FALL 2010 IN THIS ISSUE - Palmer Township

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Palmer Township, PA 

www.palmertwp.com 

I N T H I S I S S U E 

Christmas Tree Lighting at 

CCCC 

December 10 - 7:00 p.m. 

Learn More... 

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Fire Department Delivers 

Presents 

It’s the second annual Fire 

Department Santa Toy Run. 

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Pierce Memorial Gardens 

Progress continues at the Pierce 

Memorial Gardens... 

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PTAA Annual Christmas Tree Sale 

The Palmer Township Athletic Association will be holding its Annual 

Christmas Tree Sale beginning Saturday, November 27, 2010. The sale will 

be held at 25th and Northampton Streets (next to Wachovia Bank) Palmer 

Township and will continue until trees are sold out. 

Hours of operation will be Monday through Friday 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

and Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ( 5’ to 7.5’ Douglas 

and Frasier Firs available) 

Mr. & Mrs. Clause and elves will visit the sale on Saturday, December 4, 

from Noon to 3:00 p.m. Bring the kids out for a photo and a tree! All 

proceeds benefit the Palmer Township Athletic Association’s youth sport 

programs. 

Palmer Municipal Fire Department 2nd Annual 

Santa Run 

The Palmer Municipal Fire Department will hold their second annual Santa 

Toy Run on Saturday, December 18. Any township resident who would 

like Santa to deliver a toy to their home on a PMFD fire truck, can drop off 

a wrapped toy at Palmer Fire Station #1, Rt. 248 and Old Nazareth Road 

on Monday, December 6, or Monday, December 13, between the hours 

of 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. Please include the child’s name and address. 

Santa will arrive at your home, weather permitting, between 10:00 a.m. 

and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 18. Any questions please contact 

Assistant Chief Andy Carr at fire27ac@yahoo.com. 

And the Winners are! 

Once again this year, Palmer's Environmental Steering Committee raffled 

off some beautiful native plants and an electric mower. Helena Frelak of 

Berkley Street won the plants, and Ann Young of Broad Street was the 

winner of the electric mower. The plants and mower are used to help the 

committee educate our residents on the environmental benefits of these 

items. Native plants provide a beautiful, hardy, drought resistant, low 

maintenance landscape while also benefiting the environment. Electric 

lawn mowers are environmentally friendly by reducing noise and air pollution, 

and are convenient to use. Congratulations, ladies! 

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PIERCE MEMORIAL GARDENS PROGRESS 

Progress continues at Pierce Memorial Gardens at the 

Charles Chrin Community Center site. The hardscape 

work of the walking path, fencing, retaining wall, circular 

paver areas with sitting walls, and labyrinth is almost 

complete. Landscaping work including the planting of 

the perennials, ornamental grasses, and trees is scheduled 

to be done this fall. A dedication ceremony is being 

planned for Spring 2011 when the plants will be blossoming. 

The majority of the construction work is being done by 

the Palmer Township Public Works and Parks Departments 

under the guidance of the designer, Jamie Collins, 

RLA. All Palmer Township labor, equipment and 

material costs are being reimbursed by the bequeathed 

Pauline Pat (Peggy Lynn) Pierce Fund. 

Palmer Township is looking for individuals and/or a 

group such as a garden club to volunteer to maintain 

the rose garden plants and planting beds. If interested, 

please contact Diane Grube at the Palmer Municipal 

Building at 610-253-7191. 

INCOME TAX NEWS 

In compliance with Act 32 passed by the PA Legislature, 

Palmer Township has named Keystone 

Collections Service as their collector of the local 

Earned Income Tax. Final returns for 2010 will 

be filed with the new agency; however, the site 

in Northampton County is yet to be determined. 

More information will be forthcoming with your 

2010 tax return. 

Fall 2010 

T O D A Y ’ S P A L M E R 

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Palmer Municipal Fire Department Honored by St. Luke’s Hospital 

Ten members of the Palmer Municipal Fire Department were 

honored by St. Luke’s Hospital at the 6th Annual Night of 

Heroes Dinner held at Coca Cola Park on Saturday, October 2, 

2010. 

The members were recognized for the part they played in 

saving the lives of two victims that were involved in a very serious 

motor vehicle accident on Rt. 22 in November, 2009. 

The firefighters are – Fire Commissioner Delmar A. Grube, 

Assistant Chief Andy Carr, Lieutenant Joe Lasso, Lieutenant 

Kenny McPherson, Lieutenant Emilio DeNisi and Firefighters 

Andrew Rossi, William Brink, Tim Zavacki, Keith Soltis and 

Patrick Nagy. 

