Hi Neighbor!
Last Thursday at my son’s college a young girl’s life was brutally taken. You may have heard about it on national news. She was a senior political science major, set to graduate in May, preparing to go to Drexel University to study law in the fall.
Leaving downtown Columbia, SC at the end of a night out with friends she called for an Uber. A car drove up that she assumed was her Uber and she got in. Not uncommon.
She was found on Friday afternoon. Parents, family friends, and community devestated. Lives forever changed.
The President of my son’s college asked each student to take this pledge. If YOU use ride share apps please take the pledge and please send it to your daughters, sons, family and friends… anyone who may use a ride share app.
I pledge to NEVER use a ride share service without doing the following: - Ensure the license plate, make, model and color of the vehicle match what's in your app and the driver matches the photo and name in the app
- Ask the driver "WHAT'S MY NAME?" If s/he doesn't say your name, DO NOT get into the vehicle. Or open the back door and ask “who are you here to pick up?” So many people ask “are you here to pick up *insert name*? NEVER give your name! Make them tell you.
Words cannot begin to express my feelings. I am so sorry for this family and their loss, and I hope and pray that one day they will find some peace. Her father said at the vigil, "Don't ever forget her name." We will not.
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Forever To Thee, Samantha.
Regina
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GEN Z & THE SOCIAL MEDIA EPIDEMIC
Q: What do parents need to know about the social media epidemic and how can they help their middle school Gen Zers (ages 10-13) navigate this new social landscape?
A: We are in the midst of a Social Media Epidemic and it is dramatically influencing the Gen Zers (born 1996-2010) that are living in our homes. They:
• Get info from YouTube and their peers vs. mentors or parents.
• Communicate digitally 35% of the time.
• Care less about driving or dating than their 1990’s counterparts.
• Prefer to stay home, hang out and scroll social media.
This is the new reality. Many psychologists have pointed to screen time as the culprit of stress, depression and suicide in Gen Z, but that idea is oversimplified. Most items we use daily have screens now; refrigerators, cars, microwaves.
One of the major contributing factors to this issue is social media, not all screens. Gen Z isn’t mature enough to manage the magnitude of information, the addictive nature, the heightened emotional toll of social media, or the ever-present effect of those Likes and Un-Likes. It can cause an unhealthy obsession. So, what role are we going to play as parents to help our children through this process?
Be an active member of your child’s digital life. It’s vital to check-in and have in-person face time. In this digital age, we call it 2.0 Parenting; being deliberate, coaching and guiding frequently.
There is something unique and phenomenal about the Z generation. They are creative, entrepreneurial, cause-driven individuals with a mission to change the world. Like a tree, much of their success depends on how well they are nurtured. But, understand what they're going through, where they are and meet them there. If your children are able to engage with you in their world, it’ll help boost their confidence and help them in this space.
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| GREEN THUMBS
Beer and Bonsai
Wednesday, April 17th
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Workhorse Brewing Company
250 King Manor Drive, King of Prussia
Delicious beer and a bonsai workshop?! In this fun and educational class, attendees will plant and create their own bonsai display to enjoy for years to come. Workshop fee will include: a healthy jade, landscape with decorative rocks, one six inch ceramic pot as well as a full-sized draft pour of your choice.
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Spring Pot 'Em Up
Wednesday, April 24th
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Betty Mackey's Garden
440 Louella Ave. Wayne
Bring gloves, trowels, and your garden treasures to prepare for the Annual Plant sale.
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Let’s Create a Fabulous Spring Planter
April 16th
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens
631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon
Pre-registration is encouraged
In this demonstration you will learn how to plant your own containers for spring using annuals, perennials, tropical, and simple ‘found items’ making your containers unique and spectacular.
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Build Your Own Fairy Garden or BYO Terrarium
April 6th
10:00 AM – 11:00AM
Linvilla Orchards
Linvilla will supply everything you need to build your own beautiful terrarium. You can choose from a variety of containers and plants and our knowledgeable staff will guide you through the whole process. Fairy Garden pieces are sold separately. Call ahead to register for class 610-876-7116.
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Fool Proof Plants for Beginning Gardeners
April 17th
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Mt. Cuba Center
3120 Barley Mill Road
Hockessin, Delaware
If you're new to gardening and want to try your hand at growing native plants, here are ten bullet-proof species to get you started. Garden coach Nancy Bell discusses the merits of these plants and how they have adapted to their local habitats, including soil type, sun and shade patterns, moisture levels, and more. By planting the right plant in the right place, it should thrive with little extra care.
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| SPRING PLANT SALES
University of Delaware Botanic Garden Annual Spring Plant Sale
April 26th – 27th, May 2nd, May 4th
University of Delaware Botanic Garden
Newark, DE
Roger Martin Lane, inside the fenced-in area across from Fischer Greenhouse on UD’s south campus
UDBG will celebrate its 27th Annual Spring Plant Sale with beautyberry (Callicarpa) as the featured shrub group and lenten rose (Helleborus) as the herbaceous featured plant group.
