Rep. Davidson to hold first pop-up produce event this week
UPPER DARBY >> State Rep. Margo Davidson, D-Delaware, is inviting residents to attend her first Pop-Up Produce Event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at Christ Lutheran Church Parking Lot, 7240 Walnut St. in Upper Darby.
Residents of all ages from across the 164th Legislative District, which includes Yeadon, Upper Darby, Millbourne, Lansdowne and East Lansdowne, are invited to the event where they can learn about cooking with fresh and healthy ingredients. At the event, they will be able to purchase fresh fruit and vegetables, participate in hands-on demonstrations and sample fresh, tasty recipes. Residents also can find information on staterelated services such as WIC, senior produce vouchers and Department of Human Services programs.
Community Action Agency holds annual meeting
The Community Action Agency of Delaware County, Inc. (CAADC) will hold its 39th annual meeting 12-2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30 at the Springfield Country Club, 400 West Sproul Rd., Springfield. Central to the program will be recognition of clients that have made significant progress towards self-sufficiency. CAADC provides a variety of social services helping low-income person achieve self-sufficiency including emergency shelter, transitional housing, rental assistance, utility assistance, financial literacy instruction, etc. The luncheon event will include an update on the Agency’s status, a look back at the past year, as well as awards to supporters of the Agency. The lead sponsor for this event is Boeing. Anyone interested in attending should contact CAADC at (610) 833-4442.
Fisher Tank Company celebrates employee ownership
Fisher Tank Company, founded in 1948 in Chester, is celebrating National Employee Ownership Month this October. With locations in Chester, Leesville, SC, and Cropwell, AL, Fisher Tank Company is 100% employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The company is celebrating its 70th anniversary throughout 2018 with special activities at all three locations.
Fisher Tank Company is a field erected welded steel tank contractor. It provides engineering, fabrication, construction, maintenance and repair for storage tanks for customers in a variety of industries, including municipal water storage, bulk liquid storage terminals, power generation, chemical and petrochemical production and storage, military and commercial fueling, manufacturing, mining and other applications. The company operates a fabrication facility, maintenance shop, fittings shop and its corporate headquarters office in Chester. For more information, visit www.FisherTank.com and www.esopassociation.org/.
Darby Free Library receives $5k grant
Literacy Access Fund, a
501(c)(3), public charity, recently awarded a grant of
$5,000 to the Darby Free Library 1001 Main St., Darby . Literacy Access Fund secures funding from corporate, foundation, and individual partners in order to provide financial support to underfunded public libraries through a competitive granting process. The goal of the organization is to help libraries provide equal access to quality resources for young learners, regardless of economic factors.
Darby Free Library is the oldest, continuously operating library in the United States, celebrating its 275th Anniversary in 2018. This award will help fund the acquisition of state-of-theart technology for young children and kick start the
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program. For more information about Literacy Access Fund, visit http:// www.literacyaccessfund.org or call 610-833-6411. For more information on Darby Free Library, call
610-586-7310.
English gardener to speak at Scott Arboretum
Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College will hold a fall celebration with a special lecture by Tom Coward, head gardener at Garvetye Manor in England,
4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21 in the Lang Music Building on Swarthmore College Campus. The event is free and open to the public. A complimentary reception will be held after the lecture, “Gravetye Manor: A Menu from the Garden”
Coward will discuss the history of the garden and explain the work involved in growing for one of the finest restaurants in the UK. The garden at Gravetye Manor was first established in 1885 by the revolutionary gardener and writer William Robinson. Central to his creation is a 1.5-acre elliptic walled garden, which was perfectly designed to produce fruit and vegetables for the estate. After a period of neglect, the garden was restored in 2010 and is now managed to provide the Manor’s Michelin star restaurant with ingredients. Register at scottarboretum.org or call 610328-8025.
Speaker on refugee project to visit Ohev Shalom
Congregation Ohev Shalom of Wallingford will participate in HIAS’ National Refugee Shabbat, during which Jews across the country will take action for refugees. On Saturday, Oct. 20, Julie Kornfeld, staff attorney for the International Refugee Assistance Project, will be the guest speaker at Ohev’s Shabbat service to support those seeking freedom from violence and persecution. The 9 a.m. service will be held in the synagogue’s sanctuary at 2 Chester Rd. Kornfeld will speak at approximately 10:30. For more information, call 610-
Delco Community College holds open house
Delaware County Community College will hold a fall open house 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 in the Large Auditorium in the Academic Building on the Marple Campus, 901 S. Media Line Road, Media. Prospective students and their families are invited to learn about the advantages of attending Delaware County Community College. Attendees can explore more than 80 academic programs, meet faculty members and admissions staff, find out about transfer partnerships with area four-year colleges and learn about financial aid opportunities. International students are welcome to attend a special breakout session about enrolling at the College as J-1 or F-1 visa holders. Guided tours will also be offered, and admissions staff and select faculty members will be on-hand to answer questions. To register to attend, visit www.dccc.edu/openhouse or call 610-723-4000.
Neumann University offers lecture on family dynamics
Dr. Monica McGoldrick will speak about issues that influence family dynamics at a special Neumann University lecture 10 a.m. Saturday, November 3 in the Schmidt Multipurpose Room. Dr. McGoldrick is a professor of clinical psychology at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and director of the Multicultural Family Institute in Highland Park, New Jersey.
The author of several best-selling books, Dr. McGoldrick speaks on issues such as culture, class, loss, the family life cycle, genograms, remarried families, and siblings. Three of her books have become classics in her field, and she has received the American Family Therapy Academy Award. She is best known for her work on genograms. Since her
1985 work, Genograms: Assessment and Intervention, she has been an expert in creating, interpreting, and applying the concept to counseling.
After McGoldrick’s presentation, Dr. Gail Shanley Corso, Dr. Claudia Marie Kovach, and Sr. Suzanne Mayer, will speak from
12:30-3 p.m. about aspects of family systems as they are shaped by Irish heritage. To learn more and reserve space for the lecture, call 610-558-5572.