Suburban EMS Kicks Off Their Annual Subscription Plan For 

Palmer Township Residents 

Suburban Emergency Medical Services is proud to be your 

local not-for-profit ambulance service provider and has serviced 

Palmer Township, Wilson Borough and West Easton 

Borough for the past 57 years. As a reminder, Suburban 

E.M.S.’s services are not funded by your tax dollars, including 

the local services tax (also known as the LST). 

During the fall of each year, Suburban E.M.S. offers a subscription 

program to all residents in the communities they 

serve. The subscription plan works in two ways to benefit 

our members. First, for all emergency (911 calls), we will 

bill your insurance first; and any co-pays, deductibles and 

co-insurance that you are responsible for paying, will be 

written off up to $500.00 per call. Second, for all non-covered medically necessary transports we offer a 

discounted price. 

Suburban has recently sent out their 2011 Palmer Township subscription form, so local residents should have 

received or will be receiving their form in the near future. The subscription program and a donation program 

helps Suburban offset the costs associated with funding the ambulances, building maintenance, medical equipment, 

and training of our volunteers and staff. 

With your help, Suburban E.M.S. is able to remain current with the latest, most advanced, pre-hospital emergency 

and non-emergency medical transportation equipment in order to provide you with the utmost quality 

service at the lowest cost possible to you. If you choose to offer a donation, Suburban E.M.S. is a non-profit 

501(c)3 corporation making your donation tax deductible. Suburban E.M.S. appreciates any support and looks 

forward to serving you and your community for years to come. 


Palmer Township First Responders Highlight 9/11 

Remembrance at Embassy Bank 

With the Palmer Fire Department's extension ladder towering 

more than 100 feet into a clear blue sky, Old Glory 

was slowly raised aloft while neighbors joined local police, 

firefighters and EMS professionals in a stirring, solemn 

recital of the American Pledge of Allegiance. 

Such was the patriotic spirit shared by all at the "9/11: 

Never Forget" memorial event held in Palmer Township 

on Saturday, September 11, 2010, and hosted at the new 

Embassy Bank location on Corriere Road. 

Highlights of the event included lifesaving vehicles, 

equipment and personnel appearances by the Colonial 

Regional Police Department, Suburban EMS, Hecktown 

Fire Department, Hecktown Ambulance Company and 

the Palmer Fire Department. Families were provided with 

free fingerprint registration for children and other safety 

education services. The event was broadcast live from 

Palmer Township to the entire Lehigh Valley on radio 

station CAT Country with DJ personality Sam Malone 

interviewing first responders from our home community. 

Free refreshments were provided to all attendees, courtesy 

of Embassy Bank and Diner 248. 

"We appreciate the turnout for this community remembrance 

of September 11 and the support of our Palmer 

Township first responders today and every day throughout 

the year," said Dave Lobach, Embassy Bank President & 

CEO. "We believe the victims and heroes of that tragic 

day occupy an important place in American history. Those 

souls and the lessons learned from that experience should 

never be forgotten. Community gatherings like today's 

ensure they never will be." 



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The Business, Industrial and Professional Association of Palmer Township was 

established in 1976 to promote business and to serve the community. Today, the BIP 

has 100 members who are the business and governmental leaders in the township. 

For more information, please visit the BIP web site at www.bippalmer.org 

BIP News 

The Pride in Palmer award 

for the third quarter of this year was presented to Northampton Pool 

and Patio, for using Palmer Township in their advertising. The BIP thanks 

Northampton Pool and Patio for their Palmer Pride. 

Since the last edition of this newsletter, the BIP has had the pleasure of welcoming 

the following new members: 

On September 13, the BIP held its very successful 5th Annual Golf 

Outing at Riverview County Club. Ninety golfers participated in this 

year’s outing with all proceeds going toward the future construction of 

a pavilion at the Charles Chrin Community Center of Palmer Township. 

The BIP thanks Strausser Enterprises, Inc., Bardot Plastics, Inc., and The 

Pidcock Company as the major sponsors of this event. There were a 

number of other sponsors (as noted in the thank you ad in this newsletter) 

who the BIP also thanks. Dave and Lisa Colver, Co-Chairs of the 

Golf Committee, also thank the volunteers for their help and the many 

businesses who provided gifts for the raffle in making this event such a 

success. 

Embassy Bank – 3751 Nazareth Road 

Strategic Style – 3601 Nazareth Road – Suite 5 

Touch of Class – 635 South 27th Street 

Unlimited Changes – 720 Sheridan Drive, Unit 6 

Finelli Engineering Consultants – 2605 Nazareth Road 

Jay Miller General Contractors, Inc. - 30-32 South Sitgreaves Street 

Chad Palank, Chairman of the PIP committee, 

presents Louis Niosi with the Pride in Palmer. 

