May 8

The Verizon Telecom Pioneers monthly meeting and lunch, 11:30 a.m. at the Old Country Buffet, Whitehall Mall. Bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank. For questions, call 610-395-0505.

May 9

The newly formed East Penn Youth Cheerleading Association will hold a fundraiser and registration event 6 to 8 p.m. at Menchies, 353 S. Cedar Crest Blvd. The fundraising event will take place all day and the group will receive a percentage of each order if the organization is mentioned. Practice will begin in August and go through March 2014. For additional information regarding the new organization, and reasons for the founding, contact Mike Cichocki, president at mscichocki@yahoo. com. The East Penn Youth Cheerleading Association is also on Facebook.

May 10

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is holding a free stroke risk screening, 9 a.m. to noon at the organization's health and technology center, 850 South Fifth Street, Allentown. The free screening will include a medical history review; measurement of height, weight, blood pressure and heart rate; blood sugar and cholesterol screening; nutritional education; and personal stroke risk assessment. The event is sponsored by Health Network Laboratories. An appointment is required. Call Good Shepherd at 610-776-3393 to schedule.

Alburtis Centennial Celebration begins 6:30 p.m. with a "100th Birthday" cake cutting at Borough Hall. Additional activities continue 7:15 to 9 p.m.

May 11

Third annual charity bike ride to benefit St. Luke's Hospice at The Bob Rodale Cycling and Fitness Park, Trexlertown. Participants can choose to ride 10 or 35 miles; both rides begin 9 a.m. Register at ww.active.com. Registration closes 9 p.m. May 8.

Alburtis Centennial Celebration continues with events planned throughout the day. Call Town Hall with questions at 610-966-4777.

Pancake and sausage breakfast, bake sale, lunch and open house at Zion Lehigh Lutheran Church, 8269 Spring Creek Road, Alburtis. Breakfast will be served 7:30 to 9:30 a.m.; lunch 11 a.m.; church open through 6 p.m. There is a cost. For additional information, call 610-395-1215. The breakfast is sponsored by the Alburtis Lions Club, and the bake sale, lunch and open house is hosted by Zion Lehigh Lutheran Church as part of the Alburtis Centennial Celebration.

Pasta dinner 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church, 156 E. Main St., Emmaus. There is a charge. For more information, call 610-769-5516 or 610-965-2298.

Start your spring planting with the Lower Macungie Garden Club. From 8 a.m. to noon, the club will sell plants freshly dug from their gardens. They will also have baked goods, as well as some unique butterflies available for purchase. This event is their first fundraiser for the Butterfly Garden, which they will begin to install this month on the community center campus. Pick up something new for your flowerbed, have a snack and learn how you can be part of the Butterfly Garden initiative. Volunteers and donations needed and welcomed. For further information, call 610-336-0376; e-mail lmgctoday@ yahoo. com; or visit www.lmgc. shutterfly.com.

Sweet & Salty Sisterhood Day with Sue Duffield, 9 a.m. at Emmanuel Assembly of God Church, 1431 Lehigh Parkway East, Allentown. This is a breakfast event for ladies ages 12 and up. There is a charge for breakfast and an offering will be received for the speaker. For additional information, call 610-432-0982 or visit info@ eagchurch.com.

May 12

Alburtis Centennial Celebration continues. May Day Festival is held noon to 5 p.m. with the annual May Day performance scheduled for 2 p.m. Burial of the time capsule and closing remarks will begin 6 p.m.

May 14

Lehigh County TRIAD invites the public to recognize Parkinson Disease month. The informational meeting will be held at EMERITUS of Allentown, 1545 Greenleaf St., Allentown. A free continental breakfast is served 8 a.m. followed by the guest speaker and regular meeting 8:30 a.m. No solicitations are permitted. For further information, call 610-967-5454.

Candidates Night sponsored by Concerned East Penn Taxpayers Association 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Fire Company #1 at the corner of 6th and Broad streets, Emmaus. Moderators are Giovanni Landis and John Zettlemoyer. Races being covered are East Penn School Board directors, Lehigh County Commissioners and executives, mayors, municipal councils, magistrates and tax collectors. Over 30 candidates will appear. This is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available. For additional information, call 610-965-3556.

May 15

Emmaus Historical Society meets 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church. The program for the evening is "Native Americans of Eastern Pennsylvania and the Jasper Quarries of Vera Cruz" presented by Bob Benner. Prior to the program there will be an election for board members whose terms expire.

May 18

Open house at Upper Milford Western District Fire Co # 1, Chestnut St, Old Zionsville, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free refreshments, games for the children, crafts, face painting. CPR Class will be held 10:30 a.m.; upon completion, a certificate will be given. New York Life representatives will photograph and fingerprint children. Come see the fire trucks and area ambulances.

Old Zionsville United Church of Christ, 5981 Fountain Road, Old Zionsville, ham and turkey church dinner 4 to 8 p.m. There is a cost. Sponsored by the Circle of Fellowship. For more information, call 610-965-5337.

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