Delco Chamber kicks off Small Business Saturday activities tonight at Linvilla
MIDDLETOWN >> The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce, a Small Business Saturday Neighborhood Champion announced they will be kicking off their
2018 Shop Small Movement with a Business After Hours Event tonight, Nov.
1, from 5-7 p.m., at Linvilla Orchards, 598 Linvill Rd., Middletown Township.
The organization is bringing together a few of Delaware County’s favorite businesses to promote shopping local this holiday season. Vendors that will attend the event include: BHCU, Camp Adventureland , Drexelbrook Catering & Corporate Events Center, The Inn at Swarthmore, Instaglamour Photo Booth, Swiss Farms and Thunderbird Pizza II of Springfield.
Started in 2010, by American Express and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Small Business Saturday is a nationwide shopping event aimed at supporting small businesses by encouraging people to shop local. For more information about the Business After Hours, call 610565-3677 or visit www.delcochamber.org.
The Garden Club of Springfield prepares community gardens for winter
With garden tools in hand, members of the Garden Club of Springfield met at Old Central School and the Springfield Library to trim, rake, and clean up garden beds in preparation for winter. During spring, summer and fall, members care for the gardens surrounding Old Central School, the Garden Club’s 75th Anniversary Garden at the Springfield Library and the Garden of Hope, next to the Springfield Township Building.
The club’s next meeting will take place Wednesday, Nov. 14 at the Springfield Township Building on Powell Rd, Springfield. After the 9:30 business meeting, Barbara White, Floral Designer will present “Simply Elegant: Holiday Designs You Can Easily Create by Tweaking What You Find in Your Home”. White has an extensive background in floral design that includes C.M. Floral Design at Longwood Gardens and Philadelphia Flower Show accredited master judge.
The public is invited to attend. The cost is $5 for non-members. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Sue Simpson, 610-328-9111.
The Garden Club of Springfield is a member of District I GCFP and National Garden Clubs, Inc. For more information, visit the “Garden Club of Springfield Pa.” Facebook page.
St. Joseph Christmas bazaar set for Nov. 17
Saint Joseph Church,
3255 Concord Rd., Aston, will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. The event will feature toys, books a kids corner, gift tables, Christmas and religious items, jewelry and handbags and more. Face painting, crafts, games and more will also be available, as well as a raffle of over 50 baskets. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will be available. The kitchen will be open all day and a spaghetti dinner will be served from
3-5 p.m.
Santa will be at the bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for photos and visits. Everyone is welcome to come and kick off their Christmas shopping at this oneday holiday event.
Neumann University to present program on ‘Those Fascinating Brits’
The Cultural Arts Forum at Neumann University in Aston will present “Those Fascinating Brits: From Jane Austen to Downton Abbey” on Thursday, November 8, at 1:30 p.m. in the Fred P. Meagher Theatre in the Thomas A. Bruder, Jr. Life Center on campus.
Dr. B.G. Betz explores the literary world of British Culture. Betz narrows her focus for this program on the works of Jane Austen and the world of Dowhenton Abbey. Betz will discuss themes in these works such as the role of women, modernity vs. tradition, a place for aristocracy in the modern world and how war factors in with character and plot.
Betz has a Ph.D. in English with a specialty in Victorian literature and women’s fiction. She has taught in the English department at West Chester University for over 25 years.
This event is presented by the Cultural Arts Forum, which has been sponsoring events to support adult women students at Neumann University through the endowed scholarship named in honor of the founder of the Forum, Margaret Mary Kearney. Since its founding in 1970, the Forum has presented more than 250 events and seminars.
For information, contact Nicholas DiMarino at 610558-5626 or dimarinn@neumann.edu/.
Schoolhouse Center hosts free breakfast for veterans
Schoolhouse Center, 600 Swarthmore Ave., Folsom invites area veterans for breakfast 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7. The breakfast will be free for veterans and $3 for everyone else. VFW 928 will conduct a special Veterans Day service at 10 a.m. Reservations are required. For registration and information, call 610 237-8100.
Christmas and craft bazaar coming to St. Laurence Parish
St. Laurence Parish will hold the 2018 Christmas Bazaar & Craft Show, 9 a.m. to
3p.m. Saturday Nov. 17, in the downstairs church hall at 8245 West Chester Pike, Upper Darby. The bazaar will feature crafters, attic treasures, raffles, lunch and Santa. Set-up begins at 7:30 a.m. and everyone should use the back parking lot. For more information, e-mail Terri Howell at howellterri457@gmail.com/.
CVS offers free health and wellness screenings
In order to improve access to affordable health care, CVS Health is hosting nearly 50 free health and wellness screenings to underserved areas of Philadelphia, including multicultural communities with a large number of uninsured or underinsured residents. Select CVS stores in Glenolden, Lansdowne and Yeadon will host screenings in November. On Nov.
8, the CVS store at 119 E. Baltimore Pike in Lansdowne will host the screenings. On Nov. 9, the health screenings will be held at
101 Chester Rd., Yeadon, and on Nov. 10, at 159 MacDade Blvd., Glenolden.
The health assessment screenings include blood pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI), glucose and total cholesterol screenings, which can help detect risk for chronic conditions like diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Chronic conditions, which can often be life-threatening, can be treated very effectively when identified early at screenings such as Project Health, and can help to improve a patient’s health and well-being.
Project Health events are open to everyone and do not require an appointment. Once screened, patients have access to onsite consultations with bilingual nurse practitioners or physician assistants who will analyze results and refer patients who require additional medical care and follow up to no-cost or low-cost medical facilities nearby or to their primary care physician. For a full calendar of Project Health events in Philadelphia, visit www.cvs.com/ project health/.
Shark Tank businessman to visit Ardmore Fine Wine & Good Spirits
Fans of ABC’s popular reality television show, Shark Tank, can meet one of the show’s success stories this afternoon at Fine Wine & Good Spirits, Ardmore. Kevin O’Leary, chairman of mutual fund company, O’Leary Funds, and a serial entrepreneur, will be at the store 4:30 p.m., today, Nov. 1, to sign pre-purchased bottles from his wine label. The businessman will also answer questions and share stories with fans, as well as give out samples of Kevin O’Leary Fine Wines Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley.