COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Al-Anon: meetings for anyone affected by someone else’s drinking are held every Friday at 10 a.m., at St. Gabriel’s Parish House, Thomas Room, 231 Mohawk Ave., Norwood. Visit www.aisdv.org for all local meetings.
BASIS: a faith-based Christian support ministry for bereaved parents, sponsors a support group the third Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in Aldan. For information, call 717-859-4777 or visit www. hvmi.org.
Chesterbrook Academy: holds a grand opening ceremony at 10 a.m. Thursday for its Preschool at Ellis Preserve, 3841 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square. Families will be able to meet the principal and teachers, tour the new 12,000 square foot preschool, and learn more about Chesterbrook Academy’s proprietary Links to Learning curriculum. The location is convenient for families who live and work at Ellis Preserve and the surrounding Newtown Square area. For information on Chesterbrook Academy, visit www.ChesterbrookAcademy.com
Delaware County Community College: in partnership with the Manufacturing Alliance of Chester and Delaware counties, offers tuition-free courses for employees of Alliance-member organizations, beginning in January. Active member companies of the industry-led Alliance can enroll their employees in one of more than 100 manufacturing-related competency based classes at Delaware County Community College and pay no tuition. The cost savings to the company is significant, but more importantly, developing the skills of their incumbent workforce allows companies to hire entry-level employees. For information about the program, or to learn how to obtain the benefits of membership, contact the Manufacturing Alliance of Chester and Delaware counties. For Chester County, contact Alan Slobojan, project consultant Chester County Economic Development Council, at 610-321-8234 or aslobojan@ccedcpa.com. For Delaware County, contact Craig Fitz, assistant to the president for planning at Delaware County Community College, at 610-3596158 or cfitz@dccc.edu
Delaware County Memorial Hospital: invites the community to a breast cancer support group held the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m., in the Delaware County Regional Cancer Center, first floor of the hospital’s medical office building, 501 N. Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill. Led by Allison Aggon, D.O., breast surgeon at the DCMH Center for Breast Health, the support group is open to breast cancer patients in all phases of treatment — from newly diagnosed to cancer survivors. For information or registration, call 610-394-1840.
Delaware County Sheriff’s Office: holds its 18th annual Mitten Tree in the lobby of county courthouse, 201 W. Front St., Media, to benefit children. Through Friday, the sheriff’s office is collecting mittens, scarves, hats and any winter accessories for county children. All items must be new. All items received benefit the emergency shelter and transitional housing clients of the Community Action Agency of Delaware County. Help spread some warmth again this holiday season.
Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union Foundation: in partnership with the Delaware County Intermediate Unit, recognizes outstanding Delaware County educators with its 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award. 19 of the most exemplary county teachers will be selected to receive the esteemed award: one from each of the county’s 15 public school districts; one from the Intermediate Unit; one elementary, one middle school and one high school teacher from county’s non-public schools. Each awardee receives $500 and a commemorative keepsake, along with $1,000 to benefit his or her school. Nominees must be Pennsylvania-certified active educators in a Delaware County public, private or parochial school and must provide direct instruction to students in a classroom setting. This includes classroom teachers, subject teachers and certified teaching professionals who instruct students of any age, from kindergarten through 12th grade. Also eligible are reading specialists, speech therapists, learning support teachers and school librarians. Anyone, including present or former students, parents, administrators, co-workers, school employees or community members, can nominate a potential recipient. The nomination can be based on current performance or on cumulative efforts during many years of dedication to his or her profession. Nominations may be made online at www.fmfcu.org./excellence. The deadline for submission is Feb. 5, 2016.
Hearts and Hands of Mercy: holds its first annual free Valentine’s Day Dinner and Dance for senior citizens at St. Katherine Drexel Parish, Edgmont Avenue, Chester, from 1-6 p.m. Feb. 13. The event features live entertainment from different artists and comedians, food and a rose for every lady in attendance.
Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast High School: sponsors an Ace the SAT Workshop on Saturday, Jan. 16. Students are alerted to the traps programmed into the tests to keep them from finishing and scoring their best. They are then shown how to turn these same traps into scoring opportunities that can jump their scores 80 to 210 points. Ace the SAT Workshops include in tuition the books and study-materials needed to continue expanding testtaking skills at home. For information, visit bonnerprendie.com, call an Advance Test Review professional advisor at 610449-6311 or visit www. acethesatworkshop.com
PALRN (PA Lyme Resource Network) Delco Region: holds a Lyme Support Group Meeting every third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Brookhaven Community Center, 2 Cambridge Road. At this month’s meeting, author Allie Cashel will read from and discuss her book “Suffering the Silence: Chronic Lyme Disease in an Age of Denial.” For information, email delcolyme@palyme.org or visit www.palyme.org
The Rez Club: invites former players and members of schools and churches from the West End of Chester to a casual, fun-filled quarterly luncheon on the third Wednesday in March, June, September and December. If you are from the West End and have a connection with Resurrection, St. Anthony’s, Holy Ghost, St. Hedwigs, Ohev Shalom, Dewey, Clayton and other local clubs, churches and schools, come out to Duffers and meet some of the folks who grew up in this area in the 40s, 50s and 60s. For information, call Bill at 610-494-1484 or Jake at 610-543-7435.
Train Collectors Association, Atlantic Division: holds a toy train show and sale from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17 at the Plumbers Union Hall, 2791 Southhampton Road, Philadelphia. Admission is $5 per family (limit two adults, all children under 12-years-old). See a variety of vintage toy trains and repair parts for sale, an operating toy train layout and a display of vintage tinplate toy trains. Food is available on premises; there is ample parking. For information, visit www.adtca.com, call Bob Lubonski at 856-6089265 or Bob Huppman at 610-872-3309.
West Catholic Girls Alumnae Association: holds a vintage yearbook calendars sale to sponsor scholarships for West Catholic students. Make a $14 check (includes postage) payable to WCGAA and mail it to P.O. Box 1177, Havertown, PA 19083.
Wilmington Coin Club: presents the 2016 Wilmington Coin Show from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday Jan. 14-Saturday, Jan. 16 at Nur Shrine Temple, 198 S. DuPont Highway, New Castle, De. The Wilmington Coin Club meets at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month (no meetings in August and December) at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 1530 Foulk Road, Wilmington, De. Guests are always welcome.