{"id":150267,"date":"2026-07-08T21:44:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T01:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150267"},"modified":"2026-07-08T21:44:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T01:44:51","slug":"4th-annual-kidspeace-zumbathon-sunday-july-12-at-broadway-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=150267","title":{"rendered":"4th Annual KidsPeace Zumbathon Sunday, July 12 at Broadway Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (July 8, 2026) – Despite the recent heat wave, it\u2019s time to shake, shimmy and \u201csleigh it!\u201d – at the 4th<\/sup> Annual KidsPeace Zumbathon, on Sunday, July 12 at the organization\u2019s Broadway Campus, 1620 Broadway in Bethlehem.<\/p>\n

This year, the event will have a \u201cChristmas in July<\/em><\/strong>\u201d vibe – to shake off the summer doldrums and bring \u201cthe merry\u201d to the dance floor. Participants and spectators in the event can\u00a0expect dynamic instructors, nonstop dancing, and plenty of festive fun<\/strong>, from free face painting and henna art to exciting raffles and amazing food trucks throughout the event.<\/p>\n

And all ages and fitness levels are welcome <\/strong>\u2013 whether a seasoned dancer or just there to beat the\u00a0heat and soak up some \u201cHolly Jolly\u201d atmosphere.<\/p>\n

The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets for Zumbathon participants are $20 each, with proceeds benefiting the Autism Services programs at KidsPeace<\/strong>. These include intensive behavioral health services – clinical, child-centered, family-focused care to clients with an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, to assist in new skill development and coping mechanisms \u2013 and group-based afterschool and summer programs, which offer these children the opportunity to develop and practice social skills with peers.<\/p>\n

For more information and to register for the event, check out our Zumbathon page here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Since 1882, KidsPeace has been building on its expertise to give hope, help and healing to children, adults and those who love them. Through its comprehensive range of residential treatment programs; accredited educational services; unique psychiatric hospital and foster care and community-based programs, KidsPeace is dedicated to helping people connect, transform and overcome their challenges to ensure a stable future, transition to adulthood and gain independence. Since its doors opened, more than 300,000 children have participated in one of the multitude of programs KidsPeace offers.<\/em><\/p>\n

For additional resources or more information on how to get involved, become a foster parent or make a donation, please visit <\/em>www.kidspeace.org<\/em>.<\/em><\/a> Follow us at <\/em>www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org<\/em><\/a> or on Twitter @KidsPeace.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nRobert Martin<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCHNECKSVILLE, PA (July 8, 2026) – Despite the recent heat wave, it\u2019s time to shake, shimmy and \u201csleigh it!\u201d – at the 4th Annual KidsPeace Zumbathon, on Sunday, July 12 at the organization\u2019s Broadway Campus, 1620 Broadway in Bethlehem. This year, the event will have a \u201cChristmas in July\u201d vibe – to shake off the … Continue reading 4th Annual KidsPeace Zumbathon Sunday, July 12 at Broadway Campus<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\r\n\r\n{excerpt}\r\n\r\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/zumbathon.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=150267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150269,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150267\/revisions\/150269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/150268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=150267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=150267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=150267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}