Lansdowne honors local Liberian community
LANSDOWNE » Mayor Tony Campuzano and Lansdowne Borough Council led a celebration of the Liberian Community of Lansdowne on the borough’s “Liberia Day” Saturday. For the second year, Lansdowne celebrated its Liberian community in recognition of Liberian Independence Day on July 26.
Lansdowne Borough passed a resolution to mark the day, as well as Liberia’s history and the historic ties of the Republic of Liberia and the United States. The resolution also recognizes the thousands of immigrants from Liberia who have resettled in Lansdowne, Upper Darby, and Southwest Philadelphia and created a community known in the Philadelphia area as Little Monrovia. The vibrant community of Liberian-Americans have created organizations, such as ACANA in Philadelphia and Multi-Cultural Family Services in Upper Darby, among others. and members of the Liberian-American community contributes to the civic life, the neighborhoods, and the culture of Lansdowne and the Delaware County and Philadelphia area.
Lansdowne raised the flag of Liberia to a place of honor beside the flag of the United States in the ceremony that took place on July 24.
1785 Thomas Leiper House reopens
The 1785 Thomas Leiper House, next to Crum Creek in Wallingford, is opening to the public Sunday, Aug. 1, for the first time in one and half years. The house will be open Saturday and Sunday afternoons, 1 to 4 p.m., from now until December. It still looks beautiful inside, and tour guides tell interesting stories about the house and the Leiper family as visitors walk through.
Suggested donations are $1 for adults and 50 cents for children. Come learn about the family that meant so much to the early development of Delaware County.
Holmes Presbyterian Church holds sundae and school supply giveaway
Holmes Presbyterian Church, 375 Holmes Road, Ridley Township, will hold a sundae on Sunday and school supply giveaway event, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22. Both events are free and open to anyone in the community. There is a limited amount of white and green (RSD colors) uniform shirts and tie dye drawstring backpacks available. These will be given to the first 30 children who are registered for the event. Register through the church’s website www. holmespreschurch.org/. For questions, call 610-5320346.
Widener Nursing secures more funds for Nurse Faculty Loan Program
Widener University’s School of Nursing was awarded approximately $180,000 by the Health Resources and Services Administration to participate in the Nurse Faculty Loan Program for the third consecutive year. The federally funded program contributes to increasing the number of qualified nurse educators in higher education by offering loan assistance for students who enroll in Widener’s graduate nursing education degree programs for the purposes of starting careers as nurse faculty. Since launching the program in 2019, the School of Nursing has funded more than 15 graduate students.
In a 2019-2020 report by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), nursing programs in the U.S. turned away approximately 80,000 qualified applicants from baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in 2019 due to limited nurse faculty. This initiative was developed as a response to provide financial incentives for nursing students to continue on to an advanced nursing degree program and graduate into the role of a nurse faculty.
For more information on Widener’s nursing programs, visit widener.edu.
Artists and crafters invited to sign up for annual
Media Art Show
The 56th Annual Media Art Exhibit and Craft Fair, hosted by Delaware County News Network, will be held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, on State Street in Media. The show’s organizers are seeking artists and fine crafts people to apply for the opportunity to feature their artwork on State Street. The show seeks applicants who are quality woodworkers, sculptors, weavers, jewelers, potters and other fine craft artists. The deadline to apply is Aug. 1. The show organizers are looking for specialized, quality crafts. Items that are made with kits, “ready Mold” ceramics and crafts that are partially premade will not be accepted for exhibits on State Street, but may exhibit and sell in the Veterans Square area where non-juried art and craft vendors will be set up.
To be considered as a juried craft exhibitor, artists must present recent snapshots representative of their work, along with their application. Repeat vendors do not have to send photos.
In the juried show, art work and crafts will be separated on opposite sides of the street. Photographers and sculptors will be included in the art category. Exhibitors will be chosen primarily on the quality of their work.
This year, artists whose work is entirely original can take part in the “People’s Choice” voting. Artists and craftsmen will be given blank ballots to have available at their table or exhibit. Show attendees can vote for the best art and craft work and deposit their ballots at the voting station which will be set up at Plum Street Mall. Both artists and crafters will receive award ribbons.
Amateurs and professionals are welcome to apply. The only charge is a $120 exhibitor’s fee, which will be returned to applicants who are not selected for the show. To get an application, go online (www. delconewsnetwork), as soon as possible to insure inclusion in the show. To get an application, people can also email towntalkevents@yahoo.com or call 610-9152253.
The show’s rain date will be Oct. 10.
Tickets on sale for Abruzzese Delco fundraiser
Associazione Regionale Abruzzese Delco will present its 14th annual fundraiser to benefit The Communities of Don Guanella and Divine Providence, as well as its Italian Language Scholarship Fund, 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, at the Phoenix Ballroom, 1661 Mill Road, Upper Chichester. Tickets are now on sale.
The fundraiser will feature a buffet dinner, hors d’oeuvres, dessert, coffee, wine and beer, and music by “The Singing DJs,” Franco, Tina and Leonardo. Tickets cost $35 for adults, $10 for children 7-13, and free for all children under sevenyears-old. Residents of Don Guanella and Divine Providence get free tickets.
To purchase tickets, call Rose Patton at 610-5054599, Marie DiMattia, 610405-3864, or Nick Rapagnani, 610-212-9888.