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From the Editor Father’s Day will be soon be upon us so I salute all the fathers in the Lehigh Valley. May your day of celebration be filled with the love of your families. I also hope you do not get any ugly ties as a gift! The love of family cannot be better shown than by the example of our feature story on Tracy. A remarkable woman who overcame incredibly difficult obstacles with her own health to spread her loving arms to bring in adopted children into her life. But these were not any children. They were children with very special needs and difficulties. Despite her own physical limitations and problems she nonetheless set out to adopt several of these children and give them a loving home. Reading her story will undoubtedly lift up your own spirits. It gives real meaning to the adage “love conquers all”. We also have a story on a local gentleman who has gained national recognition as a volunteer. Volunteering interests many of us and it is always heartening to see someone lauded for their selfless efforts. Be sure to read our story on using a senior move manager should you be in a position now, or in the near future, of having to move one or both parents or loved ones from their home of many years to a facility that may be more capable of caring for them as they age. I had the pleasure of meeting many visitors at this year’s SeniorFest. As always I asked for feedback as to how we can improve our magazine. I invite you, our readers, to do likewise. Our goal is to produce a magazine that is entertaining and valuable. Thanx and I will see you next month.
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Tracy’s Inspiring Story - Love Conquers All By Vcki Bezems, Lifestyles over 50
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e recently celebrated Mother’s Day – some of us in the traditional way with our biological mothers, and some with blended families or other circumstances. However, Mother’s Day takes on an entirely new meaning when you consider the story of one local mom. While most of us are thankful for our mothers and what they have done for us, Tracy credits her children with actually saving her life.
should need it. While initially she was opposed to being on life support, she came to accept that she could indeed live her life that way if she had to, her inspiration being actor Christopher Reeve. Still not fully
As a single mom Tracy has adopted nine children, all born with physical handicaps and unwanted by the birth families or born to unfit parents. She adopted her first child at a time in her life when she relied on a wheelchair, As a single mom Tracy has adopted nine children, ate through a all born with physical handicaps and unwanted by feeding tube, and the birth families or born to unfit parents. breathed through a tracheotomy. comprehending how sick she was, Tracy began college life as a normal she awoke one night to a flurry of young woman. She started as a pre-med activity in her room. She had stopped student but soon left school to play breathing in her sleep. She was rushed professional soccer. After a few years, to the hospital and placed on life she decided to return to college, this support. time pursuing a degree in recreational therapy. She began falling frequently, Within a few months, Tracy started having symptoms of weakness and to show improvement, which no one feeling unusually fatigued. As her condition worsened, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Her condition deteriorated, and her diagnosis was changed from MS to ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She wasn’t told that she had ALS, but merely thought it odd when she began receiving multiple visits from old friends and the facility’s chaplain. At this point, her doctor strongly urged her to authorize the use of life support in the event that she
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take advantage of the assistance. Three weeks prior to her father’s death, Tracy’s best friend, Michael, had also died unexpectedly.
Unable to talk, she used a TTY (text telephone) to answer the ad from SWAN. “I believed that if this was truly from God, it could happen,” she reflected during a recent interview.
Tracy was always an independent sort, unshrinking in the face of challenge. While she was in the rehabilitation center, she would take her motorized wheelchair out for a spin around the neighborhood when she felt like getting some fresh air. She would load herself and her equipment into her accessible van and go driving. While she was recuperating at her apartment, she bought an old house in Bethlehem and renovated it.
Because of Tracy’s condition, she faced many challenges with the adoption process. She was told during an adoption approval interview that she would never be allowed to adopt an infant because she had a tracheotomy and could not speak. This news prompted her to seek a second opinion from a different pulmonologist, who gave her a new trach with a speaking valve. Because she got on well with the valve, doctors decided that she could live without the trach. At this point, she weighed 69 pounds.
One evening, she saw an ad in the newspaper by the Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN,) seeking adoptive parents for children with special needs. Tracy believed that she was well suited to raise a physically handicapped child, as she could relate to the child through her own experience. She felt it was God’s plan for her to answer the ad -- to love and care for children who had physical problems, similar to her own. By now, Tracy’s condition had improved significantly. Her diagnosis was reversed and re-established as MS. She was disconnected from the ventilator and given a tracheotomy.
