Now that Easter’s over, we’re all more than ready for spring, particularly after that cold, miserable, snowy March.

Once again, the Joint Environmental Advisory Council of Emmaus and Upper Milford Township will celebrate spring by sponsoring an Earth Day community cleanup. It will be held 8:30 a.m. to noon April 14. Participants will meet at Emmaus Community Park for coffee and to get organized, then start cleaning up by 9 a.m. Instructions and directions to all the cleanup sites will be provided at the park.

Community members from Emmaus and Upper Milford (and surrounding areas) are invited to participate in this fun, earth-conscious event by cleaning up litter and debris from sites around the borough and township.

Electronics recycling will be available at the park starting 9 a.m. during the event – just stop by with items to recycle such as televisions, computers, printers, air conditioners and batteries. Some fees will apply (see price list at www.uppermilford.net). This will continue until noon or until the truck is full.

Document shredding will also be available at Emmaus Community Park during the event at no charge to the community. Any type of office paper will be accepted. There is no need to remove staples. Items which will not be accepted are newspapers, cardboard or books. Shredding will take place on the site while you wait. There is a limit of four boxes per household (office file size boxes only). This is open to residents only, no commercial businesses. Shredding will be offered 9 a.m. to noon or until the truck is full.

More details will be posted online; find the EAC on Facebook or email the EAC at info@uppermilford.net to be placed on an email list for updates.

This is a public event and photos may be taken at any time. Parents and group leaders are responsible for ensuring all children are properly supervised and any special needs are addressed.

Lower Milford Township will hold a cleanup day 8 a.m. to noon April 28, as part of the Pennsylvania Great American Cleanup. To volunteer, call the township office at 610-967-4949, ext. 112 or go to publicworks@lowermilford.net.

Look for some good food at Old Zionsville UCC, which is holding a beef pie, chicken pie and corn pie fundraiser. Orders must be received by April 8 and pickup will be 10 a.m. to noon April 14, in the downstairs social room. Enter from the small parking lot off Fountain Road.

To place orders, or for information on prices, call the church office at 610-966-3601, Darlene Schmeltzle at 610-966-5115, Annie Souder at 610-966-5242 or email your orders to ozuccoffice@ptd.net, or ozuccsocialnaid@ptd.net.

For more good food and to help a worthy cause, head to Friendly’s restaurant in Trexlertown 5 to 8 p.m. April 17. This is a family fun night to benefit St. Peter’s Union Church. St. Peter’s will receive 10 percent of all sales during that time.

Upper Milford Youth Association travel soccer tryout registrations are now open. Registrations are open for the following birth years: boys - 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005; girls - 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006.

Tryouts will be held at Jasper Park in Vera Cruz May 1, 2 and 3. If you have questions, contact Randy Faurl at faurlpsu@gmail.com.

The Upper Milford Historical Society will meet 7 p.m. April 26 in the Upper Milford Township building. Linda Minarik, in authentic costume, will portray Mary Todd Lincoln. The public is welcome.

The Vera Cruz Community Association meets 7:30 p.m. April 12 at the fire company. All are welcome. For information, contact Betsy Eltz at 610-965-8627.

The Western District Fire Company on Route 100 will serve breakfast 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 6. For information on the breakfast, call the fire company at 610-966-3541 or Carol Shade at 610-966-3902.

The Upper Milford Fire Company’s ladies auxiliary will meet 7 p.m. May 7. New members are always welcome.

The Ladies Auxiliary of Citizens Fire Company of Vera Cruz will meet 7:30 p.m. April 24 at the Vera Cruz Fire Department social hall.

Vera Cruz senior citizens meet 1 p.m. April 5 and 19 at the Vera Cruz Fire Company. All are welcome.

Lower Milford Township supervisors will hold their regular meeting 7:30 p.m. April 19. If needed, a workshop meeting will be held 7:30 p.m. April 5.

Other Lower Milford meetings are as follows; unless otherwise noted, they will begin 7:30 p.m.: the planning commission May 7; recreation and open space board, April 11; historical commission will meet April 10, if needed. Check with the township office to find out if they will meet this month.

Upper Milford supervisors will meet 7 p.m. April 5 and 19.

The Upper Milford Planning Commission will meet 7:30 p.m. April 10 for a workshop and April 30 for the regular meeting.

The recreation commission meets 7:30 p.m. April 16. The Joint Environmental Advisory Council meets 7 p.m. April 23 in Emmaus.

The open space committee meets 7 p.m. April 11. The emergency services committee meets 7 p.m. April 18.

The Upper Milford Zoning Hearing Board will hold a hearing 7:30 p.m. April 9.

If you have news or information for this column, which runs the first Wednesday of every month, call me at 610-838-8923 or email me at bruce.swan@rcn.com.