{"id":27307,"date":"2025-11-07T02:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/27307\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T02:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:31:13","slug":"geisinger-honors-vets-with-drive-through-appreciation-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/27307\/","title":{"rendered":"Geisinger honors vets with drive-through appreciation dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To thank local veterans for their service to our country, Geisinger hosted drive-through veteran appreciation dinners on Thursday, near many of its facilities, including Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. The dinners were distributed at Nay Aug Park at no cost to participants. Nick Coleman, associate vice president of clinical operations, helped at the distribution. \u201cI really love what we do for our veterans,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a very small thing we can do to give back.\u201d Coleman expects Geisinger will give out 3,000 meals across the organization\u2019s 12 pickup locations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Geisinger employees prepare and distribute dinners to veterans at Geisinger...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Geisinger employees prepare and distribute dinners to veterans at Geisinger HealthPlex CenterPoint in Pittston on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (JASON ARDAN \/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Meals ready to be bagged during Geisinger\u2019s veteran appreciation drive-through...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STT-L-GEISINGERMEAL-110625-03.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Meals ready to be bagged during Geisinger\u2019s veteran appreciation drive-through dinner event at Nay Aug Park in Scranton on Thursday, Nov. 06, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Workers give out meals during Geisinger\u2019s veteran appreciation drive-through dinner...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STT-L-GEISINGERMEAL-110625-02.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Workers give out meals during Geisinger\u2019s veteran appreciation drive-through dinner event at Nay Aug Park in Scranton on Thursday, Nov. 06, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Geisinger workers prepare bags to hand out during the organization\u2019s...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STT-L-GEISINGERMEAL-110625-05.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Geisinger workers prepare bags to hand out during the organization\u2019s veteran appreciation drive-through dinner event at Nay Aug Park in Scranton on Thursday, Nov. 06, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Workers prepare bags to hand out during Geisinger\u2019s veteran appreciation...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STT-L-GEISINGERMEAL-110625-04.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Workers prepare bags to hand out during Geisinger\u2019s veteran appreciation drive-through dinner event at Nay Aug Park in Scranton on Thursday, Nov. 06, 2025. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Linda Zientek fills a bag during Geisinger\u2019s veteran appreciation drive-through...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/STT-L-GEISINGERMEAL-110625-06.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Linda Zientek fills a bag during Geisinger\u2019s veteran appreciation drive-through dinner event at Nay Aug Park in Scranton on Thursday, Nov. 06, 2025. She says she loves being able to participate in this event because her dad was veteran. (REBECCA PARTICKA\/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 6<\/p>\n<p>Geisinger employees prepare and distribute dinners to veterans at Geisinger HealthPlex CenterPoint in Pittston on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. 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