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East York Elementary
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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January 2011
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Friday
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Saturday
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Buck-a-Book Kickoff at York Galleria
10am—2pm
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EYE T-shirts 11
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PPL Gr. 3 & 5
PTO Mtg. 7pm
PTO Book
Swap 4—8 pm
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NO SCHOOL
4th Gr. Farm 13
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Show Field Trip
Family Fun—
Avalanche XPress
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Spirit Day
Vacation or Hawaiian Shirt
DaddyOs Pizza
Assembly—Finding King
Tut
Buck-A-Book Week
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Spike’s School
Store 2nd recess
Early
Dismissal
1:15pm
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Buck-a-Book Ice
Cream Reward
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York Suburban School District educates, challenges, and
prepares students to shape the future.
Dr. Mary Beth Grove—Principal
701 Erlen Drive
York PA 17402
755-1021
East York Elementary
School Day
Principal—Dr. Mary Beth Grove
Dean of Students— Kate Leik
8:30a.m. Entrance of children
School Secretary— Gayle Rudacille
8:45a.m. School Begins
School Nurse— Mrs. Stipanovic & Mrs. Dennen-Stanley
11:50a.m.—12:30p.m.— Gr.2 1st recess/lunch
Kitchen— Mrs. Brenda Schmohl
12:00—12:40p.m.— Gr. 3 1st recess/lunch
AM Receptionist— Mrs. Tracey Chance
12:20—1:00p.m.—Gr. 4 1st recess/lunch
PM Receptionist— Mrs. Joyce Landis
12:35—1:15p.m.—Gr. 5 1st recess/lunch
1:45—2:00p.m.—Gr. 3 2nd recess
Numbered Day Schedule
2:00—2:15p.m.—Gr. 4 2nd recess
York Suburban uses a
2:15—2:30p.m.—Gr. 2 2nd recess
numbered day schedule for the school year.
Numbered days mean each day is labeled 1 to 6,
rather than Monday to Friday. The sequence is
repeated throughout the year. The only time for a
change in the sequence will be in the event of a
snow day. The numbered day schedule will be
printed on the cafeteria menu.
2:30—2:45p.m.—Gr. 5 2nd recess
3:30p.m.—Dismissal of bus students
3:35p.m. Dismissal of car/walking students
East York Safety Alert
When transporting students by automobile, please follow these guidelines:
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Discharge/pick-up students on the same side as school (students may not cross in the middle of the
street)
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No Parking in the drop off zone
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Drop-off should be timely (pull away from drop
off zone for long good-byes)
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Do not stop car to discharge in traffic lane
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Use caution when pulling away from the curb
Transportation Office
Mrs. Jennifer Grove
848-3714
jgrove@yssd.org
Mark your calendars!
February 4—Spirit Day—Wear your Favorite Sports February 25—Spike’s School Store—2nd Recess
Team Shirt
February 8—EYE T-shirt Day
March 3—‖Pirates, The Musical‖ 7pm YSMS
PTO Meeting 7pm
March 4—NO SCHOOL
Parent Pack-a-lunch Grades 2 & 4
March 8—Parent Pack-a-lunch Grades 3 & 5
February 11—Valentine Parties 2:30pm
PTO Meeting 7pm
February 14—Spirit Day—Wear Red
March 11—Spike’s School Store—2nd Recess
February 16—DaddyOs Pizza Fundraiser
March 16—DaddyOs Pizza Fundraiser
February 18—21—NO SCHOOL Mid Winter Break
March 17—Spirit Day—Wear Green
Dr. Grove’s Office Notes
Welcome back to everyone from our holiday vacation. Hope everyone had an enjoyable time with
your family.
Since the winter season is here, this is a good time to review with your child the information you
submitted on your Emergency Weather Dismissal Plan that was completed and returned at the beginning of the school year. If you have a change, please request a new form to be completed from
your classroom teacher. Also please note that if we have a one or two hour delay, breakfast will
not be served.
The district has started our automated call system for student absences. If your child is absent and
you have not called the school to report the absence, you will be receiving an automated call informing you that your child is absent and to please contact the school office as soon as possible.
The automated system will also call to inform you of weather related information such as closings,
delays, or early dismissals.
School is closed on Monday, January 17 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Students
will be dismissed at 1:15 p.m. on Monday, January 24th. Buck-A-Book Week will be the week of
January 17th.
East York will be performing the musical ―Pirates, The Musical‖ this year. Practices have started
and will continue through February. The musical will be performed at the York Suburban Middle
School on Thursday, March 3rd at 7:00 pm.
