Foundation is very happy to help Meals on Wheels create this new state-of-the-art location that will allow volunteers, employees and management to increase efficiency in a more comfortable and convenient location and thereby better serve the thousands of people who depend of Meals on Wheels for food and so much more.”
Bethlehem Mounted Police Visit with L-R top image Trustees George Mowrer, Ron Madison, Officer Albert Strydesky leading the tour, Chair R.Keller Laros and Wendy Laros. But, we all know, the horses were the stars. Asa, the horse donated by Lehigh University, received special attention.
Bethlehem Mounted Police 615 E. Langhorne, Bethlehem
