PRESS PHOTO BY C. RICHARD CHARTRAND

The Macungie Minstrelaires recently donated $1,500 to The Autism Society of the Lehigh Valley. Mimi Ludwig accepts the donation from Robin Baker, community affairs chairperson and Sandy Schantz, president, of the Minstrelaires. Each year the Macungie Minstrelaires group selects a local nonprofit organization to receive a portion of proceeds from a performance.