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Local happenings
Fitness walks, festivals and fundraisers throughout the Lehigh Valley
Ongoing disease survivors, caregivers and Monday, May 30
health care professionals. Inspirational Tortoise & Hare 5K
Accrue for the zoo television personality Holly Hoffman Wind Gap Memorial Park
The Lehigh Valley Zoo is raising will serve as the keynote speaker.
Tickets are $75 each. For more Bring the whole family for this annual
money to bring two Masai giraffes information, call 610‑867‑0583. 5K run along the scenic roads of the Slate
to the facility in 2016. The giraffes’ Belt. Medals will be awarded in 13 age
new home will feature opportunities Saturday, May 14 categories for male and female runners, as
for zoo guests to get up‑close and South Mountain Ramble well as overall male and female winners.
personal with the animals through Proceeds benefit Project Child of Lehigh
feeding stations that will be built Join the Wildlands Conservancy as Valley. All runners will receive a technical
into an elevated platform. You can they lead an exploration of the South shirt, a goodie bag and will be eligible for
help in three ways: By “adopting” a Mountain Preserve, the group’s first raffle prizes. The race starts at 9 a.m.;
giraffe; through a dress‑down day land acquisition. The walk will follow register early to be guaranteed the right
initiative for local businesses called the South Mountain Gateway and T‑shirt size. For more information or to
Jeans for Giraffes; and through Jingle Alpine Street trails, including through a register, go to www.tortoiseharerace.org.
for Giraffes, in which participant will mature forest that features interesting
get a collection jar to raise money. For geological and natural history. The walk JUNe
more information, visit www.lvzoo.org/ begins at 10 a.m. and is appropriate
giraffes or call 610‑799‑4171. for children of all ages; leashed dogs Saturday, June 11
are welcome. Wear sturdy footwear Bike and Boat
MAy and bring binoculars and/or a camera
for wildlife observation. Meet at the It’s the best of both worlds: A 4‑mile
Through May 20 South Mountain Preserve trailhead bike ride on the Lehigh Canal Towpath
Drop off donations for parking area, 111 Kline Lane, Emmaus. and a 4‑mile canoe paddle back on the
Boutique at the Rink For more information or to register, call Lehigh River. The four‑hour‑plus event is
610‑965‑4397, Ext. 136. professionally guided. It starts at 10 a.m.
Donate gently used items for the rain or shine at the western end of Sand
annual fundraiser Boutique at the Thursday, May 19 Island in Bethlehem and costs $15 per
Rink, which benefits three cancer Tadpole Tally person. All equipment, including bicycles,
research charities. For a list of items helmets, canoes, paddles and personal
accepted and the drop off times at Bring the kids to the Air Products flotation devices, is included. Bring a
Earl E. Schaffer Municipal Ice Rink, Environmental Education Center, 3701 lunch, snacks, plenty of water, sunscreen
345 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem, visit Orchid Place, Emmaus, for a fun‑filled and a hat. The event is appropriate for
boutiqueattherink.com. Sale days at the hike and tadpole‑catching adventure. children 10 and older. Register online or
event are May 31 through June 4. The program starts at 10 a.m. and will call 610‑965‑4397, ext 136.
teach children how to safely scoop a
Thursday, May 12 pond. It includes an easy hike past the Thursday, June 30
Go Red for Women Luncheon ponds of the forest. There is a $9 fee; Corner Store Country Run
call 610‑965‑4397 Ext. 136 for more
Women across the Lehigh Valley information or to register. The Corner Store Country Run is a
will gather to help raise awareness farm‑themed 5K with a little something
about heart disease in our community Thursday, May 19 for everyone, from serious runners to
at the 2016 Lehigh Valley Go Red Wildflower Identification Walk leisurely strollers, from lone rangers to
for Women Luncheon, Thursday, family herds. Dress in your finest “country
May 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Take a guided walk during the duds,” for the race and be sure to join in
Renaissance Allentown Hotel. The Go height of the spring wildflower season the fun afterwards: a country fair with
Red for Women Luncheon is an annual through the woods and fields of free swag, live music, food, carnival games,
event held by the American Heart Covered Bridge Park and learn about face painting and two free beer tickets for
Association. Luncheon guests will native plants. This event costs $5 and adults. All proceeds benefit Big Brothers
enjoy a heart‑healthy meal, educational starts at 6 p.m. at the recreation hall in Big Sisters and local children’s charities.
presentations and speakers, a silent Covered Bridge Park, 2465 Wehr Mill Run starts at 8:30 a.m. at Stabler Arena
auction and other fun activities. The Road, Allentown. Call 610‑965‑4397, Lehigh University, 124 Goodman Drive,
Morning Call will announce the Ext. 136 for information. Bethlehem. For more information or to
winners of its annual Women of Hear t register, go to www.cornerstorerun.com.
contest, honoring local women heart
Fitness walks, festivals and fundraisers throughout the Lehigh Valley
Ongoing disease survivors, caregivers and Monday, May 30
health care professionals. Inspirational Tortoise & Hare 5K
Accrue for the zoo television personality Holly Hoffman Wind Gap Memorial Park
The Lehigh Valley Zoo is raising will serve as the keynote speaker.