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Native Plant Sale, Delaware Nature Society
Friday, May 3rd: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 4th: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Delaware Nature Society’s Coverdale Farm Preserve, Greenville, DE
The Native Plant Sale features more than 300 rare, unusual and favorite varieties of native wildflowers, trees, shrubs, ferns and aquatic plants for all growing conditions, including drought-tolerant.
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Yellow Springs Farm Spring Native Plant Sale & Open Farm Weekends
May 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th
10:00AM – 4:00 PM
Yellow Springs Farm
1165 Yellow Springs Road
Yellow Springs Farm Native Plant Nursery and Artisanal Goat Cheese Dairy, will be having their Springs Native Plant sale over 2 weekends in May. They will have a special plants only preview day on Sunday May 6th. Originally a dairy farm 150 years ago,the farm and nursery consists of an historic farmhouse, dairy barn, a springhouse with pond on 8 acres of land. Come out and meet the Nubian Goats, sample cheeses, and see blooming wildflowers! Plant experts will be available to help you select plants for your garden or landscape plan.
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80th Annual Herb Sale at Historic Yellow Springs
Thursday, May 9th
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
In the meadow at Historic Yellow Springs
1685 Art School Road, Chester Springs
Featuring Culinary and Fragrant Herbs. Hard-to-find specialty plants, such as scented geraniums and salvias. Stop by our Herbal Boutique tent for unique Made-By-Members items created especially for you! Arrive early for best selection! Bring your basket, box, or wagon. Reserve your brunch today! Reservations required.
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Annual Wildflower, Native Plant & Seed Sale
Saturday, May 11th & Sunday, May 12th
9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Brandywine River Museum of Art courtyard
1 Hoffman's Mill Road, Chaddsford
Shop for a wide variety of native grasses, ferns, vines, shrubs, and trees. Staff and volunteers will be on hand to answer questions and provide planting and horticultural information.
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21st Annual Montgomery County Master Gardener Plant Sale
Saturday, May 18th
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
1015 Bridge Road, Collegeville
The plant sale features over 5,000 annuals, perennials, and woodies with specialties in herbs and vegetables, native plants, berries, water plants, and Master Gardener-grown plants. There will be garden crafts, children’s activities, and the popular “Garden Shed” showcasing gently used outdoor gardening items for sale. There will also be a homeowner learning booth, including tips on Spotted Lanternfly, how to have your soil tested by Penn State, and other useful information.
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8th Annual Paula Coyne Plant Sale
May 3rd & 4th
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Landhope Farms Store Parking Lot
Corner of 926 and 82, Kennett Square
Great selection of native plants, herbs,
vegetables, annuals. Find your treasure from members’ gardens. Also for sale in the garden boutique–gifts for the gardener, including hand made leaf castings!
Rain or Shine!
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Morris Arboretum Annual Plant Sale
Saturday, May 11th
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Morris Arboretum
100 E. Northwestern Avenue, Philadelphia
After a long winter, it’s finally time to garden. As usual, the Morris Arboretum Plant Sale will have a fabulous selection to satisfy all your planting needs. Unusual annuals, new perennial cultivars, fabulous woody plants and heirloom roses will make this Plant Sale one you won’t want to miss!
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Spring Plant Sale
April 27th
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Bartram’s Garden
Philadelphia
A wide variety of plants will be for sale at the annual spring Plant Sale: flowers, shrubs, trees, grasses; annuals and perennials. Horticulture staff will be around to offer advice and answer questions.
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Annual Plant Sale: Remarkable Rhododendrons & Their Cool Companions
May 4th & 5th
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Tyler Arboretum
515 Painter Road, Media
In honor of their 75th Anniversary, the sale will feature one of Tyler’s treasured collections: Rhododendrons. Shop a wide diversity of Rhododendrons, as well as many great plants that will complement them in your garden. This is a fundraiser for the Arboretum’s programs.
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Schuylkill Center Spring Plant Sale
Saturday, May 4th: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday, May 5th: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
May 6th thru Friday, May 10th: 5:00 – 6:00 PM
Saturday, May 11th: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
8480 Hagys Mill Road, Philadelphia
Bring the whole family out to the Spring Native Plant Sale, where there will be local makers, food vendors, a bird walk, and even a perennial planting activity for kids to do for Mother’s Day.
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| EGG HUNTS
Malvern Borough Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday, April 14th
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Paoli Battlefield Historical Park
1st & Wayne Aves., Malvern
Join the Malvern Parks & Rec Committee for the borough’s 9th Annual Easter Egg Hunt. Bring your baskets!
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Family Fun Day
Saturday, April 6th
9:00 AM
Lancaster County Farmer's Market
389 Lancaster Ave., Wayne
Featuring an Easter Egg Hunt with prizes for all ages, special offers from market vendors and more!
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Easter Egg Hunt & Lunch
Saturday, April 13th
11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Glen Providence Park
550 W. State St., Media
After the hunt, join the Easter Bunny for a special luncheon. Food, fun and games for all.
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Eco-Egg Hunt
Sunday, April 7th
2:00 PM (ages 3-5) & 2:15 PM (ages 6-8)
Norristown Farm Park Pavilions
2500 Upper Farm Rd., Norristown
Children ages 6–8 will follow a series of ecological clues hidden in eggs. Younger children ages 3–5 will simply hunt for eggs. Must preregister by April 4. $1/child.
