Coplay: Sign up for baseball, softball
Coplay Sports will be holding sign-ups for the baseball and softball season noon-2 p.m. Jan. 11, Feb. 8 and March 1 and 5:30-7 p.m. Jan. 15 and 29 and Feb. 12 and 26 at the Coplay Sports Den, 666 Potter Terrace. Baseball is for ages 5-15, and softball is for ages 5-8.
Online sign-ups started Jan. 6 at coplaysports.org.
Contact Jared Glass at jglass74@gmail.com with questions.
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A holiday cash bingo, with a $250 jackpot, is set for 2 p.m. Jan. 12 in the social hall at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 4 S. Fifth St. Doors open 1 p.m.
Attendees are asked to consider donating a nonperishable food item. Donations and bingo proceeds benefit Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church, 18 S. Third St., is planning a Jan. 18 chicken potpie pickup dinner. Pickup time is 4-5:30 p.m. The menu includes chicken potpie, creamed cabbage or applesauce, a roll and dessert.
Freewill donations will be accepted to help defray costs.
Preorders are required by Jan. 10. Call Karen at 610-653-2816.
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Coplay Food Bank, located in the lower level of the municipal building, 98 S. Fourth St., is open 8:30-10 a.m. the second Tuesday of every month. If unable to attend the 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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Hometown Hero banner applications are available at the Coplay Borough office. Publicly honor your war heroes and first responders — police officers, firefighters, and ambulance personnel — with a banner.
Call 610-262-6088 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 American flags can be deposited into the mailbox for the Post to properly destroy.
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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Looking for an inexpensive but great workout? Aerobic exercise is held 8:45 a.m. Saturdays and 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays in the borough hall auditorium. Bring dumbbells, a towel and a mat to enhance your workout.
There is a small cost.
Call the borough office at 610-262-6088 with questions.
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Coplay Athletic Club, located on the second floor of the municipal building, is seeking new and renewed memberships. A gym membership costs $90 per year and $80 for renewals and prorated.
Email coplayac@gmail.com for more information.
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Coplay Social Hall, 165 Cherry St., is open for rentals for your special event.
Call the borough office at 610-262-6088 for more information or to reserve your date.
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Recycling electronics can be dropped off by appointment only at DCR Technologies, 2005 Main St., Northampton. Call 610-502-0854 to arrange a drop-off.
Visit DRC Technologies for a list of what it accepts and any associated costs.
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