(ALLENTOWN, PA) – Celebrating 125 years of service to the community, the Allentown Rescue Mission is excited to announce its annual Thanks for Giving Food & Supplies Drive, Saturday, November 8th, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event collects non-perishable food items and supplies to benefit the nearly 1,000 men in crisis who stay at the Mission throughout the year by restocking its pantry shelves and donating food for holiday meals. Josh Early Candies will be partnering with the Allentown Rescue Mission again for this one-day, drivethru drop-off event at both Josh Early Candies locations in Allentown and Bethlehem. Boxing legend and Lehigh Valley native, Larry Holmes, will be on-site at Josh Early Candies Allentown from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., along with IHeartRadio personality, Mike Mittman, who will broadcast from the event, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Both men will be available to meet and pose for photos with donors. Cumulus Radio personalities will be at the Bethlehem location. Additionally, the Mission will host a Meal Match Challenge as part of its Food & Supplies Drive to raise funds for nutritious, perishable foods, including fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. Thanks to a generous group of donors, all dollars donated to the Challenge between October 15th and November 30th will have double the impact. To participate in the Meal Match Challenge, please contact Marlena at 610-740-5500 x 325. For a list of most needed items or to help celebrate the Mission’s 125th anniversary, please visit https://www.allentownrescuemission.org/. About Josh Early Candies Josh Early Candies was established in 1904 and has been an Allentown institution since 1945. The fifthgeneration family-owned business makes and sells the freshest, highest quality chocolates available from its two locations in the Lehigh Valley, 4640 Tilghman Street, Allentown, and 3620 Nazareth Pike,

The Allentown Rescue Mission, a 501c3, 145 bed non-profit homeless shelter has been providing shelter to men in crisis since 1900. In addition to emergency shelter services (365 days a year), the Allentown Rescue Mission offers a faith-based residential life skills program, and transitional employment on the Clean Team Workforce that’s available for hire to the community. The Clean Team Workforce pays the men above PA state minimum wage– helping them save a nest egg to transition back into the community. In a typical year, the Allentown Rescue Mission provides shelter services for nearly 1,000 men and serves more than 60,000 meals to men in need. To refer someone to the Allentown Rescue Mission for services or to learn ways you can help make a difference please visit www.allentownrescuemission.org