Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3355 MacArthur Road, will be holding a trunk-or-treat event 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 28.

Come meet Waddley, Just Chill Creamery’s penguin mascot, and enjoy activities such as cupcake decorating, a Mummy Bowl game and a Halloween-themed basket raffle.

Hot dogs and beverages will be available as well.

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Hokey Eagles football and cheering will have a car wash fundraiser at UniMart Exxon, 2724 MacArthur Road, through the end of October.

When you get your car washed at this business, use code 18054 at the pay station and receive a $1 discount while earning $3 per wash for the team.

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Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church will have its annual craft fair and quilt sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 11.

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The Whitehall Fire Department is hosting a Miller-Keystone Blood Center blood drive, planned for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 12 in the social hall of Egypt Fire Station, 4099 Kuhn Lane.

Appointments are required, and you must bring photo identification with your first and last name.

For questions, call Lt. John Hersh at 835-210-0735; to schedule your time to donate, visit donor.giveapint.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/86079 or scan the QR code on the township or fire department Facebook page.

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Pink Pumpkins Coins 4 Chemo will be holding its annual holiday fest food drive 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Nov. 18 at Teamsters Local 773 Union Hall, 3614 Lehigh St.

Pink Pumpkins is accepting nonperishable and canned goods, hams, turkeys, chickens and grocery gift cards.

There will also be a basket social, a craft and vendor fair, door prizes and special prizes for donations.

There is no admission charge for this event.

All donations from this event go to cancer patients in need. Pink Pumpkins distributes the donations at its annual holiday patient support dinner at Lehigh Valley Hospital.

For further information, visit pinkpumpkinscoins4chemo.org.

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There are only two more open houses of 2023 at Whitehall Historical Preservation Society’s Helfrich Springs Grist Mill and Peter Grim Homestead, 501 and 506 Mickley Road, respectively. They will be held 1-3 p.m. Nov. 19 and Dec. 17.

For more information, email whps@verizon.net or visit whitehallhistoricalsociety.org.

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First Presbyterian Church of Hokendauqua, 3005 S. Front St., will host a Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative free community meal 4-6 p.m. Nov. 21 for low-income Whitehall and Coplay residents. The meal is guaranteed for the first 100 guests.

For further information, call the church at 610-264-9693.

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The next WCHI meal at a Hokendauqua site will be Dec. 19 at Whitehall Bible Fellowship Church, 3300 Seventh St.

Call the church at 610-434-8661 with questions.

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Email your events or news to skoch@tnonline.com by Nov. 3 for the next published column.

Happy Halloween!