Why Should I Come to First Thursday?

Maybe the questions should be "Why not?"

First Thursday is a great event to meet new people in an easy and relaxed setting. For the past couple of months, Stooges in Allentown has been our First Thursday host and each month attendance is growing.

Whether you are a long time member of the NET or new to the Lehigh Valley this is a great time and place to come out and see what the NET is all about.

Come alone, bring your friends, introduce someone new to the NET, introduce yourself to someone new. Expand your network...

Connect.

See you next week at Stooges!

Happy Holidays to You!

Thanks for reading...

We usually post a "5 Things" on Fridays, but due to the spreading of holiday cheer,

we didn't quite get it together.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

5 Things: Holidays in the Lehigh Valley

Maybe you are new to the Lehigh Valley and this is your first holiday season here. Or maybe you have been so busy with holiday parties and all that 'year-end' fun at work that you haven't had a chance to see what the Lehigh Valley has to offer. Take some time out this weekend and see what's going on. Here are a few popular suggestions.

1. Visit Christkindlmarkt in downtown Bethlehem. This is the last weekend, so be sure to stop by for some great food, entertainment and homemade crafts.
   
2. Check out the Lights in the Parkway in Allentown's Lehigh Parkway to get you in the holiday spirit.
3. Visit the Toys for Tots Train Display in Allentown and donate a new and unwrapped toy to needy families in the Lehigh Valley
4. Don't have plans for New Year's yet? Go to First Night in Bethlehem for music, performances and fireworks!
5. Go see the Nutcracker Ballet at the State Theater in Easton this weekend.

Anything we missed? Leave a comment and let us know what you favorite holiday activity in the Lehigh Valley is.

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5 Things: Our Wish List

Everyone has a wish list for the holidays, so it should come as no shock that the NET has a wish list too. Here are our top 5 things we are wishing for...

1. To increase NET membership (You can join here!)
   
2. To have continued success and high attendance at First Thursday and all other NET events
   
3. To offer an even better variety of events that appeal to more NET members. (Have a suggestion for an event? Let us know what you think.)
   
4. A new laptop computer (preferably one that was made after Y2K) for the officers to house the database and all NET materials.
5. To throw the biggest and best anniversary party this side of the Delaware to celebrate 5 years of the NET.

So what's on your wish list this year?

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Happy Thanksgiving

December is next week!! What happened to November??

Escape the cold weather and join the NET on December 1st from 7-9pm at Stooges for our monthly First Thursday event. We have been averaging about 65 people for the past couple of months! Imagine the networking opportunities!

In the meantime, we hope you all enjoy your Thanksgiving (and a long weekend off from work)!

Event Ideas?

The next Events Meeting will be held on Sunday, November 20th, but we are always looking for new and exciting ideas for events in the meantime. It doesn't have to be anything too labor intensive, or thought out, just give us some ideas to run with...

• Professional Development
• Social
• Philanthropic
• Sports/Outdoors - Related
• Miscellaneous
  

We are hearing that we don't have all the events that you want to participate in, so please feel free to fill up the comments with anything and everything, no matter how big or small!

5 Things: The Numbers of the Valley

We don't suggest playing these numbers on the next Powerball and they might not hold the same mystique as 4 8 15 16 23 42 does to the fanatical LOST viewer, but in the NET, these numbers are pretty interesting:

1. 149 = The number of paid NET members
2. 789 = The number of people on the weekly email distribution list
3. 22 = The Lehigh Valley's ranking in the "Best Cities for Relocating Singles"
4. 610-867-5855 = The number for the local cab company for those not so sober nights
   
5. 357 = The number of companies represented in the NET

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