Go to the BIP web site www.bippalmer.org and click on the BIP Members link for more information on these 

businesses. 

At the September Business Luncheon, the BIP was honored to have the new CEO of Easton Hospital Brian 

Finestein as its speaker. Mr. Finestein recently joined the hospital and took over the CEO duties on September 30. 

As a new CEO, his focus for the hospital and patients is: Quality of Care, Patient Satisfaction, Physician Relations, 

Operation Efficiency and Growth. 


Kiwanis Club of Palmer Township 

One of the pleasures of being a Kiwanian is that we can give 

back to our community through our giving programs. To do this, 

we raise money through our annual golf outing in the summer, 

our rose sale in the fall, and our breakfast in the spring. This 

time of the year, the Kiwanis Club of Palmer Township, through 

the Foundation and the Club, make donations to a number of 

local agencies and organizations which include: 

• Salvation Army - $500.00 towards their Learning Zone 

Program, which is an after school program for children from 

low income homes. 

• The Children’s Home of Easton - $500.00 to support the 

Emergency Shelter Program for children. 

• Third Street Alliance - $500.00 for a portable washing sink 

for preschool classroom in the Learning Center. 

Jack Corcoran presents a check to Betsy Walker, Director of Development 

for The Third Street Alliance. 

• Lehigh Valley Children’s Center - $400.00 to cover the cost of painting 2 to 3 childhood classrooms. 

• ProJect of Easton - $750.00 for their Sizzle Program, which provides a free summer literacy day camp for at 

risk, low income children K through 5th grade. 

• Civic Theatre of Allentown - $500.00 to provide free tickets for at risk youth. 

• Weed and Seed Program of Easton - $500.00 to support their various youth programs. 

The Foundation also supports the Kiwanis Club of Palmer Township Endowment at Northampton Community 

College which has provided two scholarships to Easton Area students this year. 

If you would like to be part of an organization that focuses on children in need and is about Fellowship, Friendship, 

Caring and Sharing, please contact Chuck Lewis at (610) 258-4970 or join us for breakfast any Wednesday 

at 7:00 a.m. at Williams Restaurant on William Penn Highway in Palmer. Or, if you would like more information, 

visit our web site at www.palmerkiwanis.org. 

The Business, Industrial & Professional Association of Palmer Township 

Says Thank You to the Supporters of the 5th Annual BIP GOlf Outing 

Tournament Sponsor 

Strausser Enterprises, Inc. 

Dinner Sponsor 

Bardot Plastics, Inc. 

Lunch Sponsor 

The Pidcock Company 

Hole-In-One Sponsor 

Young VW Mazda 

Gold Sponsors 

Charles Chrin Companies 

Majestic Athletics 

J.P. Mascaro & Sons 

N. Pugliese, Inc. 

Saucon Valley Manor 

Unity Bank 

Silver Sponsor 

Lafayette Ambassador Bank 

Marketing Sponsor 

Pfeiffer, Bruno, Minotti, 

DeEsch, P.A. 

Dunkin’ Donuts - Route 248 

Foursome Photo Sponsor 

MDS Design 

Putting Contest Sponsor 

Lynn’s Notary 

Gift Sponsor 

Puritan Products, Inc. 

Langan Engineering & Environmental 

Services 

Beverage Sponsors 

Puritan Products, Inc. 

Reagle Insurance 

Scott Allinson, Esq. 

Award Sponsor 

The Norwood Company 

Advertising Sponsor 

Sign Media/Balloons the 

Clown 

Hole Sponsors 

Bell Apothecary - Briglia Consulting Engineers - Cooke Insurance 

Agency - Embassy Bank - Finelli Consulting Engineers - Steven N. 

Goudsouzian, LLC - Jeff’s Automotive - Noel, Kovacs & McGuire, 

P.C. - Palmer Trophy & Awards - Stemie’s 1818 Tavern, Thomas P. 

Stitt, Esq. - Stokes Electric Company - Tower Products, Inc. - Tuskes 

Homes - Woodmont Properties 

The BIP also thanks the many businesses who contributed 

beverages, snacks and the many gifts used for raffle prizes. 

Without the sponsors, gift givers and golfers this outing 

would not have been the success that it was. 

All of the proceeds from this outing will go towards the 

construction of a pavilion at the Charles Chrin Community 

Center of Palmer Township. 



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Recycling 

Reminders! 

Holiday Delays for Trash and Recycling Collection 

There will be a one-day delay for curbside pickup for the Thanksgiving 

Holiday (November 25 & 26), but NO change to your regular pickup days 

for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. 

