Patch 101: Follow These Steps to Add Calendar Events

Part of Upper Macungie Patch is our events calendar. We add upcoming events as we hear about them, but we don't know about everything going on in the community.

So we need your help. If your church is having its annual picnic, let us know. If your son's soccer team is holding a fundraiser to raise money for new uniforms, tell us where to go to help. There's room for bake sales, yard sales, school events, concerts, lectures, government meetings, fairs and more in our calendar.

This is how:

Follow these steps to learn how to add your event, and help us fill our calendar.

1. Choose "Events" from the top tool bar. Once on the events page, you can click "Add an Event."
2. Give your event a title. Such as: Girl Scouts to Host Bake Sale
3. Enter a date and time for the event.
4. Either search for a location in the "Where" spot, or enter the address of the event.
5. Add a description letting the community know what the event is for, who can come and anything else you think is relevant.
6. Choose a category for the event.
7. You can add a link to the website, contact information, price and a ticket website, but it isn't necessary to post the event.
8. Click "Post My Event," and it will show up on the events calendar shortly.

Now the whole Patch community will know about your event, and we might even feature it on the homepage.

If you have any questions/problems, e-mail me at jerry.brahm@patch.com.