*Please take note of our spring testing dates! To provide the optimal testing environment for
your child, PLEASE avoid requesting educational trips or appointments during this time. Thank you!
Spring Testing Windows:
Assessment
Dates
Grade(s)
March 14-25, 2011
3-4-5
PSSA Writing
March 28-April 1, 2011
5
PSSA Science
April 4-8, 2011
4
Continuation of all MakeUps
April 11-15, 2011
As Needed
PSSA Reading & Math
Guidance Goodies
A Little Light Reading
If you think blogs are just for teenagers, guess again. Dr. David Palmiter, author of Working Parents, Thriving Families
writes a blog for hectic parents. These ten tips for managing New Year’s resolutions are taken from his recent post
―Lions and Tigers and Vows, Oh My! Taking New Year’s Resolutions from Oz to Kansas‖:
1. Set daily goals.
2. Keep a daily log of those behaviors that are most important to your goal(s).
3. Join with others/Ask your partners for help.
4. Establish rewards for yourself.
5. Take lapses as opportunities to learn more about your vulnerabilities.
6. Use music if that motivates you.
7. Focus your mind on the positive behaviors you want to do rather than the negative behaviors you want to avoid.
8. Write encouraging and positive messages for yourself.
9. Make a plan to remove as much temptation as possible from the eye line of future you.
10. If you are a spiritual person, lean on that part of your life as much as you can.
For more from Dr. Palmiter, along with a great parent quote from Bill Cosby, go to www.hecticparents.com.
Gluten-Free Goodies
Brown’s Orchards and Farm Markets stocks muffins, cupcakes, pizza crusts and iced sugar cookies from Grandma’s
Gone Gluten Free Bakery in Lancaster. These items, along with other goodies available by special order, are available
in the Loganville store, but Brown’s will also deliver items to their North store for customer pick-up. All items are made
from scratch in a gluten-free kitchen. For more information, call Brown’s at 428-2036 (Loganville) or 767-4142
(Emigsville).
Making Therapy Child’s Play
Asking for help can be one of the most intimidating things a parent has to do. Yet, when it comes to our children, we’re usually
willing to do whatever it takes (within reason) to help our kids develop into happy, healthy adults.
Sometimes, that may mean seeking outpatient therapy for your child or your family. What many people don’t realize, however, is
that not all families are created equal. A “therapist” can be a psychologist, a psychiatrist, a social worker, a counselor, or a pastor.
There are counseling psychologists, clinical psychologists, family therapists, child psychiatrists…the list is overwhelming. And, unfortunately, a framed degree on an office wall doesn’t offer any guarantee that a mental health professional, no matter how welltrained, will have “chemistry” with your family.
Before you give up in utter frustration, here are a few things to keep in mind:
A psychiatrist has a medical degree, which means he or she can write and monitor prescription medication. Psychiatrists can
also provide therapy, but most children don’t need to see a psychiatrist unless they need some kind of medication.
The kind of therapist you go to matters much less than how comfortable you are with the therapist. All the degrees in the
world won’t make up for a lack of chemistry between the therapist and the client(s). Chemistry is not always instantaneous, but if there’s no chemistry after the first few sessions, move on.
Change takes time and persistence. Even when the rapport between therapist and client is strong, therapy requires an investment of time and energy. While it’s a good idea to try a different counselor if there’s no connection after a few sessions,
be aware that frequent changes will only make the process longer and more difficult.
Not all therapies are created equal. School-age children often benefit most from active therapies, such as play therapy and art
therapy. In addition, these kinds of therapists are typically used to working with children, and find it easy to make a connection with even very young children.
If you would like information on area mental health professionals, please contact Mrs. Hess at 755-1021 or
lhess@yssd.org.
2nd
Jullien Harrison
Jhosean Ramos
Sharon Rosa
Victoria Crispo
Cora Johns
Leandra DaFonseca
Ben Farah
Noah Herman
Hailey Berezansky
3rd
Zoe Molock
Grayson Smith
Caitlyne Mackin
Sara Bokus
Gianna Hughes
Nick Borgiel
Sierra Chandler
Erin Keller
Austin Martin
4th
Caleb West
Jerret Stough
Jalissa Breeland
Bradley Keech
Destiny Lara
Harrison Perring
Memphis Tucker
Mackenzie Dusch
Eileen Herman
Frankie Selegrath
5th
Emily Lopez
Ryan Powell
Brennen Partsch
Sam Hont
Alana Huynh
Kristin Stoutzenberger
Andrea Mendez
Megan Ranker
Jillian Ducker
Our East York Elementary students covered another SPIKE letter and were rewarded!!
