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Summer Park Program Notice

Butler Township announces 2017 Summer Park Program

Registration forms for the Summer Youth Park Program are available on our Website: http://www.butlertownship.org and in the lobby of the Butler Township Municipal Building located at 415 West Butler Drive, Drums. Please return registration forms to the Municipal Office before June 23rd.

The program is for children ages 5 to 12 and will begin Monday June 26th and will run until August 4 (no program on July 4th).  No child under the age of 5 or over the age of 12 will be permitted to participate.

The fee for the program for Butler Township residents is $15.00 per week for the first child and $10.00 per week for any additional children. The fee for non-residents is $20.00 for the first child and $15.00 per week for any additional children. There is also a per day fee of $4.00 that is available for those not participating in the full week program.

Daily sign in will be held in the Community Center located behind the Municipal Building at 411 West Butler Drive, Drums. The program will be held at Freedom Park on West Butler Drive in Drums. Activities begin at 9 a.m. and ends promptly at noon, Monday through Friday. Activities include organized play, games and crafts. In the case of rain, the program will be held in the gym of the Butler Township Community Center.

In conjunction with this program, the Hazleton Area School District and food vendor, Nutrition Inc., are offering a free lunch program. This federally funded program will provide free lunch to anyone under the age of 18. The cold lunches are distributed between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. beginning June 20th and ending August 12th. The cold lunches are distributed at the Freedom Park Pavilion between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Menus are available there and in the lobby of the Municipal Building.