In early July, Nancy Thatcher, Lehigh Township Rails to Trails president, was honored as an Outstanding Senior of Northampton County.

She was recognized for her leadership and for her work in many other organizations, including the D&L Trail, the Nature Center, holiday hope chests and Boutique at the Rink.

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In late June, LTRT hosted an event to showcase the work done on the path in the woods at Indian Trail Park, Pennsville.

Children looked for pipe cleaner insects and received a prize for finding five of them. Nate Pritchard, a county conservationist, showed people small organisms that live in the creek.

Many visitors toured the Historical Centre. Members of the Bertsch-Hokendauqua-Catasauqua Watershed Association participated, as did members of Indianland Garden Club.

Thank you to everyone who helped out and all who attended.

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Recently, LTRT participated in the food truck festival sponsored by Northern Lehigh Recreation Authority at Victory Park in Slatington. T-shirts and raffle tickets were sold.

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The first week in August, LTRT members informed visitors about their work in the woods during National Night Out, which took place at Indian Trail Park.

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The LTRT group is selling raffle tickets for one of 12 prizes. These include gift cards to area stores, $50 cash and gift baskets from area businesses. Tickets will be sold at Redner’s Warehouse Market and Thomson’s Meat Market in the late summer.

Final sales will occur at the Walnutport Canal Festival in mid-October, when the drawing will be held.

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Is your church or organization having a fundraiser or event in Lehigh Township you want to let the community know about? Send me the information at kristinaheschgrover@rcn.com, and I will be happy to announce it in a future column.