The Nutrition Group, East Penn's food service provider, will present a nutrition, health and safety fair 9 a.m to 1:30 p.m. April 27 at Lower Macungie Middle School. There will be information on nutrition and healthy snacks as well as health screenings.

Friends of the Emmaus Public Library will hold a used book sale 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 27 at the Lower Macungie Middle School Cafeteria in conjunction with the nutrition fair. They will hold a brown bag blowout starting 3 p.m.

The Lower Macungie "Lazers" Swim Team signups will be held 5 to 7 p.m. April 30 at the Lower Macungie Community Center. For more information, call 610-706-0447 or 484-866-0815.

The Great Pennsylvania Cleanup will be held 9 a.m. to noon May 4 by the Friends of Spring Creek on Spring Creek at the three way intersection near the old farmhouse and red barn. PennDOT will provide gloves, safety vests and trash bags but you may want to bring smaller gloves for children. Register to ensure there will be enough supplies for everyone. For more information or to register, call Karen Kahle at 610-481-9332.

Lower Macungie Community Center will hold their third annual community day 4 to 8 p.m. May 7. Smokey Bear and other characters will be there to welcome residents. There will also be face painting, a moon bounce, caricatures, performances by local choral groups and light refreshments. State Police will provide free kids' fingerprints and photo ID cards. There will also be representatives from many township clubs and organizations.

The Windward Sailing Club will hold a sailing class 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays, May 7 through June 4 at Lehigh County Community College. To register go to www.lccc.edu and look for course REC 525-50. The club holds monthly picnics at Lake Nockamixon. Their next meeting is 7:30 p.m. April 17 at the Brass Rail on Lehigh Street and features a discussion on tall ships. The website for the sailing club is www.windwardsailingclub.org.

The Lower Macungie Garden Club will hold an informational meeting 1 to 3 p.m. May 8 at the Lower Macungie Community Center.

Lower Macungie pool swim lesson signups will take place 6 to 8:30 p.m. May 15 at the Lower Macungie Township Community Center.

The Lower Macungie Senior Citizens Club meets noon May 7 and 21 at the Community Center. After a business meeting, members play bingo or card games. On May 21, the games are followed by special entertainment.

The Lower Macungie Township Community Center offers a number of activities including Walkercise, yoga, pilates, and Zumba. Upcoming classes include ballroom dance classes, learn to draw classes for adults, self-defense classes, Cardiofusion, Couch to 5K, ballroom dance classes, children's golf and tennis lessons and a kid's program called Challenge Island.

Macungie Ambulance Corps will provide instruction in Friends and Family Basic CPR 6 to 8 p.m. May 20 and Advanced (health care provider) CPR 6 to 10 p.m. May 28.

For more information or to register, visit the community center 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or call 610-966-6924.

The township offers discounted movie tickets for Regal Entertainment.

Family Open Gym time is 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays for ages infant through 10 years with a parent. Proof of residency is required.

Yard waste site hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and Sunday. Beginning May 1 they will be open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. They are closed on Tuesday and Thursday. Be prepared to show your photo I.D. as proof of residency.

Throughout the months of February and March, Lower Macungie Library will feature the abstract and figurative oil and acrylic paintings for Egidio Galgano.

The library Book Club will meet 10:30 a.m. May 1 to discuss "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" by Milan Kundera. The book for June 5 is "Atonement" by Ian McEwan.

The library now offers the Mango Languages online language-learning system. Each lesson combines real life situations and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions. There are more than 40 language courses available and 16 English as a Second Language courses. Patrons can now take advantage of Mango Languages' latest innovations: mobile apps for Android and iPhone. Mango can be accessed through the library website at www.lowermaclib. org.

National Library Week is April 14 through 20. The library will celebrate with a monthlong raffle. Prizes include a Vizio television, a Kindle Fire and gift cards. The drawing will be held May 1.

The library will sponsor a program "Canawling on America's Canals" interpreted by Richard Pawling 6:30 p.m. April 23 at the community center. This program will present the history of America's canal through the character of "Cappy Hummel," and is offered by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council supported in part by National Endowment for the Humanities.

There will be a bedtime booktime 7:30 p.m. May 6 for children ages two to six years. Come in pajamas and bring your teddy bear.

There will be a Mother's Day drop by storytime for children ages two to 10 years 10 a.m. May 11. Dads, give mom the morning off.

Adult computer classes including Microsoft Word, Excel, Intro to the Web and social networking are offered monthly. The schedule is available at the library.

Class size is limited and sign-up is required for the above events.

For more information on these classes or storytimes, call the library at 610-966-6864 or go to library website www.lowermaclib.org.

The Friends of the Lower Macungie Library will meet 11 a.m. May 18 in the library. The next book sale will be 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 3 and 4. Preview night for members will be 5 to 7:30 p.m. May 2. Membership forms are available. The bag sale will be held 2 to7:30 p.m. May 7 in conjunction with Community Day.

Book donations are no longer being accepted for the upcoming book sale. Please hold all donations until July 1 for the fall sale. No magazines, Reader's Digest books or textbooks will be accepted. Fine sorting for the book sale will begin April 8 and will continue 8-10 a.m. Monday through Thursday for the month of April.

The Lower Lehigh Lions will sponsor a flea market and garage sale 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. May 11 at Macungie Memorial Park. Rain date is Sunday, May 12. To reserve a spot, call Ron at 610-966-3040 or Bob Kichline at 610-966-4941 or go to http://www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/lowerlehigh/contact.php.

The Macungie and Lower Macungie Historical Societies will sponsor "Re-Discovering the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad" 7 p.m. April 18 at the Macungie Institute in Macungie. The railroad once hauled iron ore to Lockridge Furnace and other furnaces along the Lehigh River. Learn about this once vital transportation link, part of which is still active today.

The Upper Milford Historical Society will present "Images of America: Upper Milford Township" 7 p.m. May 16 at the Macungie Institute in Macungie. Books will be available for signing.

Caroline will often call downstairs on school days, asking me to fix a sandwich for her. Normally this is her job, but she is often running late for the bus so I help her out. Last Friday, I was in the basement when she asked, but Benjamin heard and said he would take care of it. I came up from the basement to see him putting the finishing touches on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on cinnamon swirl bread.

Caroline and I both thought it was a strange combination but Benjamin was so pleased with himself we couldn't complain. He then went on to fix the rest of her lunch including cutting up an apple. At the end of the day she reported back that the sandwich was quite delicious and all her friends thought Ben was really sweet to fix her lunch.

The next township column will be published May 15; copy deadline is May 9.