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Lehighton will get self-watering flower planters. The Phillipsburg Heritage Trail will get signs. And the Hamilton District in Allentown will see some green space beautification all thanks to the Chamber Foundation Main Street Lehigh Valley Project. These places are among the 25 Main Street Lehigh Valley grant recipients celebrated at a reception Aug. 24 at the Historic Bethlehem Hotel. The second annual event brought together grant recipients and supporters, praised completed projects and shared the mission of the Main Street Lehigh Valley Project, while raising money for the initiative's 10th anniversary in 2017. The mission of the Chamber Main Street Lehigh Valley Project is to improve every Main Street in the Valley by investments in facade improvements, streetscape designs, sidewalk beautification and other visual enhancements. "Community Development is critical to the vibrancy of our sidewalks and business corridors — we love this event because it celebrates our business members who give back," said Lorie Reinert, executive director of the Chamber Main Street Program. "As our Chamber grows, so does our need to support our partners in Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton and Warren counties. No two communities are the same — we fund projects that visually contribute to each unique sense of place, positively impacting the economy and quality of life for individuals who live and work there." , more than 200 projects in the Lehigh Valley have been completed with assistance from this program, Reinert said. Chamber Foundation Main Street Grants are made possible by the support of these and other businesses and individuals: Air Products, Bennett Automotive, Capital BlueCross, Coca-Cola Bottling of the LV, Easton Coach, LV Building Trades Council, Vision Accomplished, Boyle Construction, Concannon Miller and Co, WFMZ TV69, First Niagara, Feinberg Real Estate Advisors, John Yurconic Agency, LV Carpenters Local 167, Buckno, Lisicky and Co., QNB Bank, Adams Outdoor, Viamedia, WellsFargo, Image Transfers West, Alvin H. Butz Inc. and Sherry Clewell Photography. Read the article here.