WILD WEDNESDAY: Freebies Galore Today!!!!!!!!!!!!

FREE Event At Tyme Gallery

 Tyme Gallery is proud to feature award winning poet, Naila Schulte. The reading is Thursday March 29^th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm.  Any poets interested in being a featured reader at Tyme Gallery should contact their Poetry Director, Janet Sadler, at fairfieldltd@verizon.net .  An open reading will follow the featured reader.

Naila Schulte (a.k.a Claudia Schulte, Ed.D.) lives and plays at the intersection of words, music, spiritual exploring, philosophical musing, psychological analyzing, natural healing, and political grousing.  Born in Brooklyn, she studied Philosophy and English as an undergraduate and earned a master's degree in Integrative Education followed by a doctorate in TESOL from Temple.  For 20 of her 30 years teaching in the Philadelphia schools, she slipped in all the poetry writing she could, having discovered its magical powers to motivate students and make them fall in love with the English language.  She published an article on teaching poetry writing in an international journal, exhibited student poems at Philadelphia School District headquarters, and taught the first elective course in Poetry and Songwriting at Bartram High School before retiring in 2007. Currently Naila stays involved in poetry education, studies with Philadelphia poet Leonard Gontarek, reads at open mics, edits, and enjoys taking part in spiritual and artistic communities.  Also a performing singer/songwriter at musical events and open mics, she was a winner in the Folk Factory’s People’s Choice contest in 2009.  Her poems have been published in Mad Poets Review and The Fuze Anthology. 

Naila's workshop information, student anthologies, journal article and dissertation can be found on her website, www.languagepossibilities.com. 

 So when you come the reading is March 29^th from 7:00 to 9:00pm.  The featured reader reads first, with an open reading to follow.  There will also be light refreshments served with a host of over 200 artists to see.  Tyme Gallery is located at 17 W. Eagle Road, Havertown, PA 19083.  For additional information you can call 610-853-1215 or check out their website at www.TymeGallery.com.  

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‘Medicare Fraud and Abuse’ Presentation at Schoolhouse Center

    Each year, billions of dollars are lost to Medicare fraud and abuse. Learn what can you can do about it. On Tuesday, April 17, at 12 noon, a Medicare Fraud and Abuse presentation will be offered by the Pennsylvania Senior Medicare Patrol at Schoolhouse Center in Folsom.  Learn how to prevent Medicare fraud, how to protect personal information, how to detect fraud and how to report it.  The free presentation is open to the public.  Registration is required by calling (610) 237-8100.

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  ‘The Civil War: Its Battles and Generals’ Presented At Ridley Twp. Library

   There are three more chances to catch the Civil War Series at Ridley Township Public Library. On Wednesdays, at 6:30 pm, local residents are invited to join Professor Andrew Miller of  Neumann University as he discusses Robert E. Lee and the Army of  Northern Virginia (April 4), George McClellan, the Reluctant Warrior (April 18), and Ulysses S. Grant, Master of Strategy (May 2).
   Register for the free event by emailing reference@ridleylibrary.org, by calling 610-583-0593, or by visiting the library at 100 E. MacDade Blvd., Folsom. Walk-ins are welcome too.

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Council alerts families to FREE vaccination clinics

 for students at Delaware County State Health Center in Chester

            The Delaware County Department of Intercommunity Health announced that free immunizations are available for all school-age county children April 9-13 at the Delaware County State Health Center in Chester.

            The DoH is reminding all parents and caregivers of the upcoming deadline to ensure that school-aged children have all required immunizations.

            Councilwoman Colleen Morrone, Council’s liaison to Intercommunity Health, announced information from the state DoH alerting families to register their students by Friday, March 30, through the DoH website at www.padohclinicappt.com. Individuals can also call 877-PA-HEALTH (877-724-3258) for additional information.

            The free immunizations for school-age children will be given from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. April 9-13 at the Delaware County State Health Center, 151 W. Fifth Street, Suite 1, Chester.

            New immunization regulations that took effect last August require children in all grades to receive a second dose of mumps vaccine as well as a second dose of the chicken pox vaccine.

            They also require students in seventh grade to have one dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine, and one dose of the tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine.

