{"id":93323,"date":"2019-07-04T14:47:20","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T18:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=93323"},"modified":"2019-07-04T14:51:02","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T18:51:02","slug":"mack-pool-to-host-5th-annual-paac-firecracker-swim-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=93323","title":{"rendered":"MACK POOL TO HOST 5th ANNUAL PAAC FIRECRACKER SWIM MEET"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The City of Allentown Parks &amp; Recreation Department will co-host the 5th Annual PAAC Firecracker Swim Meet with the Parkland Athletic Club on Friday, July 5 through Sunday, July 7.<\/p>\n<p>Mack Pool will close to the public on Friday, July 5 at 3:30pm and reopen on Monday, July 8 at 12:00pm to host this Middle Atlantic Swimming meet that brings more than 750 athletes and spectators from all over the tri-state area to the City of Allentown. PAAC is a non-profit organization that operates year-round competitive swimming opportunities in the Allentown area. As a 2019 Level 3 Bronze Medal USA Swimming Club directed by parent volunteer and certified coaches, PAAC\u2019s mission is \u201cEmpowering young people to be champions in life through excellence in swimming and diving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the closure, Cedar Beach, Irving, and Jordan pools will be open to the public along with two spray parks at Old Fairgrounds Playground and Bucky Boyle Park.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact the City of Allentown Parks &amp; Recreation Department at 610-437-7757 or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.allentownpa.gov\/parks\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.allentownpa.gov\/parks&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1562271017785000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGmEFoTa0yAEqaCAHHz31Hn-r-j6w\">www.allentownpa.gov\/parks<\/a>. Follow us on Facebook at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/allentownparksandrec\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/allentownparksandrec&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1562271017785000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGJOlTJKBOGu5aLGz-cyGBQtoEgiA\">www.facebook.com\/allentownparksandrec<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nKAREN A. LORE?<br \/>\nEXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE MAYOR<br \/>\n435 Hamilton Street<br \/>\nAllentown, PA 18101<br \/>\nMike.Moore@allentownpa.gov<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.AllentownPA.gov<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-START-<\/code><br \/>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<code class=\"code\">-AMAZONPOLLY-ONLYWORDS-END-<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69797,"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-93323","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\/2018\/03\/Allentown-pool.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93323"}],"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=93323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=93323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=93323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=93323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}