First Night Hazleton Sponsors
APTS
ARC Electric
City of Hazleton, Police, Fire and Streets Departments
Comfort Inn
DeAngelo Brothers, Inc.
Donut Connection
Fairfield Inn and Suites
Frankie’s Pizzeria
Hampton Inn
Hershey Foods Corp.
Intrepid Detective Agency
Leader Services
PA DOT District 4
Precision Design
Quality Beverage
Residence Inn
T. Verrastro Beer Distributing, Inc.
VENUES AVAILABLE COURTESY OF:
Christ Lutheran Church
City of Hazleton
First Presbyterian Church
JJ Ferrara Performing Arts Center
Trinity Lutheran Church
YMCA/YWCA of Greater Hazleton
CORE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Lena Kotansky (Coordinator), City of Hazleton
Jim Dino, Hazleton Standard-Speaker
Kathy Dobash, local artist, Beauty Flower Poem
Regina Drasher, community volunteer
Allison Leonard, community volunteer
Paula and Jennifer Mills, community volunteers
Al and AJ Onuschak, PPL Electric Utilities
Julie Ferry, GH Chamber of Commerce
Lisa Ferry, MMI
Tony Pacelli, WYLN
Ed Pane, Serento Gardens
Roberta Robbins, community volunteer
April Snyder, Penn State Hazleton
Connie Teter, KNBT
Bill Waschko, WYLN
Eileen Whitaker, community volunteer
Dominic Yanuzzi, Alfred Benesch & Co.
EVENT SPONSORS
City of Hazleton
Luzerne County Convention and Visitors Bureau
PA - State of Independence
Pocono Arts Council
PLATINUM SPONSORS
Cargill
George J. Hayden, Inc./Wendy's
Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs- Premier Venue Sponsor
Hazleton Standard Speaker- Fireworks Sponsor
PPL- Grand Procession/Horse-Drawn Carriage Ride Sponsor
GOLD (VENUE) SPONSORS
Penn State Hazleton
Service Electric Cablevision
The Sign Spot
WYLN TV 35
SILVER SPONSORS
Bemis Co., Inc.
Luzerne County Community College
Pachence & Joyce Insurance
PNC Bank
Greater Hazleton Health Alliance
The Luzerne Foundation
M&T Bank
Security Savings Foundation
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce
Burger King
SPECIAL THANKS
Thanks to Citizen Publishing for designing and printing the First Night poster.
Thanks also to everyone who volunteered on First Night!




