Allentown, PA- On Saturday, November 23^rd the Lehigh County Office of the Public Defender will hold its Community Outreach Holiday Dinner event. The free event will provide a variety of outreach services for struggling residents which include, but are not limited to; a free holiday dinner, free food to take home, free winter clothing, and information and resources on sealing criminal records, expungements, and pardons provided by the Pardon Project of Lehigh County.

The event will take place at the Lehigh Conference of Churches, Daybreak Center, 457 West Allen St., Allentown. Dinner will be served from 4:00 pm until 5:00 pm.

Created by Chief Public Defender Kimberly Makoul, Esq., the purpose of the Community Outreach Days is to implement a true holistic defense model to Lehigh County’s client representation and to build a stronger presence in the community.

Hundreds of Lehigh County residents have benefited from the Community Outreach Days since its first event on June 5^th, 2021. More events are anticipated to be held. Thank you.

For more information on the Community Outreach Days, please contact Travis Pezzuto at 610-782-3750. To learn more about the Lehigh County Office of the Public Defender, please visit https://www.lehighcounty.org/Departments/Public-Defender. To learn more about The Pardon Project of Lehigh County, please visit https://pardonmepa.org/lehigh.

Information provided to TVL by:
Public Information Officer
County of Lehigh, Government Center
17 S. 7th Street, 5th Floor, Suite 519
Allentown, PA 18101
www.lehighcounty.org