After the trach was removed, she was not only able to talk but also to eat more and get better nutrition. She began to gain weight and strength and was able to function more normally. Tracy credits adopting the children with gaining her strength back and recovering. “The children gave me a reason to get better, and if it hadn’t been for the adoption requirements, I may never have gotten the trach removed,” she explained. She was turned down for the first child she applied for. She was devastated; but throughout her life, Tracy had sought God’s will for every decision she made. One day, discouraged, she said to God, “Maybe this [attempt to adopt a child] is from me, not from you. I need some way to know.” When she returned home the following day after an outing with her mother, she had received multiple messages from her social worker about a baby boy who needed a home. She was asked to return the call before 5:00 pm, but it was well after 5:00 when she called back, and she was fearful that she was too late. The social worker said, “Don’t worry. I knew you would take him so I told them yes for you.” Tracy’s inspiring story will continue in next month’s (July 2016) issue.
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PA Shakespeare Festival: The Little Mermaid In this exciting and newly relevant adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale, the little mermaid, Pearl, dreams of the world above. PA Shakespeare Festival, the professional theatre on the campus of DeSales University, 2755 Station Ave, Center Valley, PA , ww.pashakespeare.org Every day from Jun 3 – Aug 6, 2016 (All Day) Adam’s Fun Walk for NPC 2016 The Race For Adam Foundation presents Adam’s Fun Walk to raise awareness and funds for research to find a cure for Niemann-Pick Disease Type C, a neurological, degenerative disease that is also called “Childhood Alzheimer’s.” Games, food, music and more!! Come out with friends to have a great time for a great cause. Register online or print out copy of registration form from website. Hope to see you there!! 500 East Montgomery Street, Salisbury High School, Allentown, www.RaceForAdam.org Jun 4, 2016 at 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Step Outdoors Lehigh Valley Presented by Lehigh Valley Zoo Free family festival celebrating all things outdoors! Dynamic presentations, hands-on activities, and tons of family fun, it’s designed to introduce children and their families to the wonders of the world around them. Activities include archery, birding, cycling/biking, fishing, hiking, nature photography, visual arts, wildlife presentations, live music, and more. ArtsQuest Steelstacks Campus www.steelstacks.org/festivals/ stepoutdoors/ Jun 4, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Jun 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
1. Timed Superhero 5k – Start time 8:30 AM 2. 1 Mile Superhero Family Walk/Run – Start time 10:30 AM All of our events are inclusive! 100% of the proceeds will stay local! 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem www.livelearnandplay.org Jun 5, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. FREE Bike Rodeo & Community Information Fair Emmanuel E.C. Church (Bethlehem PA) is hosting a FREE Bike Rodeo and Community Information Fair, FREE helmets, bike tune-ups, and safety tips for kids in K to 8th grade. Grown-ups – get help and learn about activities and organizations in our community! 700 block of Center St. between E. North and E. Garrision Streets. emmanuel4me.com or 610-868-3595 or moc.ncr@celeunamme. Jun 11 at 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Please note that the raindate is Sunday, June 12 from 2-4 p.m. Latin Festival Experience three days of music, food and family fun including free concerts, arts and crafts, children’s activities, Latin dance presentations, and a Mariachi Mass. A celebration of the region’s Latino culture, ¡Sabor! features live music by local, regional and national musical acts, as well as cultural programming presented by community organizations such as the Hispanic American League of Artists (HALA), Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley, Borinqueneers and Latin American Motorcycle Association. 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem SteelStacks www.steelstacks.org/festivals/sabor-latin-festival/ Every day from Jun 17 – Jun 19, 2016 (All Day)
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Spiritual Gardening...
By Pastor Jake V.P. Pastoral Care, Fellowship Community
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just love gardening!
