St. John's Friendly Fifties will meet Monday, Nov. 12, 1 p.m., in the church's social hall, 1343 Newport Ave.

Cracked Walnuts will entertain.

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Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1235 Main St., will host a basket bingo Saturday, Nov. 10. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., and the games begin at 1 p.m.

The cost of a ticket includes 20 games. Specials will be sold separately.

Refreshments will be available for purchase.

For tickets, call 610-502-1037.

Proceeds benefit the church's building fund.

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An event to benefit the Alec Ferullo family will be held Sunday, Nov. 11, 2-8 p.m., at the Gin Mill & Grille on Main Street.

Alec, a 2012 Northampton Area High School graduate, died Oct. 8 from brain cancer. Among his last wishes was that he not be forgotten. The event will remember him while benefiting his family.

Bands include Social Call, Endzone and School of Rock's Bank Street Band, along with deejay RMK Entertainment.

T-shirts, mugs and Alec's Army bracelets will be sold. A raffle and a basket social will be held. Discounted tickets can be purchased in advance at the Gin Mill.

For information, contact Wendy at wraub71@gmail.com or 484-544-9251.

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The Northampton Memorial Community Center, 16th Street and Laubach Avenue, hosts bingo every Monday night. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the games begin at 7 p.m.

The kitchen is open.

Proceeds benefit the Northampton Recreation Center.

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Send in your news! Does your church, Scout troop or civic organization have an event coming up? Email the information to tklutter@ptd.net, and I'll include it in an upcoming column.