Applications for Lehighton Hometown Heroes banners to be available in March

Applications will soon be available once again for Lehighton’s Hometown Heroes Banners.

Kevin Long, commander of the Lehighton United Veterans Organization, said the applications can be picked up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each Saturday in March at the Shoemaker Haydt American Legion and Lehighton Municipal Building.

“The Lehighton United Veterans Organization is proud to provide the opportunity to present the Hometown Heroes Banners to Lehighton area veterans,” Long said.

Long said the banners are to honor Lehighton area men and women, both living and deceased, who have served and continue to serve our country.

He said each banner costs $200, and is for any veteran within the Lehighton area.

Long said anyone interested in a banner who didn’t have a chance to get one will be able to do so starting again in March.

“Due to the great response we had in the fall, we want to give those people that didn’t have the opportunity (a chance),” he said.

The first two banners were placed in the parking lot of the Legion in August, while the remaining 297 banners were placed along Sgt. Stanley Hoffman Boulevard, as well as First, North, South, Mahoning and Ninth streets.

Anyone with questions may contact Long at 610-377-9736 or 484-629-0013, Vice Commander Dave Breyfogle at 570-386-3567 or 610-577-6137, or project coordinator Lisa Perry at 610-573-8331.