Rev. Merriweather sworn in as Morton police chaplain
MORTON » The Rev. Raymond Merriweather was sworn in as the Morton Police Department’s new chaplain at the recent Morton Borough Council meeting. Morton Mayor Thomas App administered the oath of office to the new chaplain. Merriweather is a former Philadelphia police officer and a graduate of Cheyney University. He is a former mathematics teacher who, after earning a doctorate, became a high school principal in Montgomery County. Merriweather follows in the footsteps of the late Morton Council president the Rev. Edward Battle, who became police chaplain when he retired from council.
“It’s an honor to be here,” Merriweather said after he was sworn in to office. “I was a very close friend of Rev. Battle. It is an honor to serve the men and women in blue.”
Delaware County announces second public flu shot clinic
Delaware County Council and the Department of Intercommunity Health announced the second
201U Public Flu Shot DriveThrough Clinic will be held
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, U ct. 23 at the Tinicum Township Fire Department, UU Wanamaker Ave., Essington.
The intensity and severity of Uu seasons are difficult to predict and the effectiveness of the Uu vaccine is dependent on many variables. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found immunization reduces the risk of flu illness by U060
percent during seasons when most circulating Uu viruses are well-matched to the Uu vaccine.
Receiving a flu shot is the first and most important step in preventing the Uu and decreasing the
risk of severe flu-related illnesses. Each year,
200,000 people in the U nited States are hospitalized due to complications from the Uu. The CDC recommends that everyone six months and older should get vaccinated against the Uu.
The County’s first public Uu shot clinic was held on U ct. U at the Broomall Fire Station. The clinic, staffed by members of the Delaware County Medical Reserve Corps and the Delaware County
Department of Intercommunity Health, provided free Uu shots to 26U residents. Thirty volunteers from the County’s Medical Reserve Corps supported the County’s Department of Intercommunity Health and Emergency Management team. The County’s Department of Intercommunity Health try to make it as convenient as possible for people to get vaccinated. The drive-through makes it more convenient for our older residents, those with
disabilities and also parents with small children.
St. John the Evangelist offers free monthly dinner and food pantry
Saint Uohn the Evangelist Episcopal Church, 16 W. 3rd St., Essington, will begin holding a U eighborto-U eighbor Community Meal and Food Pantry on the third Tuesday of every month from U-U p.m. All local residents are welcome to come for a free dinner and shop in the food pantry. U on-perishable foods, toiletries, baby food and diapers will be available to those in need. To attend and shop at the pantry, people must bring a photo ID.
Saint Uohn’s congregation is starting this ministry because they think “being good neighbors means making sure everyone has food to eat and some new-parent necessities.” For more information, call 610-3612 or visit stjohnsessington.com/.
Springfield Lioness Club hosts designer bag bingo
The Springfield Lioness Club will host a Designer Bag Fundraiser 1-U p.m. Sunday, U ov. 3 upstairs at the Springfield Township Building, U0 Powell Rd., Springfield. Doors will open at 12 noon. Tickets cost U30 if purchased in advance and U3U if purchased at the door. People can bring their own snacks and beverages. Water will be available. There will be U0/U0 chances as well as theme basket chances.
Reserved seating is available for sales of U to 10 per table. If interested, call Maryann at 610-UU3-31UU for tickets.
The Springfield Lioness Club is an organization dedicated to helping those who are in need in the community because of blindness, hearing loss or general overall need.
42nd annual Penn Medicine Radnor Run set for Oct. 27
A favorite for local runners, the Penn Medicine Radnor Run will celebrate its U2nd year on Sunday, U ctober 2Uat the Radnor Township Building in Wayne. The race features a certified U-mile timed course and a 1-mile fun run/walk for all ages. The money raised from the event supports the American Lung Association in Pennsylvania and its mission to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease through education, advocacy and research.
Mainline resident, Denise Uimmerman, will share her story and help kick off the race. Uimmerman is a Stage U lung cancer survivor.
As a Lung Force Hero, Uimmerman will share her story at the Radnor Run and encourage others to raise their voices to help defeat lung cancer. In Pennsylvania alone, there are U,2U0 residents living with lung cancerU 1,U1U,6UU who live with chronic lung diseaseU and 10,3U0 who will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year.
The 201U Radnor Run is close to raising its U120,000 goal with over U102,000 raised to dateU and is expected to draw approximately 1,000 attendees. The main race is a U-mile U SA Track U Field sanctioned and certified race through the surrounding scenic neighborhood in Wayne. The U-mile runners will be professionally timed by Run the Race Day Race Management using Chrono Track disposable bib chips. The Start/Finish is at Radnor Township Building. The Radnor Run also includes an untimed
1-mile fun run or walk for adults and youth of all ages. Presenting Sponsor Penn Medicine will host a health fair onsite and there will be additional informational tables, festivities and sponsor giveaways. The race starts at
U:30 a.m. Registration is online at: www.lung.org/RadnorRun. The fee for U-Mile event is U3U if participants pay U ct.
1-26Uand UU0 to register on race weekend. Last minute race day registration is available at the Township building between U and U a.m. Parking for the event will be located at the Penn Medicine facility at 2U0 U ing of Prussia Road in Wayne. Shuttle buses will bring participants to Radnor Township Building. Participants may not park at the Township Building. The last shuttle departs for the start line at U a.m. Buses will resume approximately U:U0 a.m.
The event is sponsored by Penn Medicine, Radnor Township, Brandywine Realty Trust, The Radnor Hotel, Good Shepherd Penn Partners, Apt Management, IMC Construction, Lincoln Financial Group, Pfizer and many other local companies.
Fundraising for the event will continue through Uovember 30, in honor of Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Top Fundraising teams and individuals will be announced on Monday, Dec. 2.