{"id":84113,"date":"2018-11-17T13:47:49","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T18:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=84113"},"modified":"2018-11-25T22:07:36","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T03:07:36","slug":"free-thanksgiving-meals-available-throughout-the-greater-lehigh-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=84113","title":{"rendered":"Free Thanksgiving Meals Available Throughout the Greater Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Some locations also offer free home-delivered meals or transportation<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Allentown, PA, November 15, 2018<\/strong> \u2013 A dozen Lehigh Valley organizations will offer free Thanksgiving meals to the community throughout November. Some locations will also offer free home-delivered meals or transportation arrangements for those area residents who aren&#8217;t able to drive themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Powered by United Way, PA 2-1-1 East has compiled a list of the dates, locations and times local residents can celebrate Thanksgiving with a hot meal and warm fellowship. For the most up-to-date listings and information on volunteering at some of these locations, contact PA 2-1-1 East by phone at 2-1-1 or visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pa211east.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/pa211east.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1542564339801000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKfslqFeNA4nQVFmrnFq569PSF0Q\">PA211East.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most meals do not require reservations, unless otherwise indicated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, November 17, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\nEverlasting Life Ministries at Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church<br \/>\n224\u00a0N. Sixth St., Allentown<br \/>\nNoon and 3 p.m.<br \/>\n610-776-4009<br \/>\nDonations of turkeys fresh or frozen, baked and canned goods, and paper products accepted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. James A.M.E. Zion Church<\/strong><br \/>\n410 W. Union St., Allentown<br \/>\nNoon-3 p.m.<br \/>\n610-435-0480<br \/>\nHome-delivered meals may be arranged.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trinity Episcopal Church<\/strong><br \/>\n234 Spring Garden St., Easton<br \/>\nNoon<br \/>\n610-253-0792<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, November 19, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Salvation Army of the Lehigh Valley<\/strong><br \/>\n144 Nth 8th St., Allentown<br \/>\n1 p.m.<br \/>\nTurkeys to be distributed to the community based on availability. No meal provided on this date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, November 20, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Salvation Army of the Lehigh Valley<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n144 Nth 8th St., Allentown<br \/>\n2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whitehall Bible Fellowship Church<\/strong><br \/>\n3300 7th St., Whitehall<br \/>\n4-6:30 p.m.<br \/>\n610-434-8661<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, November 22, 2018<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Jordan United Church of Christ<\/strong><br \/>\n1837 Church Road, Allentown (corner of Route 309 and Walbert Avenue)<br \/>\n11 a.m. &#8211; 2 p.m.<br \/>\n610-395-2218<br \/>\nTransportation for local residents may be arranged by November 21. Takeout will be available. No home delivery. Contact the church for details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Bethany Ministries at Mollard Hospitality Center<\/strong><br \/>\n341 W. Fourth St., Bethlehem<br \/>\n11:30 a.m. &#8211; 1 p.m.<br \/>\n610-691-5602 ext. 210<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. John&#8217;s Lutheran Church<\/strong><br \/>\n206 E. Main St., Bath<br \/>\nNoon<br \/>\n610-837-1061<br \/>\nReservations required ASAP. Free will offering accepted.<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. John&#8217;s United Church of Christ<\/strong><br \/>\n15 S. Second St., Slatington<br \/>\nNoon-2 p.m.<br \/>\n610-767-5554<br \/>\nHome-delivered meals for northern Lehigh area residents may be arranged. Contact the church for details.<br \/>\n<strong>Alliance Hall<\/strong><br \/>\n534 Chew St., Allentown<br \/>\n11:30 a.m. &#8211; 2:30 p.m.<br \/>\n610-433-6421<\/p>\n<p><strong>St. Stephen&#8217;s Outreach Center<\/strong><br \/>\n1421 W. Turner St., Allentown<br \/>\n11 a.m. &#8211; 1 p.m.<br \/>\n610-439-8821<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, November 23, 2018<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Ecumenical Kitchen<\/strong><br \/>\n179 Chew St., Allentown<br \/>\n12-1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mission of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>The mission of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley is to provide the leadership, convene the partnerships, and develop the resources and solutions that improve our community.\u00a0 We remain committed to these goals and sincerely appreciate the continued support of partners, program providers and donors throughout the Lehigh Valley.<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitedwayglv.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.UnitedWayGLV.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1542564339801000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFxLhXnuIJPpgSysaOlX5vxEFAlSg\">www.UnitedWayGLV.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nLaura McHugh<br \/>\nDirector, Communications and Media Relations<br \/>\nUnited Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley<br \/>\nCelebrating 100 years of service to the Lehigh Valley.<br \/>\n1110 American Parkway NE\u00a0\u00a0Suite F-120 \u00a0Allentown, PA 18109<br \/>\nwww.unitedwayglv.org<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84114,"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":[14,69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-calendar-events","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/PA211.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84113"}],"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=84113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/84114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}