Service Station - Abington School District

April, 2015, has arrived!!
Service Station
Abington School District
Abington, PA
Celebrate Trees...
Annual Arbor Day Celebrations
Saturday, April 25
Noon – 2pm
at Grove Park
1383 Easton Road, Roslyn PA 19001
Tree planting workshop
Tree City USA award presentation
Keep America Beautiful litter cleanup (park and stream)
Please join the Abington Shade Tree Commission and the EAC
in a celebration of trees and community. For more
information, contact the Shade Tree Commission at
abingtontrees@gmail.com.
(14+)
Holy Redeemer
Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, April 12th
7:45 - 2:00 PM.
Volunteers will help
serve yummy pancakes, sausages, coffee and
beverages, clean tables and help clean up.
The shifts are as follows:
7:45AM-11:00 AM or 10:45 AM-2:00 PM
Breakfast will be held at the Provincialate of the
Sisters of the Holy Redeemer,
521 Moredon Road, Huntingdon Valley, PA
19006. Please sign up to participate (14+).
The Abington
Art Center in Jenkintown is seeking summer camp
interns to assist campers and teachers with
Summer Art Camp. The kids are ages 4-12.
You are responsible for sending your name
and a paragraph about yourself to
Stephanie@abingtonartcenter.org if you are
interested. (14+)
Stephanie Marchak Studio School & Exhibitions
Director; 215•887•4882
The Audubon History Project
Tuesday and Thursdays
Info and Intro: April 16
Meet after school in the
Library Classroom
You will work with a
partner to digitalize
records of bird
sightings dating back to 1935. This will help
scientists learn about migration and climate
warming. Everyone is invited to attend the
introduction to see if this project is right for you.
Service hours are awarded for the time you
contribute, which may be after school, during
lunch or study halls. Sign up in the Service
Office. (14+)
SENIOR HIGH ONLY!
Tuesday, April 14
5pm – 8:40pm
We will be assisting with a variety of tasks to
serve the children helped by C2C. Tasks
include cleaning toys and counting game
pieces, stocking book shelves, sorting
clothing donations, and more. Please
meet at the flagpole. Permission forms are
required.
Tuesday, April 21
2:50 – 8:30pm
Only Junior High Students who
have not participated at MANNA
before: Meet in the Main Office. Space is
limited to the first six students who return
permission forms. We cook. We pack food.
Bring $ for a fast food dinner. Wear sturdy,
closed-toe shoes. Dress for the weather.
Permission form required. (14+)
Check out the
Service Station Spring Supplement
for info on area Walks and Runs.
http://www.abington.k12.pa.us/shs/?page=S
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McKinley Spring Fling
Friday, May 1st
3:15-8:15pm
17 Games!! Food! You
must sign up to
volunteer. (14+)
Art Showcase
Wednesday, April 22
6:00-10:00pm
Sign up required (14+)
Willow Hill May Fair
May 1st 4:30 – 8:30pm
Volunteers will help run the
games and clean up. (14+)
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Spring Fair at Copper Beech
Saturday, May 16, 2015
The Spring Fair, one of the most loved events at
Copper Beech, is quickly approaching! Interested
volunteers must sign up electronically by picking
up the information and website form from the
Service Learning Office or the Junior High
Library Cart, or go to
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/
70a0b4ca8a62ba02-20151
Please look through the numerous
volunteer slots and sign up to help
make this another successful spring
fair! YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR MORE
THEN ONE TIME SLOT IF YOU WANT TO MOVE
FROM ONE GAME TO ANOTHER AFTER BEING
THERE FOR AT LEAST the time LISTED! (14+)
Roslyn Elementary
(14+)
May Fair
May 17, 2015 9:30-4:30
11th Annual Philadelphia Tri-State
Walkabout & Autoimmune Disease Health Fair
At the Philadelphia Zoo!
Saturday, May 2, 2015 (This is an SAT test date)
Volunteers must arrive by 7:30 AM and you will be free
to visit the Zoo exhibits at 11:30 AM. You will receive 6
hours of service learning credit for your work.
Duties: Set up, give out T-shirts, direct people, answer
questions and/or other, as-needed, functions to be
decided as event date approaches. (14+)
The Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation (SSF ), helps people
living with this chronic autoimmune disease in which a
person’s white blood cells attack their moistureproducing glands. Today, as many as 4 million
Americans are living with this disease.
http://events.sjogrens.org/site/TR?fr_id=1040&pg=ent
ry
Overlook Spring Fair
Friday, May 8th 4:30 – 8:00pm
Sign up on line! (14+)
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0B49AEA62
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Montessori Children's House
220 Upland Ave in Horsham
9th Annual International
Family Fun Festival
Saturday, April 25th
10am – 4pm (Lunch included! Stay later to
help clean up if you are able.)
