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Community calendar

March 25

Local fundraising event to benefit the Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation. The movie night event at Lower Macungie Middle School is organized and facilitated by middle school students with silent auction items from local businesses. There will be a showing of the movie “The Notebook.” Doors open 6 p.m.; movie begins 7 p.m. For inquiries and to purchase tickets, contact Sydney at sschaadt530@gmail.com.

March 26

Family Promise of the Lehigh Valley Homecoming 2022 fundraiser 5:30-9 p.m. at the Aster Event Center/Hyatt Place, Allentown. FPLV supports children experiencing homelessness and their families. For more information, visit fplehighvalley.org or call 610-351-1368.

Free shredder event 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Quakertown Farmers Market, 201 Station Road, Quakertown. Richter Mobile Shredding will be in the North Lot, near the Garden Center, ready to shred personal documents. Richter is a member of the National Association for Document Destruction. Have your papers boxed or bagged. Limit two large bags or boxes per person.

March 29

Hivel Und Dahl Preservation Society quarterly meeting will be held 7 p.m. at the Upper Milford Township Building, 5671 Chestnut St. Kevin Shoemaker, president of the Alburtis Lockridge Historical Society, will present the program on the 50 year history of the Thomas Iron Works at Lockridge Furnace. Everyone is welcome to attend.

March 31

The Upper Milford Historical Society will meet 7 p.m. in the Upper Milford Township Building, 5631 Chestnut St. Larry Roeder, editor of The Town and Country newspaper, will speak on the Lenape. Guests are always welcome. Visit uppermilfordhist@gmail.com for additional information.

April 5

The Emmaus Garden Club will meet noon at Faith Presbyterian Church, 3002 N. Second St., Emmaus. The program will be “ABCs of Trees” in honor of Earth Day and Arbor Day. Robert Spampinato will present on the importance and impact of trees on the environment. Spampinato is a utilities consultant and forester and a certified arborist. He has degrees in forest technology and forest resource management from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry and years of experience working with utilities, municipalities, homeowners and tree trimming programs. He is also the vice chairman of the Lower Macungie Township Environmental Advisory Council. Guests are always welcome. For more information, call 610-395-0903.

April 7

Lower Lehigh AARP meets noon at the Macungie Memorial Park Building (lower level), 50 Poplar St. Join them for an informative and fun-filled meeting. The guest speaker is Christopher Grubb, operations manager, Macungie Ambulance Corps. A light lunch is served. There are many bus trips throughout the year. For more information, call Jack at 610-966-4996.

April 9

Annual candy scramble at Grace Community Church, 1290 Minesite Road, Allentown, 11 a.m. for children ages 1-12. Children will be separated by age for the scramble. Bring your basket to collect your candy. The event will be held rain or shine. For more information, call 610 398 9250.

April 10

Macungie Memorial Park, 50 N. Poplar St., will host an egg hunt 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The egg hunts for newborn to 12 years of age will start noon. The Easter bunny will be available for photos and the event includes food trucks, bounce houses and prizes. An egg spoon race will be held 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. This is a family event and there is an admission charge.

April 16

Emmaus Kiwanis Club will host its 70th Easter Egg Hunt 1 p.m. at Emmaus Community Park for children ages 2-10. There are prize eggs for each age group. The Easter bunny will also be in attendance.

The Vera Cruz Community Association will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt at Mystic Chain Park, 3718 Main Road East. The event will be held rain or shine and will start promptly 1 p.m. Weather permitting, the eggs will be placed on the park lawn for the participants to search for and find. In case of rainy weather, the egg hunt will be a drive-thru event.

April 23

The Friends of the Emmaus Public Library will host the 22nd annual used book sale April 22 and 23 at Lower Macungie Middle School, 6299 Lower Macungie Road, Lower Macungie Township. A preview night for members of the Friends of the Emmaus Public Library is scheduled 6 to 8 p.m. April 22. The public sale will be held 7 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The popular brown bag blow out sale, where book lovers can fill a brown grocery bag, will be held 3 to 3:45 p.m. There is a cost for the bag. A nutrition health and safety fair will be held 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Clean your closets and support the Emmaus boys soccer team. A clothing and shoe drive will be held 8-10 a.m. at Emmaus High School in the student parking lot on the corner of Macungie Avenue and North Street. Items accepted include clothing, accessories, household linens, stuffed animals, bicycles, small toys 2 feet or less, car seats with base, strollers and shoes. Only shoes must be bagged separately and marked on the bags.

April 29, 30

Tee Time at the Emmaus Public Library, 11 E. Main St., Emmaus. Join supporters of the library for a round of 18-hole mini-golf at the library. Putters, balls and score cards will be provided to each registered player. The adult-only event will be held 6-9 April 29 and will feature complimentary food and an adult beverage. The family friendly event will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 30. Food and beverages from Take a Taco will be available for purchase. Children under 4 play for free. For more information, call 610-965-9284, ext. 204.