Published May 08. 2026 10:49AM<\/p>\n
The Rotary Club of Allentown West, in partnership with Parkland School District, is proud to announce the second annual Flags for Unity event, a heartfelt tribute honoring military members, veterans, first responders and other cherished loved ones.<\/p>\n
This commemorative display will feature hundreds of 8-foot American flags transforming the Parkland High School practice football field into a moving testament to heroes.<\/p>\n
The event will take place May 21-25, encompassing Memorial Day Weekend, on the grounds in front of Parkland High School, 2700 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, at the school\u2019s campus entrance.<\/p>\n
The opening ceremony includes special guests, including a Keynote Address by (Retired) Lt. Col. Nate Sassaman, a West Point All-American QB, Army Airborne Ranger, decorated combat veteran, best-selling author and seasoned leader.<\/p>\n
The agenda for the Flags for Unity opening ceremony 5:30-6:30 p.m. May 21 at the Parkland Practice Field includes:<\/p>\n
Welcome: Herb Klotz, Flags for Unity chair. Allentown West Rotary Club.<\/p>\n
Pledge of Allegiance: John Trieber, Fullerton American Legion Post 367.<\/p>\n
National Anthem: Parkland High School Band, Jason Lerew, conductor.<\/p>\n
Invocation: Warren Miller, Miller Financial Group.<\/p>\n
Legislator Remarks: State Rep. Mike Schlossberg, D-132nd, Congressman Ryan McKenzie, 7th District.<\/p>\n
Military Anthem Medley: Parkland High School Band.<\/p>\n
Partners, Special Guests, Thanks and Introductions: Herb Klotz.<\/p>\n
Keynote Speaker Introduction: Herb Klotz.<\/p>\n
Keynote Address: Retired Lt. Col. Nate Sassaman, USA<\/p>\n
Orefield Middle School Chorale, Erich Joella, conductor<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Fifty Nifty United States<\/p>\n
\u00b7 You\u2019re a Grand Ol\u2019 Flag<\/p>\n
Honor Guard: Fullerton American Legion Post 367.<\/p>\n
Performance of taps: Parkland High School Band member.<\/p>\n
Closing Remarks: Herb Klotz.<\/p>\n
Program ends: Guests\/sponsors visit their flags.<\/p>\n
A 30-minute closing ceremony will be held 6 p.m. Memorial Day including a guest speaker\u2019s address before the flags are removed.<\/p>\n
Community members are invited to purchase flags individually or in groups to honor their loved ones.<\/p>\n
Event sponsorships are also available at various levels, with details accessible at https:\/\/flagsforunity.org\/dedicate.html.<\/p>\n
All proceeds from the Flags for Unity event will support local veterans\u2019 programs and the Allentown West Rotary Club\u2019s initiatives to combat food insecurity.<\/p>\n
The Rotary Club Foundation of Allentown West is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to creating lasting change through community service.<\/p>\n
Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million individuals committed to uniting and taking action.<\/p>\n
To learn more about the Rotary Club\u2019s service projects, visit https:\/\/allentownwestrotary.org\/page\/our-projects.<\/p>\n
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO(Retired) Lt. Col. Nate Sassaman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published May 08. 2026 10:49AM The Rotary Club of Allentown West, in partnership with Parkland School District, is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154],"class_list":["post-187237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}