St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 122 Union St., will have a basket sale 5-7 p.m. March 28, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. March 29 and 9 a.m.-noon March 30.

Tickets will be on sale at the door, but you can buy advance tickets by March 27 at a discount. You do not have to be present to win.

The kitchen will be open.

Proceeds from this event will benefit the CCD program.

For more information, call 610-264-0332 or 610-264-9383.

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Catasauqua Community Thrift Shop, 113 Bridge St., will be holding a half-price sale March 31-April 5 on everything in the shop.

Regular thrift store hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Volunteers are happy to accept donations of clean used clothing, household items and toys during store hours.

Proceeds from the shop are returned to the community through contributions that support youth and adult programs and services.

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Spring is in the air at Catasauqua Garden Club’s April meeting as Kathy Faust, an experienced and knowledgeable gardener, leads us all in a dried flower light-up jar workshop.

The meeting is set for 1 p.m. April 2 at Slovak Center Social Club, 1233 Fifth St., North Catasauqua. There will be the usual horticultural and artistic design exhibits for judging.

Curious garden-friendly visitors are always welcome.

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Due to banking issues, any checks for Catasauqua Area Food Bank or the thrift shop must be made out to Catasauqua Community Partnerships Inc., or CCPI.

Additionally, if someone is asking for memorials to be sent to the food bank or thrift shop, let them know to have checks made payable to CCPI.

The bank will not accept checks written to the food bank or thrift shop and the checks need to be sent back and rewritten.

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