Media Turkey Challenge food drive set for Nov. 13 and 15
MEDIA» Media’s annual Turkey Challenge is for Monday, Nov. 13, and Wednesday, Nov. 15, at two locations in the borough and Upper Providence Township. Nativity BVM Parish’s CYO is collecting turkeys of all sizes plus nonperishable items on Nov. 13 at the corner of Franklin and Gayley streets in the borough from 6-7:30 p.m. St. Mary Magdalen Parish’s CYO is collecting on Nov. 15 at 2400 N. Providence Road in Upper Providence from 6-7:30 p.m.
Donations are sent to the Media Food Bank and St. Marks’s Food Bank in Broomall. Last year the drive collected over 500 turkeys combined and the CYO members hope to beat that mark in 2017.
Shop fair, help O’Hara band
MARPLE » The Cardinal O’Hara Band and Guard Craft Fair is set for 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, in the school cafeteria, 1701 Sproul Road, Springfield.
The fair features 80-plus vendors with hand-made crafts, baby items, breads, candy, sauces, photos, candles, jewelry and much more. COHS Spirit Wear is available for sale. Admission is free.
Mobile vets office visits Delco
MEDIA» State Sen. Tom McGarrigle (26) and Rep. Chris Quinn (R-168) announce that the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veteran Affairs’ mobile office van is Delaware County from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 10, at the corner of Front and Orange streets.
Accredited veterans service officers provide information and assistance to veterans and family members who may be eligible for benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Such benefits might include service-connected disability compensation, improved pensions, death pensions, VA health care
benefits, burial benefits, education benefits, vocational rehabilitation and much more.
“This is part of an effort to make benefits information more accessible to state veterans and family members,” McGarrigle said. “I hope area veterans take advantage of this opportunity to learn about benefits designed to help those who served our nation.”
“It’s not always possible or convenient to get to a DMVA office to ask questions and go through paperwork. The DMVA mobile office brings veterans service officers to the community,” said Quinn.
Hear Lansdowne Orchestra Sunday
UPPER DARBY » Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra performs at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, 601 N. Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill. The orchestra and conductor Reuben Blundell present a program including Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4, featuring violinist David Kim, concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra; David Stanley Smith’s Prince Hal Overture; and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances.
Tickets are $20; $17 for seniors and $5 for students. Parking is free. For information, call 610-622-1189.
Register today for 160th vets breakfast CONCORD » Rep. Steve Barrar (R-Chester/Delaware) invites veterans of the 160th District to attend the veterans appreciation breakfast he is co-hosting with Sen. Tom Killion (R-9) on Sat- urday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Elam United Methodist Church, 1073 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills. Boy Scouts of America Troop 260 assist with the breakfast.
“I look forward to talking with and personally thanking the men and women who have defended our American ideals at the breakfast I am hosting with Sen. Killion,” Barrar said. “They have made incredible sacrifices on our behalf, and this event is a very small way to honor them.”
Space is limited; RSVP to Barrar’s district office at 610-358-5925 or Killion’s office in Brookhaven at 610447-3163. Reservations can be made at one of the three breakfast times: 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. The 160th District includes the townships of Bethel, Concord, Chadds Ford, Kennett, Pennsbury, Pocopson and Upper Chichester, and Kennett Square Borough.
Get plumbing info Sunday
DARBY BOROUGH » Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, 1101 Main St., begins its “Me and My House: Understanding How Buildings Work” from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Sunday with the topic plumbing. The workshop is held in the old school hall on the church grounds. This series explains how the systems in buildings work and what is required to properly construct, repair, maintain and make safe, affordable structures. Guests should bring their questions.
Upcoming topics in the series include: Electrical Systems, Nov. 12; Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning, Nov. 19.; The Building Envelope — Walls, Roof & Foundations, Nov. 26; and Getting Ready for Winter, Dec. 6.
Admission is free; walkins are welcome. Sign-up at the entrance of church. For information, call the church at 610-583-2128 or email bvmrectory2@rcn.com
Celebrate gratitude in Media
MEDIA » Transition Town Media hosts its fifth annual Candlelight Gratitude Celebration from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Media Community Center, Fourth and Jackson streets. The potluck dinner event includes time for ref lection and music from local Zydeco band Lost Northern Tribe. All are welcome to gather together, celebrate and share gratitude for the Media community.