It’s not that I’m particularly good at it; I just love being outside working the soil, raising the beds, configuring which seeds will be planted where...and then watching things grow. Every evening I head out to the garden after work, and on the weekends I usually head out a couple of times each day and just look at the garden – to which my wife queries, “does it look any different from the last time?” I’m not sure she gets it; “it doesn’t really matter,” I tell her, “I just like looking at the garden!” I mostly do my garden for the grandkids. Seeing them break open fresh peas from the pod, grabbing a couple of raspberries and blueberries as a garnish to their tapioca pudding, or beating the birds to the strawberries, is just too much fun to watch! But of course grilling some fresh asparagus isn’t too bad either, especially as a topping to a Chicken Abruzzi sandwich. As a pastor, I’ve found that there are a lot of “redemptive analogies” within gardening; to root out “weeds” from our lives, to fertilize the “soil of our hearts,” are among some of them. But one in particular is found in St. Paul’s letter written to those living in Galatia. He wrote, “Be not deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, the same also shall he reap.” But have you ever noticed, a person doesn’t reap in the same season in which he sows! This is undoubtedly true in gardening, but it is also true in our own
personal lives as well. Sometimes we will caution a person doing something hurtful to which they reply, “it hasn’t hurt me yet!” And unfortunately, “yet” is the optimum word. We see obvious examples of this when people make poor dietary choices and then reap harmful physical effects. We see it when people neglect cultivating character traits and are then amazed at the type of person they’ve become. We see it in people who choose destructive relationships, only to reap a whirlwind of pain and disappointment. There is something known as a person’s “moral momentum”.....things – good and bad - build like a snowball rolling down a hillside causing a person to either grow in strength and character, or like weeds growing unchecked in a garden strangling the life out of anything good. All this reminds us that the choices we make are not incidental – they are significant in every way. Someone once told a group of young people, “When you are young and least experienced, you are called upon to make the most significant decisions of your life.”
The reason for this advice was to teach young people in part that they don’t reap in the same season they sow. So choose to sow wisely. Jesus said: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.” Jesus also said that he who receives him “produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.” It makes sense to sow wisely in our gardens and to wait patiently for the harvest. Likewise, it makes equal sense to believe in and follow after the Lord Jesus so that His Spirit will produce the fruits of “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control” in our lives. Now that’s a harvest worth reaping!
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Local Man Chosen Volunteer of the Year By Diane Schrameyer, Director of Senior Corps RSVP “I was always the wheel man”, shared Ron Fluck as we spoke of his days on the Metropolitan Police Force of Washington D.C.
Motivated by the command to “love one another” he looks for ways to help. He observes, “There certainly are so many ways to do that. So many volunteers are needed. There are so many ways for people to fill their time by helping someone.”
Twenty-six years of service on the force began with Ron’s response to an ad in the Bethlehem Globe Times. He was recruited through the nationwide efforts to double the size of the Metropolitan PD following the riots of the late 1960’s after the Kennedy and King assassinations. Ron, the second of six kids being raised by his mother, didn’t have the resources for a second year at Moravian but did have a high number in the draft. His uncles in law enforcement advised him to pursue this opportunity. He passed the civil service exam and background checks and met the stringent physical requirements. He headed to D.C. in July of 1971 with $61, a suitcase full of his clothes and his bowling ball by hitching a ride with a friend. The plan was to stay at a building for policemen and fireman but he never did locate it. With few options, he was taken in by his friend’s aunt and uncle who he lovingly refers to as his second parents - Mom and Pop Cool. He lived with them for two years and they even put up their furniture as collateral for his first car. Their seeds of kindness have certainly taken root and blossomed in Ron. He first started walking a beat in uniform in the Seventh District, known as the ghetto, then graduated to investigating stolen autos and retired as a Detective Grade 2 in 1997. Throughout his years on the force he continued annual return trips to Bethlehem and the Poconos, to spend time with family and friends. Two years after his wife’s death in 2009, Ron moved back home to Bethlehem.
Once again he is the wheel man – this time taking seniors or persons with disabilities to their appointments, to the grocery store, or even on a ride to see the fall leaves. Ron began driving as a volunteer in 2011. He logs 10,000 miles each year. His constant smile and fun-loving personality lift everyone’s spirits. He is thoughtful and engaging and speaks of those he serves with tenderness and genuine caring. He gives so much more than a ride! In recognition of his service, Ron was recently chosen as the 2015 Volunteer of the Year by the National Volunteer Caregiving Network, of which ShareCare Faith in Action is a member. ShareCare’s mission is to provide free volunteer services to the elderly or disabled persons in order to enhance their quality of life. Ron is also a member of Senior Corps RSVP, a program sponsored by ShareCare. As he reflected on his days on the police force he could not help but think there was a reason he survived the cocaine wars, being shot, stabbed and run over, and at least a dozen high-speed chases. Maybe God had something more for him to do. Hence, his motto: “As many as I can, as often as I can, for as long as I can”.
