The Business, Industrial & Professional Assoc. of Palmer Township – PO Box 3494 – Palmer, PA 18043

47th Annual BIP Civic Trust Awards

On November 7th the BIP held its 47th Annual Civic Trust Awards program at Elpedio’s at Seipsville Inn in Palmer Township.  The recipients included Booster Award – Robert Blanchfield, Community Service Award – The Earth Stewards of Palmer Township, Civic Trust Awards – The COOP Bar and Kitchen, and John & Tracy Trupiano Building Complex.

bip makes donation to the Miracle league of northampton county

At the November 7, 2024, BIP Civic Trust Award Banquet Jeff Kiscka, Director of the Palmer5K presented BJ Metz, President of the Miracle League of Northampton County with a check for $11,000.   This donation is from the Palmer 5K race which was held as part of this year’s Palmer Community Days.  In total the proceeds from the Palmer 5K since the beginning is approximately $75,000.

MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON

September 25, 2024

The Palmer BIP held another successful quarterly luncheon on Wednesday at the Marblehead Chowder House with a capacity crowd. BIP President Jeff Young facilitated the meeting and gave a brief update about the BIP annual golf outing held on September 9th.

The main speaker was Tyson Unangst of the Palmer Police Department who was recently promoted to the position of Sgt of Community Affairs. Sgt Unangst, a homegrown member of the police department discussed his family’s long roots in the Palmer community.

Sgt Unangst did a very good job in explaining the new position of Community Affairs which concentrates on police outreach in the community with a special emphasis on children, especially young school-age kids. You can expect to see Sgt Unangst and other police officers in the schools, kid’s camps, and special events.

2024 Palmer5K Race & Walk

The 13th Annual Palmer5K Race and Walk was held on August 17, 2024, at Fairview Park in Palmer Township as part of the Palmer Days Event at the park.  This year we had around 300 registered participants which is the record for this event.  The event team under the direction of race director Jeff Kicska began setting up at the crack of dawn.  The pre-race activities included the Palmer Cheerleaders who cheered the runners and walkers as they prepared for the start.  The race began and ended with a large crowd of family and friends cheering the runners on.  We all thank Jeff Kicska for another great event.

The overall male winner was Evan Guydish with a time of 16:42:05.  The overall female winner was Erin Vincent with a time of 19:40:71.  The age groups in the race ranged from 5-10 year-olds to 80-89 year-olds. For other race results click here.

The proceeds from this event go to the Miracle League of Northampton County a baseball facility built specifically for children and young adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.