A huge shout-out and thank you goes to all our fabulous volunteers, our monetary and food donors, Second Harvest Food Bank, the Diocese of Allentown, St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Lehigh County commissioners for approving grants, Whitehall Township and Coplay Borough, Hokendauqua Fire Department and fire hall members and volunteers, Whitehall-Coplay School District and local Catholic school clubs and Lehigh Valley businesses that do food and toiletry drives for us.

We could not do our programs without your support! We are so blessed to have such a great group of interested and dedicated people all working together to help our community.

Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative will be offering bingo April 2 at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 4 S. Fifth St., Coplay. Doors will open 1 p.m., and bingo starts 2 p.m. Mark your calendar.

Fabulous food will be available to purchase. Children are allowed to play if accompanied by an adult.

The $15 entry fee buys you two bingo boards with four games. Each additional board is $1 each, and a pack of five specials are $5. Bingo chips and dabbers are available for purchase on site and through Amazon or Jackpot Amusements, 5827 Colony Drive, Bethlehem, 610-837-9240.

This is our last WCHI bingo until Sept. 10.

For questions and reservations, call Liz Rodgers, program chair, at 484-274-6687.

WCHI, partnering with the faith-based community and others, is proud to provide free community meals to low-income Whitehall-Coplay households twice a month. All are welcome to attend meals 4-6 p.m. the first Sunday and third Tuesday each month.

Meals are guaranteed for the first 100 guests and will be an inside sit-down meal at the host locations. There are no more takeout meals. WCHI will post a meal reminder on Facebook and Instagram and send a text to pantry guests.

We do not have a meal April 2, due to the Palm Sunday holiday. Our next free meal will be April 18 at Redeemed Christian Church of God, 5 N. Third St., Coplay. Call 610-262-8993 for further information.

If you have any questions about hosting a meal for 2024 or want more information, call Karen Haberern, program chair, at 610-730-3184.

Thank you to our local community members who have done or who are currently hosting food drives for WCHI with their friends, churches, housing subdivisions, service clubs, businesses, youth groups, Scout groups, schools, etc.

You can, too! Call 484-225-0358 or register your food drive at tinyurl.com/WCHIdrive, so we are aware and can thank you.

Monetary donations are appreciated and can be made payable to Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative, c/o Shari Noctor, 1080 Schadt Ave., Whitehall, 18052. Please put in the memo section where you want your donation applied.

Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative is a 501(c)3 IRS-approved nonprofit organization, and your donation may be tax deductible. Discuss with your financial adviser.

Visit our website, tinyurl.com/WCHIhome; like us on Facebook, tinyurl.com/WCHIfb; and follow us on Instagram, tinyurl.com/IGWCHunger.

Call Susan, communications chair, at 610-440-1659 with any questions.