In partnership with Whitehall-Coplay Hunger Initiative, Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church is hosting a free community meal 4-6 p.m. Jan. 19. The church is located at 3355 MacArthur Road.

For more information, contact Shari Noctor at 610-266-5241 or 610-266-4000.

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Hokendauqua Park & Playground Association (HPPA) will be holding boys and girls registration for the upcoming baseball and softball season at Hokendauqua Legion, 3739 American Legion Drive, on the following days: 6-8 p.m. Jan. 19; 2-4 p.m. Jan. 30; and 6-8 p.m. Feb. 5.

Please bring a copy of your child’s birth certificate (for first-time players), proof of health insurance and contact information, including phone numbers and e-mail addresses, for completion of the registration form. Visit the HPPA website, hokeypark.org, for registration forms and information. You can register online until Feb. 5.

For questions regarding baseball registration, contact Eric Dogmanits at frezno24@yahoo.com; for questions regarding softball registration for 8U (Prep), 10U, 12U, 14U and 18U, contact Chris Hudak at hudakchris7@gmail.com.

As an additional HPPA announcement, in continuation of its Bob Warke – Dale Horn Scholarship Program, HPPA will again be awarding two $1,000 scholarships. This year marks the 29th anniversary of the group’s basketball tournament, from which proceeds are used to fund the scholarship awards.

The Bob Warke – Dale Horn Basketball Tournament will be held at Whitehall-Coplay Middle School around the end of February. Contact Mike Frana at franman69@aol.com for information on the tournament.

To be eligible for the Bob Warke – Dale Horn Scholarship, you must be a class of 2016 high school eligible graduate, be continuing your education in the fall of 2016, must have participated in the HPPA’s baseball, softball or basketball youth programs and must complete the scholarship application form and return it to the HPPA prior to Feb. 29. Additional requirements are listed on the application and the website, hokeypark.org.

The organization will review all of the applications and select one girl and one boy to receive the scholarships at its March/April meeting.

You can download the application from the website. For questions, contact Bill Sabol at wsabol@rcn.com.

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The Hokendauqua Chapter of Trout Unlimited will meet 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 in room C219 at Catasauqua High School, 2500 Bullshead Road, Northampton.

Mike Racine will present “Fishing the San Juan River.”

For more information, call 610-262-7598.

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Do you have news for the Hokendauqua column? Email me your church, park association, club or other organization event to skoch@tnonline.com. I need your information for my next column by the morning of Jan. 22. Thank you!