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Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 13th
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Reeves Park
401 Main St., Phoenixville
Bring your baskets! Separate egg hunts for ages three and under, 4-7 and 8-12. Free and open to the public.
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| BUNNY FUN
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Sunday, April 7th
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Radnor Fire Company
121 S. Wayne Ave., Wayne
Hop on in for breakfast with the Easter Bunny and support your local volunteer firefighters and EMS at Radnor Fire Company. Adults $10; children under 10 $5; children under 2 are free. Pictures with the Easter Bunny available for $3.
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Caring Bunny
Sunday, April 7th
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Plaza – Clock Tower Court at King of Prussia Mall
160 N. Gulph Rd., King of Prussia
Caring Bunny provides an exclusive, subdued and welcoming environment for children with special needs and their families. Photos will be taken and available for purchase.
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| FUN WITH THE KIDDOS
Southwest Spring Fest
April 27th – April 28th
Bartram's Garden, John Heinz Wildlife Refuge and Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center
First Day of Boating, BioBlitz, Bicycle Workshop, Be A Wetland Scientist and more! A free shuttle bus will be available between Heinz, Cobbs Creek, and Bartram’s Garden and several community locations for both weekend days.
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Big Apple Circus
May 16th - June 16th
Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks
The Big Apple Circus is a circus based in New York City. Opened in 1977, later becoming a nonprofit organization, it became a tourist attraction. The circus has been known for its community outreach programs, including Clown Care, as well as its humane treatment of animals.
May 31st - Autism Friendly Performance
Started in 2017, upon the Circus entering new ownership after bankruptcy, Embracing Autism Performances have a reduced running time, as well as sensory adaptations
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Growing Green Eco-Fair
Sunday, April 7th
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Swarthmore Community Center
715 Harvard Ave., Swarthmore
Come explore a series of kid-friendly crafts and learning experiences with local environmental groups and businesses. Decorate a reusable canvas grocery bag, learn how to be more environmentally friendly locally, paint a rock for Earth Day and create up-cycled art projects. Free (donations to participating organizations are welcomed and encouraged).
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| CARING COMMUNITY
Tredyffrin & Easttown Care Kids’ Clothing Event
Thursday, April 4th
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Friday, April 5th
9:00 AM – Noon
St. Matthews United Methodist Church
600 Walker Rd., Wayne
This fundraiser for T&E Care is a great chance for everyone to restock your kids’ closets with great quality clothes.
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Under the Tuscan Sun
Surrey Services Fundraising Gala
Saturday, May 11th
6:00 PM
Philadelphia Country Club
This prestigious event will feature lively entertainment, a delicious meal, awards, and silent and live auctions.
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The Kimberton Whole Foods Cookbook is available at all locations!
Malvern · Downingtown Phoenixville ·Collegeville |
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State-of-the-art pools, renovations, and complete backyard makeovers with inspired style and design features. Exclusive high-tech features that automate care, save time, money, water & energy, and purify with virtually no chlorine.
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They’ll be safe, happy, and entertained all day!
Book Spring Break camp and mention MLN to get 2 Free Water Safety or Swimming Lessons.
Club LaMaison |
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Rigorous liberal arts, college preparatory education within the context of a Christian worldview.
DC students are challenged, nurtured and known. Schedule a personal tour today.
dccs.org |
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Gearing up for Spring events?
Add “Hire a Party Host Helper” to your to – do list. |
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Friends' Central to Host Cognitive Neuroscientist and MIT Professor Rebecca Saxe
It's the Thought that Counts: Progress Towards a Neuroscience of Theory of Mind
Don't miss 2019 Distinguished Visiting Scientist Rebecca Saxe, cognitive neuroscientist and professor. Dr. Saxe, an associate member of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research, is best known for her discovery of a brain region that is specialized for "theory of mind" tasks that involve understanding the mental states of other people and constructing abstract thoughts.
This evening is free and open to the public, but registration is required. |
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Guided by faculty who are experts in girls’education, Baldwin offers an experiential learning environment within a supportive and encouraging community.
baldwinschool.org |
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For 125 years, Shipley has inspired and prepared thousands of students to make meaningful change in their communities and beyond.
Visit us to learn more!
Shipley School |
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7 Lancaster Avenue
Ardmore, PA 19003
610-589-0500
thebercy.com |
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Dirty Dog??? Self-Serve Pet Baths Now Open |
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Paws and Affection hosts workshops for kids to teach them about service dogs in our community, disability awareness, dog training philosophy, and offers hands-on opportunities with their dogs.
Learn more and register today! |
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For 46 years Historic Yellow Springs has been showcasing more than 200 talented artists from around the country. HYS is a 501©3 nonprofit steeped in American History.
yellowsprings.org |
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Don't miss this hilarious musical adaptation of the popular movie
“DirtyRotten Scoundrels”
RTCBID20 at checkout to receive 20% discount on Thursday and Friday night show tickets
Thru April 14th
@Uptown!Knauer Performing Arts Center in West Chester
RTCwc.org |
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