The special treat was “Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium” and freshly popped popcorn for everyone!
Keep up the good work! Can’t wait to see what the next surprise will be!
The generosity of the East York staff and a number of York area businesses enabled us to make Christmas a little
brighter for some of our East York families. We’d like to thank the
following businesses and organizations for their assistance:
CVS (Edgewood Road)
Food Lion
Giant
McDonald’s
Sam’s Club
Stauffer’s
Toys For Tots
Walgreen’s (East Market Street)
Weis Markets
A Special thanks to Adhesive Research, who donated six turkeys.
To All of our East York Photographers!
We know that all of you take a lot of photos when you visit East York. How about sharing them? Nikki Hunt is our amazing
Yearbook Editor who works her magic using photos she takes, as well as those she receives from people throughout the year.
If you have photos from Field Trips, class parties, school activities or just the everyday happenings at East York, please send
them to Nikki. You can send them Backpack Express c/o Katie Hunt 4B or email them to her at nlh4672@aol.com
Family Fun Nights Sponsored by East York’s PTO
Family Movie Night coming in February.
We look forward to seeing you and your family at the next East York Family Fun Night!
Outreach Update
Thank you East York families for your generous giving spirit. We collected over 272 items for the 2010 Giving Tree. (113 pairs of gloves/mittens, 82 hats, 19 scarves, 40 pairs of socks, and 18 under wear). The
items were donated to Bell Socialization Services over the holiday break.
Please keep on collecting the soda can tabs. So far we have collected approximately 35 pounds of tabs.
Unfortunately because the price of aluminum varies, it’s hard to say how much money we will actually end
up donating to Ronald McDonald House.
Look for more Outreach opportunities this spring. May Festival is right around the corner so start saving
your unwanted dishes (no alcohol references or shot glasses please!) for the Penny Toss booth!! Look for
donation boxes in the lobby!
Here is a look at the number of food items that were donated during our recent food drive:
Grade 2 361
Grade 3 143
Grade 4 173
Grade 5 197
Total 874
DaddyOs Pizza on East Market Street will have a fundraising night for East York Elementary the 3rd Wednesday of every
month. Be sure to mention your teacher’s name when you pay and East York Elementary will receive a donation for each person in your party. Kids will receive free game tokens and pizza, pasta and salad are served on an all-you-can-eat buffet.
We look forward to seeing you at DaddyOs Pizza Night on
Wednesday, January 19th!
EYE Spike’s Store
Spike’s Store is going to smell SO good!
Come check out scented erasers, pencils and more!
Please remember-students may not purchase items for others & keep
your money in a safe place.
Don’t forget to save your Box Tops! Get a croc style bracelet or add a charm for 5 Box
Tops each-no limit!!
Come join us
January 28th
during 2nd recess!
If you have any questions about Spike’s Store, please contact:
Elizabeth Axe - Chair-Spike’s Store
Miss Birney would like to say a great big THANK YOU to all who donated money in
the “One for Books” program at the recent Scholastic Book Fair.
On Friday, January 21st, there will be two afternoon
assemblies by Family Stage. They will perform the play
―Finding King Tut‖ for our students and faculty.
Co-Presidents;
Dawn Smith—718-5107 ddzccsmith@yahoo.com
Jenna Markle—840-2676 js.markle@comcast.net
Treasurer Megan Penson— 600-2141 psumom9502@yahoo.com
Secretary Andrea Raffensberger— 751-4476 araffy784@comcast.net
Please note: Our next meeting is January 11th at 7pm.
We meet in East York’s Library
PTO is held on the second Tuesday of each month.
We welcome all East York parents to our meetings and look forward to seeing lots of new faces!
Free childcare for preschool and school-age children is provided by the York Suburban Honor Society in
EYE’s all-purpose room.
GO GREEN!
Send your email address to your child’s teacher to be included in the PTO classroom
parent’s emails. We send out various information this way and it gets to you quicker
than Backpack Express! This is also a great way to give direct feedback to the PTO.
We are always looking for suggestions, input and ideas!
Parent Pack a Lunch
January 11th
Grade 3— 12pm—12:40 pm
Grade 5—12:35pm—1:15pm
Please enter through the doors nearest to the cafeteria.
We look forward to seeing you there!
If you have any items to be included in the school newsletter, please
email them to Amy Rowcliffe at ajrowcliffe@comcast.net no later than
the 22nd of each month.
Giant A+ Rewards Cards
The easiest way to raise money for East York Elementary!
