{"id":108184,"date":"2021-09-13T23:47:59","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T03:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108184"},"modified":"2021-09-13T23:47:59","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T03:47:59","slug":"mackenzie-to-use-drive-through-format-for-2021-senior-expo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108184","title":{"rendered":"Mackenzie to Use Drive-Through Format for 2021 Senior Expo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R- Berks\/Lehigh) today announced his Senior Expo scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 30, in Macungie will now be conducted as a drive-through event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the uptick in COVID-19 cases in the region, we want to take every step possible to protect the health and safety of our senior citizens, their loved ones, and the many vendors who take part in the expo each year,\u201d Mackenzie said. \u201cThe drive-through format limits contact while still providing our seniors with a lot of helpful information about programs and services available to support them and improve their quality of life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those interested in participating in the expo should come to the Lower Macungie Township Community Center, 3450 Brookside Road, Macungie, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Simply follow the signs and each attendee will be given a bag of information and giveaways from participating vendors. There is no cost to attend and no need to RSVP.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the change in format, the Bingo games scheduled immediately following the expo are canceled.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Mackenzie\u2019s district office at 610-965-9933.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nAndy Briggs<br \/>\nRepresentative Ryan Mackenzie<br \/>\n134th District<br \/>\nPennsylvania House of Representatives<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.repmackenzie.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.repmackenzie.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R- Berks\/Lehigh) today announced his Senior Expo scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 30, in Macungie will now be conducted as a drive-through event. \u201cWith the uptick in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=108184\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mackenzie to Use Drive-Through Format for 2021 Senior Expo<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/senior-expo.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108184"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=108184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/108185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=108184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=108184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=108184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}