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Laurie Hackett welcomes Peter Castagna from the Miller-Keystone Blood Center to talk about the importance of donating blood for those in need, then chats with Katarah Jordan from the James Lawson Freedom School about charter school education benefits and preventing summer learning loss.

Laurie Hackett is back to take a closer look at Lehigh Valley-area nonprofits, and the subjects of the arts and the outdoors, with ArtsQuest CEO Kassie Hilgert and Chris Kocher, President of the Wildlands Conservancy.

Laurie Hackett welcomes two great nonprofit leaders to share their organizations’ stories: Bethlehem's own Dan Roebuck from A Channel of Peace and Executive Director Leela Breithaupt from the historic Bach Choir of Bethlehem.

On this episode of A Closer Look, Laurie Hackett takes another dive into area nonprofits with Yusuf Dahl from The Century Promise and Dr. Joseph Roy from the Bethlehem Area School District.

For the first episode of A Closer Look, Laurie welcomes Dr. Teri Haddad, Vice President of Community Initiatives and Advancement at Community Services for Children and Anne Baum, recently-named President of Lehigh Valley Reilly Children's Hospital to talk about their great nonprofits, and dive into who, and how, each organization helps the Lehigh Valley.

On the final episode of A Closer Look for the year, Laurie Hackett welcomes Tony Iannelli, President and CEO of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Laurie Hackett welcomes ArtsQuest's Vicki Doule to talk about their holiday events and volunteerism, then speaks with Marc Rittle from New Bethany Ministries about the organization's history and serving the community.

Laurie Hackett welcomes Jared Mast from the Greater Easton Development Partnership about GEDP's initiatives and role in developing Easton's hospitality sector, then speaks with Dr. Rajika Reed, a volunteer at the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley, about social services, their food pantry and more.

Laurie Hackett welcomes David Lewis from United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, and Karen Smith from Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley for a discussion about community involvement, fundraising, and the regional spirit of volunteerism.

Sally Handlon helps listeners understand the importance of birds through a conversation with Barbara Malt and Brandon Swayser from the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society.