Do your grocery shopping at Giant
Use your bonus card to get all of their great deals and Giant will donate money directly to East York
Elementary! Make sure to visit www.giantaplus.com to designate East York as your
school.
Collect bonus card numbers from family, friends, neighbors and co-workers.
East York earned $4187.60 from Giant A+Rewards last year! That is easy money for
our school. Let’s beat that number and raise even more this school year!
Ever see this on an item?
Cut it out and return it to your child’s teacher. We have even included a collection sheet with this
newsletter!
Start a collection at work, call family members and have
them send them to you!
MayFest is coming!
Planning for the May Festival starts in January and we are still looking for enthusiastic people to
take on our chair positions for the Flowers and Volunteers committees!
We would love to hear any ideas that parents may have for May Festival! We need everyone’s help
to make this year’s MayFest better than ever!
Please contact Dawn Smith at ddzccsmith@yahoo.com
A New Year’s Resolution
The party streamers are down. The ball has dropped and here we are off and running in a New
Year. You may be planning extra trips to the gym, counting calories, or organizing your calendar to make more time for family, but don’t worry, it’s not too late to make just one more resolution. This year make the resolution to make more time to read and write as a family. It doesn’t
need to be as complicated as taking on reading War and Peace, instead consider the little ways
you can incorporate literacy skills in your every day life. Try one of these:
Write thank you notes after the holidays – whether by snail mail or e-mail, you’ll brighten
someone’s day while increasing your child’s ability to write.
Play games involving reading and writing- even at the dinner table. Try this: Have everyone
write three facts about him/herself on a slip of paper. Take turns reading them and
guessing who wrote what. Our family has a great time trying to fool one another using
facts that family members may have in common.
Put your child in charge of the coupon book, phone book, and map. Do you have one of
those giant book of coupons from a local fundraiser? Put your child in charge of checking either the Table of Contents or Index to find your favorite stores. He/she can look up
phone numbers either in the yellow pages or online. Finally, if your Tom-tom isn’t working, increase those map reading skills by passing the job of navigator over to your child.
You’ll increase their literacy and help their self-esteem at the same time.
Writing lists teaches great organization skills and incorporates literacy at the same time.
Your child could make a list for any of the following: groceries, chores to complete, top
ten family activities, favorite songs, exercise, etc. You are only limited by your imagination.
Read the best-selling children’s books together. Turn off the TV and instead of sharing a
show, read a little Percy Jackson, NERDS, or Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Enjoy a laugh or a
little adventure together!
Provide magazines and almanacs that have little chunks of text for your child to read. National Geographic for Kids and The National Geographic Almanac 2011 have great short
articles that allow for a snippet of reading that you can fit in here and there. They make
for great family conversation as you learn even more about the world around us!
Play games involving words. As I completed my Christmas shopping this year, I had to marvel at the number of games that involve reading! Whether you are playing Apples to Apples or Trivial Pursuit or Cadoo, all involve reading of some kind or another!
When you think of more reading and writing, don’t think skill and drill. Don’t think an extra hour
of work for your child. Think Fun! Make your New Year’s Resolution to have more fun with
reading and writing this year!
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Grade
Teacher
Earned this
month
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3
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2
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2
5
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4
2
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2
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Mrs. Valdez
Mrs. McClure
Mrs. Biser
Mrs. Eckenrode
Mrs. Calilfornia
Mrs. Wandress
Mrs. Rinkevich
Mrs. White
Mr. Hare
Mrs. Williams
Mr. Houck
Mrs. Brouillette
Mrs. Harper
Mrs. Crumbling
Mrs. Ridgway
Mrs. Dillow
Mrs. Johnson
Mr. Kurilla
Mrs. Aughenbaugh
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198
427
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84
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588
561
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477
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297
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100
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$206.90
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Mrs. Pringle
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Mrs. Mason
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Mrs. Wolf
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Mrs. Amspacher
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Mr. Gerber
5
Mrs. Miller
Total Box Tops Collected
X $0.10
Earned this
year
$1,082.20
From the Nurse’s Office
Chris Stipanovic, School Nurse
Greetings and Happy New Year from East York Nurse’s Office! Here are some New Year’s Tips for
Kids ages 5-12 from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Maybe your child would be interested in
trying one or more of these Resolutions:
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I will drink milk and water, and limit soda and fruit drinks.
I will apply sunscreen before I go outdoors. I will try to stay in the shade whenever possible and
wear a hat and sunglasses, especially when I’m playing sports.
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I will try to find a sport (like basketball or soccer) or an activity (like playing tag, jumping rope,
dancing or riding my bike) that I like and do it at least three times a week!