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Despite working the midnight shift at Kraft as a security guard, he had more time on his hands than he liked. So he saw another ad – this time asking for volunteers. The first need appealed to him because it was for pinochle players at a senior center and he loved playing double-deck pinochle. But it was the second need that he answered. It was for drivers and Ron loved driving, maybe even more than pinochle.
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Guardian Angels
By Mary Ann Villanti, Patient Care Coordinator, CareGivers America America
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f you believe in angels, you are in a majority! A Fox News poll from 2005 revealed that 79% of the people polled believe in angels. Over the years, theologians have studied the Bible to determine accurate answers about Guardian Angels. It is thought that a clear message about Guardian Angels is stated in Psalms 91:11, “ He will give you his angels to guard you in all your ways”. Some in the Church’s hierarchy claim that a Catholic priest, Padre Pio, spent his whole life in contact with his guardian angel. Padre Pio’s National Shrine is located close to our area, in Barto, PA. What is a Guardian Angel and When Does This Special Angel Arrive To Be At Our Side? There are many different opinions when our own Guardian Angel begins to be with us. Ancient theories suggest at conception, others believe at birth, and yet some claim that the Guardian Angel appears when a baby first laughs. What all theories seem to agree with is that once the Guardian Angel arrives, it stays with us throughout our whole life and through the transition of death. Your Guardian Angel knows everything about you - No Secrets! They have unconditional love for you. Your Guardian Angel is at your side throughout your life as a loving, helpful, invisible companion. You have a lifetime friend! It is thought that you can maintain a relationship with your Guardian Angel. You can ask them for help and guidance for a variety of things - finding your life’s partner, solutions in troubled times, protection from harm, and aid in solving problems. It will pray for you. Your Guardian Angel is here to safeguard you. Several religions include Guardian Angels in their teachings, such as, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism, just to name a few. CareGivers America is a nondenominational agency that provides loving support to disabled or elderly people in their home. Our caregivers provide the highest quality of care with dignity and respect for our clients. For more information, please call 484 - 387 - 0852. Part 2 of a 3 part Series On Angels
Difficulty of Moving Our Parents By Elissa Clausnitzer, SRS, CMRS
One of the more difficult challenges we may face is the time when we realize we have to move one or both parents from their home of many years to a place where they can get help and companionship in some form of assisted living. Even the thought of bringing it up with them can be an emotional roller coaster. This is especially true if their home has been theirs for a long time or where you and your siblings grew up. A place that means so much can be very, very difficult to leave no matter how important it may be. Perhaps one or both parents cannot cope well with living in the home. There may be mobility issues or medical care issues. All of these must be taken into account when coming to the decision to move. If you are very lucky your parent(s) may recognize that the time has come to move to a place that would be better for them. If not, you have to do some convincing. This is where the experience of a realtor with a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designation enters. As a real estate expert who works with seniors I can help prepare the home to be listed on the market. This includes providing valuable tips for small improvements like repainting or uncovering hardwood floors, and staging the home to maximize the property’s potential. A Senior Real Estate Specialist also provides insight and resources to help people separate valuables from clutter, and help them transition to the next step. I have a network of trusted contractors, stages, movers and other professionals to achieve your goals. Probably the most important characteristic is our compassion to understand each family member’s needs and emotions and then coordinate the process for the best outcome. I will be happy to answer any question you might have. I can be reached at 610-573-0386 or elissasclaus@gmail.com.
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St. Luke’s Bowel Incontinence Treatment Helps Patients Regain Control By Mary DeHaven, St. Luke’s University Hospital and Health Network It’s a silent thief that robs its victims of their ability to live life to the fullest: bowel incontinence. Also known as fecal incontinence (FI), it prevents people from participating in enjoyed activities, causes social isolation and can even lead to loss of employment. It is believed to be the leading cause of nursing home admission, especially for women. Often, people who suffer from FI believe it is a normal part of aging, but they are wrong. St. Luke’s University Health Network offers many treatments that help people regain control.
