Macungie Memorial Park is a self-supporting park that relies on volunteers to help with the pool, playground, grounds, repairs, maintenance and overhead expenses. High school students can earn volunteer hours. To volunteer, call Diane at 610-967-1531, email drang@ptd.net or call the park office at 610-966-4289.

The Halloween Parade and Festival will be held Oct. 10, with a rain date of Oct. 11. Floats, bands and marching groups are wanted. For information, visit the Macungie Halloween Parade Facebook page or email macungiehalloweenparade@gmail.com.

Grace Lutheran Church will offer a free community meal 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 in the fellowship hall. Takeout meals also are available. Call 610-966-3325 for the menu.

Grace Lutheran Church will hold free food distributions 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 9 and Sept. 23 for East Penn School District residents.

The Macungie Farmers Market is open from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursdays on Lumber Street off Main Street.

Macungie Pool will be open noon to 7 p.m. Sept. 5-7.

Food Trucks in Macungie Park will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 2, Sept. 16, Sept. 23, Oct. 7 and Oct. 14.

The Lehigh Valley, Berks County and Pocono Mountain Kennel Club dog show will be held Sept. 11-13 at Macungie Memorial Park.

The Alburtis Seniors will meet at noon Sept. 16 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 135 Quarry Road, Alburtis. A potluck lunch, meeting and bingo will follow. There is a small charge.

Cruise Night will be held Sept. 19 at Macungie Memorial Park. Vehicles arrive at 2 p.m. and music begins at 4 p.m.

Additional upcoming events at Macungie Memorial Park include the Outdoors Cruise Into Fall Craft Show Sept. 19, Pups in the Park Vendor Craft Fair Sept. 20, Outdoor Fall Festival Craft Show Sept. 26, Hatboro Dog Club Dog Show Oct. 1-2, Autumn Mineralfest Oct. 3, Lower Lehigh AARP Oct. 8 and Barktoberfest Pet Fair Oct. 10.

Macungie Borough Council meetings are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7, Sept. 21 and Oct. 5 at the Macungie Institute.

The Macungie Park Board of Directors will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 and Oct. 13 in Macungie Memorial Hall.

New members are welcome to join the Macungie Town Beautification Committee, which meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Macungie Institute.

Cash bingo is held every Saturday at Macungie Memorial Park. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and games begin at 6:30 p.m.

At a recent birthday celebration for Matt, family members played Hues and Cues, a color-guessing board game in which players try to identify specific shades based on one- or two-word clues. The concept is simple, but the execution can be challenging.

Although not colorblind, Matt’s interpretation of color shades often differed from everyone else’s. Family members joked his color palette resembled an eight-count box of Crayola crayons. Despite the challenge, everyone enjoyed the game.

The deadline for the Oct. 7 column is Oct. 1.