White Goods Recycling Pickup will be the Week of 

December 6-10 

• Appliances including hot water heaters, air conditioners, etc, FREON 

(professionally removed and tagged) AND REFRIGERATOR AND 

FREEZER DOORS MUST BE REMOVED. 

• Put your items out the evening before your regular trash pickup day. 

Christmas Tree Pickups will be: 

• January 3 - 7 

• January 10 - 14 

• January 17 - 21 

• Place your UNBAGGED tree curbside during these weeks and please 

be sure to remove the stand, tinsel, ornaments, and other decorations. 

Recycle Your Holiday Cardboard 

Don’t forget to recycle all your holiday cardboard shipping boxes and gift 

boxes! Flatten and bundle (3’x3’x2’) with twine and put them curbside for 

pickup on your regular trash day. Or, if you prefer, take your unflattened 

boxes to the recycling center! 

For Additional Trash & Recycling Information go to: www.palmertwp.com 


Palmer Wrestling 

The Palmer wrestling team began practice in November in preparation for the upcoming season. Directions and 

further information on all matches can be found on the league website: www.vewl.org. 

Date Visitors Home WI Time Start Time Location 

Sunday 

12/05/2010 

Sunday 


Sunday 


Sunday 


Sunday 

01/09/2011 

Sunday 

01/09/2011 

Sunday 

01/16/2011 

Sunday 

01/23/2011 

Saturday or Sunday 

01/29/2011 or 

01/30/2011 

Saucon Valley Palmer Twp. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Nazareth Middle School 

Palmer Twp. St. Anthony’s 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Easton Middle School 

Palmer Twp. Bethlehem Catholic 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Easton Middle School 

Nazareth White Palmer Twp. 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 

East Stroudsburg Palmer Twp. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 

Lehigh Twp. Palmer Twp. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 

Charles Chrin Community Center of 

Palmer Township 





Palmer Twp. Del Val 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Nazareth Middle School 

Palmer Twp. Bangor 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Wilson Area HS 

League Quads TBA TBA Southwest Division 

Date Tournament Location 

Saturday 

02/05/2011 

Sunday 

02/06/2011 

Saturday & Sunday 

02/12/2011 & 

02/13/2011 

JV Tournament 

Exhibition Tournament 

Varsity Tournament 

Charles Chrin Community Center of Palmer Township 

Catasauqua High School 

Freedom High School 



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Palmer Branch 

Library News 

Palmer Adult Book Group: 

Are you looking for a New Year’s Resolution? Love 

to read? Consider joining the Palmer Adult Book 

Group. Meetings are held the 4th Tuesday of every 

month (except December) from 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. 

New members are always welcomed. 

No Book Group meeting for months of November 

and December. 

Tuesday, January 25, 2011, Half Broken Horses by 

Jeannette Walls. 

On Tuesday, September 7, we were honored to have 

Maria Heaton, a Palmer resident and author of Dusting 

Off the Ashes, for a book discussion and signing. 

Maria’s book tells the story of William Curtin’s journey 

dealing with post traumatic stress syndrome. Bill 

Curtin was an eyewitness to the devastating attack 

on September 11, 2001, at Ground Zero. 

Children News: 

What a summer we had this year at the Palmer 

Branch! We had 674 children signed up ~ the most 

ever!!!! The staff of the Palmer Branch would like 

to thank all our children for reading and helping the 

Easton Area Public Library and its branches reach 

the goal of reading 5,000 books this summer. We 

were able to adopt Ariel, a Manatee from Homosassa 

Springs Wildlife State Park, Florida. 

Along with the many programs, prizes, craft sessions 

and book talks, we would like to thank the 

businesses in our community that helped make this 

year’s program so enjoyable for our children as well 

as all the volunteers that helped us throughout a 

very busy summer. It is the generosity and support 

of our community that helps make our summer reading 

program the success that it has become. 

Young Adult Book Group (ages 12-15) meets 

every other month on a selected Saturday at 2:00 

p.m. New members are always welcomed. Call the 

library for the upcoming book to be discussed. 

Mother/Daughter Book Group (ages 11-14) 

meets bimonthly. Our next book will be “I Am 

Regina” by Sally Keehn. The group will meet at the 

Fowler Family Center in Bethlehem on December 

11, at 10:30 a.m., to hear the author discuss the 

story of Regina Leininger. Although the book is fiction, 

it is based on a true story. Pre-registration is 

required at the Fowler Center to attend this program. 

Please call the library at 610-258-7492 for 

more details. 

Pre-School Story & Craft Session: 

We are currently offering our Holiday story & craft 

session. We offer 7 story times throughout the week. 

