The Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® (GLVR) in early December donated $1,000 in new coats for children in need in the Panther Valley School District. This annual donation continues a tradition started by the Carbon County Association of REALTORS®.
Howard Schaeffer, president of GLVR in 2022 and 2023, personally donated $1,000 in new winter coats for children in need in the Tamaqua Area School District.
GLVR’s footprint includes Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties. Schaeffer hails from the Coal Region (as does 2024 President-elect Michael Bernadyn), and he has remained mindful of the economic challenges experienced by individuals and families in his hometown. This is the second year Schaeffer has personally donated to the school.
The dual donation resulted in 120 coats being delivered to students in need.
Now in its 10th year, the association has delivered roughly 1,000 coats to area students.


