{"id":107422,"date":"2021-07-23T22:38:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T02:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107422"},"modified":"2021-07-23T23:21:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T03:21:18","slug":"meals-on-wheels-of-the-greater-lehigh-valley-receives-grant-from-ppl-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107422","title":{"rendered":"Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley Receives Grant from PPL Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Funds to Help Provide More Meals<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bethlehem, PA (July 22, 2021)<\/strong> \u2013 Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley (MOWGLV) is pleased to announce it has received a $4,000 grant from the PPL Foundation. These funds will support the Meal Delivery program<em>. <\/em>This grant will help to provide more meals for homebound seniors who need them, but who cannot afford meals.<\/p>\n<p>MOWGLV\u2019s CEO, Vicki Coyle is humbled by this generous grant award. \u201cMeals on Wheels has been serving Lehigh Valley seniors for 50 years. Those who started this program had great vision, and we are grateful to PPL for recognizing the value of our services and for helping us to serve our vulnerable clients\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The PPL Foundation awards annual grants through a competitive application and review process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission of Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley<br \/>\n<\/strong>The mission of Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley is to provide homebound seniors and adults with disabilities with freshly prepared nutritious meals, wellness checks and social visits so they can eat well, stay socially connected and remain living independently for as long as they can.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/mowglv.org\/about-us\/\">https:\/\/mowglv.org\/about-us\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the PPL Foundation <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through strategic partnerships, the PPL Foundation supports organizations working to create vibrant, sustainable communities; promote diversity, equity and inclusion; and empower each citizen to fulfill her or his potential. The PPL Foundation contributes more than $3 million annually to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations. To learn more, visit pplcares.com.<\/p>\n<p>Information Provided By:<br \/>\nKeri Young<br \/>\nCommunications Specialist<br \/>\nMeals On Wheels of The Greater Lehigh Valley<br \/>\n4240 Fritch Drive, Bethlehem PA 18020<br \/>\nwww.mowglv.org<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Funds to Help Provide More Meals Bethlehem, PA (July 22, 2021) \u2013 Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley (MOWGLV) is pleased to announce it has received a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=107422\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley Receives Grant from PPL Foundation<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":107423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/ppl-mowglv.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107422"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/107423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}