Carbon County veterans will be able to find services that are available to them, obtain help building resumes and raise awareness about issues they face next month in Lehighton.

State Rep. Doyle Heffley will be hosting the Carbon County Veterans' Expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 11 in the upper park, 1 Constitution Ave., Lehighton.The day will kick off with a Lehighton Veterans Recognition 5K walk, organized by the Keystone Warriors, a nonprofit corporation that seeks to honor men and women in all branches of the military, but specifically those wounded on or after Sept. 11, 2001.Walkers of all ages are welcome to participate and running is allowed. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and concludes at 8:40. The race begins at 9 a.m.To register, visit

http://bit.ly/1T92SUe.In addition to the 5K, veteran-related vendors will be set up throughout the park to provide information; and veterans can obtain resume-writing assistance from 11 a.m. to noon by officials at PA CareerLink. Registration is required.To register, contact Shannon Eidem at 570-325-2701, ext. 110 or email

seidem@pa.gov.At noon, a speaker will talk about the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide among veterans, followed by the conclusion of the 22 pushups challenge.A flag day ceremony to honor all veterans in Carbon County will take place at 1 p.m.Heffley said any organization or business that would like to set up a booth for free at the expo should contact Pam or Jean at his Lehighton office at 610-377-6363 for a registration form. The deadline to register as a vendor is June 3.For more information, visit RepHeffley.com.