Fireworks Safety Tips to Ensure a Safe July Fourth

Fireworks on the Fourth of July are as American as apple pie. Carol Cunningham, MD, Emergency Medicine Physician at Akron General Health System urges using common sense when it comes to handling fireworks to celebrate our country's birthday.

On average, about 200 people every day go to the emergency department with fireworks-related injuries around the 4th of July holiday, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). More than half the injuries were burns.

For example, a sparkler can burn at 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit - which is as hot as a blow torch. Almost half (41 percent) of fireworks injuries are to a person's hands, fingers or arms.

One-third (38 percent) of them are to a person's eyes, head, face and ears (CPSC). If fireworks are legal in your community, The American College of Emergency Physicians strongly suggests that you do not use fireworks at your home.

If you do use them, however, these do's and don'ts will help make it a safer experience.

• DO - Have knowledgeable supervision by an experienced adult if you choose to use fireworks.
• DO - Buy fireworks from reputable dealers.
• DO - Read warning labels and follow all instructions.
• DO - Keep a bucket of water or fire extinguisher on hand.
• DO - Light fireworks one at a time, then move back quickly.
• DO - Dispose of all fireworks properly.
• DON'T - Give any fireworks, including sparklers, to small children; older children should be supervised by a responsible adult.
• DON'T - Light fireworks indoors or near other objects.
• DON'T - Place your body over a fireworks device when trying to light the fuse and immediately back up to a safe distance after you light it.
• DON'T - Point or throw fireworks at another person, ever.
• DON'T - Try to re-light or pick up malfunctioning fireworks.
• DON'T - Wear loose clothing while using any fireworks.
• DON'T - Set off fireworks in glass or metal containers - the fragments can cause severe injury.
• DON'T - Carry fireworks in a pocket.

"The safest and only thing you should do is watch a professional fireworks display managed by experts who have proper training and experience handling these explosives," says Dr. Cunningham.

Upper Darby Township will host their annual Fireworks show on July 3 (rain date July 5) at 9:30 PM at Upper Darby High School Memorial Field. Admission is $4.00.  

Community Happenings!

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can provide food assistance to individuals with limited income and resources. Applications can be found at www.benefitschecup.org. For more information on the program, contact the state hotline at 1-800-692-7462 or 1-800-451-5886 (TD).

Do you need help finding food? Contact Philabundance at 1-800-319-3663

June 3, 2015 3:30 pm to 6:00pm Irish Immigration Center of Philadelphia Free Legal Immigration Clinic (Reservation Required); For more information, call 610-789-6355

June 4, 2015 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM The Upper Darby Welcome Center has a Free Legal Immigration Clinic. (Reservation Required). FOr more information call 610-734-7784

SUMMER KICK-OFF 
Upper Darby Municipal Library Presents: Science Tellers Presents Superheroes In this original collection of slightly twisted tales, all the teachers at school are suspected to have superpowers!  join us on a hilarious new adventure where, just like in science, things aren't always quite what they seem.  We will launch things through the air, send them plummeting toward the ground, and even make things trasform and disappear right before your eyes!
Get ready to experience force and reactions through several exciting, hands-on experiments that will have the audience laughing , learning and having fun!  Enjoy this spectaculaar adventure and be swept away to a place where truly "super" heroes really do exist! Contact Charlotte Ryan  610-789-4440 udcsd@delcolibraries.org

Lansdowne Public Library Presents: Summer Reading Challenge
The Library is pleased to partner with The Lansdowne Parks and Recreation Department and The Lansdowne Allied Youth Council to present LIVE entertainment!
Join our kickoff for our Summer Reading Challenge with musical guests Peter Taney and the Juggernauts for an interactive performance!
You can be a part of this musical show!
The show will take place at The Twentieth Century Club located at 84 S Lansdowne Ave, Lansdowne, PA 19050.
Contact: Rachee Fagg   610.623.0239   lacsd@delcolibraries.org  

CHESTER FAMILY SERVICE CENTER SUMMER FEEDING CAMP REGISTRATION Summer Camp begins June 22, 2015 and ends on August 28, 2015 FREE, OPEN ENROLLMENT for children ages 5-12 years. Catholic Social Services Chester Family Service Center, 130 E 7th Street, Chester PA Children 5 years old MUST have completed kindergarten; updated health assessment is due at time of registration. For appointments, call Honor Blackburn-Grant 215-876-7101 or 267-236-2409

ACCESS ADMISSION There is an exciting new initiative from Art-Reach that offers $2 per person admission into all 17 local museums to ACCESS/EBT Cardholders. The Cardholder must present their card and photo ID in order to receive the discount. The admission is valid for up to 3 guest ($2 per guest). The discount is not valid for special exhibitions or features.