Also performing the procedure are Dr. Eyvazzadeh’s colleagues, Drs. W. Terence Reilly, Daniel J. Bowers, and Daniel J. Eyvazzadeh, who joined the practice after completing fellowship at the University of Minnesota, one of the leading programs in the use of the device for fecal incontinence in the United States.
“This outpatient procedure can be performed in less than an hour under mild sedation,” says Dr. Eyvazzadeh. “It involves the insertion of InterStim, a neurostimulator device “Thousands of people right here in our community suffer that is inserted under the skin, usually in the upper buttocks. needlessly from FI,” says gastroenterologist Berhanu Geme, Before they can have the procedure, patients are asked to keep MD. “Treatment options range from diet modification and a diary of their bowel incontinence and then are placed on a exercise to advanced surgical techniques.” Bowel incontinence test trial to ensure the treatment is appropriate for them. can vary from an occasional leakage to complete loss of bowel control. The condition is more common in women over the “Fecal incontinence is not only embarrassing, but also can age of 65. It can result from chronic constipation, diarrhea, affect a person’s emotional well-being and limit daily activities advanced age or damage to the pelvic floor and its nerves and social interactions,” says Dr. Eyvazzadeh. Both Drs. during childbirth. Geme and Eyvazzadeh see patients in Bethlehem, Allentown and Coaldale. In addition, Dr. Eyvazzadeh sees patients in “At St. Luke’s Gastroenterology Specialists, we begin our Easton and Phillipsburg. For more information about these evaluation by reviewing your medical history, conducting doctors or to schedule an appointment, please call St. Luke’s a thorough physical examination and ordering tests that InfoLink at 1-866-STLUKES (785-8537) or visit St. Luke’s evaluate the bowel, rectum and supporting muscles. Based on University Health Network’s website. the results, we design a treatment plan to meet your specific needs.” Dr. Geme encourages patients who fail to respond to medical treatment and lifestyle modifications alone to consider referral to a colorectal surgeon for surgical interventions.
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Senior Golf Discount List
Although no one likes getting older, for the golfer the game becomes less expensive as you mature. We compiled a list of local golf courses, the age that they consider you officially to be a “senior”, and the senior greens fees. Please note that rates were taken The below list of local golf courses was recently researched by Lifestyles over 50. off the courses’ websites (weekday, walk only, some may include cart) in June 2015. Needless to say rates are subject to change ahead to confirm pricing and restrictions as rates may vary or change. and we included phone numbers to Please call and call confirm pricing.
Golf course Allentown Municipal Golf Course
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Fee
3400 Tilghman Street, Allentown, PA 18104
$18 non-residentt
60+ senior rate
www.allentowngolf.org, 610-395-9926
$15 resident
The Club at Morgan Hill
100 Clubhouse Drive, Easton, PA 18042
Bethlehem Golf Club
400 Illick's Mill Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017
$23 non-resident
www.bethlehemgc.com, 610-691-9393
$20 resident
60+ senior rate
62+ senior rate
Green Pond Country Club
www.theclubatmorganhill.com, 610-923-8480
3604 Farmersville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18020
62+ senior rate
www.greenpondcc.com, 610-691-9453
Iron Lakes Country Club
3625 Shankweiler Road, Allentown, PA 18104
60+ senior rate
www.ironlakescountryclub.com, 610-395-3369
Olde Homestead Golf Club
6598 Route 309, New Tripoli, PA 18066
60+ senior rate
www.oldehomesteadgolfclub.com, 610-298-4653
Riverview Country Club
1 Riverview Place, Easton, PA 18040
60+ senior rate
www.riverviewcountryclub.com, 610-559-9700
Southmoore Golf Course
235 Moorestown Drive, Bath, PA 18014
62+ senior rate
Wedgewood Golf Course
$27
$17
$37
$38 $37
$21
www.southmooregolf.com, 610-837-7200 4875 Limeport Pike, Coopersburg, PA 18036
60+ senior rate
wedge.distinctgolf.com, 610-797-4551
Whitetail Golf Club
2679 Klein Road, Bath, PA 18014
62+ senior rate
$35
www.whitetailgolfclub.com, 610-837-9626
$25 $26
$15
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Volunteers Needed
Phoebe Allentown seeks individuals to assist with memory support neighborhoods. You train in Montessori principles to create meaningful experiences by practicing person-centered care. For a rewarding experience 610-794-5362 jwickel@phoebe. org.
