First 200 photos being accepted for "Our Hometown Heroes" banner at the SteelStacks campus

BETHLEHEM Pa - Both ArtsQuest and Embassy Bank are asking the community to help honor our local Hometown Heroes by submitting photos of family, friends and neighbors who have or are currently serving our country for the ‘Our Hometown Heroes’ Memorial on the ArtsQuest at SteelStacks campus.

Photo submissions begin March 1 and end March 31.

ArtsQuest will be accepting only the first 200 photos submitted.

The first 200 photos will be displayed on the ‘Our Hometown Heroes’ banner throughout the ArtsQuest at SteelStacks campus to show appreciation and gratitude to all those who serve, past and present.

Within the past fourteen years, over 1,500 photos have been submitted locally of our heroes.

To submit photos, individuals can either upload a digital photocopy at steelstacks.org or drop off a hard copy at any Embassy Bank location.

Photos can be submitted digitally at https://www.steelstacks.org/memorial-day/.

Hardcopies will also be accepted at the Banana Factory, located at 25 W. 3rd St in Bethlehem. Hardcopies will be returned promptly at the location in which they were dropped off.

All photos must be high-resolution and filed as jpeg, tiff, bitmap or PDF file for digital copies. Color and black and white photos will be accepted.

Please include soldier's rank, branch, dates of service and hometown.

Images from previous years will automatically be on display as part of the ‘Our Hometown Heroes’ Memorial.

The memorial can be found on ArtsQuest at SteelStacks campus from May 25 to July 14.

More information concerning this 2024 Memorial Day Event will be available later this Spring.

“The annual celebration of Our Hometown Heroes is extremely special to the Lehigh Valley,” said Dave Lobach, Embassy Bank President, CEO & Chairman. “It is truly inspiring to visit the SteelStacks campus during Memorial Day weekend and see all of the banners displayed with the courageous men and women who have served on our behalf. We are extremely grateful to them and their families.”