Havertown Irish Festival this month features performers, vendors, beer garden and more
HAVERFORD » Delaware County and Havertown, which is often referred to as the 33rd County of Ireland, will welcome the Fourth Annual Havertown Irish Festival, with a full and exciting lineup of Irish music and dancing, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 25, in the rear lot of the Manoa Shopping Center in Havertown. People should bring their own chairs to spend a relaxing day, listening to music and enjoying a family-friendly day.
Kelly Music for Life Chairman Tom Kelly says, “We are proud to announce a lineup that includes international touring performers as well as local musicians and dancers including Runa, Jamison, John Byrne Band, Irish Wilburys, Shades of Green, the David Brown Band and performances by the Emerald Isle Dancers.
Kelly Music for Life is a 501c3 non-profit organization that operates the Kelly Center for Music, Arts, and Community in Havertown. Net proceeds from festivals support their Arts and Education mission.
For the first time since 2019, the Havertown Irish Festival returns after pausing during the pandemic. The free admission festival is one of five major outdoor fundraising music festivals planned by Kelly Music for Life in Haverford Township in 2022. Live music, a beer garden, food vendors, a kid’s fun zone, crafts and more will be featured. Sponsor and Vendor opportunities are available at all events.
The event will be held, rain or shine. For information on performers, directors, secure bike parking, live streaming options and more, visit https://kellycenter.ticketleap.com/havertown-irish-festival-2022/ details.
Delaware County Health Department partners with Personic to open free COVID-19 testing site
In an effort to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 testing amid a recent surge in positive cases, the Delaware County Health Department has partnered with Personic Health Care, a local Springfield-based health provider, to open a new testing site at the Delaware County Wellness Center in Yeadon.
The county opened the Delaware County Wellness Center at Yeadon in January 2021, converting a shuttered supermarket into a center offering a variety of public health services. The building is now one of several locations that are home to the new Delaware County Health Department, established this year in April.
The new COVID-19 testing site, located in the parking lot of the Delaware County Wellness Center at Yeadon, 125 Chester Ave., Yeadon, will provide free walk-up and drive-through COVID-19 rapid testing to hundreds of Delaware County residents to address the urgent need for testing to slow the virus’ spread amid the current BA.2 surge. The hours of operation will be Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 8:30 a.m.- 3 p.m., and on Saturdays from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. COVID-19 testing will not be available on Thursdays or Sundays.
COVID-19 vaccinations are also available to Delaware County residents at the Wellness Center. For up-to-date vaccine clinic schedule information, visit https://delcopa. gov/covid/vaccination.html.
The new site, which will be operated at no cost to the county, is part of a broader effort by the county to address the health disparities exacerbated by the pandemic by providing convenient and free testing to communities of color and working families that are more likely to contract COVID-19, more likely to suffer from chronic illnesses that can be compounded by COVID-19, and who have less access to testing and other health services.
The new testing site at the Delaware County Wellness Center will provide access to both the rapid on-site Antigen testing, with results available in as little as 15 minutes, as well as RT-PCR testing, the gold standard in COVID testing. Because Personic operates its own lab, PCR results will be available via email in under 24 hours.
This is the second partnership between Personic and Delaware County. Personic operated a drive-through testing site at a Countyowned facility in Sharon Hill at the height of the pandemic earlier in the year. And it is part of a broader effort by Personic to expand access to care in underserved communities.
In addition to this new site, Personic provides free testing services in North Philadelphia as part of a partnership with St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.
COVID-19 Testing appointments at the Delaware County Wellness Center at Yeadon are not required but are strongly suggested. Individuals can schedule a test at https://covidtestdelco.com.
Tinicum Township Historical Society holds flea market and car show
The Tinicum Township Historical Society will hold its annual flea market and antique car show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 18, in Gov. Printz Park on the waterfront, Second Avenue, Essington. In addition to the flea market and car show, the event will feature face painting, history displays and crafts.
Chesco Chamber Foundation hosts Summer Solstice celebration at Grace Winery
The Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry will host a Summer Solstice Celebration, 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 21, at The Inn at Grace Winery, 50 Sweetwater Road, Glen Mills.
The Summer Solstice Celebration is an opportunity for everyone to come together for a fun evening of cabernet, cuisine, and camaraderie. Enjoy tasty bites from Brandywine Prime, great silent auction items, and music by Lenape Brass Ensemble while sipping wine in the summer sun overlooking the beautiful grounds of the Inn at Grace Winery.
This event will support the Foundation Youth Leadership Program. Chester County Youth Leadership Program is a cornerstone of the Foundation’s work. This program focuses on creating business educational opportunities for Junior and Senior Chester County High School students. Through a series of educational sessions, activities and group participation, students receive first-hand knowledge of local and national issues influencing the world around them.
For more information on sponsorships, contact Lynn Shine, Lynn@chescochamber.org/. For tickets to the event, visit http://chescochamber.org or call 610725-9100.
The Chester County Chamber of Business and Industry is a non-profit organization that represents businesses in every sector and is the largest Chamber in Chester County.
Delaware County Victim Assistance Center offers help for victims, volunteer opportunities
Delaware County Victim Assistance Center has been providing services to victims of sexual assault and to their significant others since 1974. The non-profit agency depends on the support of its volunteers to help assist meeting the needs of clients 24-hours a day. Services to victims include hospital/police interview accompaniment, and telephone crisis intervention. Volunteers receive a 40-hour training to prepare them for their responsibilities and are asked to provide support at least twice a month for an evening or weekend shift. Delaware County Victim Assistance Center is asking interested community members to contact Lauren Guenther at 610-566-4342 or lciatteo@delcovictimassistance.org Delaware County Victim Assistance Center offers free and confidential counseling in person and through a 24-hour hotline to victims of sexual assault. The agency provides medical, police and court accompaniment. DCVAC also facilitates support groups for adult survivors of sexual abuse, adult rape survivors, and teen survivors of sexual assault. Educational programs are available to schools, professionals and community groups. For answers to any questions or for services, contact their 24-hour hotline at 610-566-4342.
Kids invited to register for First Baptist Church of Ogden’s VBS
The First Baptist Church of Ogden, 2446 Mill Road, Upper Chichester, will take children, from age 4 to grade seven, on an Aussie Adventure in this year’s Vacation Bible School, 6:308:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 8Friday, Aug. 12. The VBS will feature Bible stories, crafts, games, puppets, snacks and prizes. VBS is free, but an offering will be taken up to help support a mission project. For more information and advance registration, visit http://FBCOGDEN.org.