If you have a preschooler and are interested, please 

call the library for availability. 

Word from the North Pole!!! 

Santa will be visiting our library on Saturday, 

December 4, at 10:00 a.m. PRE-REGISTRATION IS 

REQUIRED. 

Signups will begin on November 20. 

Holiday Giving Tree: 

Once again the Palmer Branch will be offering a 

“Giving Tree.” To date, a family/organization has 

not been chosen. Thank you for your continued support 

with this project. Your generosity in the past has 

been very heartwarming. 

Holiday Hours: 

The Easton Area Public Library and its Branches will 

be closed on the following days: 

Thursday, November 25, Thanksgiving 

Friday, December 24, Happy Holidays 

Saturday, December 25 

Monday, December 26 

Friday, December 31 

Saturday, January 1, 2011, New Year’s Day 

Library Information You May Not Know… 

State public library funding has taken another hit 

in the 2010-2011 budget. After sustaining a 20% 

decrease in last year’s budget, public libraries must 

now deal with another 9% cut in the 2010-2011 

state appropriation. 

How will this affect you as an Easton Area Public 

Library patron? We’re just beginning to consider 

cuts, but a few have been decided. One is in the 

number of copies of new best sellers purchased. You 


may have to wait longer to get a copy of the new 

James Patterson or Danielle Steel novel. Another 

change will be in obtaining materials for our patrons 

from other libraries through interlibrary loan (ILL). 

When we request materials from libraries outside 

the area, we must pay postage to get the items and 

then again to return them. In an effort to reduce 

spending, it will be necessary to place restrictions on 

fulfilling ILL requests. 

What can you do now? 

Be an active Library advocate. Tell your friends and 

neighbors about the Library and its services. 

Donate to the Library. There are many ways. Our 

Buy-a-Book program is a wonderful way to honor a 

loved one or commemorate a special occasion while 

building the Library’s holdings. You can dedicate a 

book, DVD, magazine subscription (anything the 

Library lends) to a friend or relative. Give us your 

gently used books and media. Current titles are often 

added to the circulating collection, and many donations 

replace our worn items. The remaining items 

stock our fundraising book sales held in June and 

December. Monetary donations are always welcome. 

Your tax-deductible gift can be put to use immediately. 

We’re just beginning to look at ways to absorb the 

9% reduction. Be assured we will do our best to 

maintain the services and programs you expect and 

enjoy, but some changes will have to be made. If you 

have any questions or comments, contact the Library 

Director Jennifer Stocker at 610-258-2917 ext. 310. 

The Staff at the Palmer Branch wishes all our patrons 

the Happiest Holiday Season and a New Year filled 

with wonderful reading! 

Maria Heaton, local author spoke about her 

book, Dusting Off the Ashes as told by Bill 

Curtin. 

Kaitlyn Kammeriener, winner of Gill-Bert our 

mascot during the summer reading program. 

Kaitlyn's story, If I Lived in a Fishbowl, won 

first place. 

Jessica Barton is holding a craft of a whale. 

Bill Curtin eyewitness to Sept 11th 

attacks on the World Trade Center. 

Janna Weiss is wearing a hat she made 

during a program. 

Doug Mackie performed our closing program. 



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New Year Session - Starts January 3 for 7 weeks. 

The Charles Chrin Community Center of Palmer 

Township offers a wide variety of programs for everyone 

including a fully equipped fitness room. Stop by the 

center or visit us on the web to sign up for your next class 

or event! 

Hours of Operation 

Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

Saturday & Sunday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

The Charles Chrin Community Center 

of Palmer Township 

4100 Green Pond Road 

Palmer, PA 18045 

(610) 252-2098 • Visit us on Facebook. 

To register for programs go to: 

www.palmercommunitycenter.org 

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Holiday Happenings 

Christmas Tree Lighting - December 10 - 6:15 p.m. 

Come to the Community Center for our annual Christmas tree lighting festival 

on Friday, December 10. There will be a family showing of “Frosty the 

Snowman” in our gym at 6:15 p.m. to be followed by a short performance 

by the Palmer Elementary School Chorus. The tree lighting will take place 

at 7:00 p.m. with a special visitor from the North Pole! All children will 

receive a Christmas gift and picture with Santa. 

Letters to Santa 

The Community Center is a North Pole drop off area for those special letters 

to Santa. Please drop off your letters from November 15-December 19. 

Make sure to add a return address so that Santa can write back to you. 

Holiday Tumble Rama - December 22 at 11:45 a.m.-12:35 p.m. 

Open Play Class themed for the holidays! Refreshments will be served! 