CHANGE A LIFE: BECOME A VOLUNTEER LITERACY TUTOR! The Delaware County Literacy Council (DCLC) needs your help to continue its 40-year tradition of changing lives in the community. Become a volunteer tutor and help an adult learner improve their English language skills. Meet twice weekly at mutually convenient times and locations. Ensure a brighter future for someone in need. Our next Adult Basic Educa-tion (ABE) tutor training class will be held on Monday/Wednesday evenings, July 13, 15, 20 and 22, 2015, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. and Wednesday, August 19, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., at DCLC, 2217 Providence Avenue, Chester, PA 19013. English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor training classes are also available. Pre-registration and attendance at all sessions required. To learn more, visit www.delcoliteracy.org or call Melina at 610-876-4811.

Titanoboa: Monster Snake Opens Feb.14 at the Academy of Natural Sciences

Live snakes, like this ball python which is closely related to a boa constrictor, will be part of the Titanoboa: Monster Snake exhibit.
Credit: Mike Servedio/ANS

PHILADELPHIA (Jan. 14, 2014) - Slithering in at 48 feet long and weighing an estimated one-and-a-half tons, the world's largest snake-a realistic replica of it, that is-will be on exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University starting Saturday, Feb. 14.


From deep underground in a Colombian coal mine, in a layer dating to 65 million years ago, scientists have uncovered remains of the largest snake that ever roamed the planet, Titanoboa cerrejonensis. Measuring 48 feet long and weighing 2,500 pounds, this massive predator grew as long as a school bus and weighed as much as a small car. Twice as long as the longest snake alive today, Titanoboa could crush and devour a crocodile.

Fossil plants and animals found at the site reveal that Titanoboa roamed the earliest known rain forest, teeming with life and dating to the Paleocene, the lost world that followed the demise of the dinosaurs.

"Titanoboa is a bigger, badder boa, and it will simply knock your socks off," says Academy Director of Exhibits Jennifer Sontchi. "The exhibit opens on Valentine's Day, so be sure to bring your main squeeze!"

Titanoboa: Monster Snake, on view through Sunday, April 19, delves into the stories of the discovery, reconstruction and implications of this enormous reptile. Visitors will:


*         Stand eye-to-eye with a full-scale model of this massive predator.

*         Examine model vertebrae to compare Titanoboa with a modern anaconda.

*         Crawl the length of Titanoboa in the Titanoboa Challenge. There also is a shorter crawl-through tunnel for young children.

*         See live snakes from the Academy's collection.

*         Learn about venom, fangs and scales from the educators at the Carts of Curiosity.

*         Enjoy a Smithsonian documentary about Titanoboa in the mini-theater (every hour on the hour)

*         See snake specimens from the Academy's Herpetology Collection.

*         Learn about the important role snakes play in our lives.

There is a $3 fee to enter Titanoboa: Monster Snake in addition to regular museum admission.

The opening weekend, Feb. 14 and 15, coincides with the Academy's annual Paleopalooza<http://www.ansp.org/get-involved/programs/festivals/paleopalooza/> festival, which features a variety of fun family activities, fossil displays, films, talks, and the chance to meet Academy paleontologists. The 1 p.m. live animal show that weekend is "Snakes Alive!," which showcases some of the museum's live snakes, plus close-ups on a giant screen. For details about Paleopalooza, visit http://bit.ly/1w5SoIY.

On Thursday, Feb. 26, "Anaconda" will be the feature presentation at the Academy's popular Mega-Bad Movie Night.<http://www.ansp.org/Visit/Events/Details/?eid=5704&iid=17797> For information and tickets, visit http://bit.ly/1x4yWMU.


Titanoboa: Monster Snake is a collaboration of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the Florida Museum of Natural History, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the Smithsonian Channel.

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Founded in 1812, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is a leading natural history museum dedicated to advancing research, education, and public engagement in biodiversity and environmental science.


