Honoring the past and enriching the future.

That is the motto of the Summit Hill Heritage Center.

The center held its 10th Annual Mason Jar & Music Fest at its building at 1 W. Hazard St., the former St. Paul’s UCC Church building.

“It’s one of the last big fundraisers we have left,” Andrea Mantz explained. “COVID wiped out so many of our things. But, it’s been a pretty steady fundraiser for us. It helps us keep our building open.”

There were over 260 prizes plus the door prizes. Homemade food included turkey barbecue, pork barbecue, hot dogs, bean soup, shoofly pie, banana walnut cupcakes, cookies, and more.

Keeping the building open is a priority, as the food pantry for Summit Hill now shares space with the Heritage Center, helping close to 200 families per month.

“There are no other buildings that could house the food pantry,” Andrea said. “In order to keep the food pantry in this town, we need to keep this building open.”

Lehighton Ford sponsored the live music, featuring Honey and Nutz, a local group.

Other sponsored included the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Assocation and Thrivent.

“The sponsorships also means that everything we make today is profit,” Lyle Mantz stated. “The sponsorships pay for the food we make and sell, and pays for the music; so, what comes in the door is basically profit. Most of what we make goes into maintenance on the building.”