{"id":266856,"date":"2026-08-17T13:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/266856\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T13:18:14","slug":"swinging-for-a-cause-more-than-25-celebrities-hitting-the-green-at-local-golf-tournament-to-help-disadvantaged-youth-nazareth-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/266856\/","title":{"rendered":"Swinging for a cause: More than 25 celebrities hitting the green at local golf tournament to help disadvantaged youth | Nazareth Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEHIGH TWP., Pa. &#8211; A day on a Northampton County golf course is helping make a difference for kids right here in the Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n<p>69 News Reporter Sydney Kay was in Lehigh Township with a look at an annual event bringing the community together for a cause beyond the course.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/strengthandlove.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Strength &amp; Love Foundation<\/a> 4th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament began Sunday and continues until 4 p.m. Monday at 3777 Dogwood Road.<\/p>\n<p>Todd Kent, Chairman of The Strength &amp; Love Foundation, said more than 25 celebrities are paying a visit to the golf course. Actors and a movie producer, as well as figures from the football and baseball worlds, will make an appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Two-time Super Bowl winner with the 49ers Dwight Hicks, Ottis Anderson, a two-time Super Bowl winner who played for the New York Giants, and Steve Lyons, who played for the Boston Red Sox, are among the celebrity visitors.<\/p>\n<p>People will also be able to glimpse two Harlem Globetrotters!<\/p>\n<p>People&#8217;s participation helps enrich the lives of children with serious health conditions and medical complexities, the foundation said in a Facebook post. The event will help provide support, resources, and care to families, the\u00a0foundation said.<\/p>\n<p>On its website, the foundation says it aims to create lasting change, foster inclusivity, and pave the path to a more connected and compassionate world. The foundation says it helps do this through impactful initiatives, educational programs, and community outreach.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The tournament will benefit\u00a0Camelot for Children, which helps disadvantaged youth in the community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/camelotforchildren.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Camelot for Children<\/a> Executive Director Emily Werner told\u00a0Reporter Sydney Kay the Allentown-based nonprofit, which has been in the community for more than 40 years, supports kids 6-19 years old who are dealing with serious chronic or terminal illnesses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The group also supports their siblings and families as a whole.\u00a0Werner said the group&#8217;s unique model relies on help from community volunteers, including high school students.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re just so grateful&#8221; for the celebrities and volunteers who make the golf tournament possible, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Vice Chairman Nate Kline said the tournament also features a Bottle Putt Challenge and a Hit the Canoe Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Another golf fundraiser at Twin Lakes on Sept. 4 will benefit Camelot for Children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LEHIGH TWP., Pa. &#8211; A day on a Northampton County golf course is helping make a difference for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266857,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,20758,434,112537],"class_list":["post-266856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news","tag-lehigh-township","tag-northampton-county","tag-strength-love-foundation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266856","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=266856"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266856\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}