Grace Lutheran Church will offer its free takeout community meal 4-5:30 p.m. Feb. 14. Call the church office at 610-966-3325 for the menu.

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

The Lower Lehigh AARP will meet noon March 6 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall at Macungie Memorial Park. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

The Alburtis Seniors will meet noon Feb. 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 Winter Craft Fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 8 at Macungie Memorial Hall. The event is sponsored by K4K & Fur Mama.

Emmaus cheerleading will hold a Cash and Designer Purse Bingo Feb. 16 at Macungie Memorial Hall. Doors open 11 a.m. and games start noon. Purchase tickets at emmauscheer.com.

There will be a Goodbye Winter Craft Fair 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 8 at Macungie Memorial Hall. The event is sponsored by K4K & Fur Mama.

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. For more information, go to www.macungieinstitute.com.

New members are welcome to join the Macungie Town Beautification Committee. They meet 6 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every other month at the Macungie Institute.

Macungie Borough offices are open to the public. Hours are 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. Feb. 18 and March 3.

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. Feb. 11 in the downstairs of Macungie Memorial Hall.

My husband has the reputation in our family for scooping up all the freshly laundered pants neatly hanging on hangers and putting them away in his side of the closet. Yesterday, Ben was looking for his second pair of work pants. He had searched the laundry room and his bedroom with no luck. Finally, I asked Matt, “Did you put them in your closet?” Sure enough, there they were. I called out to Ben: “Found your pants! They were in dad’s closet.” Ben’s response: “Of course they were!”

The copy deadline for the March 5 column will be Feb. 27.