HOURS: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. ADMISSION: $15.95 adults; $13.95 children 3-12, seniors, college students, and military personnel; free for members and children under 3. PHONE: 215-299-1000


THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY 1900 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

Male Achievers Program

Get Your Boys Ages 12-17
Up & Out of Bed
FOR THE 

City of Chester & Delaware County
MALE ACHIEVERS PROGRAM

THIS Saturday, November 16, 2013

From 9am-1:30pm 

FREE

Lunch Included)

@

The College Access Center of Delaware County

400 E. 21st Street
Chester, PA 19013

"Let's Us Help Turn Your Boys Into Scholars"

Future Dates for Male Achievers Activities Include:

Dec. 21st, Jan. 18th, Feb. 22nd, Mar. 15th, Apr. 12th, May 12th, June 14th

Fathers-Husbands-Uncles-Coaches-Teachers-Mentors-Adult Male Neighbors-Come Help Us Provide A Safe Place For Our Young Black & Latino Males to Learn, Engage, & Develop.

USCIS Honors Military Veterans During Naturalization Ceremonies

Release Date: November 08, 2013

WASHINGTON—In recognition of Veterans Day, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will conduct naturalization ceremonies across the country that will feature military members, military spouses and veterans taking the Oath of Allegiance to become U.S. citizens. From Nov. 7-13, USCIS is welcoming approximately 8,000 new U.S. citizens during 120 naturalization ceremonies throughout the nation and overseas.

Since September 2002, USCIS has naturalized more than 92,000 members of the military, including nearly 11,000 who received their citizenship overseas.

“Throughout our history, thousands of immigrants have made extraordinary sacrifices for this country through military service,” USCIS Director Alejandro Mayorkas said. “These men and women pledged to defend our nation to protect liberties they had yet to secure for themselves. We salute all our veterans for helping to preserve this nation as a beacon of hope and opportunity.”

USCIS’s Veterans Day celebration will feature a Nov. 13 naturalization ceremony at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. During this event, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers will administer the Oath, and USCIS Deputy Director Lori Scialabba will recognize Dr. Rahul Jindal, a transplant surgeon at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., as an Outstanding American by Choice.

Other ceremony highlights include events at:

• Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum in Pittsburgh on Nov. 8;
• Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan on Veterans Day (Nov. 11);
• Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, on Veterans Day (Nov. 11); and
• The Old State House in Hartford, Conn., on Nov. 13.

Additionally, five recruits will become new citizens at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego through the Naturalization at Basic Training Initiative. USCIS developed this program with the Department of Defense to allow noncitizen military enlistees to complete the naturalization process during basic training. Previously, it could prove challenging to naturalize active duty members of the armed services who may have been deployed to locations around the world.

USCIS invites new citizens and their families and friends to share their experiences from the ceremonies through Twitter using the hashtag #newUScitizen.

For more information on USCIS and its programs, please visit www.uscis.gov or follow us on Twitter (@uscis), YouTube (/uscis), Facebook (/uscis), and the USCIS blog The Beacon. 

A Night Of Light For Those We Loved And Lost Through Addiction

We Invite You To Attend

‘A Night Of Light For Those We Loved And Lost Through Addiction’

A Candlelight Vigil

Date: Wednesday, October, 9, 2013

(Rain Date Thursday, October 10, 2013)

Time: 7:00 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.

Where: Rose Tree Park

Route 252 and Rose Tree Road, Media, PA

Featuring:

Opening remarks by James M. Stigale

President of Commissioners, Aston,

Guest Speakers:

Councilman Mario Civera

District Attorney Jack Whelan

Mrs. Theresa M. Agostinelli, LCSW

Mrs. Patricia Stouch

Candle Lighting and Reading of Names by Pastor Steve Smickley,

Calvary Chapel of Delaware County

Candles will be provided for all in attendance.  Please bring a framed photograph to place on the remembrance table during the vigil or upload their image at http://www.nopetaskforce.org/memorials-create.php in honor of those we have lost to addiction.

Sponsored by: The Pamela Stouch Scholarship Fund

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Tricia Stouch

at 484-433-9137 or lucycat82@hotmail.com

Shop for a Cause

FIND THE MAGIC

OF GIVING BACK

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Shop For A Cause has partnered with Delaware County Memorial Hospital to support our ongoing programs and services.  Purchase a $5 Shopping Pass* for exclusive savings (25% off) in every Macy’s store and online at macys.com on Saturday, August 24^th and the DCMH and the Delco Memorial Foundation will keep 100% of the proceeds.  Plus you can enter to win a $500 Macy’s Gift Card.

