PRESS PHOTO COURTESY CISEasternPA 2023 marks Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania's (CISEasternPA) 40th year of providing support to the most at-risk elementary through high school students in Lehigh, Northampton, and Berks counties. The Building Brighter Futures 40th Anniversary Campaign seeks $750,000 to sustain and expand its current programs, deepen relationships in the high-need school districts it serves, and cultivate new relationships with additional school districts in need. The celebration kicked off Jan. 26 at Penn State Lehigh Valley, where over 130 guests of CISEasternPA helped launch the campaign. Above: Bill and Denise Spence, representing PPL, and Kathleen and J.B. Reilly, representing City Center Allentown, serve as co-chairs of the Building Bright Futures campaign. Ellen Millard-Kern, vice president for community engagement at Lehigh Valley Public Media and a CISEasternPA board member, has taken on the role of the 40th anniversary committee chair. Kathleen Reilly, Denise Spence and Kern spoke at the kick-off event, along with CISEasternPA Board Chair Michelle Schmidt, PhD., and Tim Mulligan, president and CEO of CISEasternPA.