The Salvation Army, Allentown Corps

Thank you, Bristol Myers Squibb team members who came in to help us in the pantry. They sorted, organized, stocked shelves, and packed food bags. They made 200 bags, so we could be ready for Wednesday's food pantry distribution.

Wowzer!! We are amazed at the school supplies donation from the tournament event for Out of Bounds Disc Golf. Their attendees were very generous, and it resulted in four filled carts and more of backpacks and supplies. Thank you to Andrew Kline, Charles Kresge, and the team for helping children in need.

Out of Bounds Disc Golf is hosting a tournament event this coming Sunday, August 25th to benefit the . Proceeds will go towards school supplies for local children in need. Their attendees are already donating supplies. Thank you!

Thank you Harrison Morton Middle School and Central Elementary School for inviting us to your meet the teacher and open house events. We appreciate the opportunity to share the work we do in Allentown with your school families and staff.

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Allentown families prepare for school with Salvation Army backpack giveaway "It is difficult, no matter how inexpensive they may be at Walmart or whatever, just to get enough school supplies for a family of four or more or larger. So,

We had more than 70 volunteers at our backpack giveaway last week. We are so grateful for their time and talent in helping us distribute backpacks, register attendees, serve water and slushies, assist with arts and crafts, hand out personal care items, count at the gate and so much more! Thank you to these amazing volunteers from , DeSales University, Lineage, Inc., UGI Utilities, Inc. and Wells Fargo.

A very proud and exciting moment for us to partner with these two agencies Lehigh Valley Health Network and to provide period products for pr***en and teen girls. We heard the call from families in need and wanted to meet the demand. The was able to donate more than 320 packages of menstrual products to the two agencies for the . We hope to continue working together as part of a larger national campaign to 'End Period Poverty'

We thank our special guest speakers, Mayor Matt Tuerk, Olga Negron, Office of Governor Josh Shapiro and our event partners.

Highmark Wholecare and Lineage Logistics Foundation were Platinum Sponsors for the backpack giveaway. Adria Laboy and George Thorne spoke on behalf of their organizations. With support from these agencies, we were able to provide backpacks, supplies, and other initiatives around personal care items for boys and girls at the event.

We had a great community event today with 1300 people attending. Children received backpacks filled with supplies to be ready for school. Our partners also helped us provide toys, books and other giveaways. Families attending enjoyed of Allentown, Ritas Ice, and walking tacos. A Storybook party was there to do facepainting and special visits from princesses and Spiderman. Kids played fun games and won prizes. What an amazing day!

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Allentown Board Member, Jason Yeakel, and the Bank of America collected these backpacks filled with supplies for our distribution in Allentown. We look forward to giving these out to kids tomorrow.

Capital Blue Cross volunteers joined us to pack backpacks and get us ready for the distribution on August 15th. Thank you volunteers for all your help. We are grateful to Capital Blue Cross for their Silver Level Sponsorship which helped purchase the items needed for the distribution.

Packing continued this week with volunteers from finishing up 400 bags. Their team members also helped move supplies into the building, stock the food pantry, and pack food for families. Having a large group volunteer is 100% beneficial to our small staff. Thank you for all that you accomplished!!

On day #3 of packing, associates from Capital Blue Cross and the infinity group at Amazon.com helped us organize and pack more bags to giveaway to children next week. They also went above and beyond to help in the pantry. Thank you for helping us get ready!!

The Buy One, Give Ten Donation Partnership with Earth Breeze allows us to put a pack of detergent sheets in the 1300+ backpacks we are preparing to giveaway on August 15th. We are thankful to Earth Breeze for the donation, which helps the families we serve with their laundry needs.

Thank you to Cindy B., the staff and parents of Lehigh Children's Academy for running a supply drive to benefit The Salvation Army and the clients we serve. Thank you for helping to support young children and teens in need.

For day #2, we thank the UGI Utilities, Inc. team as well as two members of for packing the first 240 bags. Good job team!

Day 1 of our packing event had NFI Industries staff helping us organize and get ready along with 3 other volunteers. The NFI team has been volunteering regularly with us. .llentownbackpackdistribution

Te invitamos a unirte a nosotros en nuestra feria comunitaria anual. Las mochilas y los útiles escolares son solo una pequeña parte de este divertido evento. ¡Habrá comida, juegos, manualidades, sorpresas especiales y más! Los socios de la comunidad también estarán allí para compartir información. No te pierdas este emocionante evento gratuito. Los niños deben asistir y mostrar prueba de asistencia a la escuela.

The Salvation Army, Allentown Corps The Salvation Army is a nonprofit organization.

We invite you to join us at our annual community fair. Backpacks and school supplies are only a small part of this fun event. There will be food, games, crafts, special surprises and more! Community partners will also be there to share information. Don’t miss this exciting free event. Children must attend and show proof of school attendance.

The Salvation Army, Allentown Corps The Salvation Army is a nonprofit organization.

We are 10 days away from our exciting distribution on August 15th. Thank you to the amazing sponsors at the Gold and Silver levels for supporting our event. We are thrilled to partner with these organizations who are helping to get a new backpack and school supplies to children who need it. Thank you: Capital Blue Cross, , Lehigh Valley Health Network, Out of Bounds Disc Golf, , UGI Utilities, Inc. and Wells Fargo.

Our friends at Frito-Lay continue to surprise us! They donated product for the upcoming Backpack Distribution event on 8/15 as well organized a school supply drive that resulted in lots of items from their associates. Thank you, , for your generous support of our programs that benefit families.

We thank Maria Gambino and the ATAS International, Inc. team for all the school supplies collected. Adiva (L) dropped the items off to our volunteer, Olivia. The supplies will benefit many children at our upcoming Backpack Distribution event this month.

Our partner organizations collected school supplies among their associates to support our upcoming Backpack Distribution event this month. Thank you, NFI Industries team, for helping families in need.

Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors, Bank of America, Highmark Wholecare, and Lineage Logistics Foundation for the support of our 20th Annual Backpack Distribution program. Leadership gifts at this level are beneficial in helping us reach our goal of providing backpacks and school supplies to the community. We are proud to have you stand with us to provide for families in need.

More photos from our school supply drive collection at Walmart this past weekend. The Allentown officers along with members of the women's ministries, collected supplies purchased by Walmart customers. We will be at the Walmart stores in Whitehall and Trexlertown again this weekend.

Did you see us at your local Walmart store this past weekend? The Salvation Army officers, women's ministries, and staff collected school supplies for children in need. We met some generous customers like the man on the right. We will be out at the Whitehall and Trexlertown stores again on 8/3 & 4.

Thank you to NFI Industries team that joined us to sign up families for the annual re-enrollment event for the Allentown pantry. This is a pivotal part of the procees of ensuring families get the food they need. The NFI team also helped organize and pack frozen foods for distribution.

Thank you, Carlos Huaman of Hispanic Latino ERG group at Olympus Corporation Of The Americas, for your help with the food pantry renewal process today! We processed over 200 applications to be sure families get the food they need.