Since 2006, Macy’s Shop For A Cause Event has partnered with non-profit organizations nationwide to raise more than $45 million for their ongoing charitable efforts.  This is your chance to be part of this monumental event on Saturday, August 24, 2013.

* Pass is good on Polo, Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Michael Kors, Waterford, Lauren and many other brands that are normally excluded from regular Macy’s coupons.  Some restrictions do apply.   Pass good on 8/24/13 only.

To Purchase a Pass for you, a friend or family member, please contact Kim Grochowski at the Delco Memorial Foundation – 610-284-8782 or at Kimberly.Grochowski@Crozer.org

Goodwill is Coming to Upper Darby!

Join Goodwill for an Information Session to find out if Goodwill is right for you!

Get answers to all your questions and learn about:

• the history and mission to improve the quality of life for individuals with barriers to self-sufficiency through the “Power of Work.”
• the new store on Baltimore Pike
• open positions and what the jobs are really like
• the benefits package and other perks
• how to become a team member with instructions on how to apply on-line!

When:
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.
Where:
Upper Darby Municipal Library
501 Bywood Ave.
Upper Darby, PA 19082

Visit www.goodwillde.org for additional information.

Spoken Hands at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center

The world music percussion ensemble, Spoken Hand, brings its pulsating rhythms to Upper Darby Performing Arts Center March 22

Known for its high-energy live performances, the acclaimed percussion orchestra blends North Indian tabla, Afro Cuban bata, Brazilian samba and West African djembe in an exhilarating evening of traditional and contemporary drumming and choral compositions

DREXEL HILL, PA – March 6, 2012 – The acclaimed world music percussion ensemble, Spoken Hand, blends the pulsating rhythms of North Indian tabla, Afro Cuban bata, Brazilian samba and West African djembe in an exhilarating evening of traditional and contemporary drumming and choral compositions. The high-energy performance takes place at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center on March 22 at 7:30pm.

Tickets are $7-$10 and UDPAC members save $1 off each ticket. Tickets may be purchased online at www.udpac.org or by calling the box office: 610. 622.1189. Upper Darby Performing Arts Center is located at 601 North Lansdowne Avenue in Drexel Hill, PA. The 1,600 seat theater is just minutes from the Main Line and Center City Philadelphia and offers free parking. The performance is one hour and appropriate for all family members ages seven and over.

A celebration of polyphonic rhythms, Spoken Hand unifies four percussion batteries into one distinct voice. Since its inception over fifteen years ago this uniquely robust orchestra of percussionists has traveled the road to perform giving drums their individual voices.  Linking the past and present, the sacred and secular with a symphonically textured fusion of traditional and contemporary drumming and choral compositions, Spoken Hand has twice earned the title of “Best World Music/Roots Performance” by Philadelphia City Paper, and continues to share this cultural musical experience with audiences far and wide.

Artistic Director Daryl Kwasi Burgee recently interviewed on WHYY TV discussed formulating Spoken Hand. “The drum is always in accompaniment to something else. And I realized that most people aren’t aware of the harmonic and the melodical aspects of the drum. Giving people the opportunity to experience that in a collage of melody and sound, that’s what this project was all about. It was the opportunity to give the drummer voice.”

The four corners of the world are represented as Spoken Hand fills the stage with percussionists who blend the rhythmic Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, North Indian, and West African sounds in an artistic mission to share with audiences their passion for music.

The Upper Darby Performing Arts Center and Upper Darby Summer Stage are jointly sponsored by the Upper Darby School District Board of School Directors and Upper Darby Township Mayor and Council through the Department of Recreation and Leisure Services.

Crozer-Keystone Cardiovascular Days

Crozer-Keystone Health System is dedicated to reducing heart disease, vascular disease and stroke in the communities they serve. That is why they offer comprehensive “Cardiovascular Day” health fairs at four of their hospitals. Each of these events will provide free glucose/cholesterol screenings, blood pressure screenings, stroke risk assessments and healthy information and activities provided by a range of Crozer-Keystone departments.

 

Cholesterol and glucose screenings will take place from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Fasting is required with nothing to eat or drink past midnight.

The event will take place in Meeting Rooms A & C at Delaware County Memorial Hospital on Monday, February 25, 2013. The Health Fair is from 11 a.m. to noon. Heart Health Lunch and Learn will be offered at noon featuring a DCMH cardiologist. Lunch will be provided to all participants.

To register please call 610-284-8158.

