HIP summer camp ends with a carnival!

HIP’s Spectacular Summers Camp Program for 2026 ended with a flurry of activity. Each week featured a different theme for campers to explore. The final theme was “Animal Explorers,” and culminated with a visit from Carbon County Education Center who brought a great horned owl for the campers to learn about, as well as a field trip to the Lehman Sanctuary to participate in a true nature hike.

The last day of summer camp ended with the annual Carnival with games designed and created by the older campers and played by the younger campers for prizes.

This year’s summer camp was made special by the many local businesses and organizations that came to the Community Center and partnered with HIP to offer classes, enriching activities and school supplies for the campers. HIP would like to thank the following for joining us this year: Pathways to Recovery, Smiles 4Keeps,Cross Valley Federal Credit Union, AmeriHealth Caritas, MFHS, Domestic Violence Service Center, Lion’s Club Vision Program; Wado Riu Karate; Lehigh Valley/Jefferson Health; HARP; People’s Bank, Fidelity Bank Ice Cream Truck; State Farm; Johnson College; PTPA Performing Arts Center; Keystone Job Corps Center; Youth Violence of Lehigh Valley; Geissinger Pathways Program; M&T Bank; Made 2Create; Hazleton Helps; Community Bank Joyful Giving; Hershey; TJ Max; Joint Board of Workers United; Fashion Girls Modeling School; Familias Unidas; Hazleton Fire Department; Hazleton City Trucks; Paramedics, LVHN ; and State Representative Dan Watro’s office.

By Submitted To The Standard Speaker | community@standardspeaker.com

PUBLISHED: August 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM EDT