Area Organizations to Offer Free Thanksgiving Meals, Food Baskets
News Release: November 9, 2005
Contact: Janice Osborne, Director-Communications and Marketing
(610) 865-4400, ext. 262
Valley Wide Help, an information and referral service of the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley, has compiled a list of area agencies and organizations offering assistance to families this Thanksgiving holiday in Lehigh, Northampton and Carbon counties. For the most up-to-date information, call Red Cross Valley Wide Help at (610) 865-4400.
Thanksgiving holiday meals are available at:
Allentown:
Bethany Evangelical Congregational Church (Everlasting Life Ministries), 224 North Sixth Street, Allentown; (610) 434-1477; Saturday, Nov. 19, 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.
New Generation Day Care, 42 North Seventh Street, Allentown; (610) 434-2456; Tuesday,
Nov. 22, from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
St. James A.M.E. Zion Church, 410 Union Street, Allentown; (610) 439-9408 or (610) 435-0480; Saturday, Nov. 19, from noon-3 p.m.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 36 South Eighth Street, Allentown; (610) 435-9065;
Thanksgiving Day, noon.
Trinity SK, 44 East Market Street, Bethlehem; (610) 867-4741; Thanksgiving Day, from noon-
1 p.m.
Bowmanstown:
Faith Alive United Methodist Church, 678 Pine Street, Bowmanstown; (610) 377-1471 (ask for Marcia) or (570) 386-5586 (ask for Rose); Saturday, Nov. 19, from 1 p.m.-3 p.m.; Transportation available for Carbon County residents; call to reserve ride.
St. John’s United Church of Christ, 15 South Second Street, Slatington; (610) 767-5554; Thanksgiving Day, from noon-2 p.m. (Doors open at 11:30 a.m.)
Tamaqua:
Tamaqua Salvation Army, 105 West Broad Street, Tamaqua; (570) 668-0410; Thanksgiving Day, noon; residents of Carbon and Schuylkill counties only.
Thanksgiving baskets are available from the Northern Lehigh Pastoral Association for residents residing within the Northern Lehigh School District or immediate surrounding area such as New Tripoli and Germansville. Call (610) 767-9525.
American Red Cross Valley Wide Help is a free information and referral service offering direct provision of information about social and human services. Trained information specialists
use a comprehensive computerized database of more than 2,000 referral sources to identify
specific organizations that may be of assistance to area residents. Accessibility of information is
ensured through the availability of six dedicated telephone numbers, bilingual services to Spanish-speaking callers and a text telephone system for the hearing impaired.
Calls to Valley Wide Help are answered Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. After 4:30 p.m. and on weekends, calls are answered through a voice mail system that offers a menu of referrals to address callers’ needs in an emergency situation. For non-emergencies, the voice mail system offers callers the option of leaving a message and requesting a return call.
Valley Wide Help can be directly reached at: Allentown: (610) 435-7111; Bethlehem: (610) 691-8711; Easton: (610) 252-4357; Slate Belt: (610) 588-5512; Spanish: (610) 866-1089; TTY/TTD: (610) 866-0131.
The American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley serves more than 660,000 residents of Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton counties. Last year the Red Cross provided health and safety education training; Lifeline, a personal response service for seniors; and emergency relief to more than 20,000 Greater Lehigh Valley residents. For more information about the American Red Cross of the Greater Lehigh Valley or volunteer opportunities, call (610) 865-4400 or visit www.redcrosslv.org.
