When I started writing for the East Penn Press, my oldest child was six months old. Fast forward 29 years to my youngest child graduating from high school. It’s been a wild ride of sports practices and games, dance recitals, piano lessons, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, camping, choral and orchestra concerts, home schooling, playdates, board games, picnics, movies, broken bones and stitches, musicals, amusement parks, proms, lazy pool days, field trips, lots of laughter and a few tears. I wouldn’t trade this adventure for the world. Congratulations, Ben and the Class of 2024!

Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., will offer its free community meal 4-5:30 p.m. June 14 in the downstairs Fellowship Hall. Takeout is also available.

Grace Lutheran Church holds a weekly free food distribution 2-4 p.m. every Wednesday in June – June 5, 12, 19 and 26 for East Penn School District residents. Signs will be posted with directions for parking and pickup.

The Macungie Farmers Market is open 4-7 p.m. every Thursday on Lumber Street, just off Main Street, Macungie.

There will be Food Trucks in the Park 5-8 p.m. June 5, 19, 26 and July 3 at Macungie Memorial Park.

Gasket Goons Spring Showdown Car Show will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 8 at Macungie Memorial Park. There will be vendors, bands, food, custom trophies, a bicycle show and door prizes.

The Antique Truck Club of America will hold its 44th ATCA National Meet and Flea Market June 14-15 at Macungie Memorial Park. The event will host over 900 antique trucks. There will be a flea market, truck corral, crafters and food. For more information, go to www.antiquetruckclubofamerica.org.

The Alburtis Seniors will meet noon June 19 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 135 Quarry Road, Alburtis. There will be a potluck buffet lunch followed by a meeting and bingo. There is a small charge. Bring a covered dish. For more information, call Doris at 610-966-3653.

There will be a Hello Summer Craft Fair 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 22 at Macungie Memorial Park. There will be over 100 vendors as well as food trucks.

There will be a Cruise Night 3 p.m. June 22 at Macungie Memorial Park. Vehicles will start arriving 2 p.m. and the DJ begins 4 p.m. Refreshments are available. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

Macungie Park presents a Fourth of July celebration 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 4 at Macungie Memorial Park. There will be cornhole, a duck race, a kids’ parade, moonbounce, dime toss, carnival games, a cake walk, hot dogs and lemonade. Tickets for the duck race are sold at Macungie Pool.

Macungie Pool is open 3-8 p.m. June 5-7. Weekday hours are noon to 8 p.m.; weekend hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. starting June 8. Toddler time is 11 a.m. to noon weekdays. The pool will close for swim meets 5 p.m. June 20 and 27 and July 1 and 8. Swim lessons are available. Pool visitors must park outside the park grounds during the Antique Truck Show June 13-15. More information is available at www.MacungiePark.com.

The Macungie Institute will continue to offer free weekly Pinochle and Mahjong Wednesdays. Pinochle is 10 a.m. to noon and Mahjong is 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Zumba with Rashida is offered 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays.

A Community Moms Group meets 7:30-9 p.m. every Thursday. For more information, go to www.macungieinstitute.com.

New members are welcome to join the Macungie Town Beautification Committee. They meet 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Macungie Institute.

There will be no meetings for the Lower Lehigh AARP in July or August. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

Macungie Borough offices are open to the public 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 610-966-2503.

Macungie Borough Council has in-person public meetings at the Macungie Institute. The next meetings will be 7:30 p.m. June 17 and July 1.

Cash bingo is held weekly Saturday evenings at Macungie Memorial Park. Doors open 4:30 p.m. and games begin 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

The Macungie Park Board of Directors meeting is 7 p.m. June 11 in the downstairs of Macungie Memorial Hall.

The copy deadline for the July 3 column will be June 27.