The Northampton Area Food Bank will hold a Vera Bradley bingo Sunday, Feb. 3, in the gym of Good Shepherd Catholic School, 1300 Newport Ave.

Doors open at noon. The games begin at 2 p.m.

A Chinese auction and a 50/50 cash drawing will also be held. Refreshments will be available.

Contact Barbara Budnik at 610-262-6156 for tickets or information.

The snow date is Feb. 10.

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Assumption BVM Church, East 22nd Street, will host a breakfast Sunday, Jan. 27, 8 a.m.-noon, in the social hall.

The menu includes pancakes; french toast; scrambled eggs or omelet; ham, sausage or bacon; hash browns; toast; and juice, coffee or tea.

For more information, including cost, call 610-262-2559.

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St. John's Friendly Fifties will meet on Monday, Feb. 11, 1 p.m., in the church's social hall, 1343 Newport Ave.

Singers John and Kit Cotton will entertain.

If Northampton schools are closed due to inclement weather, the meeting will be rescheduled for Feb. 18.

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The Simcoe Gallery and "of the earth" are joining forces to kick-start the initiative for sustainable communities in the Borough of Northampton by making available professionals in their respective expertise to speak and teach.

So far, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Buy Fresh Buy Local, Penn State Master Gardeners, Swarthmore College, Longwood Gardens and Weston Price Foundation have been enlisted to help.

A mascot has been created for the initiative: The K-Kid, a topiary frame of a kid (goat). The frames and sustainable growing mediums will be available for purchase, and the Simcoe Gallery will award prizes in various categories, to be judged by the Penn State Gardeners.

Watch this column for additional details.

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Queenship of Mary Church will hold its annual Sweetheart Breakfast and MSC Sisters bake sale on Sunday, Feb. 10, 8-11:30 a.m., in the parish hall.

The menu includes eggs, ham, kielbasa, bacon, potatoes, fruit, toast, coffee and juice.

Tickets will be available at the door.

The breakfast is sponsored by Our Lady's Women's Guild and the Holy Name Society.

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The Friends of the Northampton Area Public Library will be sponsoring a chartered bus trip to the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show on Friday, March 8.

The bus will depart at 8 a.m. from the Northampton Recreation Center, 1 Lerchenmiller Drive, and will arrive back at approximately 6 p.m.

The cost of a ticket includes transportation and admission to the flower show.

For the price and to purchase tickets, stop by the library, 1615 Laubach Ave., or call 610-262-7537. Deadline for tickets is Feb. 21.

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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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