‘Great American Trailer Park Musical’ coming to Spotlight
Chairman of Sharon Bank retires, new chairman announced
SWARTHMORE » Spotlight Theatre will present “The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” March 8 to 17 at 129 Park Ave., Swarthmore. The show will run evenings at 8 p.m., with select matinee at 3 p.m.
As spring fever washes over Delaware County, the audience will take a bluesy-rock excursion into Armadillo Acres, North Florida’s most exclusive Trailer Park. Watch how things start to take a turn for Jeannie, an agoraphobic, Dr. Phil-loving housewife, and her toll-collecting husband when the exotic dancer, Pippi, becomes Armadillo Acre’s newest tenant and wreaks havoc throughout the community, and Jeannie’s marriage.
A talented cast delivers a live musical experience full of laughs, upbeat musical numbers, and memorable moments. Anyone who comes dressed in their best trailer-parkthemed costume will have a chance to win a prize.
“The Great American Trailer Park Musical,” is directed by Joe Ward and choreographed by Mariah Rose. The music and lyrics are by David Nehls. Based on the book by Betsy Kelso, ”The Great American Trailer Park Musical” is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing LLC.
Tickets are $23 for adults, and $20 for seniors over 65 and high school and college students with ID. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit https://spotlighttheatrepa.org/stage/thegreat-american-trailerpark-musical,
St. Madeline offers healing prayers with Padre Pio’s glove
St. Madeline Church, 400 Morton Ave., Ridley Park, will present speaker Paul Walsh in “The Miracle Story of Padre Pio and Paul Walsh,” at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11. Walsh is miraculously alive and thriving today, due to the divine intervention of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, more commonly known as Padre Pio.
Following Walsh’s talk, the church will have healing prayers with St. Pio’s glove. Everyone is welcome.
For more information about St. Madeline’s Parish, visit https://stmadelineparish.com.
Lansdowne Library presents authors’ series, senior activities
The Lansdowne Public Library is partnering with the Neighbors Club to present an Authors Series on Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m., once a month for presentations from local authors.
To view the full schedule and brief bios of the authors, visit http://www.lansdownelibrary.org/authors.
The library is launching a new social hour for seniors called Daytimers. The Daytimers will be offered twice a month on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. There will be unique guided crafts and activities at each session.
For more information, email lansdowne@delcolibraries.org or call 610-623-0239.
Sharon Bank, and its other holding company entities, announced this week that, after many years of loyal service, Chairman Charles D. Marvil Jr. has retired from the Board of Trustees/Directors of each entity.
Marvil stated, “It has been my privilege to serve as Chairman of the Board of Sharon Bank, as my father and grandfather before me. I have been proud to witness first-hand a small local bank’s growth, from a town that has been so important to my family.”
The bank, and its other holding company entities, also announced that current Vice Chairman Frank DePaolo has been elected to succeed Marvil as chairman of each board and that current trustee/director Hugh Gillespie has been elected to succeed DePaolo as vice chairman of each board.
In addition, Jennifer Marvil has been elected to each board of Trustees/Directors. Marvil is a longtime Delaware County resident, who earned a Bachelor of Science in business management from Cabrini University in Radnor and currently serves as the vice president of Marvil Funeral Home Ltd.
DePaolo stated, “On behalf of the entire board, I would like to extend our sincere thanks to Chuck Marvil for his wise and dedicated leadership. He will be sorely missed. I am pleased to take on the role of chairman and continue working with new Vice Chairman Gillespie, as well as the entire board and management team. I’m also pleased to welcome Ms. Marvil to the boards and believe that her acute business acumen and local community ties will greatly contribute to the continued success of Sharon Bank.”
President/CEO Joseph Corrato stated, “I would like to congratulate Chairman DePaolo, Vice Chairman Gillespie and new Trustee/Director Jennifer Marvil on their new board roles and look forward to working with each of them in further enhancing the success of Sharon Bank.”
Sharon Mutual Holding Co. and Sharon Bancorp Inc. are the holding companies for Sharon Bank, a Pennsylvania-chartered, FDIC-insured savings bank that was originally organized in Darby in 1873. The bank currently conducts business from its corporate headquarters and branch office, located at 900 W. Sproul Road, Springfield, as well as four additional full-service branch offices located in Delaware and Philadelphia counties.
For more information, visit http://sharonbank.com.
Celebrate National Cereal Day at Middletown Library
It’s National Cereal Day and Middletown Free Library, 464 S. Old Middletown Road, Middletown Township, plans to celebrate with a “cereal swap,” at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 7.
Cereal lovers are invited to bring their own bowl, and a box of your favorite cereal to share with others. Attendees can sample a bunch of different cereals and chat with other cereal fans, as well as design and color their own cereal box and make jewelry out of a variety of cereal loops.
The library will provide spoons, skim milk, 2% milk, and almond milk. There will be a limited number of
Sharon Bank chairman Charles Marvil retires; new chair, vice chair, board member elected
disposable bowls in case anyone forgets their own.
Registration is requested by calling 610-566-7828.
Garden Club of Springfield welcomes new members
The Garden Club of Springfield recently welcomed four new members to the club: Mary Ellen Mulhern of Media, Jean Shannon of Havertown, Karen Smith of Secane and Cheryl Forte of Collingdale.
It’s not necessary to be a resident of Springfield to attend a program or become a club member.
For more information about programs or membership, email GCSmembership1@gmail.com. The Garden Club of Springfield is a member of District 1 GCFP and National Garden Clubs, Inc.
City2City expands business with U-Haul partnership
U-Haul Co. of Pennsylvania announced that City2City signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Chester community.
City2City at 2300 W. Fourth St., Chester, will offer essential services like U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, moving supplies and in-store pickup for boxes. City2City owner Michael Harris says he teamed with the industry leader in do-it-yourself moving and self-storage to better meet the demands of Delaware County.
Normal business hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Reserve UHaul products at this dealer location by calling 610-4972635 or visiting https:// www.uhaul.com/Locations/Truck-Rentals-nearChester-PA-19013/031354.
U-Haul has teamed with independent dealers to offer rental equipment to doit-yourself movers since 1945. During these challenging times for small businesses, more than 21,000 dealers across the U.S. and Canada are generating supplemental income through their U-Haul affiliation. When customers rent from a U-Haul dealer, they are directly supporting an independent small business in their community.