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| Ambler Arts Festival 2012
Ambler Main Street is pleased to announce the Ambler Arts Festival, 2012!
Adll are invited to share in a day filled with art, music, al fresco dining, and shopping in downtown Ambler on Butler Avenue.
The Ambler Arts Festival, 2012! is scheduled for Saturday, June 16th, from 11 am to 7 pm.
The Avenue will be closed to allow for artists to fill the streets and for you to spend a relaxing day in the arts and crafts marketplace. The festival will feature a wonderful array of artists including watercolors, oils, sculpture, wood work, jewelry, photography, pottery a kids corner and more.
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Flag Football
Flag Football Camp is open to boys and girls age 4 - 6. Players will learn the basics of throwing, catching and kicking a football, plus the benefits of teamwork. Visit www.springfieldmontco.orgfor more information. Read More...
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History Lessons Come to Life
St. Philip Neri’s 8th grade Social Studies classes have come to life with recent visits from area visitors who brought their personal experiences from the past into the classroom.
At left, Tuskegee Airman, Dr. Eugene Richardson paid a March visit. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the United States armed forces. Dr. Richardson spent 40 weeks of training at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama during the 1940s. The Tuskegee Airmen were subjected to racial discrimination, both within and outside the Army. Despite these many adversities, the Tuskegee Airmen trained and flew with distinction.
Dr. Richardson shared his first-hand account of the Tuskegee Airmen, as well as a history of African Americans in the armed forces, with the students.
At right, students welcomed another special guest to their classroom, Anneliese Nossbaum, who shared her personal Holocaust story with the class. As a teenager, Mrs. Nossbaum experienced the atrocities of both the Auschwitz and Mauthhausen concentration camps. She showed the students a metal comb and soap dish, the only two possessions she had in the world when she was liberated from the camp in 1945. This memorable experience was made possible by the Philadelphia Holocaust Awareness Museum.
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Reading for the Whole Family
The 6th annual Fitzwater Family Read-In was held in March as the school celebrated Read Across America day. This event is always enjoyed by those who bring their favorite books to school to read to the dogs. Pictured above (l to r) are Sammy Caplan, Payton Sewards, Anna Caplan, Jason Small, Dylan Sewards, and, of course, Shelby, one of the favorite dogs. Read More...
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Rotary Pitches in for Baseball
More players were ready to play on Opening Day of the Olney Little Leagues spring season thanks to the help of the Springfield Rotary Club and Pitch in for Baseball. Pitch in for Baseball (PIFB) is a charitable organization that promotes baseball for the many lessons it teaches kids, like teamwork and sportsmanship. It also gives kids the chance to be active, get fit and have fun. They collect and give baseball equipment and other assistance to young people in underserved communities around the globe. Read More...
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Wissahickon Clean-Up
Upper Dublin Aquatic Club (UDAC) swimmers joined forces with the Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association after their Saturday morning practice on April 28th for the annual Wissahickon Creek Clean Up. Volunteers spent the day clearing trash along the creek and its tributaries.
Taking a quick rest along a large fallen tree are (l to r) UDAC Coach Brandon Pierce, Chris Devlin, Elodie Leyens, Michaela Fallon, Rachel Munger, Jules Marble, UDAC Head Coach Geoff Scheuer, Zach Brech, Jesse Fallon, Ogden Leyens, Michael Jensen, Ian Flynn, Jeremy Brosius and Eric Jensen.
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Writing Seminar at the Library
Learn about memoir writing for free! Come to the Free Library of Springfield Township Tuesday, June 12th at 7 pm for local author Marsha Low’s presentation “Writing Your Own Memoir.” This is your chance to learn how to start your own writing project. Ms. Low will share insights from her experience from writing her own memoir, “The Orange Robe: My Eighteen Years as a Yogic Nun.” Copies of “The Orange Robe” will be available for purchase and signing. No advance registration is necessary.
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