Holiday Glow Zumba - December 17, January 14, February 18 

We are starting a new monthly craze... Friday Night Glow ZUMBA Party! 

Still the same exciting and fun workout with a Glow twist. Each person 

will receive a glow item (feel free to bring more), and we will light up the 

gym with glow wear while we shake it on the floor! 

Parents Night Out 

Parents, need a night out on the town? For one night 

we’ll be your babysitter! Your kids will have a blast 

while you enjoy the evening off. 

Dinner…we have it covered! Children will be served 

pizza and juice. We’ll be busy playing in the gym, jumping 

on the moon bounce, playing games and end the 

night with a movie and popcorn. 

November 13, 2010, From 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. 

Cost: $20.00 per child - Siblings: $10.00 off each additional 

child 

*Children must be potty trained to attend* 

Register online at www.palmercommunitycenter.org! 

Hurry space is limited! 

Next dates: December 11, January 15, February 19, 

March 19 

School’s Out Day Off Care 

Need something for your child to do when school is off 

and you have to work? This year we will be offering 

care on these days starting at 6:45 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. 

Your child will play games and do structured activities 

for the entire day! Enrollment is limited! 

This program is offered to any child Ages 6-12 years 

old. $40.00 per day 

Register online at www.palmercommunitycenter.org 

Program Days: 

Monday, November 29 

Camp Palmer Reunion 

Week Dec. 27- 31 

Monday, January 17 

Friday, February 18 

Monday, February 21 

Thursday, April 21 

Monday, April 25 

Tuesday, May 17 



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ZUMBA 

Zumba classes 

Join the Zumba revolution! This is the hottest exercise craze to hit the country. This program fuses hypnotic latin rhythms 

and easy to follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness class that will blow you away. Enjoy yourself while you burn calories 

and energize your body! 

Mondays: 9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. & 7:15 p.m.-8:05 p.m. 

Tuesdays: 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. 

Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. & 6:15 p.m.-7:05 p.m. 

Saturdays: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 

ZUMBA GOLD 

The Zumba Gold Fitness program is second to none. It is an innovative, 

fun and exciting program. It was designed for the active 

older adult, the true beginner, and/or people who are not used 

to exercising, or people who may be limited physically. The main 

difference between Zumba Gold and Zumba Basic is Zumba Gold is 

done at a lower intensity, not as fast, but it certainly is as fun. The 

same great Latin styles of music and dance are used. 

This amazing program is very easy to follow so anyone at any age will be able to do Zumba Gold. Dances that are specifically 

highlighted in this program include the Merengue, Salsa Cha Cha, Cumbia, Salsa, Rock & Roll (including Twist and Charleston), 

Belly Dance, Flamenco, and Tango. 

Mondays: 10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. 

ZUMBA TONING 

Zumba Toning takes the original Zumba dance-fitness class to the next level utilizing an innovative muscle training protocol 

and the addition of light weight toning sticks or dumbbells. Created to emphasize muscle work along with rhythms, this 

combination of cardio and dynamic resistive exercises is an effective use of progressive light weight training to improve overall 

performance. This Latin-inspired dance ‘n tone program also includes, for the first time, combination rhythms within the 

same songs which adds to the fun and flavor: Latin Disco, Reggaeton-Cumbia, Conga Hip-Hop, Merengue Hip-Hop, Reggaton-Belly 

Dance, Techno and Salsa. This program is assured to provide the participant with a safe and effective, re-defining 

total body workout! Zumba Toning creates the same party atmosphere as every other Zumba program because the rhythm of 

the dance is the passion and foundation which keeps the participant engaged and coming back. Zumba Toning is fun, different, 

challenging and effective and provides, for the participant, a new avenue to weighted activity. 

Tuesdays: 10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m. 

Fridays: 10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m. 

All Zumba Classes are $5.00 per class 

$40.00 Fit Pass (Unlimited fitness classes for 1 month) 

$50.00 Fit Card (10 Classes) 


FITNESS CLASSES 

“Begin to set your life in motion” with the fitness classes at the Charles Chrin Community Center! Attend as many classes as 

you would like with our convenient “fit card” or “fit pass.” 

*Babysitting Available 

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 

Flirty Girl 

8:30 a.m.-9:20 a.m. 

Zumba* 

9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. 

Yoga* 

9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. 

Zumba* 

9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. 

Yoga* 

9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. 

Body Sculpt* 

9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. 

Super Girl Saturdays* 

9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. 

Spin 

10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. 

Zumba Gold 

10:30 a.m.-11:15 a.m. 

Zumba Toning* 

10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m. 

Pilates* 

10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m. 

Circuit Boot Camp 

6:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m. 

