Paul and Lisa DeAngelo Family Foundation and Pin It 4ward Partner to Offer Commemorative Pins for America’s 250th Birthday

HAZLETON, PA — When families gather at City View Park on Friday, July 3 to celebrate America’s 250th birthday during the 6th Annual Independence Day Festival presented by the Paul and Lisa DeAngelo Family Foundation, they will have an opportunity to purchase something truly special — a handmade keepsake created by a local young woman whose kindness and creativity are making a lasting impact.

Isabella, known to family and friends as “Isa,” is a student in the Crestwood School District in Mountaintop. This year, she hand-crafted 250 commemorative button pins to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. The limited-edition pins will be available during the Paul and Lisa DeAngelo Family Foundation’s 6th Annual Independence Day Festival, allowing attendees to take home a meaningful reminder of this historic celebration.

The 6th Annual Independence Day Festival, taking place Friday, July 3, at City View Park in Hazleton, celebrates America’s 250th birthday from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, with live entertainment, a 5k Run/Walk, 10k Run, youth race, family walk, food & craft vendors, eating contests, basket raffles, carnival games, and tons of kids activities including a video game trailer, foam party, obstacle course and photo booth fun, just to name a few.

“Having Isabella create these commemorative pins for our festival made this year’s celebration even more special,” said Paul DeAngelo, founder of the Paul and Lisa DeAngelo Family Foundation. “She dedicated countless hours to designing and hand-making each pin, and her work reflects the same values that our festival celebrates — community, service, kindness, and patriotism. These pins will become keepsakes that families can take home and treasure as a reminder of America’s 250th birthday and this historic celebration in our community. We are incredibly grateful for Isabella’s hard work and honored to showcase her talents.”

Isabella is autistic, and while social situations and group activities can often present challenges, she has discovered a powerful way to connect with others through creativity. Her love of collecting pins inspired her family to purchase a button-making machine earlier this year, and from that passion, Pin It 4ward was born.

Today, Pin It 4ward allows Isabella to use her creativity to spread kindness, promote inclusion, and support charitable causes throughout the community.

Her parents and twin sister, Maddy, assist with supplies and orders, making the project a true family effort.

Thanks to strong community support, Pin It 4ward has recently become an established fund through The Luzerne Foundation, helping expand Isabella’s mission and create even greater opportunities to give back.

Pins will be available for sale at the event for $3 each or you can contact Leann Fallabel at (570) 436-7960 or lfallabel@sevenislescapital.com. The 6th Annual Independence Day Festival will take place Friday, July 3, at City View Park in Hazleton and is presented by the Paul and Lisa DeAngelo Family Foundation. 100% of the proceeds from the event are matched by the DeAngelo family and donated to support the local autism community, youth sports, disabled veterans and various cancer research initiatives. For complete event details, to register for the run/walk or eating contests please visit www.paulandlisadeangelofamilyfoundation.org

Pictured in the photo from the left is Lisa DeAngelo, Isabella “Isa” Young, Pin It 4ward and Paul DeAngelo, Founder of the Paul and Lisa DeAngelo Family Foundation.