Grace Lutheran Church, 28 W. Main St., Macungie, will offer its free community meal 5-6:30 p.m. Jan. 9 in the fellowship hall. Take-out meals are also available. Call the church office at 610-966-3325 for the menu.

Grace Lutheran Church holds a weekly free food distribution 2-4 p.m. on the following Wednesdays in January: Jan. 14 and 28 for East Penn School District residents. Signs will be posted with directions for parking and pickup.

Lower Lehigh AARP will meet noon Jan. 8 in the lower level of Macungie Memorial Hall at Macungie Memorial Park. The next meeting is noon Feb. 5. New members are welcome. For more information, contact Dot at 610-967-3284.

Concordia Lutheran Preschool will have a registration day open house to enroll students for the 2026-2027 school year 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 19. The staff will give tours and accept registration for the upcoming school year. Virtual registration will open to the public 8 a.m. Jan. 19. For more information, call 610-965-3265.

The Alburtis Seniors will meet noon Jan. 21 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 135 Quarry Road, Alburtis. There will be a potluck buffet lunch followed by a meeting and bingo. There is a small charge. Bring a covered dish. For more information, call Doris at 610-966-3653.

The Macungie Institute offers free weekly Pinochle and Mahjong Wednesdays. Pinochle is 10 a.m. to noon and Mahjong 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Zumba with Rashida is offered 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and 2-3 p.m. Tuesdays. For more information, visit www.macungieinstitute.com.

New members are welcome to join the Macungie Town Beautification Committee. They meet 6 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every other month at the Macungie Institute.

Macungie Borough offices are open to the public. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call 610-966-2503.

Macungie Borough Council has in-person public meetings at the Macungie Institute. The next meetings will be 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 and Feb. 2.

The Macungie Park Board of Directors meeting is 7 p.m. Feb. 10 in the downstairs of Macungie Memorial Hall.

Cash bingo is held weekly Saturday evenings at Macungie Memorial Park. Doors open 4:30 p.m. and games begin 6:30 p.m. For more information, call 610-966-4289.

We had an extra visitor at our house over the holidays. Our daughter and her fiancé brought their newly adopted little Chihuahua mix Poppy with them. Not only did she handle the 3,000 mile flight like a champ, but she settled right in with our senior dogs. Lizzy and Daisy weren’t too sure about all the puppy energy but they did engage in play and wrestling sessions with her. She immediately adopted Matt as her go-to person. Normally we call Ben the dog whisperer because he seems to have a special bond with dogs. Not Poppy! Every morning she would go into his bedroom and bark at him while he was sleeping. If he tried to pet her, she would hide behind Matt. We were sorry to see Lydia, Jordan and Poppy leave last week.

The copy deadline for the Feb. 4 column will be Jan. 29.