Published June 06. 2024 02:45PM
The Northern Lehigh Food Bank has received two grants from the Lions organizations.
The West Lehigh Area Lions - Follweiler Northwestern Community Foundation Inc. gave the food bank a grant for $6,000, and the Pennsylvania Lions Foundation gave them a matching grant for another $6,000.
With the help of Jason Williams and the staff at Amey’s Garage in Cherryville, the food bank was able to purchase a 2017 Dodge Grand Caravan.
The van is used to pick up food from the grocery stores and others who donate food.
Also, the van is used weekly to deliver food to people who are unable to get to the food bank for their monthly groceries.
For many years, prior to purchasing the van, volunteers used their private vehicles to pick up and deliver groceries.
The Borough of Slatington is donating fuel for the van. And Josh Dalrymple, of JKD Design LLC, volunteered his services to wrap the van with the Northern Lehigh Food Bank logo.
The Northern Lehigh Food Bank has acquired a van with the help of grants from the Lions club. From left to right, Past District Governor Fred Folland, representing the West Lehigh Area Lions, stands next to the van with Past District Governor Dan Lombardo, from the Lehigh Township Lions and representing the Pennsylvania Lions Foundation; Barbara Scheirer, the director of the Northern Lehigh Food Bank, and Josh Dalrymple, of JKD Design, who applied the logo to the van. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO