LCCC

Lehigh Carbon Community College will host the Lehigh Valley premier of the documentary film “Finding Jenn’s Voice” on Sept. 25 with a public showing of the film on Sept. 26 in the Lisa Scheller and Wayne Woodman Community Services Center at the college’s Schnecksville campus.

The Sept. 25 VIP event, for which a donation per person is suggested, supports the scholarship set up in Jennifer’s name with the LCCC Foundation.

The reception will be held at 5:30 p.m. with the film beginning at 7 p.m.

Following the film, a panel discussion is planned with representatives from LCCC’s faculty and area domestic violence agencies, as well as filmmaker Tracy Schott.

The public showing will be 3 p.m. Sept. 26. Doors to the Community Services Center open at 2:30 p.m.

Finding Jenn’s Voice, about Allentown resident and LCCC veterinary technology student Jennifer Snyder, is an award-winning documentary film that reveals a little known fact: Homicide is the leading cause of death during pregnancy.

Jennifer was murdered in 2011 by her married boyfriend after he learned she was pregnant.

A week after Jenn’s death, filmmaker Tracy Schott was approached by Jennifer’s aunt to commit the story and the troubling broader social dialogue to film. In production for more than four years, the film features the commentary of many intimate partner violence experts, while conversations with women who have survived homicide attempts put a face on the problem and give a voice to the victims.

For information, contact Jane Wilchak at jwilchak@lccc.edu or 610-799-1929.

blood bank

The Miller-Keystone Blood Center is hosting a blood donation challenge throughout September to recognize Pediatric Awareness Month.

Blood donors will receive a water bottle and be entered into a drawing to win a pair of tickets to the Hearts of Gold Gala Nov. 14 at Metro Beauty Academy, 4977 Medical Center Circle, Allentown.

Donation locations include 1255 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Suite 1300, Allentown, and 1465 Valley Center Parkway, Bethlehem.

Veterans

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 415 is hosting a free Agent Orange town hall meeting for families of Vietnam veterans and the public from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 19 at Northampton Community College, 3835 Green Pond Road, Bethlehem.

The event will cover understanding what Agent Orange is and its initial use; its effects on Vietnam-era veterans’ children; and its continuing use in the growing of food supplies and possible effects. A panel discussion will follow.

For information or to register, go to vva415.org or call 610-400-9322.