Lutheran Home - Topton invites volunteers to share musical talent, voice or instrument with residents. Flex hours, days, eves, weekends. Lou Wentz at 610-682-1542 or wentzl@diakon.org.
Compeer of LV- volunteer 4 hrs. a month with Compeer friend, a person who lives with mental illness. Do what friends do together: listen, go for a watch a movie, enjoy a Meals on Wheels Northampton walk, cup of coffee, etc. Main duty – Cty and Calvary United Have Fun! 610.435.9651. Methodist partner to provide meals to seniors in Easton Heartland Hospice seeks area. Volunteers needed. volunteers to offer bedside Contact Janet Soos janets@ support and presence to those mealsonwheelspa.org facing terminal illness. Training, flex hours. Robin Trexler, 610Meals on Wheels of Lehigh 266-0134 County -Discover how easy and rewarding it is to deliver Are you a “people person”? meals to homebound clients. skills and talents to use Teams of 2 deliver on 33 routes Have to “give back”? Compassionate in Lehigh County. Drive a Care has a variety of volunteer route or ride along as a visitor. opportunities with a training 610-398-2563 or dstillwagen@ and support programs. Call mealsonwheelslc.org. Carolyn at 610-770-6500.
Center for Vision Loss seeks volunteers to assist blind and visually impaired people as companions, transportation drivers and Mall Walk helpers. Office assistants and vision screeners are needed. Training provided. Daytime hours only. 610.433.6018, x.231rita. lang@centerforvisionloss. org. Drivers: ITNLehighValley provides rides for seniors 60 and over and visually impaired adults. Drive riders to appointments in LV, 90% are medical. Requires vehicle, good driving record, some free time. Training provided, we work with your schedule. 610-419-1645. Lehigh Valley Hospice provides volunteer opportunities for individuals who believe
that life is a journey. Join us and discover how enriching it is to spend meaningful time with our patients. Call Janet Barber, 610-969-0127. Dances LV Active Life (Lehigh County Senior Ctr) $7 refreshments. lehighseniors. org. Sat. Dance 7:30-11pm. 610-437-3700. “Dancing on the Odds” on odd numbered Fridays at 3rd Third Street Alliance, 41 N. 3rd St. Easton. Lessons 7-8pm, Dancing 8-10pm. $10 at door. Instructor Con Gallagher (610) 433-7804. . Allentown Area Swing Dance. Fearless Fire Co. 1221 S Front St. 610390-7550. $10 includes lesson 7pm - 8:30, no partner needed. www. allentownswingdance.org for schedule
Summer Band Schedule Most concerts are free but fees and schedules change.