Delaware County Memorial Hospital is located at 501 N. Lansdowne Avenue, Drexel Hill, PA.

Upper Darby School District ELL Services Fair

All residents are invited to the Second Annual Upper Darby School District ELL Service Fair.

On Saturday, September 15 from 10AM to 1 PM, families of the English Language Learning Community will have an opportunity to learn about programs and resources available to them in the Upper Darby School District.  Exhibitors include representatives from Crozer Keystone Health System, The Upper Darby Police Department, The Upper Darby Township Welcome Center and many more!

This is a day of information, food, and FUN!

The fair will be held in The Beverly Hills Middle School.

IT IS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH

The Delaware County Citizen Corps will be handing out emergency preparedness materials to the public this weekend at the following locations and we are looking for some more hands to help.

Friday 9/7: 69th Street Terminal from 6:30 am to 8:30 am and from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm. .

Saturday 9/8: Ridly Home Depot from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon; Upper Darby Home Depot from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm; Marple Home Depot from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm; Concord Home Depot from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Please e-mail Ed Kline at ekline@delcodes.org if you can attend. Other events are scheduled including a FREE MRC Oriantation on September 17th and a FREE Personal Emerency Preparedness Training on September 26th. For more information or to register please contact Ed Kline at ekline@delcodes.org or by calling 610-892-8134. Thank you for your assistance!!!
Saturday evening 9/8: Concord Twp Community Day 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Fireworks are at dusk if anyone wants to stay longer!!!



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English, GED, and Civics Classes

English, GED, and Civics classes are starting the week of July 16.

Enrollment has already begun.

Upcoming Enrollment Dates:

• Thursday, July 5 at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Monday, July 9 at 9 a.m., 1 p.m., and 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 11, at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Thursday, July 12 at 9 a.m., 1 p.m., and 6 p.m.

Location:

Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

One Penn Center, Suite 555

1617 John F. Kennedy Blvd.

Philadelphia, PA 19103

After enrollment, classes will be held in Center City, Olney, and Upper Darby. 

For more information, contact Talease Cleveland at 215-557-2558 or talease@welcomingcenter.org.

Volunteers Needed

The Delaware County Literacy Council is seeking volunteers to assist with a new group of students.  The new students will be assessed at an orientation on July 9^th and 10^th.  This assessment determines the skill level and placement for the correct class. 

Volunteers are needed to assist with tutoring in reading (Adult Basic Education), ESL (English as a Second Language), or math.  The training is free, but you MUST register in advance.  

The form for volunteers can be found on the website here.

The deadline to register for the July trainings (with application) is July 11, 2012.  Trainings will be held at two locations on Saturday, July 21 and 28 from 9:00AM to 2:30 PM.  The trainings are located at:

Delaware County Literacy Council
2217 Providence Avenue, Chester PA
 Or
 Upper Darby Municipal Library
501 Bywood Avenue, Upper Darby PA

Don't Be a Party to Teenage Drinking

Greetings! Did you know that one-third of teenagers have attended parties in which parents were present and substance use, including alcohol and other drugs, were being used?  The "Parents Who Host, Lose The Most: Don't be a party to teenage drinking" public awareness campaign was developed by Drug-Free Action Alliance to educate parents about the health and safety risks of serving alcohol to minors. Please sign the pledge by clicking on the link below. It only takes a moment of your time and shows that we are ready to eliminate underage drinking in our community! Take the Pledge

Healthy Hoops

The AmeriHealth Mercy Foundation Presents The Healthy Hoops Program!

Children between the ages of 3-15 (accompanied by their parents) can learn how to control their asthma, manage their weight, and prevent cardiovascular disease.

The event will be held on Saturday, June 30, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Quality Community Health Care located at 2501 West Lehigh Avenue.

To register, call 215-863-6666

Immigration 101

** In partnership with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, The Upper Darby Township Welcome Center will present a seminar for residents interested in becoming a United States Citizen.

** After the presentation, residents will be able to sign-up for a FREE Civics class to be held at the Welcome Center beginning in July.

** Light Refreshments will be served.

** Your small child is welcome to attend.

To RSVP: call Raya Fagg at 610-734-7784 or send an email to rfagg@upperdarby.org

WHEN:
Wednesday, June 20, 2012; 10:00 A.M. to Noon

WHERE:
Upper Darby Welcome Center
7000 Walnut Street
Upper Darby, PA 19082

Space is limited, so reserve your spot today!