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Volunteering with DLNHC Written by Lon Snowden Volunteering benefits our neighbors and the broader community. On a personal level it can be intellectually stimulating and lead to new learning, while expanding our social network through…

In this month’s Featured Volunteer article, we’ll highlight two volunteers that provide their time and skills to our organization.

Volunteers are the foundation of Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (DLNHC). Without them, we wouldn’t be able to make meaningful community connections! That’s why, in this month’s newsletter, we’ll highlight multiple volunteers that commit…

Let’s face it, we know DLNHC has the best volunteers out there! Our volunteers commit their time, talents, and knowledge to our non-profit and we would not succeed without the incredible work they do. As such, we…

Volunteering is an important component of the DLNHC. We could not do what we do without the dedication of our volunteers. With that in mind, we started a new program: Adopt-A-Section School Program, a branch…

Blog post by: Emily Dings, D&L Assistant The Earth could be forgiven for wondering where the party was this year. On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, millions of Americans mobilized on behalf of…

Charles Hellings, more affectionately known around here as Chuck, takes membership with the D&L to extraordinary measures, most recently hosting the 5th Annual Remembrance Ride on the trail. This year, his Remembrance Ride raised nearly…

When D&L Member Sharon Wunner of Bear Creek Township retired in January 2016, she got a new perspective on life. She began to embrace what she calls the “three H’s” of living near a nationally…

The Nazareth Area Society of Model Engineers (N.A.S.M.E.) was honored Saturday at the D&L Annual Volunteer Luncheon. These sharp, talented volunteers put in over 400 hours (in just six weeks) to build the train layout…

It’s that time of year!  The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor is honoring its volunteers at a luncheon this weekend, where Board Chair Michael Drabenstott and D&L Executive Director Elissa Garofalo will say a…