Zumba Toning* 

10:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m. 

Zumba* 

10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 

Spin 

6:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m. 

Spin 

6:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m. 

Tabata 

5:45 p.m-6:15 p.m. 

Yoga 

7:00 p.m.-7:50 p.m. 

Yoga 

7:15 p.m.-8:05 p.m. 

Zumba 

7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. 

Zumba 

6:15 p.m.-7:05 p.m. 

Zumba 

7:15 p.m.-8:05 p.m. 

Fit Pass $40.00 per month. 

Includes unlimited classes and fitness center. 

$5.00 per individual class. 

Fit Card - 10 classes for $50.00 • Babysitting Card $15 per month. 

NO REGISTRATION FEE • NO YEARLY CONTRACT 

MONTH TO MONTH PAYMENTS 



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CHILDRENS CLASSES 

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 

Munchkins in Motion 

9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. 

Jumping Jacks N Jills 

9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. 

Bit of Pre School 

9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. 

Twinkle Toes 

5:45 p.m.-6:35 p.m. 

Junior Panthers Soccer 

4-5 year olds 

5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m 

Tumble-rama 

10:45 a.m.-11:35 a.m. 

Motion with Music 

10:45 a.m.-11:35 a.m. 

Preschool Kreative Kids 

Ages 1-5 years 

10:45 a.m.-11:35 a.m. 

First Steps Dance 

6:45 p.m.-7:35 p.m. 

Junior Panthers Soccer 

6-7 year olds 

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m 


11:45 a.m.-12:35 p.m. 

Kids Safe Self Defense 

Times vary by age. 

Munchkins in Motion 


10:45 a.m.-11:35 a.m. 

Jazznastics 

5:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. 

Tumble-rama 

Ages up to 5 

11:45 a.m.-12:35 p.m. 


6:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m. 



12:45 p.m.-1:35 p.m. 

Jazznastics 

7:00 p.m.-7:50 p.m. 



6:15 p.m.-7:05 p.m. 

Munchkins in Motion-Ages 1-3 years 

This class is a parent involvement class led by 

our outstanding instructors. Your child will start 

to discover tumbling and basic gymnastics. Lots 

of silly songs, parachute fun, obstacle courses 

and our tumble trak insure a great time for all. 

Mondays-9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Wednesdays-10:45 

a.m.-11:35 a.m. Residents: $70.00 

Non Residents: $80.00 

Jumping Jacks & Jills-Ages 3-5 years 

This class teaches beginning gymnastic skills 

including: tumbling, bars, balance beams, 

mini trampoline and vaulting. We will use the 

parachute and tumble trak. This class is without 

parent involvement. 

Tuesdays-9:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Wednesdays-12:45 

p.m.-1:35 p.m. Wednesdays-6:00 

p.m.-6:50 p.m. Residents: $70.00 



Welcome to the world of music and tumbling 

combined. We will sing lots of silly songs, and 

play with instruments while tumbling. This class 

is with parent involvement. 

Mondays-12:15 p.m.-1:05 p.m. Mondays-6:00 

p.m.-6:50 p.m. Residents: $70.00 Non Residents: 

$80.00 

Tumble-Rama 

This is a drop-in class with no enrollment necessary. 

Come and play with other children in a non 

structured class utilizing our tumble equipment. 

Mondays-10:45 a.m.-11:35 a.m. Wednesdays-11:45 

a.m.-12:35 p.m. $5.00 per class 

Twinkle Toes-Ages 3-4 years 

Your little ballerina will learn beginning steps 

of ballet, tap and gymnastics. We cover basic 

ballet positioning and steps. It is a great way to 

exercise and have fun while learning the basics 

of dance. 

Thursdays-5:45 p.m.-6:35 p.m. Residents: 

$85.00 Non Residents: $95.00 

First Steps Dance-Ages 4-5 years 

This is the next progression class after twinkle 

toes. Our instructor will build upon the previous 

training and build more steps in ballet, tap and 

dance gymnastics. 

Thursdays-6:45 p.m.-7:35 p.m. Residents: 

$85.00 Non Residents: $95.00 


Camp Palmer Holiday Reunion week 

Camp Palmer will utilize the Charles Chrin Community Center to provide 

a safe, structured day camp experience that is fun for ages 6-12 year olds. 

Camp Palmer will feature: 

• Field Trips 

• Structured daily “elective” periods 

• Special Events & Theme weeks 

• Sports, Arts & Crafts, Gymnastics, Theater and much, much more. 

Camp Week: December 27-31 

Registration: 

At the Charles Chrin Community Center – 

4100 Green Pond Road, Palmer, PA 18045 

Forms are available online at www.palmercommunitycenter.org 

For any returning camper registration will begin October 4 

through the start of camp. 

