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Via’s Mission
Via will provide leadership, support, opportunities and resourcesfor people with disabilities so that they may be independent, productive and enjoy full lives within the community. 
Partner Agency 
336 West Spruce Street | Bethlehem, PA 18018610-317-8000 | fax 610-867-5385ViaNet.org | Via@ViaNet.org
The official registration and financial information of Via Events, Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free,within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
Contact:
 
Lisa
 
Walkiewicz
 
Via
 
Communications
 
Director
 
Via@ViaNet.org
 
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January
 
27,
 
2012
 
Joe
 
Theismann
 
to
 
Speak
 
at
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Basketball
 
Classic
 
BETHLEHEM,
 
PA
 
 –
 
The
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Basketball
 
Classic,
 
presented
 
by
 
First
 
Niagara
 
Bank
 
and
 
sponsored
 
by
 
the
 
Sands
 
Casino
 
Resort
 
Bethlehem,
 
announced
 
that
 
Joe
 
Theismann
 
will
 
be
 
the
 
keynote
 
speaker
 
for
 
the
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Banquet
 
on
 
March
 
28,
 
2012
 
at
 
Freedom
 
High
 
School.
 
Joe
 
Theismann
 
is
 
an
 
entrepreneur
 
and
 
the
 
former
 
star
 
quarterback
 
for
 
the
 
Washington
 
Redskins.
 
Most
 
recently,
 
he
 
spent
 
the
 
last
 
decades
 
working
 
for
 
EPSN
 
on
 
their
 
NFL
 
broadcast.
 
Currently,
 
Joe
 
works
 
for
 
the
 
NFL
 
Network
 
doing
 
their
 
show
 
called
 
“Playbook.”
 
Complete
 
bio
 
attached 
 
The
 
37
th
 
Annual
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Basketball
 
Classic
 
is
 
an
 
elite
 
sports
 
event
 
featuring
 
the
 
finest
 
basketball
 
talent
 
in
 
the
 
greater
 
Lehigh
 
Valley.
 
The
 
Classic
 
raises
 
funds
 
to
 
support
 
Via
 
of 
 
the
 
Lehigh
 
Valley’s
 
services
 
for
 
children
 
and
 
adults
 
with
 
disabilities,
 
showcases
 
the
 
basketball
 
talents
 
of 
 
our
 
area
 
student
 
athletes,
 
and
 
educates
 
attendees
 
about
 
Via
 
and
 
the
 
need
 
for
 
community
 
support
 
through
 
financial,
 
partnership
 
and
 
advocacy
 
support.
 
The
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Classic
 
begins
 
with
 
the
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Basketball
 
Clinics
 
and
 
Via
 
Youth
 
All
Star
 
Classic.
 
The
 
Via
 
 All 
Star 
 
Clinic 
 
 for 
 
Kids
 
with
 
Special 
 
Needs
,
 
for
 
children
 
age
 
eight
 
and
 
older,
 
is
 
an
 
inclusive
 
experience
 
for
 
all
 
athletes.
 
The
 
free
 
clinic
 
is
 
run
 
by
 
Traci
 
Cyr,
 
a
 
member
 
of 
 
the
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
High
 
School
 
Basketball
 
Hall
 
of 
 
Fame.
 
The
 
clinic
 
focuses
 
on
 
the
 
fundamentals
 
of 
 
basketball
 
in
 
a
 
fun
 
and
 
inclusive
 
setting.
 
The
 
Inaugural 
 
Lehigh
 
Valley 
 
Basketball 
 
Hall 
 
of 
 
Fame
 
Clinic 
 
is
 
for
 
3
rd
 
to
 
8
th
 
graders
 
and
 
is
 
run
 
by
 
members
 
of 
 
the
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
High
 
School
 
Basketball
 
Hall
 
of 
 
Fame.
 
The
 
clinic
 
is
 
$20
 
per
 
player
 
and
 
will
 
be
 
run
 
by
 
Mike
 
Kopp,
 
member
 
of 
 
the
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
High
 
School
 
Basketball
 
Hall
 
of 
 
Fame,
 
head
 
coach
 
of 
 
Allentown
 
Central
 
Catholic’s
 
girls’
 
basketball
 
team
 
and
 
the
 
all
 
time
 
winningest
 
in
 
Pennsylvania
 
history.
 
