Some organizers taking a wait and see approach.

            Concerns over COVID-19 has forced the East Greenville Fire Company to cancel two annual fundraisers: this weekend's Mother's Day dinner and the summer carnival in July.

            The cancelations could cost the organization up to $17,000, according to Joe Adam, Sr., President of the company. He said the dinner usually produces between $2,000 and $3,000 in profit annually, and the carnival – a four-day event usually held the second week of July – could generate between $13,000 and $14,000 during a good year.

            According to Adam, fire company officials would normally begin reaching out to vendors, amusement and concessions and accumulate prizes by now. He said that the large crowds that normally attend the carnival, as well as the 300 who play bingo inside the fire company's banquet room, would not meet current social distancing requirements. 

            "It's safer to cancel now and hope for the best next year," Adam said Monday afternoon.

            The Memorial Day Parade – scheduled for May 25 – through Green Lane has been called off, according to Carey Anderson, the Commander of American Legion Post 184 in Upper Hanover. He said no ceremonies will be held. 

            The 2020 Strawberry Festival at the New Goshenhoppen United Church of Christ, located at 1070 E. Church Road, has been canceled, according to information posted on its website.

            The Relay for Life of Upper Bucks Mont, previously scheduled for May 30 at Molasses Creek Park in Milford Township, has been postponed to the fall, according to Wendy Benedict, a community development manager with the American Cancer Society, Inc. She wrote that a new date has yet to be determined.

            Make Music Upper Perk, scheduled for June 21, will be a virtual event, according to Susan Royer, the event's co-founder and administrator. Performances will be viewable for free online via the organization's Facebook page and YouTube channel.  Audience members will not need to have accounts with either of those services to join, according to a news release from Royer.

            The full schedule of musical performances will be released in early June. An extra bonus of virtual concerts this year is that concerts will continue to be viewable well past June 21.

            The Rotary Club of Upper Perkiomen's plan to host a 4^th of July fireworks has not been canceled, according to club President Darlene Scott. She said the Red Hill Band is still committed to performing and that no concessions will be included.

            "We're going to try to be creative and still keep the fireworks," said Scott, who added that the members might consider asking attendees to watch the display from their vehicles. "We can't make the decision at this point. It's a very fluid situation." 

            The annual car show at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, located at 1325 Kleinerd Road in Pennsburg, remains scheduled for Friday, July 24, according to event leader Bill Robinson. He said the event can't operate under current conditions imposed by Gov. Tom Wolf and added that event organizers probably won't be making a decision for another month.

            In Quakertown, the Sounds of Summer Concert Series at the Univest Performance Center – which is scheduled to kick off July 9 with a performance by the Marshall Tucker Band – remains in limbo, according to borough Manager Scott McElree.

            "We're taking it a week at a time," he said.

            According to McElree, the show featuring Gretchen Wilson, has been rescheduled from June to Aug. 15.

            The Milford Fire Company Carnival, originally scheduled for June 16-21, has also been canceled. Company officials attempted to postpone the event until August but eventually decided to "bite the bullet and do better next year," according to Chris Mertz, co-chair of the carnival and a firefighter.

            During good years, the carnival can net between $18,000 and $20,000, according to Mertz.

            In addition, Milford lost another estimated $4,000 due to the cancellation of their Easter photo event and Junior Firefighting Camp.