Krueger-Braneky holds PennDOT town hall Thursday
RUTLEDGE >> State Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky (DDelaware) hosts a PennDOT Town Hall with state Transportation Department Secretary Leslie Richards 6-7 p.m. Thursday, March 30, at Rutledge Borough Hall, 212 Unity Terrace.
“This is a unique opportunity for residents to hear directly from the Secretary of PennDOT about local road and bridge improvement projects, as well as the department’s priorities moving forward,” KruegerBraneky said.
For information, call Krueger-Braneky’s office at 610-534-6880.
Bethel holds township egg hunt on April 2
BETHEL >> Bethel Township invites all township residents to its annual Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at Bethel Community Park (rain or shine). Come out to meet the Easter Bunny, collect Easter eggs and enjoy light refreshments. Guests are asked to bring a canned good for donation to the Bethel Food Bank.
Learn impact of human trafficking
MEDIA >> Delaware County Bar Association, 335 W. Front St., hosts “The Impact of Modern Human Slavery and the Judicial and Legal Response” 1-3:10 p.m. Friday, March 31, sponsored by the Women in the Law Committee and the Delaware County Women’s Commission. Registration runs 12:15-45. The seminar is worth 2.0 Substantive Law CLE Credit Hours. Cost is $50.00 for DCBA Members; $70 for nonmembers of the DCBA; and $20 for seminar only without CLE credits. The seminar is held to commemorate Women’s History Month. A reception immediately follows the program.
Notwithstanding the Thirteenth Amendment and the Civil Rights Movement, laypeople are astonished to learn that people are currently subjected to involuntary servitude and trafficking in the United States and even in Delaware County. This problem is complex and includes boys and girls as well as adult men and women. It includes American citizens and immigrants who are trafficked for sex as well as labor. Learn how the legal system mobilized to battle and eradicate this blight on several fronts.
To register, visit www. delcobar.org or email Nancy Ravert Ward at nancy@delcobar.com
Hunt eggs in Collingdale
COLLINGDALE >> The borough Park and Recreation Board hosts its annual Easter Egg Hunt at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at Collingdale Park, Jackson and Hibberd avenues. After the hunt, prizes are given out and there are pictures with the Easter Bunny. Rain date is Saturday, April 15.
Visit Riddle Village for plant and book sale
MIDDLETOWN >> Riddle Village, 1048 W. Baltimore Pike, Media, invites the public to its Used Book and Plant Sale held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, March 31. For information, call 610-8918822.
Eat pancakes, benefit DeMolay chapter
HAVERFORD >> Chester Pike DeMolay holds a Flapjack Fundraier Breakfast at Applebee’s, 1305 West Chester Pike, Manoa Shopping Center, Havertown, from 8-10 a.m. Saturday, April 1. Breakfast includes all-youcan-eat pancakes, sausage, orange juice, soda, coffee and tea. Cost is $7 per adult and $4.50 for children under 6. For information, call Beth Haney at 610-550-1597.
DeMolay is a fraternal organization dedicated to preparing young men to lead successful, happy and productive lives. Basing its approach on timeless principles and hands on experience. DeMolay opens doors for young men aged 12 to 21 be developing the civic awareness, personal responsility and leadership skills so vitally needed in society today.
Hear latest in butterfly studies
MEDIA >> Delaware County Institute of Science, 11 Veterans Square, hosts a free lecture 7:30-8:30 p.m. April 10 with a screening of the the IMAX production “The Flight of the Butterflies” (running time is 44 minutes). The screening is followed by a question and answer period about the basic biology of Monarch butterflies and the MRI technology used to produce the film. Dr. Richard Stringer is the presenter.