President of the Rotary Club of Allentown West Herb Klotz said any profit from the recent annual pig roast at Ontelaunee Park will go toward the Snack Pack project.

Begun in Northwestern Lehigh School District, the project has expanded to the Parkland School District to provide food for students who need assistance over the weekend.

Rotary wanted 150 attendees at the July event and, from a casual count, that number was reached.

The pig was roasted by Carl White of High on the Hog, Breinigsville.

The Snack Pack program is only one of the community oriented programs, some of which require money and some of which require muscle power.

There are 130 people in Parkland and 70 in Northwestern who are helped by the Snack Pack program.

There is still more need and we want to keep expanding, Klotz said.

He added that there is a lot more to do in the community and around the world.

The Rev. Jeff Kistler gave the invocation.

"Thank you for the good fortune we have in life," he said. "We help those for whom life is a constant battle."

Klotz said there is a cleanup at Ontelaunee Park and Rodale Park of Trexlertown each year. Members work with Miracle League and Meals on Wheels.

There are a lot of youth programs with Interact Clubs in both Parkland and Northwestern.

Interact, the youth form of Rotary, also participates in community projects.

Rotary hosts an incoming exchange student, this year from Slovakia.

The Yvette M. Palmer Purple Pinkie 5K run and fun walk will take place Oct. 24 at Lehigh Carbon Community College, Schnecksville.

For information go topurplepinkie.net. Entries received before Oct. 10 are discounted and there is a lower price for members of the Interact Clubs.

There will be special door prizes for each participant. The course is mostly flat on the grounds of the college and Lehigh Career and Technical Institute. The race begins at 9:30 a.m. with registration starting at 8 a.m.

Proceeds will go toward Rotary's signature project for 30 years: eliminating polio, which is still found in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.

"We are this close to elimination," said Klotz, holding his thumb and finger an inch apart.

Yvette Palmer was the first woman member who became a district governor over 43 clubs.

"She's a very special person. She died several years ago. The run-walk is named for her because she began the Race for Polio," Klotz said, adding the event is a Rotary International project.

Rotary also works with Engineers Without Borders and is helping build a school in Sierra Leone.

Anyone who wants to know more about the local club or Rotary in general may email he-bk@ ptd.net.

If things work out, a teacher and administrator will accompany Klotz to Sierra Leone to form a partnership.

The motto for Rotary is Service Above Self.

The historic buildings in Ontelaunee were open during the Roast with guides to explain what has and will be done as the Historic Village grows through the efforts of the Lynn-Heidelberg Historical Society.