            In a notice from the state, Dr. Eli Avilla, DoH secretary, said: “When the current school year began, families were given an eight-month provisional period to get their students up-to-date with their vaccinations.

            “This period is coming to an end, so we are reminding families to make sure school-aged children are immunized.”

            Dr. George Avetian, Delaware County’s senior medical advisor, said immunizations are critical in protecting school-aged children from serious illnesses.

            “The state has established the week of April 9^th for holding school catch-up vaccination clinics to target students needing vaccine to meet the school requirements for this school term,” Dr. Avetian said. “I recommend that families check the status of their children’s vaccinations and be sure they meet the state’s guidelines.”

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 FREE Easter Egg Hunt, Church Services In Clifton

   ST. STEPHEN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 199 W. Baltimore Avenue, Clifton Heights, PA Holy Week Services:  Palm Sunday, April 1, 9:30 am--Distribution of Palm and Passion Reading; Maundy Thursday April 5, 7pm w/Holy Eucharist; Good Friday April 6, 9 am and 7 pm Liturgy of Good Friday with Holy Eucharist; Holy Saturday April 7,  9:30 am Stations of the Cross; Easter Sunday, April 8, 9:30 am.  Easter Egg Hunt follows the service (open to the public).

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 TAYLOR PHYSICIAN TO HOLD OPEN DISCUSSION ON HEALTHY LIVING

   Join Michael Stewart, M.D., Taylor Hospital primary care physician, for “Got a Questions About Your Health? Ask the Doc!,” on Tuesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at Helen Kate Furness Library, 100 N. Providence Rd., Wallingford. Are you looking to find out ways to lower your blood

pressure? Do you have indigestion and can’t find relief? Are you trying to live a healthier lifestyle? Dr. Stewart will answer these and other general health questions at this informal discussion.

Call 1-800-CK-HEALTH (1-800-254-3258) to register for the presentation 

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Money Management Topic At Aston Community Center 

  Senior Community Services’ Center for Life Long Learning will offer a free presentation on Money Management 2p.m., Wednesday (April 18) at the Aston Community Center, 3270 Concord Road, with presenter: Kathleen Bryson, Senior Program Manager for Consumer Credit Services of Delaware Valley.
  The FREE presentation covers budgeting tools, strategies for developing a spending plan, managing unexpected expenses, and short term saving strategies. Registration is required; call 610-237-8100, ext. 11 for a registration form.

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Olympic Exhibit Grand Opening To Honor Gold Medalist Eddie Coyle  
    The Delaware County Athletes Hall of Fame and the Mickey Vernon Sports History Museum will host an exhibit of Delaware County Olympians beginning April 4.
  The exhibit will be presented by the Hall of Fame under the direction of Executive Director Joe Cirilli, and will highlight the accomplishments of the seventeen Olympic Medal winners from Delaware County and other Olympic team members.
  A special opening day ceremony will honor Bonner High School and West Chester University graduate Dr. Eddie Coyle, one of the most decorated athletes in the history of Delaware County.  He won four Pan American gold medals, three World Championships, two Olympic gold medals and one silver.  Between 1970 and 1980, he captured ten National Championships and set twenty three world records.
  The special ceremony will be held noon to 1p.m., April 4.Dr. Coyle will bring his Olympic Gold Medals to the opening ceremony.
  The exhibit will take place at the Mickey Vernon Sports History Museum at 1 Beaver Valley Road in Chadds Ford (intersection of Rtes 202 and 491). The Museum is open to the public from 11a.m. to 2p.m., Tuesday through Friday. The museum is also available seven days a week for school programs, group tours, corporate meetings, special events and private parties. For more information, contact Jim Vankoski 610-909-4919 or vankoski21@comcast.net.   

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FREE Easter Egg Hunt and Services In CollingdaleCollingdale First Church of the Nazarene at 212 MacDade Blvd in Collingdale invites you to celebrate Easter with us! 

Son Rise Service at Collingdale Park @ 7AM.  Easter Egg Hunt at Collingdale First at 8:15AM.  Easter Breakfast (bring a dish to share) at 9:15AM and Resurrection Service at 11AM.  Come be a part of our family!