Please check the website of each band for accuracy in scheduling and pricing. Allentown Band www.allentownband.com Jun 4 7:00PM Midway Manor Jun 5 1:00PM Allentown Band Jun 5 7:30PM West Park Jun 11 1:30PM Allentown Band Jun 14 7:00PM Allentown Band Jun 18 1:30PM Allentown Band Jun 26 6:30PM Allentown Band Macungie Band www.macungieband.com Jun 1 7:00pm Cedar View Apartments Jun 11 7:00pm Hills at Lock Ridge Jun 12 6:30pm Stephens Funeral Home Jun 25 7:30pm West Park Allentown Marine Band www.allentownmarinebandinc.com Jun 29 7:30pm West Park
Allentown Municipal Band www.municipalband.org Jun 12 7:30 PM West Park Jun 26 6:30 PM St. Francis Church Festival Jun 30 6:30 PM West Park Royalaires www.royalairesbigband.com Jun 2 7:30PM W. Salisbury Church Jun 10 8:00PM Cedar Beach Dancing under the Stars Jun 17 8:00PM Cedar Beach Dancing under the Stars Jun 24 6:30PM St. Francis Assisi 1133 W Washington St. Pioneer Band www.pioneerband.com Jun 11 7:30PM The Lakes - Allentown Jun 19 7:30PM West Park Allentown Jun 26 7:30PM West Park Allentown
Atown 3rd Wed 3pm Phoebe Terrace 1925 Turner St. Allentown, 2nd Wed 5:30 pm Sarah Care Adult Day Care 7010 Snow Drift Rd. Allentown, 1st Thurs 1:00pm St. Andrew’s Church 1900 Pennsylvania Ave. Allentown 3rd Thurs 4:30 Westminster Bingo Village 2156 Hanover St. Allentown, 3rd Sat 1pm Country Wed 5PM game at 6:30PM Volunteer Fire Co Fogelsville Meadows Living 4005 Ladies Auxiliary Cash Prizes Green Pond Rd., Bldg. 1, Bethlehem, 484-350-1388 3rd Tues 5:00 pm Kirkland HTCC hosts monthly Bingo- Village 1 Kirkland Village Circle Bethlehem, 1st Thurs of month at 6:30 pm! Prizes range from $40 to 4th Mon 2:30pm Moravian Village 526 Wood St. $125. 610-317-8701. Bethlehem, Last Monday Wed 6:30 LV Active 6:30 pm Traditions of Life (Lehigh County Hanover 5300 Northgate Dr. Senior Ctr.) Free coffee, Bethlehem, snacks. $15 includes 4 3rd Wed 1:00 pm Third double cards & 1 pack of Street Alliance 41 North specials.610-437-3700 Third St Easton, 1st Wed 9:30am Moravian Alz. Support Groups Hall Square 175 W. North St. Nazareth. Alzheimer’s Respite 1st Thurs (except Dec.) Program Hope Community Whitehall Manor 6-7:30pm. Church 7974 Clausville Rd. 1177 6th Street, Whitehall Fogelsville, For those in 3rd Thurs (except Dec.) early stages of Alzheimer’s. Saucon Valley Manor Respite time, support 6-7:30pm. 1050 Main St. for caregivers. Free, Wed Hellertown - 1-5 PM 484-619-0330 bowerdav@gmail.com. Phoebe’s Alzheimer’s Support Grp 3-4:30 PM 3rd 1st Thurs 11:00 am Arden Courts 5151 Hamilton Blvd. Wed. Phoebe Terrace, 1940 Turner St, Allentown. For Allentown those with loved ones with 3rd Sat 3:15pm 410 Krocks Alz. or other dementias. 610Rd. Country Meadows, 794-5273. Social Ballroom/Latin Swing Dance Saturday, 2nd Sat. @ 7pm TC Dance Club 6623 Sullivan Trail Wind Gap, PA 610-881-1000 learnballroomlatin.com Refreshments & BYOB. Lesson at 8:00pm $12, no reservations, all welcome – with or without partner
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LV Active Life LV Active Life Dance Socials Wed. 1-4PM $7pp May 4, 18, 25 Sat. 7:30-10:30 $10 pp, May 7, 21 We have Line Dancing and Tap Dancing for all levels Singles Group 2nd Fri. 1-2:30pm, just drop in. Mystery Picnic Thurs. June 23, 11:30-1:30pm, rain or shine, $5 members, $10 non-menbers, hot dogs, hamburgers and ice cream, bingo, 50/50, cards and more, call for tickets 610-437-3700 Lehigh Valley Activity Professionals Association www.lvapa.com. Achieving
success through professional education and shared knowledge. Provide recreational, enrichment programs, and education to our profession. An organization for those in the activity field from directors to assistants, LTC to adult day services. Meet throughout year Members receive free CEUs at each meeting, network with many in our profession, exchange ideas and receive support. lvapa@live.com or Carrie Shafer 610-381-1009 July 14 Meeting: Woodland Terrace at The Oaks 1263 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. Allentown, Becky Trollinger 610-674-0781 • Presentation Topic and Speaker: “Forecast: Professional Image. Cloudy or Clear?” presented by Nancy Richards
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