Any NEW campers registration begins November 1. 

All registrations based upon availability. 

For More Information: Call Dan or Jill at 610-252-2098 

Our camp counselors are all college students or college graduates and have completed appropriate background 

checks and CPR/First Aid training. They are dedicated to providing a wonderful camp experience for your child. 

Pricing: 

Resident: $120.00/week 

Non Resident: $135.00/week 

Extended Care: 

A.M. Care:$20.00 per week 

P.M. Care: $20.00 per week 

Camp Hours: 

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. 

Extended Care Hours: 

7:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m./4:00 p.m.- 

6:00 p.m. 

No After care on 

Friday, December 31 

BIRTHDAY PARTIES 

Join us for your child’s birthday party. We provide a program specialist, 

pizza, juice, all paper products for pizza & juice, supplies for activities, balloons, 

invitations and a special present for the birthday child. Birthday cake 

is not provided. 

Parties are offered at various times based upon availability. Please call 

Mallory at 610-252-2098 for more information or to plan a party. 



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The Junior Panthers Soccer Program - Winter 

CHILDRENS CLASSES 

Stepping into soccer 

• This will be a 7 week indoor program designed to introduce young children ages 4-5 

and 6-7 to the game of soccer. 

• Make sure your child gets off on the right(or left) foot, by letting our CCCC soccer staff 

teach them the game in a fun way! 

• Focus on the basics of playing soccer, coordination, running, skills & drills. 

• They will learn how to dribble, pass and score goals!!!! 

• Please have children wear shin guards & sneakers. 

Sundays - January 9-February 27 

5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. (4-5 yrs) 

6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (6-7 yrs) 

Resident: $70.00 

Non resident: $80.00 

Kids Safe Self Defense and Safety Awareness 

This Self -Defense, Karate & Safety Awareness Program is designed to enhance self-esteem, 

self-discipline and safety awareness! Students are placed into classes according to age and 

ability. 

A black belt instructor teaches beginning, intermediate and advanced techniques for selfdefense 

only! It is self- discipline and defense, rather than aggressiveness promoted! Weekly 

safety flyers focus on a wide range of topics including stranger safety, fire safety and more! 

Starting January -- $7.00 per lesson 

New students-ages 5-7 years -- 4:30 p.m.-5:10 p.m. 

New students-ages 8-11 years -- 5:20 p.m.-6:00 p.m. 

All returning students & ages 12 & up -- 6:10 p.m.-6:50 p.m. 

All yellow belts-7:00 p.m.-7:40 p.m. 

ADULT ACTIVITIES 

Scrapbook Crops 

Get out of the house and enjoy 12 hours of quiet time to 

create scrapbooks. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks/ 

drinks included. Lots of prizes and giveaways! 

January 29 & February 26 

9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. 

$35.00 pp 


SENIOR/Adult ACTIVITIES 

Microsoft Word 2007 For Beginners 

This is a “hands on course” intended for individuals who would like to become 

more familiar and efficient at home or work with this popular word processor. By 

the completion of this course, students will be able to create and edit a business 

letter, memorandum, press release, and a report. Topics include: formatting and 

editing text, filing documents, setting margins, toolbars, page breaks, spelling and 

grammar check, thesaurus, report formats and internet integration. Microsoft 

Windows operating system knowledge is required. If you have your own laptop 

computer with Microsoft Office 2007 software loaded on it, bring it! If you do 

not have a computer, laptops will be available to use for an extra $5.00 fee. 

There will also be handouts to help you after class. 

Thursdays 

9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. 

Residents: $75.00 


Web Design for Beginners 

This is a “hands on course” intended for individuals who are interested in understanding the process behind creating 

a Web Site. Learn the basic principles of web page design. By the completion of this course, students will be 

able to create base HTML code files, page layout, adding images, links, lists, tables and backgrounds. If you have 

your own laptop computer, bring it! If you do not have a computer, laptops will be available to use for an extra 

$5.00 fee. There will also be handouts to help you after class. 

Thursdays 

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 

Residents: $150.00 


King Henry & the Showmen 

Come out and enjoy the sounds of the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s & 

80’s! 

January 29, February 26 & March 26 

8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. 

$10.00 pp 

soft-soled shoes only 

Senior Cards 

Come out and socialize and play your favorite card game! 

Tuesdays 

1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 



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Veteran’s Day – Thursday, November 11 

Thanksgiving Day – Thursday, November 25 

Day after Thanksgiving Day – Friday, November 26 

Christmas Day – Observed Friday, December 24 

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