July 29, 2022- This year's Coatesville Christmas Parade's Presenting Sponsor is Cleveland-Cliffs. “Cleveland-Cliffs is a steel plate production facility located in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, approximately 40 miles west of Philadelphia. This strategic location in eastern Pennsylvania allows for good highway and railroad access. The plant produces steel from scrap in an electric arc furnace (EAF) and can produce approximately 800,000 tons of raw steel annually. The Coatesville facility refines more than 450 different steel chemistries and, together with the Conshohocken facility located just 33 miles away, produces some of the widest, thickest, and heaviest steel plates in the industry,” according to their information. Cliffs now operates the plant formerly known as the Lukens Steel Company.

“We are pleased and excited to be supporting this annual holiday event that brings together our community for a cherished hometown tradition. With over 600 employees at our steel plate production facility, family and community are very important to us at Cleveland-Cliffs, and we take pride in our work with our neighbors to support a healthy and vibrant community,” said Troy Graver, General Manager, Coatesville operation. 

The Platinum Sleigh sponsor this year is Penn Medicine. “Chester County Hospital and Lancaster General Health Parkesburg are part of Penn Medicine. With physicians, programs, services, and locations throughout western Chester County, we offer an array of inpatient, outpatient medical and surgical services so you can maintain a healthy lifestyle," according to Debbie Wertz, Manager, Ambulatory Operations, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Parkesburg. “Chester County Hospital is committed to serving the Coatesville community. Together with Lancaster General Health, our teams stand ready to provide the western quadrant of Chester County with exceptional clinical services and programs aimed at keeping its residents well,” cites Chester County Hospital CEO, Michael Duncan.  Learn more at PennMedicine.org/Locations.

Sponsor slots are quickly filling up with some of Coatesville’s tried and true supporters already on the bandwagon. Special thanks go out to early-bird sponsors, including Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Penn Medicine (including Chester County Hospital and Lancaster General Health Parkesburg), PECO, Presence Bank, The Alliance for Health Equity, Breuninger Insurance, Wegman’s, Edge Wallboard Machinery, G.A. Vietri, Inc., James J. Terry Funeral Home, Inc., The City of Coatesville, The Williams Group, and many others.