Nominate outstanding alumni for Rose Tree Media SD award
The Rose Tree Media School District is accepting nominations for the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Awards through June 15. The school district established the Alumni Hall of Fame to recognize outstanding graduates of Penncrest and Media High Schools who have distinguished themselves in various fields of endeavor, and who serve as an inspiration for students of the Rose Tree Media School District.
All alumni who graduated prior to 2009 are eligible to be nominated. Persons interested in nominating an individual can download the nomination form at the “Alumni” page under “Community” at www.rtmsd.org. The induction of the award winners into the Hall of Fame will take place at Penncrest in the fall of 2018.
Business women meet Wednesday
SPRINGFIELD » The Delaware County Business and Professional Women’s Club meet on Wednesday, May 9, at the Lamb Tavern, 865 W. Springfield Road. District Attorney Katayoun Copeland is the speaker. Cocktails and networking begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Cost is $30. All
are invited to attend. For information or reservations, call 610-566- 5035 or 215-606-8874.
Get active shooter training
MORTON » Delaware County Intermediate Unit (DCIU) #25 and the ALICE Training Institute have teamed up to bring ALICE Training Instructor Certification to the DCIU Education Service Center, 200 Yale Ave., on Aug. 7 and 8.
This two-day instructor course is designed to teach proactive survival strategies for violent intruder or active shooter incidents. The goal of the ALICE program is to provide individuals with survival-enhancing options for those critical moments in the gap between when a violent situation begins and when law enforcement arrives on scene. Cost is $595. Registration can be completed online at www.cvent.com/ d/3gq jms
ALICE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate and is a useful strategy for everyone — law enforcement, schools, universities, hospitals, businesses, and places of worship. Completing the ALICE Training Instructor Certification course provides individuals with certification in ALICE and allows them the opportunity to bring the strategies back to their places of work. Additionally, registrants gain access to exclusive ALICE resources.
ALICE is in line with recommendations from Department of Justice, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Emergency Management Agency, White House, Department of Education, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and some federal and state agencies.
Designer bag bingo at DCCC
MARPLE » Visit the Delaware County Community College Marple Campus, 901 S. Media Line Road, Media, for a Designer Bag Bingo night to benefit the college’s New Choices Career Development Program at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. The event is held in the cafeteria.
Costs of are $35 in advance, $40 at the door, include bingo, a light meal and samples of wines and fine chocolates.
For information and registration, visit www.newchoices.ticketleap.com/ncbingo
The New Choices Program empowers individuals in career transition to achieve increased economic security through career assessment and guidance, personal growth, education and employment. New Choices is free (for those who are eligible) and provides individual and group support, career planning workshops, employer contacts, networking opportunities, resume writing, interviewing techniques and basic computer skills. Classes and workshops are designed to build self-confidence and awareness.
Help keep Pa. clean
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Department of Environmental Protection are seeking volunteers for this year’s Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania, now on through May 31. Groups participating in PennDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway (AAH) program, which involves volunteers cleaning roadsides year-round, are also encouraged to participate in the cleanup.
Gloves, trash bags, and safety vests for the cleanup campaign are provided by PennDOT, DEP, and the GLAD Products Company, a national sponsor.
PennDOT’s AAH program contributed 20,404 volunteers who cleaned up nearly 16 percent of the collected litter on 10,576 miles of cleanedup roadway. Volunteers collect litter on a 2-mile section of state highway at least two times a year. The program currently has over 4,900 participating groups, more than 85,920 volunteers, and 10,612 miles of adopted state-maintained roadways.
PennDOT has created a comprehensive webpage that includes all volunteer opportunities available, from the Great American Cleanup of Pa. and Adopt-A-Highway to Safety Training, Litter Brigades and more; visit www. penndot.gov
For their extensive partnership on the 2017 Great American Cleanup of Pennsylvania, DEP and PennDOT were awarded the State Agency Partner Award by Keep America Beautiful.
Rain barrell workshops this spring
The Pennsylvania Resources Council and the Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative holds free “Backyard Buffers & Rain Barrel Making” workshops this spring to inform residents on water conservation and storm water management practices to help protect local waterways.
The workshops are on May 17 at Morton Borough Hall, and and June 20 at East Lansdowne Borough Hall at 6:30 nightly. The workshops are free; registration is required.
The presentations focus on using rain barrels to manage stormwater on your property. A rain barrel is a system that connects to your downspout to collect and store rain water from your roof. Rain barrels help to reduce water pollution and flooding while saving money and providing free water for use in yards and gardens. Workshop attendees learn the basics of how to construct, install and maintain a rain barrel. After the workshop, participants are provided with a recycled barrel and fittings to install a rain barrel on their property.
A free recycled rain barrel is provided to the first 50 registered participants at each workshop (limit one rain barrel per household). The workshops are being funded through a Growing Greener grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
For information or call Diana Andrejczak at 610353-1555, ext. 232.