The Palmerton Lions Club presented $1,000 recently to each of 13 area organizations that serve the community during the club’s Community Spirit Night at Papa Al’s in Palmerton. From left are: Ana Maria Melo, Palmerton Lions vice president; Erin Snyder, Raising the House; Carol Meining, Palmerton Lions member; Eileen Thompson, Dream Come True; John DeSousa, CACPAC; Gary Anthony, Towamensing Township Fire Department; Christine DeSousa, Palmerton Library; Tim Radler, Dream Come True; Karen Green, Palmerton Lions director; Don Herrmann, Palmerton mayor on behalf of the police department; Brent Green, Lower Towamensing Township Fire Company; Ruth Kindrew, Palmerton Lions secretary/treasurer; Dennis Behler, Palmerton Fire Department; Becky Steigerwalt, Palmerton Meals on Wheels; Traci Caprio, Peaceful Knights; Sue Ziegler, Carbon County Area Agency on Aging; Mark Green, Palmerton Lions president; Kathy Lengyel, American Cancer Society; John Lester, Towamensing Township Fire Department; and Brendan Miller, Raising the House. JAMES LOGUE JR./SPECIAL TO THE TIMES NEWS