LEHIGH VALLEY SPORTSFEST, INC.(LVSF) IS A 501(C)(3) CORPORATION ORGANIZED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND IS REGISTERED WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA BUREAU OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE PURPOSE OF LVSF IS TO PROMOTE SPORTS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY BY OFFERING LOCAL ATHLETES THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE IN THE SPORT OF THEIR CHOICE. ATHLETIC COMPETITION IS DRAWN FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION AS WELL AS
PHILADELPHIA, WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK AND SURROUNDING STATES. LVSF WAS FOUNDED IN 1996 BY RAYMOND ATIYEH WITH THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN. LVSF IS HELD OVER A PERIOD OF FOUR DAYS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN AND AT FIELDS AND OTHER VENUES WITHIN THE LEHIGH VALLEY. LVSF NOT ONLY PROVIDES LOCAL ATHLETES THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE BUT PROVIDES A REVENUE STREAM FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY. IN 2013 AN ESTIMATED 10,000 AMATEUR ATHLETES PARTICIPATED IN LVSF WITH 150,000 PEOPLE ATTENDING THE FOUR DAY EVENT. SINCE THE INAUGURAL TOURNAMENT IN 1997, LVSF HAS GROWN FROM 16 SPORTING EVENTS TO MORE THAN 50 SPORTING EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR 2014. LVSF HAS INTRODUCED NEW SPORTING EVENTS EACH YEAR TO HIGHLIGHT THE EVER CHANGING INTREST IN NEW SPORTING EVENTS. PAST EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN LVSF COMPETITION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
5K RUN
ARCHERY
ARM WRESTLING
BALLROOM DANCING
BASKETBALL
BICYCLE
BILLIARDS
BODYBUILDING
BOWLING
BOXING
CELTIC GAMES
DANCE & HIP-HOP
DISC GOLF
DOG AGILITY
FENCING
FIGURE CLASSIC
FLAG FOOTBALL
GOLF
GYMNASTICS
CHEERLEADING
HANDBALL
HORSESHOES
IN-LINE SCATING
LACROSSE
MARTIAL ARTS
POWER LIFTING
ROLLER HOCKEY
SOCCER
SPORTS CAR RACING
TABLE TENNIS
TENNIS
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
VOLLEYBALL
WRESTLING
YOGA
ALL EVENTS HAVE DIVERSE PARTICIPANTS AND BY PROVIDING THE VENUE, SUPPORT AND EQUIPMENT, THE ATHLETES AND SPECTATORS ARE EXPOSED TO A VARIETY OF SPORTING COMPETITION. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
PROCEEDS OF SPORTSFEST BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY AND INNER-CITY YOUTH. CAPITAL PURCHASES SUCH AS BLEACHERS, DANCE FLOOR, FENCING, TABLES AND CHAIRS, ROLLER HOCKEY RINKS, PORTABLE BASKETS ARE ALSO USED FOR THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN CAPITAL RECREATION
$1,000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR BOY’S BASKETBALL WAS STARTED IN 2008. THE FIRST RECIPIENT WAS FROM AN INNER-CITY HIGH SCHOOL
LVSF REWARDS INNER-CITY SPORT PROGRAMS AND THEIR VOLUNTEERS BY DONATING A PORTION OF THE EVENT’S PROCEEDS TO THEIR ATHLETIC PROGRAM
2014 HEALTH AND FITNESS EXPO
AS PART OF LVSF 2014, A HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO WILL BE HELD IN CONJUCTION WITH THE FOUR DAYS OF COMPETITION. THE EXPO WILL BE HELD AT CEDAR BEACH AND WILL PROVIDE ATHLETES AND SPECATORS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY HEALTHY LIVING PRESENTATIONS, SAMPLE PRODUCTS, MEET LOCAL VENDORS, AND TO FIND NEW WAYS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN ... SPORTSFEST
LEHIGH VALLEY SPORTSFEST, INC.
1791 RIDGEVIEW DRIVE
ALLENTOWN, PA 18104
WHY NOT CONSIDER HELPING TO SPONSOR THIS WORTHWHILE EVENT. FOR MORE INFO, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE WWW.SPORTSFEST.ORG "SPONSORS" PAGE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
CHAIRMAN/CEO: RAYMOND ATIYEH
VICE CHAIRMAN: JON SWARTZ, ESQ. SECRETARY: ROBERT DADAY, ESQ. TREASURER: MICHAEL ELLWOOD, CPA
BOARD MEMBERS:
PAULETTE KISH
ROBERT E. NOECKER
CHRIS LAKATOSH