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I will always wear a helmet when bicycling.
I will wear my seat belt every time I get in a car. I’ll sit in the back seat and use a booster seat
until I am tall enough to use a lap/shoulder seat belt.
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I’ll be nice to other kids. I’ll be friendly to kids who need friends – like someone who is shy, or is
new to my school.
I’ll never give out personal information such as my name, home address, school name or telephone
number on the Internet. Also, I’ll never send a picture of myself to someone I chat with on the computer without my parent’s permission.
National Handwashing Awareness Week: Congratulations to Ryan Powell 5-Brouillette for composing a song about handwashing and germs for Handwashing Awareness Week! Ryan and Seth
Culbertson sang the fun and original song to the tune of Jingle Bells for the afternoon announcements. Great Job! Also thanks to the following students for sharing handwashing information by
reading announcements: Aimee Martin, Eileen Herman, Alex Fuhrman, Erin Keller, Calyx Castel,
and Adam Petersen.
Healthy Tip of the Month: If your child suffers from winter nosebleeds, try using a cold air humidifier in the child's room at night. Saline nose drops or petrolatum (Vaseline) may help keep tissues
moist. If bleeding is severe or recurrent, consult your pediatrician.
February is Dental Health Month! In Pennsylvania schools, students are required to have a dental exam in grades K, 3, and 7. If your child needs a dental exam for their school health record, you
have received a notice and a dental form. If you do not have a family dentist, one option for getting
a dental exam for your child is to participate in the Doctors with a Heart program, sponsored by
the York County Dental Society. Please see the following page for participating dentists, their contact information, and schedules. The program provides free diagnostic, preventive, and emergency
treatment at no cost for those without dental insurance and who are not able to afford dental care. If
you are interested, please call one of the dentists to set up an appointment as soon as possible, as
the slots fill quickly! Please take your child’s school dental form along to the appointment.
Wishing all East York families a Happy, Healthy 2011!
Dentists Participating in Doctors With a Heart Day
1. Drs. S. Agapis 846-5653
1475 Bannister Street
2/11/11 8-1pm
Children*/Seniors
16327 Mt. Airy Rd.
2/17/11 1-5pm
Extractions
2/5/11
8-noon
Children/adults
N. Agapis, &
G. Agapis
2. Dr. Boyle
227-9959
3. Dr. Blevins
792-0484
Shrewsbury
286 North Main Street
York-New Salem
4. Dr R. Bowser
846-2900
1600 East Market Street
2/10/11
8-5pm
Children* only
5. Dr. Bury
848-1463
3210 E. Market
2/4/11
8-noon
Children only
6. Dr. Currie
757-3214
800 Edgewood Rd.
2/11/11 8-noon
Children/adults
7. Dr. Cullen
755-1200
2300 Eastern Blvd
2/11/11
Adults
8. Dr. Dellinger
845-5789
1421 W. Market
2/12/11 8-noon
Children/adults
9. Dr. DePasquale 755-3061
3218 E. Market
2/17/11 1-3pm
Children*/adults
10. Dr. Graver
938-1811
5611 Old York Rd, Etters 2/14/11 8-6pm
11. Dr. Haywood
235-3871
4 S. Main, Shrewsbury
2/19/11
8-3pm
12. Dr. Roth
244-4094
745 S. Pleasant Ave.
2/11/11
12-4pm
2/8 &
8-3pm Extractions,
8-1pm
Children*
Children/adults
Dallastown
13. Dr. T. Seitz
848-8822
924 Colonial Ave #H
& R. Ragland
14. Drs. Schmitt
2/15/11
Children*/adults
854-9821
1601 S. Queen
2/4/11
8-noon
Children
15. Dr. B. Singh
755-4143
2340 E. Blvd
2/18/11
8-noon
Adults
16. Drs. Walker,
845-2771
1447 E. Market
2/11/11
1-5pm
Children under 12
266-3601
222 Rosedale, Manchester 2/5/11
8-noon
Children
852-7475
1600 Sixth Ave #109
& R. Singh
Puglese,
Kruth,
& Kasunich
17. Drs. Fabbri
& HarHai
18. Dr. Shalkey
2/11/11
8-noon
Children/Adults
* These offices have volunteered to do exams on 12 month old children
The Doctors with a Heart program is supported by the York County Dental
Society with Drs. Roth and Blevins as event co-chairmen. Patients who have
no dental insurance and are unable to afford dental care are eligible for
dental services as described. All treatment is provided at no fee. You must
contact the dental office for an appointment as soon as possible!