The
 
Inaugural 
 
Via
 
Youth
 
 All 
Star 
 
Classic 
 
features
 
two
 
games
 
of 
 
area
 
8
th
 
grade
 
all
stars
 
from
 
the
 
22
 
traveling
 
teams
 
of 
 
the
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
Kneehi
 
Basketball
 
League.
 
Players
 
will
 
be
 
selected
 
by
 
program
 
representatives
 
of 
 
the
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
Kneehi
 
Basketball
 
League.
 
Via
 
Super 
 
Saturday 
 
returns
 
to
 
Northampton
 
Community
 
College
 
for
 
the
 
third
 
year.
 
"Northampton
 
Community
 
College
 
is
 
thrilled
 
to
 
be
 
hosting
 
this
 
prestigious
 
event
 
again,”
 
said
 
Troy
 
Tucker,
 
NCC
 
director
 
of 
 
athletics
 
&
 
physical
 
education
 
and
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Classic
 
committee
 
chair.
 
 
 
Via’s Mission
Via will provide leadership, support, opportunities and resourcesfor people with disabilities so that they may be independent, productive and enjoy full lives within the community. 
Partner Agency 
336 West Spruce Street | Bethlehem, PA 18018610-317-8000 | fax 610-867-5385ViaNet.org | Via@ViaNet.org
The official registration and financial information of Via Events, Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free,within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
“Not
 
only
 
does
 
it
 
afford
 
us
 
the
 
opportunity
 
to
 
have
 
some
 
of 
 
the
 
best
 
high
 
school
 
basketball
 
talent
 
in
 
the
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
on
 
our
 
campus,
 
it
 
allows
 
the
 
college
 
to
 
support
 
Via
 
in
 
their
 
effort
 
to
 
enhance
 
the
 
lives
 
of 
 
individuals
 
with
 
developmental
 
disabilities.
 
As
 
a
 
parent
 
of 
 
a
 
child
 
with
 
a
 
developmental
 
disability
 
and
 
a
 
former
 
basketball
 
coach,
 
this
 
event
 
has
 
an
 
extra
 
special
 
meaning
 
for
 
me."
 
The
 
Via
 
 All 
Star 
 
Classic 
 
Banquet 
 
returns
 
to
 
Freedom
 
High
 
School
 
to
 
honor
 
the
 
Via
 
All
Stars.
 
Joe
 
Theismann,
 
former
 
star
 
quarterback
 
for
 
the
 
Washington
 
Redskins,
 
is
 
the
 
keynote
 
speaker.
 
The
 
Via
 
Teams
 
of 
 
the
 
Year,
 
Players
 
of 
 
the
 
Year
 
and
 
Scholar
 
Athletes
 
will
 
be
 
announced
 
at
 
the
 
banquet.
 
The
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
High
 
School
 
Basketball
 
Hall
 
of 
 
Fame
 
will
 
induct
 
new
 
members
 
at
 
the
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Banquet.
 
Hall
 
of 
 
Fame
 
inductees
 
will
 
be
 
announced
 
in
 
the
 
coming
 
weeks.
 
A
 
media
 
panel
 
selected
 
the
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
teams,
 
Players
 
of 
 
the
 
Year
 
and
 
Teams
 
of 
 
the
 
Year.
 
The
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
selection
 
panel
 
is
 
made
 
up
 
of 
 
one
 
representative
 
from
 
the
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Basketball
 
Classic
 
committee
 
and
 
invited
 
representatives
 
from
 
each
 
of 
 
the
 
following
 
sports
 
departments:
 
Blue
 
Ridge
 
Cable
 
TV
13,
 
the
 
Presses,
 
Express
 
Times,
 
Lehighton
 
Times
 
News,
 
Morning
 
Call,
 
RCN,
 
Service
 
Electric
 
TV
 
2,
 
WFMZ
 
and
 
the
 
Pocono
 
Record.
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Classic
 
Schedule
 
of 
 
Events
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Basketball
 
Clinics
 
Sunday,
 
March
 
25,
 
2012
 
Northampton
 
Community
 
College,
 
Bethlehem,
 
PA
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Clinic
 
for
 
Kids
 
with
 
Special
 
Needs
 
|
 
1pm
 
Inaugural
 
LV
 
Basketball
 
Hall
 
of 
 
Fame
 
Clinic
 
|
 
3pm
 
Inaugural
 
Via
 
Youth
 
All
Star
 
Classic
 
|
 
6pm
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Banquet
 
Keynote
 
Speaker:
 
