Kutztown Community Partnership is a community-driven non-profit organization dedicated to the economic revitalization and preservation of Kutztown. The Partnership serves as a liaison to build community, to forge positive relationships, and to foster cultural and economic collaboration in this historic college town. Kutztown Community Partnership envisions Kutztown as an inclusive community that welcomes all our best efforts: to get an education, to do business, and to live well at every stage of our lives.
Kutztown Vietnam Veterans Breakfast Club
Volunteer Information Session
The Kutztown Vietnam Veterans Breakfast Club will host a Volunteer Information Session on Monday, April 17, 2023, at the Kutztown Middle School at 6:30 p.m. The session will outline in detail the various volunteer opportunities.
We are in need of volunteers during the time we host The Wall That Heals beginning Thursday, September 21, 2023 until Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. Over 200 volunteers are needed to support the 24-hour display of The Wall That Heals.
Respectfully,
Kutztown Community Partnership
Sandy Green – Community Liaison
Allison Fuller- President
Peter Smith- Vice President
Jeromy Curry- Secretary
Amanda Garcia – Treasurer
Christian Temchatin – Board Member
George Kusterer- Board Member
Jonathan Quier- Board Member
Alexander Elliker- Board Member
Ellen Overcast – Board Member
For more information and volunteer opportunities, contact the Kutztown Community Partnership office at 484-646-9069 or email sandygreenkcp@hometownu.com
Update Regarding Kutztown Community Partnership
and the Strand Theater
The Kutztown Community Partnership is excited to announce we have received $450,000 from The Local Shares Account-Statewide program for the rehabilitation of the Kutztown Strand Theatre, which we purchased in February of this year. We thank Senator Judy Schwank (D-11) for her support of our initiative.
The grant supports the KCP’s goal of repairing and renovating the historic Strand building and is one of 20 issued within Senator Schwank’s district.
The KCP intends to continue the Strand as a movie theatre and to expand the facility to a shared community space for performing arts, events, educational and community programs.
Previously, the KCP received a $270,013 grant through the American Rescue Plan.
Please follow the Strand’s journey by visiting our website at Kutztownpartnership.org
Kutztown Community Partnership encourages anyone interested in following the Strand's journey to visit our website at https://www.kutztownpartnership.org
Respectfully,
Kutztown Community Partnership
Sandy Green – Community Liaison
Allison Fuller- President
Peter Smith- Vice President
Jeromy Curry- Secretary
Amanda Garcia – Treasurer
Christian Temchatin – Board Member
George Kusterer- Board Member
Jonathan Quier- Board Member
Alexander Elliker- Board Member
Ellen Overcast – Board Member
THE WALL THAT HEALS
COMING TO KUTZTOWN, SEPTEMBER 21 - SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
For more information and volunteer opportunities, contact the Kutztown Community Partnership office at 484-646-9069 or email sandygreenkcp@hometownu.com
“The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is pleased to bring The Wall That Heals mobile exhibit to KUTZTOWN, PA to allow local veterans and their family members a chance to experience The Wall,” said Jim Knotts, president and CEO of VVMF. “Hosting The Wall That Heals provides an opportunity to honor and remember all those who served and sacrificed in the Vietnam War and educate visitors on the continuing impact of the Vietnam War on America.”
The Wall That Heals is transported from community to community in a 53-foot trailer. When parked, the trailer opens with exhibits built into its sides, allowing it to serve as a mobile Education Center telling the story of the Vietnam War, The Wall and the divisive era in American history.
The three-quarter scale Wall replica is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point. Visitors will experience The Wall rising above them as they walk towards the apex, a key feature of the design of The Wall in D.C. Visitors are able to do name rubbings of individual service member’s names on The Wall.
The mobile Education Center exhibit includes: digital photo displays of “Hometown Heroes” - service members whose names are on The Wall that list their home of record within the area of a visit; digital photo displays of Vietnam veterans from the local area honored through VVMF’s In Memory program which honors veterans who returned home from Vietnam and later died; video displays that teach about the history and impact of The Wall; educational exhibits told through items representative of those left at The Wall in D.C.; a replica of the In Memory plaque; a map of Vietnam and a chronological overview of the Vietnam War. The exhibits tell the story of the Vietnam War, The Wall and the era surrounding the conflict, and are designed to put American experiences in Vietnam in a historical and cultural context.
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