Tickets are $75 each. For more Bring the whole family for this annual
money to bring two Masai giraffes information, call 610‑867‑0583. 5K run along the scenic roads of the Slate
to the facility in 2016. The giraffes’ Belt. Medals will be awarded in 13 age
new home will feature opportunities Saturday, May 14 categories for male and female runners, as
for zoo guests to get up‑close and South Mountain Ramble well as overall male and female winners.
personal with the animals through Proceeds benefit Project Child of Lehigh
feeding stations that will be built Join the Wildlands Conservancy as Valley. All runners will receive a technical
into an elevated platform. You can they lead an exploration of the South shirt, a goodie bag and will be eligible for
help in three ways: By “adopting” a Mountain Preserve, the group’s first raffle prizes. The race starts at 9 a.m.;
giraffe; through a dress‑down day land acquisition. The walk will follow register early to be guaranteed the right
initiative for local businesses called the South Mountain Gateway and T‑shirt size. For more information or to
Jeans for Giraffes; and through Jingle Alpine Street trails, including through a register, go to www.tortoiseharerace.org.
for Giraffes, in which participant will mature forest that features interesting
get a collection jar to raise money. For geological and natural history. The walk JUNe
more information, visit www.lvzoo.org/ begins at 10 a.m. and is appropriate
giraffes or call 610‑799‑4171. for children of all ages; leashed dogs Saturday, June 11
are welcome. Wear sturdy footwear Bike and Boat
MAy and bring binoculars and/or a camera
for wildlife observation. Meet at the It’s the best of both worlds: A 4‑mile
Through May 20 South Mountain Preserve trailhead bike ride on the Lehigh Canal Towpath
Drop off donations for parking area, 111 Kline Lane, Emmaus. and a 4‑mile canoe paddle back on the
Boutique at the Rink For more information or to register, call Lehigh River. The four‑hour‑plus event is
610‑965‑4397, Ext. 136. professionally guided. It starts at 10 a.m.
Donate gently used items for the rain or shine at the western end of Sand
annual fundraiser Boutique at the Thursday, May 19 Island in Bethlehem and costs $15 per
Rink, which benefits three cancer Tadpole Tally person. All equipment, including bicycles,
research charities. For a list of items helmets, canoes, paddles and personal
accepted and the drop off times at Bring the kids to the Air Products flotation devices, is included. Bring a
Earl E. Schaffer Municipal Ice Rink, Environmental Education Center, 3701 lunch, snacks, plenty of water, sunscreen
345 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem, visit Orchid Place, Emmaus, for a fun‑filled and a hat. The event is appropriate for
boutiqueattherink.com. Sale days at the hike and tadpole‑catching adventure. children 10 and older. Register online or
event are May 31 through June 4. The program starts at 10 a.m. and will call 610‑965‑4397, ext 136.
teach children how to safely scoop a
Thursday, May 12 pond. It includes an easy hike past the Thursday, June 30
Go Red for Women Luncheon ponds of the forest. There is a $9 fee; Corner Store Country Run
call 610‑965‑4397 Ext. 136 for more
Women across the Lehigh Valley information or to register. The Corner Store Country Run is a
will gather to help raise awareness farm‑themed 5K with a little something
about heart disease in our community Thursday, May 19 for everyone, from serious runners to
at the 2016 Lehigh Valley Go Red Wildflower Identification Walk leisurely strollers, from lone rangers to
for Women Luncheon, Thursday, family herds. Dress in your finest “country
May 12 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Take a guided walk during the duds,” for the race and be sure to join in
Renaissance Allentown Hotel. The Go height of the spring wildflower season the fun afterwards: a country fair with
Red for Women Luncheon is an annual through the woods and fields of free swag, live music, food, carnival games,
event held by the American Heart Covered Bridge Park and learn about face painting and two free beer tickets for
Association. Luncheon guests will native plants. This event costs $5 and adults. All proceeds benefit Big Brothers
enjoy a heart‑healthy meal, educational starts at 6 p.m. at the recreation hall in Big Sisters and local children’s charities.
presentations and speakers, a silent Covered Bridge Park, 2465 Wehr Mill Run starts at 8:30 a.m. at Stabler Arena
auction and other fun activities. The Road, Allentown. Call 610‑965‑4397, Lehigh University, 124 Goodman Drive,
Morning Call will announce the Ext. 136 for information. Bethlehem. For more information or to
winners of its annual Women of Hear t register, go to www.cornerstorerun.com.
contest, honoring local women heart
