Mark Your Calendars! More FREE Stuff Coming Up!

                                      DCNN’s Delco Deal Diva At Ridley Township Library
   Those who like saving money are invited to join Super Saver Kelly Anderson Moran for helpful information on the best deals 6:15 pm Wed. (March 7) in Garling Hall at the Ridley Township Public Library, 100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom. Moran  writes a blog for the Delco News Network, which keeps readers up-to-the-minute on current freebies, coupons, deals, contests, local events and more.

   Register for this free presentation by calling 610-583-0593, by emailing reference@ridleylibrary.org, or in person. Walk-ins are also welcome.

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                                                      Family Night At Tinicum Library
   Tinicum Memorial Public Library, 620 Seneca St., Essington, will hold Family Night 6:45 pm March 8. Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate  Dr. Seuss ‘s birthday, make and take a craft and have a birthday treat.

   Registration is required. For more information, call 610-521-9344.

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 Riddle Hospital is holding HeartSmart 2012 on Wednesday, Feb. 29.

  Offered 10 -11 a.m. -- Understanding Chest Pain, in Health Center 3, Community Education Center. Join Richard R. McCurdy Jr., MD, FACC, who will discuss the warning signs and treatments for situations you might encounter.

  The Health Fair will be held 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Health Center 3, Conference Room 1. Featured will be health information, free health screenings and refreshments.

  From 1-2 p.m., will be Food for the Heart, Health Center 3, Community Education Center. Come sample some treats. Food and nutrition experts will host a demonstration, “Condiment Conscience” to help you choose or make your own condiments that are lower in calories and fat.

  For information and to register for these events, call 1-866-CALL.MLH.

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  Free Workshop On Keeping Kids Safe
  Mary Hove, MS, Education and Training Director with Family Support Line, will present a free workshop, “Talking to Children About Personal Safety to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse,” 9 to 11:30a.m., Saturday (Feb. 25) at Reformation Lutheran Church, 102 w. rose Tree road, Media.

  During the workshop, the following will be discussed: the signs of abuse; the behaviors of offenders; how to talk to children about personal safety; how to respond to abuse; the effects of abuse; how to support an abused child; and how to keep children safe.

  Registration and coffee is at 9a.m.; the workshop will begin at 9:30a.m.

  Call Family Support Line at 610-891-5276 to reserve a seat. Directions to Reformation can be found at http://www.relcmedia.org/. Further information can be found by visiting http://www.familysupportline.org/.

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  FREE Skiing for the Younger Set

Fourth- and fifth-graders  can ski for free in Pennsylvania.

SKiPA.com has a program for kids to help get them skiing the slopes. (Nominal fee of $25 to process paperwork).

The PA Snow pass booklet offers them the privilege of skiing and/or snowboarding at 22 Pennsylvania Ski resorts for free this winter, and every winter. Places include Jack Frost/ Big Boulder, Camelback, Blue Mountain, Bear Creek and Spring Mountain, just to name a few, and all are within 90 minutes of Delaware County. Check it out!

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Exhibit To Honor Renown Architect

  The Episcopal Academy will host a gallery exhibit honoring Pritzker Prize winning architect, Robert Venturi, from March 1 through April 15 in the Crawford Campus Center Gallery.

  The exhibit will highlight Venturi's work on Episcopal's Chapel and the 50 years it took for the project to come full circle.

  An opening reception, which will include remarks by Venturi and a short film on his work on the Episcopal Chapel, will take place, 5:30p.m., Wednesday (March 7) in the Crawford Campus Center Gallery. The event is FREE and all are welcome. To attend, e-mail Bruce Konopka at bkonopka@episcopalacademy.org or call 484-424-1779.

  Venturi, a 1944 graduate, is the founding principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates, and one of the major figures in the architecture of the 20th century. Together with his wife and partner, Denise Scott Brown, he helped to shape the way that architects, planners and students think about architecture and the American-built environment. Their buildings, planning, theoretical writings, and teaching have contributed to the expansion of discourse.

  Venturi was awarded the Pritzker Prize in Architecture in 1991 and he was awarded the Rome Prize Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome in 1954, where he studied and toured Europe for two years.

  Venturi attended school at The Episcopal Academy and graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1947. He received his MFA from Princeton in 1950. While at Princeton, Venturi created a design for a new Chapel at Episcopal. Over 50 years later, in 2007, he was able to bring this dream to fruition when he designed The Class of 1944 Chapel on Episcopal's Newtown Square campus.

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Free ‘Celebrating Differences’ Art Festival At DCCC

  Kick off Intellectual and Developmental  Disabilities Month  with The Arc of Delaware County and the Delaware County Office of Intellectual Disabilities at the “Celebrating Differences” Film Festival and Arts Exhibit 2-6 pm Sat. (March 3) at Delaware County Community College, 901 South Media Line Road, Media.

  The event will be sponsored by iradiophilly.com. Performances featured will include Disability Rights Singer and Songwriter Johnny Crescendo, Contemporary composer and pianist Willy Potts, actors from Arts YOUniverse and Verve Vertu and  films by The Sprout Touring Film Festival  (http://www.sprouttouringfilmfestival.org/).

  Art exhibitors will include painters, jewelers, pottery and more.

  The event is free and open to the public. Ample parking       is available in the handicapped accessible     location. 

   To learn more about the performances and artists, visit http://www.thearcofdelco.org/

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Free Dancing And Entertainment For Delco Residents
   Delaware County residents age 50 and older can enjoy a free evening with live bands performing favorite tunes to dance to, which include ballroom dancing, line dancing, swing and much more at the Redwood Community Playhouse 1 to 3p.m., Tuesdays and 6:30 to 9:30p.m., Thursdays.

  The events are sponsored by Delaware County Council and Parks and Recreation Department. For information go to http://www.co.delaware.pa.us/, click on Park and Recreation Dept., Upland Park for the bands and schedule or call 610-891-6061.

  Redwood Community Playhouse is on Sixth Street in Upland.

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Free Arboretum Tour Slated

  Area resident can join Julie Jenney, education programs coordinator, for a free tour of the Scott Arboretum to view early spring blooms and witch hazels, 1 to 2:30p.m.,  Saturday (March 3).

  The tour will begin at the arboretum offices and is free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather, the tour will be canceled. For more information, call the arboretum at 610-328-8025.

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FREE Program For Schools and Community Organizations

  Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems (HBHS) has launched its newest public awareness campaign, "The Blunt Truth.” The media campaign focuses on educating adolescents and parents in Delaware County about the harmful effects of marijuana use.

  According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), daily marijuana use increased among eighth, tenth, and twelfth graders from 2009 to 2010. Among twelfth graders it was at its highest at 21.4% since the early 1980’s when it was at 6.1% (NIDA, 2010).

  Teens have many misconceptions about the effects of marijuana on the brain and body, and "The Blunt Truth" aims to debunk the myths. In addition to addressing common myths and facts surrounding marijuana use, Holcomb will provide FREE speaking engagements to schools and communities and disseminate a county-wide internet survey to different target populations.

   In Delaware County, the campaign is coordinated by Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems through funding from the Delaware County Office of Behavioral Health, Division of Drug and Alcohol Services.  To learn more about "The Blunt Truth," contact Prevention Specialist Kevin Gallagher at kgallagh@holcombbhs.org or call 484-444-0412.