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Swarthmore Public Library Presents:

                                                                        

A Discussion with

Dr. Tamar Chansky

Author of Freeing Yourself From Anxiety:

4 Simple Steps to Overcome Worry and Create the Life You Want

Thursday, April 5, 2012

7:30 pm

All of us encounter everyday worries and doubts.  But especially in stressful times, the static that worry creates in our minds really hinders us from thinking clearly about how to make good choices in moving forward in our lives. Dr. Tamar Chansky’s new book: Freeing Yourself from Anxiety: 4 Simple Steps to Overcome Worry and Create the Life You Want has the answers. With a wealth of experience from Dr. Chansky’s previous popular books on anxiety, she tells readers how to change their relationship with worry. Just because worry is our first reaction to uncertainty, doesn't mean it should be our last. Dr. Chansky teaches readers how to hear worry differently and diminish the significance of the message and shorten the detour that worry takes us on in life. Come learn some simple strategies to move worry out, and wisdom in.

Dr Chansky grew up in Swarthmore and graduated with a B.S. in psychology from Swarthmore College, followed by a Masters degree in Education from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D from Temple University. Dr. Tamar Chansky is a licensed psychologist, the Founder and Director of the Children's and Adult Center for OCD and Anxiety in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Dr. Chansky is also the author of the numerous popular books on overcoming anxiety and negative thinking.Visit Dr. Chansky’s website at www.tamarchansky.com

Copies of Freeing Yourself from Anxiety will be available for purchase after the program.

All programs are FREE and open to the public. 

Please register at the library, call 610-543-0436 or email swarthmore@delcolibraries.org

Swarthmore Public Library, 121 Park Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081

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‘From Holocaust To Life’ FREE Concert  On April 2

  Haverford College will present “From Holocaust to Life: Music by David Botwinik,” 5p.m., Monday (April 2).
  The program features Yiddish songs by Vilna-born composer David Botwinik, sung by internationally acclaimed singer Lisa Willson, soprano, and the Chamber Singers of Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges, under the direction of Thomas Lloyd.
  The concert will be held in Roberts Hall, Marshall Auditorium on the Haverford College Campus, 370 Lancaster Ave., Haverford and is free and open to the public. For more information, call 610-896-1011.
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  Free Brandywine Sundays

 The Brandywine River Museum will offer free admission on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to noon, through Nov. 18 (except Sunday, May 27, during the 41st Annual Antiques Show).
 Visitors can also enjoy "Breakfast on the Brandywine" in the Museum's cafeteria-style restaurant, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Sunday mornings. The revolving menu, which changes weekly, costs $6 per person and includes juice and coffee, tea or milk. A child's breakfast is also available for $3.75.
 Among the exhibitions on view this year is "Comic Catharsis: A Gift of Cartoons" by William Steig (through March 11). 
  The museum is on Rte. 1 in Chadds Ford. For more information, call 610-388-2700 or visit www.brandywinemuseum.org.
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Gateway Hosts FREE Easter Egg Hunt March 31
    Gateway Community Church will host its Annual Easter Egg Hunt Saturday (March 31) on the church grounds, 708 S. Old Middletown Road, Media. The fun begins at 11:30a.m. and the Egg Hunt will start at 12:15.
  There will be hot dogs, cookies, crafts and face painting – all free, along with photos with the Easter Bunny
  Everyone is welcome. For more information go to outreach@visitgateway.org or phone 484-444-0225. 
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  Palm Sunday Services At Reformation Lutheran Church- All At NO COST
  Reformation Lutheran Church, Rose Tree and Providence Roads, Media, invites area residents to participate in their Palm Sunday worship services at 8:30 and 11a.m., April 1.
  The services include blessing of palms, which are given to all worshipers, and a  procession with palm branches as choir members and children wave large fan palms to remember the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem.
  The mood changes during the reading of the Gospel, in which the Passion of Jesus from Mark’s gospel is read with congregational participation.
  During the service, the congregation will celebrate First Communion for children who have been newly instructed in that sacrament.
  The service concludes with a dramatic recession with a large wooden cross as the congregation is reminded that this is now the beginning of the week of the Passion, Holy Week.
  For more information about Reformation, visit the website, www.relcmedia.org or call 610-891-0600.
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Easter Canned Goods Hunt Will Benefit Media Food Bank
 
