MILITARY CHARITIES BLUE STAR MOTHERS OF AMERICA
The Blue Star Mothers of America assists families of soldiers deployed overseas and helps wounded soldiers returning home. The Lehigh Valley chapter meets at 7pm on the second Thursday or every month at the Wilson Kramer Reserve Center just off of Airport Road and Avenue A. To find out more, call 610-837-6122.
LEHIGH VALLEY VETERANS HISTORY PROJECT
Meetings are the last Thursday of every month at 7pm
@Lehigh Valley Active Life
1633 Elm Street (Allentown)
This organization is a non-profit group, whose primary mission is to collect, document and preserve the personal experiences of all U.S. war veterans and home front workers who supported the war effort.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 379 (BETHLEHEM)
New members are needed for this legion post's Honor Guard, which serves at funerals and other events. For more info call 610-837-0398.
EMMAUS VETERANS COMMITTEE
This group of veterans from the American Legion, VFW, Marine Corps League and other organizations perform honor guard details for veterans' funerals. For more information, send an email to JM1948@ptd.net.
DONATE ITEMS TO OUR TROOPS
Valerie and Blair Ferguson have taken up the cause of shipping packages to troops serving overseas. Let the troops know you appreciate them!
Items are accepted at 7pm the first Thursday of every month at the Lehigh Valley Tea party meeting at the Starlight Social Club at the Fearless Fire Co. at 1221 South Front Street in Allentown. Items are also collected on event nights at Hellertown Sportsmen's Association, 173 Meadows Lane in Hellertown.
Suggested items include: individual snacks (granola bars, nuts, dried fruit, beef jerky), tooth brushes, toothpaste, sunscreen, dry drink mixes and letters of support.
The Fergusons are always looking for names of local soldiers deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
For more info, call 610-438-8885 or email sttroops@gmail.com.
NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY
Donations can be mailed to the following address:
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Attn: Development
875 North Randolph Street
Suite 225
Arlington VA 22203
VFW BREAKFAST
@Breinigsville VFW Post 8282
1522 Butz Road (Breinigsville)
7:00am-12:00pm
First Sunday of every month from October through May
NEED FOR BLOOD DONATIONS!
The Miller-Keystone Blood Center is need of blood donations. All types and all blood products. Schedule an appointment today by calling 1-800-B-A-DONOR. or click here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
BOOK SIGNING
@Clover Hill Winery Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market
1825 West Chew Street (Allentown)
Thursday, May 7 & Friday, May 8 (2:00pm-5:00pm)
Come meet Marlie Smucker, who will be signing copies of his new book 'On Borrowed Time'. The book details his life growing up in a tight Amish family and eventually to a Norwegian sailing vessel that sailed the world.
WALK FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA LIONS SIGHT CONSERVATION AND EYE RESEARCH
@Upper Saucon Park
3221 Preston Lane (Center Valley)
Saturday, May 9 (9:30am registration 10:00am walk)
Upper Saucon Park is located between the light at Route 378 at the Copperhead Grille and Landis Mill road and DeSales University.
All proceeds from this walk go to the Sight Conservation and Eye Research Foundation and will be used for ground breaking research.
We will be accepting cash donations as well as checks made out to: District 14-K Lions. All donations can be mailed to 3180 Apples Church Road Bethlehem PA 18015 or dropped off at the walk that morning.
For more info: call Kathy at 610-984-3489 or www.lions14k.org