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FROM THE MORNING CALL

LEHIGH COUNTY

EMMAUS MORAVIAN CHURCH, 148 Main St., is taking orders for Moravian sugar cake and lovefeast buns. Cakes are $5 and buns are $6 a dozen. To order, call Melissa Heckman at 610-965-6067 by Wednesday. Orders may be picked up 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Proceeds will benefit the Camp Hope scholarship fund at the church.

THE MILITARY NURSING CORPS OF PENNSYLVANIA, VFW Post 12099, is seeking new members and welcomes veterans. Current members have served in every conflict from WWII to active status in Iraq and Afghanistan. Post 12099 meets 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the Gen. Charles C. Curtis National Guard Armory, 1501 Allen St., Allentown. Those interested in membership can either attend a meeting or contact Commander Joe Zeller at 610-298-3254 or annawertman@verizon.net.

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

ASSUMPTION OF VIRGIN MARY UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, 1301 Newport Ave., Northampton, is accepting orders for its holubsti sale until today. Orders may be picked up Saturday. To order, call 610-682-4458 or 610-262-0265.

BANGOR AREA RECREATION COMMITTEE will present Four Evenings of Dance 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Tuesday through March 13 at Bangor Bee Hive, Pennsylvania Avenue. The cost is $10 per session or $30 for all four sessions. For reservations, call Jennifer Reese at 484-645-9370 or Jessica D'Amelio at 610-360-8731.

MORAVIAN HALL SQUARE, 175 W. North St., Nazareth, will host a free program titled The Founding Fathers – the First Five Presidents" at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Walter Eckman, author of "Meet the Presidents," will be the speaker. To register, call 610-746-1000 or see http://www.moravian.com.

MUSTARD SEED CLOTHING MINISTRY at Emmanuel Evangelical Congregational Church, 75 E. Union Blvd., Bethlehem, will offer free clothing to individuals in need from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays beginning this week through March 28. Volunteers will be on hand to assist shoppers in finding items and sizes. Individuals are invited to remain for a free light meal and short Lenten service message at the church's Faith Café. Donations of clean clothing on hangers are accepted throughout the year. For information, call 610-868-3595.

BATH 275th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE will hold a community breakfast 7-11 a.m. Feb. 25 at My Place Restaurant, 270 E. Northampton St., Bath. The cost is $8 for ages 13 and older; $5 for ages 6-12; and free for ages 5 and younger. No tickets will be available at the door. For tickets, call 610-837-8448.

BUCKS AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES

MENNONITE HERITAGE CENTER, 565 Yoder Road, Harleysville, will hold a theorem painting workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Theorem artist Sandra Coldren will teach participants the painting techniques of this 19th century form of stenciling. Individuals will complete the stenciling portion of the design in class and will be shown how to add their family names and dates to personalize their family registers. All materials will be supplied. The cost is $130, $125 for members. To register, call 215-256-3020 or see http://www.mhep.org.

BUCKS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION and Friends of Churchville Nature Center, 501 Churchville Lane, will hold a free bird walk 7-9 a.m. Saturday. Participants should bring binoculars and a bird identification guide if possible. For information, call 215-357-4005 or see http://www.churchvillenaturecenter.org.

CARBON AND MONROE COUNTIES

DINKEY MEMORIAL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, 1742 Dinkey Road, Ashfield, is accepting orders for its potato filling and chicken pot pie sale until Monday. Potato filling is $5.25 per quart or $20 per pan. Chicken pot pie is $5.50 per quart. To order, call 610-377-4740.

LANSFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY will host a public meeting to explain the proposed Lansford National Historic District at 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Lansford Historical Society Museum, located above the Panther Valley Public Library, 117 E. Bertsch St., Lansford. The public will have the opportunity to ask questions or offer comments. Light refreshments will be served. For information, call Dale Freudenberger at 610-597-6722.

IN THE REGION

SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK of Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania will distribute packages of food staples in Allentown, Easton and East Stroudsburg to people who were affected by the Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee in August 2011. The food is from the United States Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The goal is to supplement food that households have already obtained since the storms by providing a disaster food box containing a variety of fruits, vegetables and proteins based on nutritional content and shelf life. The temporary program will end when all foods allocated to Second Harvest have been distributed. Dates and locations of distributions are as follows: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at Second Harvest Food Bank, 2045 Harvest Way, Allentown; 10-11:30 a.m. Friday at ProJeCt of Easton, 320 Ferry St.; and 10-11:30 a.m. Feb. 27 at the Salvation Army, 226 Washington St., East Stroudsburg. Households adversely affected by the storms and their aftermath may call Ann McManus at 610-434-0875 to register for a food box. Registration is strongly recommended.

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