The 18th Annual Celebration Awards
Hosted by: Celebration Awards Committee of Lehigh & Northampton Counties
Date: March 27, 2024
Time: 11:30 am
Location: The Lehigh Valley Hotel & Conference Center
300 Gateway Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017 (wheelchair accessible)
This event was developed to recognize March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in Pennsylvania. Just about every day, individuals with disabilities accomplish amazing things, and this is our chance to honor their achievements!
Register to Attend
This event is open to the public. Tickets are $25 each and include salad, bread, a selected lunch entree, dessert, coffee, and tea, as well as the Celebration Award presentation. Attire for this event is business casual.
To register online, please click the button below. Please register by March 13, 2024.
If you prefer to submit your registration via mail, please download the registration form and send it with your check, payable to The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties, to:
The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties
Celebration Awards
2289 Avenue A
Bethlehem, PA 18049
*Registration forms must be received by March 13, 2024.
Lehigh County Honorees
Saony Iglesia de Pena
Personal Achievement
Octavian Lopez
Employment Achievement
Sarah Brisman
Education Achievement
David Coble
Exemplary Citizenship
Sherri Lewis
Transitional Achievement
Holly Wilkinson
Self-Advocacy Achievement
Northampton County Honorees
Paul Ahner-Hein
Personal Achievement
Amy Dody
Employment Achievement
Alek Richardson
Education Achievement
Zarrah Vitale
Exemplary Citizenship
Spencer Derr
Transitional Achievement
Jeanette Loch
Self-Advocacy Achievement
Keynote Speaker
Ben Hartranft
Note from Ben’s website: “Diagnosed with Autism at age 2. I knew only 20 words. I have gone beyond all expectations and is strengthened continually by my faith in God.
My journey began when I started raising money for the Eagles Autism Challenge. After a few years of fund raising I was invited to be a guest on the Ellen show to promote Autism Awareness and raise funds for research. From that moment on I knew my dream was to be advocate for Autism Awareness taking awareness into action.
I am now living that dream by speaking at schools, businesses, and organizations. Sharing my story. How inclusion and kindness shaped my life with autism. I want everyone to know that one kind person can change the world. Go out and Be The One!”