Hazleton Area Recreation Program - HARP

10/22/2026

🔥🥊 THURSDAY, LET’S GET AFTER IT! 💪🔥

Who’s ready to SWEAT, STRETCH, PUNCH, and DANCE?! We’ve got a POWER-PACKED lineup today, and we’re bringing the ENERGY! 🚀🔥

🥊 5:00 PM — YOUTH BOXING with Coach Adonis!
Building strength, confidence, discipline, and champions! 👊

🧘‍♀️ 5:00 PM — MAT PILATES with Christie!
Strengthen your core, improve flexibility, and find your balance! 💪✨

💃 7:00 PM — ZUMBA with Ange!
Turn up the music, feel the beat, and DANCE IT OUT! 🎶🔥

🙌 Whether you’re here to get stronger, move better, or just have FUN, we’ve got a spot for YOU!

🔥 NO EXCUSES. GOOD VIBES. GREAT ENERGY. LET’S MOVE! 🔥

📣 Grab your crew, bring your energy, and let’s make it a GREAT night!

💥💪❤️

10/21/2026

🎉 COMING THIS NOVEMBER! 🎉

We’re excited to announce the expansion of HARP’s Summer Activity Center into an exciting new afterschool program!

Join us Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays as we build stronger bodies, sharpen minds, and develop new skills through functional fitness training, hands-on STEM projects, and engaging team-building activities.

From fitness and athletic development to creative problem-solving and innovative STEM experiences, participants will have opportunities to stay active, learn, grow, and have fun in a supportive environment!

Fitness. STEM. Teamwork. Endless Possibilities! 💪🧠🚀

10/20/2026

Join us at 1:30 today!

We have a time change today for our all-inclusive adult fitness program! We will begin at 1:30 instead of 2 o’clock. We had an amazing session last week and can’t wait to keep them momentum going! Do you have a loved one with special needs that could benefit from this program? Join us at 600 South Poplar St. at 1:30 today and every Tuesday for movement, laughter, and friendship. Caregivers welcome!

10/19/2026

It's time for our monthly food distribution - and we will be available to serve the first 75 families between 11 and 1 this Wednesday, October 21. We are located at 600 South Poplar Street.

We are grateful to The Weinberg Northeast Food Bank, CEO and the McGowan Foundation for their continuous support. Together, we can ensure that no child will go hungry

10/18/2026

We had an amazing time for our first Boos, Brews, and Running Shoes event yesterday. The creativity was great! The laughter was plentiful! And we can safely say we will be doing this bigger and better next year because the response was so positive.

A huge thank you to all of our sponsors who helped make the day a success, as well as our stops at The Carver’s Reserve, The Hazleton Rod & Gun Club, All Hours Notary, Whipped Sweet Shoppe, and Bunker”s. Your tables ROCKED and the compliments were plenty!!

10/16/2026

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10/13/2026

🧟‍♂️🍻👟 THE BOOS, BREWS & RUNNING SHOES FUN RUN IS ALMOST HERE! 👟🍻🧟‍♀️

Hazleton, are you ready?! We are SO excited to welcome everyone to this brand-new community event benefiting HARP (Hazleton Area Recreation Program)! We’ve got local businesses, festive drinks, delicious treats, family fun, and, of course, our signature zombie runner! 🧟‍♂️

📍 HERE’S YOUR SNEAK PEEK AT THE ROUTE! 🏃‍♀️💨

🎉 STARTING LINE: HARP — 600 South Poplar Street

We’ll kick things off with registration starting at 10:30 at HARP, where you can get ready to run, gather your friends, and even stop by our amazing selfie studio donated by Party On Us! 📸 We are absolutely thrilled with the zombie runner theme they chose. It captures the spirit of this event perfectly, and we can’t wait for everyone to see it!

RACE START: 11:30!!!!

🍹 STOP #1: CARVER’S RESERVE

We’ll head south on Poplar Street, traveling up the long driveway from HARP, with a crossing guard helping us safely into Carver’s Reserve parking lot.

They have OUTDONE themselves with festive drink options, both alcoholic and nonalcoholic, plus some wonderful treats for the kids! 🎃 We’re thrilled to showcase their business and welcome them to our community. They’ve been doing an amazing job, and we can’t wait for everyone to experience what they have to offer!

🍻 STOP #2: HEIGHTS ROD & GUN CLUB

From Carver’s Reserve, we’ll head back north on Poplar Street, take a quieter walk behind the railroad tracks along Dietrich Avenue, and make our way through the alley to the Heights Rod & Gun Club.

They’ll be waiting with a spirited table to keep the fun going! 🍻

🍬 STOP #3: ALL HOURS NOTARY

We’ll round the corner and head up Keifer Avenue, where All Hours Notary will be ready to welcome our runners with plenty of treats! Who doesn’t love a little something sweet along the way? 😋

🧁 STOP #4: WHIPPED SWEET SHOPPE

Next, we’ll take the sidewalk north on Poplar Street to Whipped Sweet Shoppe! Their welcoming staff will be ready with treats and hydration to keep everyone going. 💧🧁

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A NONALCOHOLIC STOP! Feel free to stop inside and buy yourself a sweet treat to enjoy later, too. 😉

🍕 STOP #5: ALTA PIZZA

We’ll continue north on Poplar Street to Samuels Avenue, where a crossing guard will help us safely cross to Alta Pizza.

Dante will have delicious, authentic Italian pizza ready for our runners! 🍕 Nothing says community fun quite like great food and great people!

🎉 ONE MORE STOP: BUNKER’S!

As we make our way back toward HARP, we’ll stop at Bunker’s, where they’ll join in the festivities and help us finish this community adventure in style!

🏁 BACK TO HARP! Prizes will be chosen after spending some time checking out our friends at House of Hawgz BBQ and viewing any trunks that you may have created!! — AND THAT’S A WRAP!

Our entire route is just 1.68 MILES! This is NOT a timed race - but you CAN run! It’s a relaxed, family-friendly FUN RUN designed to bring our community together, spotlight our incredible local businesses, and support the work HARP does for our youth and families. ❤️

🚨 A FEW IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

✅ This is a family-friendly event, and alcoholic beverages are completely OPTIONAL! There is absolutely no requirement to drink alcohol to participate and have a great time.

✅ PLEASE OBSERVE ALL RULES OF THE ROAD. Use sidewalks where available, follow the directions of our crossing guards, stop at all corners, and remain alert throughout the route. Safety comes first!

✅ PLANNING TO ENJOY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES? You MUST bring a valid, government-issued photo ID. All IDs will be scanned, and no alcoholic beverage wristband will be issued without valid ID. No exceptions!

✅ Please follow the instructions of event volunteers and stop hosts so we can keep everyone safe and moving smoothly.

💚 WHY WE’RE DOING THIS

HARP is proud to bring something new, fun, and exciting to Hazleton while supporting our mission to serve local youth and families. Every participating runner, every local business, and every person who helps make this event happen is part of something special!

So grab your friends, bring the family, lace up those running shoes, and get ready for a little BOOZE, a little BRUISE, and a whole lot of FUN! 🧟‍♀️👟🍕🍬

LET’S SHOW OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES SOME LOVE AND MAKE THIS FIRST RUN ONE TO REMEMBER! ❤️

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