  Forget the colored eggs. Bring on the Easter cans!
  For the second year in a row, children at a Media church will hunt for canned goods instead of the traditional eggs for Easter. The church will donate the cans to the Media Food Bank.
  Last year, the hunt at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County yielded 408 items for the food bank.
  As with last year’s event, the food will be donated by congregation members who contribute edibles and money weekly to the Food Bank (located at the First United Methodist Church of Media).
  The cans will be hidden by older youth on Easter morning (April 8), all around the Unitarian Universalist church property. After the 9:15a.m. service, preschoolers through sixth graders will search for the treasures destined for the food bank.
  But the children won’t go away empty-handed -- each will receive a "goodie bag" for participating.
   The Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County is at 145 W. Rose Tree Rd., two blocks west of Route 252. For more information, go to uucdc.org or call 610-566-4853.
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Housing Choices For Seniors Talk At Aston Community Center

     Senior Community Services’ Center for Life Long Learning will offer a free talk, “Housing Choices for Seniors,” 1:30p.m., Wednesday (April 11) at the Aston Community Center, 3270 Concord Road, with presenters Robert and Dana Breslin, Esq.
  When is the time to sell?  Alternative housing options such as 55+ communities, continuing care communities and assisted living facilities will be discussed. Also, what seniors should look for in contract for these places and is a reverse mortgage an answer.
  Registration is required; call 610-237-8100, ext. 11 for a registration form.
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Holmes Presbyterian Sponsors Free Easter Egg Hunt, Lunch

  Holmes Presbyterian Church will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Sat. (March 31). All children from nursery school age through the 5th Grade are welcome. A free lunch will be served after the hunt for both parents and children. In the event of inclement weather, the hunt will be rescheduled for Tuesday, April 3 at 11:30 am.
   Holmes Presbyterian Church is on the corner of Holmes Road and Academy Avenue, in Holmes. All families should meet in the downstairs social hall of the church.
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PA Veterans Museum Offers Free Admission
   The Pennsylvania Veterans Museum, which opened to the public on Veterans Day 2005, is open noon to 5 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. PA Veterans Museum is in the Media Armory, 12 East State Street, Media. The entrance is behind Trader Joes.
  Call 610-566-0788 for more information. It's also free admission for families  which can be a big help to those on a shoestring budget.
  Check out the video on www.DelcoNewsNetwork.com under the entertainment tabs and you'll get just a glimpse of what's inside.
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Glenolden Library Announces Children’s April Programs
     Start your child off to be a great reader by sharing your love of  books by coming to the Glenolden Library’s Infant Storytime, held Wednesdays in April, starting April 4 at 11am. 
  This story time is for children ages birth to 24 months.  A parent or caregiver must be present during the program which is sponsored by the Delaware County Library System.
   An After School Craft will be held on Thursday, April 5 at 3pm for all school age children.  No registration is required for this program.
  For more information and to register for the storytime, call 610-583-1010 or stop by the Library at 211 S. Llanwellyn Ave., Glenolden, PA or go to Delcolibraries.org to register online.
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Guest Speaker To Address Those At NAMI-PA Meeting
   NAMI-Pennsylvania, Delaware County Chapter; Pennsylvania's Voice on Mental Illness is holding a meeting Wednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m.sharp at The First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne, at Lansdowne and Greenwood avenues in Lansdowne. The meeting will be in the church basement meeting hall off the back parking lot.
  The guest speakers are Dr. Larry Real, psychiatrist and medical director for Horizon House, and Edie Mannion, LMFT, Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania co-founder and manager; training and education.
Family members, consumer members and newcomers are welcome.
(New time is 7 p.m., not 7:30.)
  For more information, call 610-623-0071.
www.nami.org/sites/NAMIPA-DelawareCountyChapter.
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Annual Easter Egg Hunt At VFW Post 928
      VFW #928 will hold its Annual Easter Egg Hunt 2 pm Sun. (April 1) at the post, MacDade Blvd. and Sutton Ave.   This event is free to children under 12 and will feature games, treats, refreshments and prizes.  All are welcome.
   For more information e-mail vfwpost928@comcast.net or call the Post at 610-461-1226.


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