An annual free carnival celebrating health and wellness returns to Panther Valley Intermediate School next week after a one-year hiatus.

The Panther Valley Adopt A School health and wellness carnival will take place Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. in the parking lot of the intermediate school, located at 678 Panther Pride Drive, Lansford.

This year, St. Luke’s will also be administering first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine inside the school gym during the carnival.

Advance sign-up is required.

The event is free and open to the public. Door prizes and giveaways will be available.

Visitors can connect with medical, mental health, dental and substance use treatment services.

They can also learn to use Narcan and take some home, while supplies last.

The RxnderSafe drug destruction unit will be safely destroying unused medication.

More than a dozen local organizations will be on hand to provide information on health and wellness resources, including Carbon-Monroe Pike Drug and Alcohol Commission, Pathstone Head Start, Care Net of Carbon County, Pyramid Sports, Highway Safety Network, Turn To Us, The Link for Suicide Prevention, Independent Living Services, Lehigh Carbon Community College, Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit Children’s Team, Nar-Anon, Sexual Assault Resource and Counseling Center, The Dance Factory, Domestic Violence Service Center and Carbon County Dorothy Day House.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for masking and social distancing will be in effect.

For more information about the festival and to sign up for a vaccine appointment, contact kerri.quick@sluhn.org, or call 570-645-2175, ext. 3074.