Coplay: Library holding basket raffle
Try your luck with Coplay Public Library’s 50/50 holiday raffle. Tickets will be on sale until Dec. 16 at the library, 49 S. Fifth St.
The drawing will be held noon Dec. 16.
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Coplay has a Toys For Tots drop-off site for new, unwrapped toys. It is open 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at borough hall, 98 S. Fourth St.
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Milk and cookies with Santa is set for noon-2 p.m. Dec. 17 at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 4 S. Fifth St. The event is hosted by the church’s Altar and Rosary Society.
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Coplay Saengerbund, 205 S. Fifth St., is planning its Silvester New Year’s Eve celebration for 3-7 p.m. Dec. 31. There is a cost.
Call Cathy at 610-262-8372 or Evelyn at 484-281-3025 for tickets.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church, 18 S. Third St., is planning a chicken potpie pickup dinner for Jan. 13, 2024. The drive-thru pickup time frame is 4-5:30 p.m.
The menu includes chicken potpie, creamed cabbage or applesauce, roll and dessert.
The deadline to order is Jan. 5, 2024. Call Karen at 610-653-2816.
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St. Peter’s is planning to hold its second annual Rock Out Mardi Gras celebration for Jan. 27, 2024. The celebration will start 5 p.m.
The BYOB event will include a New Orleans-inspired menu, beads, masks and prizes, and there will be music until 10 p.m.
There is a cost.
Call Mike and Beverly at 610-767-1887 or email bmsobchak@verizon.net for details.
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Looking for a cheap but great workout? Trying to carve off a few pounds before the holidays? Aerobic exercise is held 8:45 a.m. Saturdays and 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at borough hall. Bring dumbbells and a mat.
A small fee is charged for the session.
Call the borough office at 610-262-6088 for more information.
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Coplay Borough has openings on its park and recreation committee and planning commission.
If you want to serve on these important committees, call the borough office at 610-262-6088.
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Coplay Senior Citizens meets 1 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays at the Coplay Fire Hall building, 165 Cherry St. Doors open noon.
Membership is open to all Lehigh Valley seniors.
Call Dale at 610-262-5464 to join or for further information.
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If you are a 2023 high school graduate planning to attend college, university, trade school or the police academy, consider applying for a Coplay Scholarship Fund scholarship.
To get an application, send an email to billleiner@aol.com.
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Coplay Food Bank, located in the lower level of the municipal building, is open 8:30-10 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month.
If unable to attend the scheduled Tuesday morning time frame, call Jodi at 610-262-0928 to make other arrangements.
The food bank needs coffee, spaghetti sauce and noodles, canned pasta, rice pouches and non-sweetened dry cereals. Monetary donations are always accepted.
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Coplay Athletic Club is seeking new and renewal memberships. A gym membership costs $90 per year and $80 for renewals and can be prorated.
The gym is located on the second floor of borough hall.
Email coplayac@gmail.com for information.
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Coplay American Legion Post 426 has an special mailbox in front of the Post at 134 S. Second St. Worn-out American flags can be deposited into the mailbox for the Post to properly destroy them.
To join the Coplay Legion as a social member, call 610-262-7556. Social membership is open to all - veteran or not.
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