The summer playground program is in full swing, meeting at Green Acres, Lindberg, Devonshire and Laubach parks through July 25.

Township children who have completed kindergarten through age 12 are eligible to participate. Program hours are 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday and 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday evenings.

Arts and crafts are offered at Green Acres 9 a.m. Tuesdays; Lindberg 10 a.m. Tuesdays; Devonshire 11 a.m. Tuesdays; and Laubach 10 a.m. Wednesdays.

The Allentown Public Library book van will be at the parks July 11 and 18 on the following schedule: Green Acres 9:15 to 9:45 a.m.; Lindberg 9:45 to 10:15 a.m.; Devonshire 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.; and Laubach 11 to 11:30 a.m.

A soccer clinic is scheduled 9 to 10 a.m. July 7 through 10 at Laubach and 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 7 through 10 at Lindberg.

Playground Day is scheduled for July 23 at Lindberg Park. Transporation will be provided from some parks. There will be games, hot dogs, prizes and more. Children must be registered with the program to attend.

Children participating in the program are expected to behave in a respectful manner and to abide by park rules. Any child who disrupts the program in any way will be dismissed from the program.

On days with heavy rain, there is no program. Also, should thunderstorms develop during the program hours, all activities will stop and the program will close.

The Harry S Truman Elementary School Buddy Bench Walk-a-thon raised $2,540 toward the purchase of a Buddy Bench for the school's playground. Now those in need of a friend to play with at recess will simply sit on the bench and other children will join them. The school thanks the staff, students, families and community members who participated in this fundraiser.

To celebrate the end of Diversity Day, learning support teacher Tammy Cihylik at HST introduced her class to a Chinese version of Cinderella called, Yeh Shen. Her class was prepped for the project by previously studying the Chinese and Japanese culture. Activities included making carp kits, Chinese lanterns, origami shapes, Chinese character strokes and writing haikus. A video of the production is posted online at http://stsd. org/Truman.

The last day of summer school for Salisbury High School students is July 21.

A Salisbury Township School District board meeting is schedule for 7:30 p.m. July 16 if needed. Visit stsd.org to see if the meeting will be held.

An operations committee meeting is planned for 7 p.m. Aug. 4.

The Franko Farm drop-off is open to the public 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 8, 12, 22 and 26. For those unable to make a daytime trip, the township provides evening hours 3 to 6 p.m. July 3, 7, 17, 21 and 31. To check the schedule online or to download a drop-off calendar, go to www.salisburytownshippa/or/refuse_recycling.

Franko Farm is the only Salisbury Township drop off for leaves. Leaves must be clean and not mixed with other yard waste such as grass.

Proper identification is required when dropping off yard waste. A current utility bill receipt and driver's license as proof of residency will be required. Salisbury centers are for residential use only and it is illegal to dump waste.

For those new to Eastern Salisbury, the drop-off center is located off East Emmaus Avenue on Honeysuckle Road. When approaching the Eastern Salisbury Fire Company, turn south onto Honeysuckle Road and the center is approximately one quarter mile on the left-hand side.

A public meeting is scheduled for the Salisbury Township Planning Commission 7:30 p.m. July 8.

The Salisbury Township Environmental Advisory Council meeting is scheduled to meet 7 p.m. July 16.

Both meetings are conducted at Salisbury Township Municipal Building, 2900 South Pike Ave. To view the agenda, visit www.salisburytownshippa.org.

In observance of Independence Day, Salisbury Township offices will be closed July 4.