Pink Pumpkins Coins 4 Chemo will hold its annual Harvest Fest Bags and Bucks bingo and basket raffle 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 17 at Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 3355 MacArthur Road. The designer purse and cash bingo will begin noon.

The basket social will consist of 60-plus baskets. There will also be a 50/50 raffle and craft vendors. Children’s activities are planned, including pumpkin decorating.

Admission is free, but there is a charge to play bingo. Tickets can be purchased online at ppc4c.org or at the door.

There will be food available for purchase.

Proceeds go to the Prager Patient Assistance Fund in the Lehigh Valley Health Network.

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Whitehall Historical Preservation Society will continue its open houses at the Helfrich Springs Grist Mill and Peter Grim House, 501 and 506 Mickley Road, 1-3 p.m. Oct. 18, Nov. 15 and Dec. 13.

Visit whitehallhistoricalsociety.org, email whps@verizon.net or call 610-776-7280 for more information.

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Whitehall Township will hold its annual Halloween parade Oct. 22 around the Whitehall-Coplay School District campus, beginning 6 p.m.

For more details, call Michele K. Dragovits, parade director, at 610-437-5524, ext. 1165, or visit whitehalltownship.org.

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Ironton Rail Trail Oversight Commission will have a fall historical walk 9 a.m. Oct. 24 beginning at the red barn at Whitehall Parkway, 4041 Chestnut St. Hike leaders Bob Abbott and Ray Bieak will take participants on a 7-mile walk viewing buildings, historical sites and landmarks.

It is recommended you bring water, a camera and binoculars.

This is a free event, and no registration is required.

For details, email rbieak@yahoo.com or visit irontontrailtrail.org.

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Hokendauqua Park and Playground Association has announced registration for basketball for the 2026-27 season is now open for boys and girls in grades K-12.

Visit hokeypark.com/registration for more information and to register. The deadline is set for Oct. 25, but HPPA asks you to register as soon as possible, so teams and gym times can be determined quickly.

HPPA is also looking for spring, summer, fall and winter youth athletes. If interested, email boysbasketball@hokeypark.com, girlsbasketball@hokeypark.com, baseballcommissioner@hokeypark.com or softballcommissioner@hokeypark.com.

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Trick-or-treat night in the township will be 6-8 p.m. Oct. 30. The rain date is Oct. 31. If participating, leave on your outside light.

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Mark your calendar: Whitehall will be holding its annual tree lighting Dec. 2, with festivities beginning 6:30 p.m., at the municipal building, 3219 MacArthur Road.

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Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church will hold a free breakfast with Santa 9-11 a.m. Dec. 12. In addition to breakfast and photos with Santa, there will be crafts and a reading of “The Night Before Christmas.”

For more details, call the church at 610-435-0451.

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If you have news or events to share with the community, email me at skoch@tnonline.com by Oct. 16 to meet the deadline for the next column.