Mercy Fitzgerald hosts blessing and housing ceremony for new EMS vehicle
Mercy Catholic Medical Center – Mercy Fitzgerald Campus hosted a blessing and vehicle housing ceremony earlier this month for its new emergency medical services vehicle. Colleagues and community members gathered outside the hospital for remarks from Mercy Fitzgerald leadership and the blessing of the new EMS vehicle. The vehicle then traveled along Lansdowne Avenue and rolled into the EMS vehicle bay at Mercy Fitzgerald.
The vehicle, a state-ofthe-art Advanced Life Support chase car, will support Mercy Fitzgerald EMS response. Mercy Fitzgerald EMS provides 911 service for the Delaware County community, meeting the emergency needs of more than 80,000 residents. Fully equipped Advanced Life Support chase cars help the Mercy EMS team maintain a response rate of less than nine minutes, beating the national average.
The new vehicle was made possible through charitable contributions from the community, including lead gifts from Gerolamo, McNulty, Divis & Lewbart, P.C. and Marquis Health Services.
For more information about Mercy Catholic Medical Center – Mercy Fitzgerald Campus, visit www.trinityhealthma.org/location/mcmc-mercy-fitzgerald.
Delco Technical High Schools accepting applications
The Delaware County Technical High Schools is now accepting applications for the 202½022 school year. An online application has been created along with the traditional paper application for students who are interested in career and technical education. The application can be found at www.dciu.org/page/3339. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible to be considered for programs with limited openings.
Delaware County Technical High Schools has two main campuses, Aston and Folcroft.
Programs are also held at seven partnering hospitals. Students from the 15 county school districts have the opportunity to enhance their educational program with career and technical experiences that are directly connected to the real world. Representatives from business, industry, and area colleges review and update the Career and Technical Education programs offered by DCTS on a yearly basis.
DCTS programs prepare students to be career and college ready. DCTS offers 21 programs and enrolls over 1200 students in one of the largest and highest performing Career and Technical Centers in the state. Students can explore career clusters in the following areas: Health and Biosciences; Engineering and Computer Science; Logistics, Distribution and Transportation; Hospitality, Tourism and Human Services; and Construction Technology.
To gain admission to a technical program, applicants must meet DCTS admission criteria in regards to grades, attendance, discipline, and career readiness.
Since many programs fill to capacity quickly, applications received will be considered based on available space in programs.
The 12th Grade Medical Careers Program has a supplemental application available on the DCTS application website.
For questions about the admission process and program information, contact DCTS school counselors. Students interested in attending DCTS should contact their sending high school counselor for additional information.
Pa. Resources Council hosts electronics recycling event
The Pennsylvania Resources Council will host an electronics recycling collection event at Rose Tree Park, 1671 N. Providence Road, Upper Providence, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 29 to provide residents with a convenient and cost-effective method of responsibly disposing of televisions, computers and other electronic equipment.
At no cost, individuals can drop off cell/home phones, computer towers and peripheral equipment, such as keyboards, laptops, mice, video game consoles/ DVD players and vacuum cleaners. For a fee, individuals can drop off televisions, computer monitors and printers.
When preparing to attend a collection, participants should place all materials in their car trunks or truck beds. The 2021 ewaste collection campaign in Delaware County is sponsored by Delaware County Parks and the Law Office of Winifred Branton in partnership with Covanta Environmental Solutions.
Participants must register in advance at www.prc. org/delcocollection or by calling 610-353-1555 x2.
Springfield American Legion searches for information on WWII veterans
This year, 2021, will mark the 80th anniversary of the United States entry into World War Two. For Memorial Day, May 31, the Springfield American Legion Post 227 has initiated an effort to create or rebuild files and revive the memory of the Springfield citizens who gave their lives in that horrific conflict.
Unfortunately, records are difficult to obtain, because most relatives have passed away or moved, leaving the heroic acts of these brave individuals to fade into the fog of history.
There are two plaques in Springfield listing 39 individuals in Springfield Township who gave their lives, but even that information may be incomplete.
Many military records were destroyed in a Federal records facility in Overland, Missouri in 1973. A local flood inundated the Springfield Heritage museum, destroying many local records, and the COVID-19 situation restricts access to, or seriously delays, access to military records.
Undaunted, a team at the American Legion has been researching the archives and obituaries of the Delaware County Daily Times and old Springfield High School yearbooks, plus adding recovered documents from the Heritage Museum flood to rebuild files and the memory of these 39 individuals. Many of these young men were Springfield high school students or graduates spanning the years 1937 to 1944.
If anyone has any information or would like to help with this project, contact William Smeck, Vice Commander of Springfield American Legion Post 227, at 484432-1116.
Krueger hosts unclaimed property search events
State Rep. Leanne Krueger, D-161 of Nether Providence, invites residents of the 161st Legislative District to reach out to her office on Thursday, April 15 and 29 to see if they have unclaimed property waiting for them at the Pennsylvania Treasury.
“The Pennsylvania Treasury has $3.8 billion in unclaimed property, and we want to help get it to the rightful owners,” said Krueger. “My staff and I have designated two days this month to help residents search to see if they have unclaimed property and assist them with the claims process.”
Residents are invited to call Krueger’s office at 610534-6880, on those dates for help, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Unclaimed property can include items like uncashed checks, lost stocks or bonds or closed bank accounts. An estimated 1 in 10 Pennsylvanians has unclaimed property waiting for them, according to the Treasury.