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XFINITY LIVE! PHILADELPHIA
PHILADELPHIA - The first in a series of XFINITY Family Fun Days will be held at XFINITY Live!, the new dining and entertainment district built on the former site of the Spectrum, on Sunday, June 10 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public with complimentary parking all day.
Volunteers from The Franklin Institute will be on hand for fun, educational sports demonstrations with a scientific twist, including:
“What doNewton
“What happens to a ball if it’s frozen in liquid nitrogen?”
“How does the weather affect a batted ball?”
“What do
“What happens to a ball if it’s frozen in liquid nitrogen?”
“How does the weather affect a batted ball?”
XFINITY Family Fun Day will also include interactive games, discounted kid-friendly menu items and family entertainment featuring the “Club Kiddo" band on the outdoor Live! Stage.
XFINITY Live! Philadelphia
XFINITY Live! Philadelphia
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Make 18th Century Bricks In FREE Program At Newlin Grist Mill
Newlin Grist Mill and The New Castle Historical Society are continuing their public program focusing on making 18th Century bricks, 10am – 3pm (June 15-16). The goal of this partnership is to involve the community and volunteers to make 500 custom bricks to be used in a hearth restoration project of the Amstel House kitchen. Participants will get their feet dirty in the clay treading pit and can try their hand at molding bricks. Learn about historic brick making as you take part in this hands-on project for people of all ages. This event is free.
Newlin Grist Mill is at 219 South Cheyney Road, Glen Mills.
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Williams Kicks Off Summer of Peace Initiative with Gun Buy Back
In his ongoing efforts to promote safety and peace, state Sen. Anthony H. Williams will kick off this year’s Neighborhood-to-Neighborhood Summer of Peace initiative by co-hosting a gun buyback.
The gun buyback, co-hosted by Uplift Solutions, Brown’s ShopRite, City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and state Rep. Harold James, will take place on Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Vare Recreation Center, 2600 Morris St. in Philadelphia.
Participants will receive $100 gift cards in exchange for turning in their guns, no questions asked. There is a limit of two gift cards per person, while supplies last. No starter pistols, flares or air guns will be accepted.
Efforts such as these have shown effective results, both locally and across the country. Just last month in Los Angeles, more than 1,600 weapons were removed from the streets – including a military rocket launcher and assault rifles.
To date, Williams has helped steer some 400 dangerous weapons to the hands of police, who melt the firearms down. The aim is to remove unwanted, unused, and even illegal weapons before they fall into the wrong hands and become vehicles of crime.
“This is my fifth gun buyback event within the past year, and while it’s not a panacea, it is one of several tools in our arsenal to prevent violence,” Williams said. “Everyone responds to reward, and gun buybacks incentivize individuals to remove guns from society for good.”
The June 16 gun buyback is just the first of numerous events that the community can expect this summer as part of the senator’s second annual Summer of Peace initiative.
The initiative is an extension of the senator’s annual N2N Street Festival, which was suspended in 2011 in lieu of the Summer of Peace, after a 20 plus-year run along Baltimore Avenue. Williams instead opted to re-direct resources that normally went to the festival's operation to community-based efforts that helped promote youth development and curb violence through mini-grants. In 2012, he’s asking area businesses and foundations to continue that philanthropic effort.
“The inaugural Summer of Peace was extremely successful because it provided a viable template for how to support those grassroots organizations who struggle day-to-day, month-to-month, year-to-year, to help uplift our children and keep them from harm,” Williams said. “It reminded us of the power of community, where even small contributions can help lead toward safer, more tranquil neighborhoods where families can live happily and businesses can thrive.
“I’m confident that this year will be even better, and that this initiative will become the new summertime tradition in my district.”
For more information, call the senator’s district office at 215-492-2980 or visit his website, http://www.senatoranthonyhwilliams.com/. More information about the senator may be found on his Facebook and Twitter pages and YouTube channel.
The gun buyback, co-hosted by Uplift Solutions, Brown’s ShopRite, City Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and state Rep. Harold James, will take place on Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Vare Recreation Center, 2600 Morris St. in Philadelphia.
Participants will receive $100 gift cards in exchange for turning in their guns, no questions asked. There is a limit of two gift cards per person, while supplies last. No starter pistols, flares or air guns will be accepted.
Efforts such as these have shown effective results, both locally and across the country. Just last month in Los Angeles, more than 1,600 weapons were removed from the streets – including a military rocket launcher and assault rifles.
To date, Williams has helped steer some 400 dangerous weapons to the hands of police, who melt the firearms down. The aim is to remove unwanted, unused, and even illegal weapons before they fall into the wrong hands and become vehicles of crime.
“This is my fifth gun buyback event within the past year, and while it’s not a panacea, it is one of several tools in our arsenal to prevent violence,” Williams said. “Everyone responds to reward, and gun buybacks incentivize individuals to remove guns from society for good.”
The June 16 gun buyback is just the first of numerous events that the community can expect this summer as part of the senator’s second annual Summer of Peace initiative.
The initiative is an extension of the senator’s annual N2N Street Festival, which was suspended in 2011 in lieu of the Summer of Peace, after a 20 plus-year run along Baltimore Avenue. Williams instead opted to re-direct resources that normally went to the festival's operation to community-based efforts that helped promote youth development and curb violence through mini-grants. In 2012, he’s asking area businesses and foundations to continue that philanthropic effort.
“The inaugural Summer of Peace was extremely successful because it provided a viable template for how to support those grassroots organizations who struggle day-to-day, month-to-month, year-to-year, to help uplift our children and keep them from harm,” Williams said. “It reminded us of the power of community, where even small contributions can help lead toward safer, more tranquil neighborhoods where families can live happily and businesses can thrive.
“I’m confident that this year will be even better, and that this initiative will become the new summertime tradition in my district.”
For more information, call the senator’s district office at 215-492-2980 or visit his website, http://www.senatoranthonyhwilliams.com/. More information about the senator may be found on his Facebook and Twitter pages and YouTube channel.
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FREE Summer Programs For Kids At Marple Library
Summer fun begins at Marple Library with Summer Reading Club Kickoff on Tuesday June 19 at 7:00pm with the excitement of David Jack. Dream Big Read this summer with family programs every Tuesday night until August 14th. For the younger ones birth to 5 years great Wednesday afternoon programs beginnning June 20 at 4:00pm with the music of Peter Moses. No registration is required for these programs.
Special programs that required registration this summer are: the Planetarium show "Stars on the Move" an astronomy and inflatable planetarium for kids 5 and up on Monday June 25 at 7:00pm., Up all Night with the Philadelphia Zoo when nocturnal animals visit the library for kids grades k through 3 on June 28 at 1:00pm and
Franklin Institute's "Silly Shadow, Crazy Color" a preschool program on Thursday July 26 at 11:00am. Register by calling 610.356.1510 or stop by the library.
Get an entire schedule of all the great activities on line at http://www.delcolibraries.org/ EventKeeper or on http://www.marplepubliclibrary.org/ or stop by the library and pcik one up.
Special programs that required registration this summer are: the Planetarium show "Stars on the Move" an astronomy and inflatable planetarium for kids 5 and up on Monday June 25 at 7:00pm., Up all Night with the Philadelphia Zoo when nocturnal animals visit the library for kids grades k through 3 on June 28 at 1:00pm and
Franklin Institute's "Silly Shadow, Crazy Color" a preschool program on Thursday July 26 at 11:00am. Register by calling 610.356.1510 or stop by the library.
Get an entire schedule of all the great activities on line at http://www.delcolibraries.org/ EventKeeper or on http://www.marplepubliclibrary.org/ or stop by the library and pcik one up.
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