Santa will be in town noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Coplay Fire Department station on Cherry Street.

Each child will receive a present. Parents are invited to take a photograph of their child with Santa. No reservations are required. The program is free.

The event will be held snow, rain or sun.

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Coplay Scholarship Committee and Coplay Town Watch are joining forces for a fund drive, expected to be an annual event.

Coplay Town Watch is comprised of eight committees. They are: National Night Out, Properties of Merit, Feral Cat, Bike Derby, Neighborhood Watch, Dog Walker Watch and Fundraising Sunday Walk Watch.

Coplay Scholarship Committee, begun in 2001, has awarded thousands of dollars to borough youth who continued their education after high school.

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Coplay Sports Inc. continues a tradition begun decades ago, the annual Santa Parade on Sunday, Dec. 14.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on a sleigh, accompanied by a slew of clowns. Santa will deliver a special present to boys and girls whose parents drop off the gift at its Sixth Street field house. Label each gift with the child's name and address, putting the gift in a brown bag.

The snow/rain date is Dec. 21.