{"id":161598,"date":"2026-04-09T17:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161598\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T17:18:10","slug":"spring-into-giving-annual-community-food-drive-supports-meals-on-wheels-of-the-greater-lehigh-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/161598\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring into Giving Annual Community Food Drive Supports Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/pennwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Meals-on-Wheels-of-the-Greater-Lehigh-Valley-Volunteer-Delivers-Meal-to-Homebound-Senior.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Meals-on-Wheels-of-the-Greater-Lehigh-Valley-Volunteer-Delivers-Meal-to-Homebound-Senior-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley Volunteer Delivers Meal to Homebound Senior\"\/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley invites the community to attend its annual Spring into Giving food drive on Wednesday, May 13, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., at Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis event is a true reflection of the generosity and spirit of our Lehigh Valley community,\u201d said Dina Kovats-Bernat, Director of Development and Communication at Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley. \u201cThe Spring into Giving food drive has continued to grow exponentially each year, and each donation, big or small, helps us continue to provide essential services to our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightstarcare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">BrightStar Care of Stroudsburg &amp; Allentown<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amedisys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Amedisys Hospice<\/a>, Friends of Pete and Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley partner annually to host the food drive. This year, all donations will benefit Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Spring into Giving food drive is a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together and support those in need,\u201d said Dale Wilson, community liaison for BrightStar Care of Stroudsburg &amp; Allentown. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to partner with Meals on Wheels and others to help provide essential resources to homebound neighbors, ensuring that everyone in our area has access to food and care when they need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year marks the sixth annual Spring into Giving food drive, which began in 2021. It has grown exponentially over the years, further benefiting the community.<\/p>\n<p>Event attendees can enjoy food and drinks from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilebarh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Bar H<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shermanstreetbeer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Sherman Street Brewery<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cellarbeastwine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Cellar Beast Winehouse<\/a>, and vendors include the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/midwaymanorallentown.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Midway Manor<\/a>\u00a0community and local businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who cannot attend on the day of the food drive can drop off donations before or after the event at Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley, 1302 N. Sherman St. in Allentown.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley\u2019s Spring into Giving food drive, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mowglv.org\/spring-into-giving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/mowglv.org\/spring-into-giving\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pennwatchmedia.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"PW_2024_LeaderAd\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PW_2024_LeaderAd.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"728\" height=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley invites the community to attend its annual Spring into Giving&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":161599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120],"class_list":["post-161598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}