 Joe
 
Theismann
 
Wednesday,
 
March
 
28,
 
2012
 
|
 
6:30pm,
 
doors
 
open
 
@
 
5:30pm
 
Freedom
 
High
 
School
 
Gymnasium,
 
Bethlehem,
 
PA
 
37
th
 
Annual
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Basketball
 
Classic
 
 –
 
Via
 
Super
 
Saturday
 
 featuring
 
the
 
Special 
 
Olympics
 
Shoot 
 
Out 
 
Saturday,
 
March
 
31,
 
2012
 
|
 
10:30am
 
Northampton
 
Community
 
College,
 
Bethlehem,
 
PA
 
 
10:30
 
am
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
West
 
vs
 
Colonial
 
League
 
 –
 
Girls
 
 
12
 
pm
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
West
 
vs
 
Colonial
 
League
 
 –
 
Boys
 
 
1:30
 
pm
 
Special
 
Olympics
 
Shoot
 
Out
 
 
2
 
pm
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
East
 
vs
 
Mountain
 
Valley
 
 –
 
Girls
 
 
3:30
 
pm
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
East
 
vs
 
Mountain
 
Valley
 
 –
 
Boys
 
 
 
Via’s Mission
Via will provide leadership, support, opportunities and resourcesfor people with disabilities so that they may be independent, productive and enjoy full lives within the community. 
Partner Agency 
336 West Spruce Street | Bethlehem, PA 18018610-317-8000 | fax 610-867-5385ViaNet.org | Via@ViaNet.org
The official registration and financial information of Via Events, Inc. may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free,within Pennsylvania, 1 (800) 732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.
Tickets,
 
sponsor
 
information
 
and
 
event
 
details
 
for
 
the
 
Via
 
All
Star
 
Basketball
 
Classic,
 
Clinics,
 
Banquet
 
and
 
Hall
 
of 
 
Fame
 
are
 
available
 
online
 
at
 
www.ViaNet.org
 
or
 
by
 
calling
 
610
317
8000
 
x489.
 
Via
 
of 
 
the
 
Lehigh
 
Valley
 
is
 
a
 
non
profit
 
agency
 
that
 
provides
 
services
 
for
 
children
 
and
 
adults
 
with
 
developmental
 
disabilities,
 
like
 
autism,
 
cerebral
 
palsy
 
and
 
Down
 
syndrome.
 
Serving
 
the
 
community
 
since
 
1954,
 
Via
 
helps
 
individuals
 
and
 
families
 
from
 
birth
 
through
 
retirement
 
focusing
 
in
 
Children’s
 
Services,
 
Community
 
Connections
 
and
 
Employment.
 
Via
 
works
 
with
 
children
 
up
 
to
 
age
 
three
 
in
 
their
 
homes
 
and
 
daycares
 
to
 
address
 
disabilities
 
and
 
delays.
 
Via
 
finds
 
 jobs
 
in
 
the
 
community
 
for
 
adults
 
and
 
provides
 
coaching
 
and
 
training
 
for
 
successful
 
employment.
 
And
 
Via
 
helps
 
people,
 
from
 
teens
 
to
 
those
 
at
 
retirement
 
age,
 
connect
 
and
 
live
 
in
 
their
 
community
 
by
 
volunteering,
 
participating
 
in
 
leisure
 
activities,
 
and
 
finding
 
or
 
purchasing
 
affordable,
 
accessible
 
housing.
 
Via
 
believes
 
that
 
personal
 
satisfaction
 
and
 
dignity
 
are
 
achieved
 
through
 
individual
 
success
 
and
 
independence
 
and
 
is
 
committed
 
to
 
helping
 
people
 
live
 
full
 
and
 
productive
 
lives.
 
Visit
 
www.ViaNet.org
 
to
 
learn
 
more
 
about
 
Via’s
 
services.
 
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