{"id":84366,"date":"2018-12-04T18:01:36","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T23:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=84366"},"modified":"2018-12-04T18:01:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-04T23:01:36","slug":"free-holiday-meals-available-throughout-the-lehigh-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=84366","title":{"rendered":"Free Holiday Meals Available Throughout the Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Find a meal by calling or visiting PA 2-1-1, powered by United Way<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Allentown, PA, December 4, 2018<\/strong> \u2013 Several Lehigh Valley organizations will offer free holiday meals to the community throughout December. Most locations will offer fully cooked meals served on-site.<\/p>\n<p>PA 2-1-1 East, United Way\u2019s free, confidential health and human services helpline, has compiled a list of the dates, locations and times that local residents can participate in a free holiday meal. 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pa211east.org\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.pa211east.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1544040483645000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEpHPzUb8nolpHyt4alDrKqayecUQ\">PA211East.org<\/a> for locations in <a href=\"http:\/\/pa211east.org\/Lehigh\/Lehigh-Holiday-Resources\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/pa211east.org\/Lehigh\/Lehigh-Holiday-Resources&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1544040483645000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGLCXlcwj52PGmEpMFnAmhlbLOnIA\">Lehigh<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/pa211east.org\/Northampton\/Northampton-Holiday-Resources\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/pa211east.org\/Northampton\/Northampton-Holiday-Resources&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1544040483645000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG2jwPV2yi_ElE7ewH2LkaNHTiGNA\">Northampton<\/a> counties.<\/p>\n<p>Most meals do not require reservations, unless otherwise indicated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, December 10, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greater Valley YMCA, Easton\/Phillipsburg Branch<\/p>\n<p>1225 West Lafayette Street, Easton<\/p>\n<p>12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>610-258-6258<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, December 15, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everlasting Life Ministries<\/p>\n<p>224 North Sixth Street, Allentown<\/p>\n<p>Two seating times: 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>610-776-4009<\/p>\n<p>Accepting donations of turkeys, baked goods, canned goods and paper products<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trinity Episcopal Church<\/p>\n<p>234 Spring Garden Street, Easton<\/p>\n<p>Noon \u2013 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>610-253-0792<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, December 16, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Lady of Lebanon Catholic Church<\/p>\n<p>55 South 4<sup>th<\/sup> Street, Easton<\/p>\n<p>Two seating times: Noon \u2013 2 p.m. and 3 \u2013 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>610-252-5275<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, December 18, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>St. John\u2019s Evangelical Lutheran Church<\/p>\n<p>835 3<sup>rd<\/sup> Street, Whitehall<\/p>\n<p>4 \u2013 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>610-767-5061<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Salvation Army Pen Argyl Corps<\/p>\n<p>301 West Main Street, Pen Argyl<\/p>\n<p>610-863-6677<\/p>\n<p>No meal provided on this date. Dinner supplies including a ham will be distributed to the community based on availability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, December 24, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ecumenical Kitchen<\/p>\n<p>179 West Chew Street, Allentown<\/p>\n<p>12:30 &#8211; 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, December 25, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Bethany Ministries at Mollard Hospitality Center<\/strong><br \/>\n341 West Fourth Street, Bethlehem<br \/>\n11:30 a.m. &#8211; 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>610-691-3241<\/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=1544040483645000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHKJ0NNyg0xnT5fp8feDjGIbDJgfQ\">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","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":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84366","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\/2018\/11\/PA211.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84366"}],"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=84366"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84366\/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=84366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}