Northampton residents are eligible to participate in Camp Whitehall.

The eight-week program, which runs June 24-Aug. 16, provides children in kindergarten through eighth grade a number of activities throughout the day.

It is for residents of Whitehall, Northampton and Parkland school districts. Nonresidents pay a higher fee than Whitehall residents.

"Years ago each playground association [Cementon, Egypt, Fullerton, Hokendauqua and West Catasauqua] had summer programs run by each school district," said Whitehall Mayor Edward D. Hozza Jr. "Twenty years later it morphed into Camp Whitehall."

The highlight of the program, Hozza said, are field trips to Jordan Lanes, Spring Hill Golf, North Museum of Natural History, an IronPigs baseball game, movies at The Roxy, Rascal's and Camelbeach. In the afternoon, children visit the three local pools to cool off.

Camp Jefferson trips are held Tuesdays and Cementon trips are held Wednesdays.

Hozza said the program is so unique among neighboring municipalities that one township in the area has modeled its summer program off Camp Whitehall.

"This [Camp Whitehall] is one of the premier municipal day camps in the Lehigh Valley," Hozza added.

Information on the summer programs can be found on the township's website at www.whitehalltownship.com/programs. php.