Published May 26. 2022 02:40PM
Lower Macungie residents enjoyed sunny skies May 3 for the township’s 10th Community Day held outside and inside the Lower Macungie Township Community Center.
This is the first Community Day event since COVID-19 shut down the state in spring 2020. The newly-revived free event featured family-friendly games, crafts, music, food trucks and more.
More than 60 area businesses, clubs and nonprofit organizations manned booths inside the township’s gym.
The township’s community center is located at 3450 Brookside Road, Macungie. For more nformation, visit www.lowermac.com.
Press Photos by Ed Courrier Deb Chisca, and her sons Owen, Aiden and Collin enjoy a quick tour inside a Lower Macungie Fire Department engine. The family lives in Lower Macungie Township where Owen attends Shoemaker Elementary School.
From left, Emma Fegley, of Zionsville, gets a drum lesson from Moe Jerant accompanied by The Great Djembe Jam, a Lehigh Valley-based group of musicians.
“Root Beer Float” laps up a treat from Esteban Perez. The llama is one of several furry friends part of the What-Knott Farm Traveling Petting Zoo. Behind them is Martha Knott from the Perkiomenville-based farm. Story and additional photos appear on Page A10.
Gusty winds kept the tethered hot air balloon ride grounded, but there was still fun to be had inside the balloon. ABOVE: At left, Jerika Rathje from Lehigh Valley Hot Air inflates beach balls and balloons while children and their parents kick them around.
Logan Permesar and his mom, of Breinigsville, assemble a spider mask at the Lower Macungie Garden Club tent.
Accompanied by her elder sister, Melody, Melinda Shen scores a free balloon at Lower Macungie Township Community Day May 3.
From left, librarians Lisa Underwood and Jessica Gates promote the “Oceans of Possibilities” summer reading program available at Lower Macungie Library. PRESS PHOTOS BY ED COURRIER
