Get info on advance directive, living will on Jan. 20
UPPER DARBY » Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and Saint Eugene Parish hold a “Preparing your Advance Directive” presentation at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at the parish hall, 200 S. Oak Ave., Primos.
The Rev. Peter A. Clark, S.J., Ph.D., Professor of Medical Ethics and Director of the Institute of Clinical Bioethics at St. Joseph University along with Sr. Donna M. Watto, R.S.M., Vice President, Mission Integration Mercy Fitzgerald and Mercy Philadelphia Hospitals, speak on advance directives and what people need to know to prepare their living will and durable healthcare power of attorney. This presentation answers questions about palliative care, spiritual care, hospice care, nutrition and hydration and spiritual care.
For information and to RVSP, email Parish Nurse Sr. Betty Burke at steugenenurse@rcn.com or call the rectory at 610-6262866.
Student job fair at Maris Grove Saturday
CONCORD » Maris Grove host a student open house from 10 a.m.-noon Jan. 6, in its Cardinal Catering Room, 200 Maris Grove Way, Glen Mills. The retirement community invites high school or college students looking for employment where they’ll cultivate meaningful relationships with peers and older generations in their community, gain experience and feel valued.
Interviews are held for wait staff positions and utility workers. High school students who work at least 1,000 hours during their combined junior and senior years of high school may be eligible for up to $750 a semester for up to eight semesters paid directly to the college or trade school of their choice.
Students should apply online before the event at www.elmjobs.com and RSVP to suzanne.mcbean@erickson.com. No appointment needed; walk-ins are welcomed.
For information on Maris Grove, visit www.marisgrovecommunity.com
Career development at DCCC
MARPLE » Delaware County Community College’s New Choices Career Development provides individual and group support, career assessment and planning, employer contacts, networking opportunities, resume writing, interviewing techniques and basic computer skills, with the aim of helping students find a successful career and a fresh start.
For those who are in a career transition and anxious to get back on track but don’t know where to begin; who need help with confidence-building, assertiveness, or education and training resources; or are looking for basic computer skills, Delaware County Community College’s free New Choices Career Development program can help with gaining the knowledge and skills needed to determine a career path, find a job and achieve goals.
New Choices is a free sixweek program that helps participants make career, educational and personal changes successfully. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the college’s Marple Campus, 901 S. Media Line Road, Media. The next session begins on Thursday, Jan. 18; deadline to register is Wednesday, Jan. 17. For information and registration, call 610-359-5232.
Murtaugh portrait at art show
CHESTER » An art show produced by Art on Avenue of the States Gallery and hosted by Harrah’s Casino and Racetrack is currently on exhibit at the casino. One of the works on display in the show is a portrait of former major league baseball player and manager Danny Murtaugh by artist George Rothacker of the Sports Legends of Delaware County Museum. The show lasts until June 2018.
Before and during Danny’s professional career, he worked as a piece-work counter for welders at Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, which occupied the site where Harrah’s Casino now stands. During the time Danny was employed at the shipyard, he lived just a few blocks away in the 600 block of Barclay Street. As a testament to how professional sports salaries have changed, Murtaugh was a league-leading major league base-stealer playing for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1941 and found it worthwhile to pick up extra money during the offseason in this manner.
The exhibit is on Harrah’s ground floor lobby and is opened 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All the works of art displayed in the exhibit can be found on the gallery’s website www. artavestates.com. For information, call Jim Vankoski at 610-909-4919.
Union agreement in RTMSD
MIDDLETOWN » The Rose Tree Media Board of School Directors announces the approval of a three-year “early bird” contract with the Rose Tree Media Education Association. The current collective bargaining agreement is set to expire on August 30, 2018. The new agreement will go into effect on Sept. 1, 2018 through Aug. 31, 2021.
Highlights of the agreement include:
• A regionally competitive compensation and benefits plan with annual cost increases below the fiveyear average base Act 1 Index. Average teacher salary increases in the first year of the contract will be 2.8 percent, 2.85 percent in the second year, and 2.9 percent in the third year.
• The change from a health savings account to a health reimbursement account.
• The introduction of a three-tier prescription insurance program, which includes savings for the school district in the form of limits to certain prescriptions and coverage for lower priced generic prescriptions over higher cost drugs.
• Provides flexibility in involuntary transfer language (teachers being moved from a grade or school to another). Teachers may be transferred by the district every one year instead of every three.
• Provides clarification on the use of Planning Periods, establishing seven uses of planning time and defining them in writing.
At the board’s Dec. 21 meeting, Superintendent James M. Wigo thanked the Board of School Directors and the Association leadership for their efforts during the early bird process.
“This is the first time in my career that we’ve achieved a settlement before the current bargaining agreement expired,” said Sean Hobdell, president of Rose Tree Media Education Association. “This is positive for the community and our students.”