This huge family festival celebrates different
cultural backgrounds to raise money for our
not-for-profit pre-school. We need help with
are running simple games (like a bean bag
toss), arts and craft stations, ticket booths,
etc. The festival draws over 700 attendees
and we really need a lot of hands to help
with activities. Contact Cassandra Willard at
cwillard325@gmail.com if you can help.
(14+)
Highland Spring Fling!
Saturday, April 25th
Two Shifts: 9am – 1pm
Noon – 4pm
Face Painters are encouraged
to sign up! (14+)
Permission
forms are now
available, on a
first-comefirst-served
basis for the following
Elementary School Field Days:
 Copper Beech – May 6
 McKinley – May 7
Sign-ups for Service Learning Day
begin May 1st.
Window of Opportunity:
Friday, May 1st – Sunday, May 31st
Key Club April Events:
1) Wednesday, April 8th = Board
Meeting for all OLD & NEW Board
members in room 117 at 2:45pm
2) Wednesday, April 15th = Member
Meeting in the Audion at 2:45pm
3) Saturday, April 11th = Special Athletes Tournament
at Hatboro-Horsham High School (sign-up outside room
117)
4) Saturday, April 18th = "Bowing for Bear" Bowling
Tournament vs. Upper Moreland HS at Thunderbird
Lanes from 7:30-9:30pm (cost is $20 for unlimited
black-light bowling, shoes, and food)
 Willow Hill – May 8
 Overlook – May 11
 Rydal – May 12
 Highland – May 15
 Roslyn – May 28 (Prom)
There is no transportation provided. You
may attend only ONE field day event.
Field Day activities DO NOT count for
Service Learning Day. You must have
attended the school where the field day
is taking place. Space is limited.
Permission form required.
PA Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources
Applications are available online for students
interested in ECO Camp, DCNR’s free camp for
high school students interested in pursuing a career
in recreation, conservation, or natural resources.
ECO Camp
July 12-17, 2015
Kirby House near Wilkes-Barre, PA
Applications due April 15th
Download the application and learn more about
ECO Camp here:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/ecocamp/ind
ex.htm.
Quilts and permission forms
are NOW DUE for the trip
to St. Christopher’s Hospital
on April 15th . You must
turn in a completed quilt and permission form
in order to participate in the trip. See Mrs.
Rodgers or Ms. Anello for details.
VFW Post #676
Memorial Day Flag
Placement
Join members of Post #676 to help honor fallen
soldiers by placing more than 5000 new American
flags on their graves. Each Saturday and Sunday
from May 2nd through May 17th, from 10am – 3pm,
you will meet at the VFW on Jenkintown Road in
Glenside, and then go to either Holy Sepultures or
Hillside Cemetery to lay the flags. Lunch will be
provided. You must sign up for this opportunity to
work alongside our Veterans. You may participate
on one day or more days of service. (14+)
Girls on the Run
5K Event
With 2,000 runners
expected this year, lots
of help is needed. Can
you help with any of the
following events?
Thursday, May 7 : 5pm-8pm. Packet
Assembly night, Wissahickon High School. 520
Houston Rd. Ambler, PA 19002. 60
volunteers needed. Contact Angela Henry to
sign up. ahenry@gotrpa.org
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Saturday, May 9 : 10:00-4:00 Packet pick-up.
1-2 volunteers needed for 2-3 hour shifts at each
running store site to hand out packets to coaches
only (16 volunteers total). Contact Angela
Henry for Locations. ahenry@gotrpa.org
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Saturday, May 16 Time TBD. Wissahickon
High School, Race day preparation. 20-30
volunteers needed.
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Saturday, May 16 1-2 volunteers (16 total)
at each running store site for 3 hour shifts to
hand out race day packets to community
runners/running buddies/parents.
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Sunday, May 17 7am-11am: Race day!
100 volunteers needed.
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****Please join us at our monthly meetings to
learn how you can be a part of this special day for
the girls. 5K preparation meetings are from 78:30pm in our Springhouse office. Dates in 2015
are: 4/9; 4/27; 5/4. Please RSVP to:
Angela.henry@girlsontherun.org for directions
to meeting site.
Please contact: ahenry@gotrpa.org or:
215-429-4663 for additional information.
Be a part of this inspiring day!!
24 Hour Relay
Volunteer Positions
Saturday, May 16:
Food Tent (prepare meals and snacks,
serve, clean-up)
Lunch: 10am – 2pm or Dinner: 2:30 – 6:30
Sunday, May 16: Breakfast: 6am – 10am
May 1st: An important date to remember! Friday,
May 1st - This is the day when 10th and 11th
graders may begin to sign up for Service Learning
Day activities. Service Learning Day will be held
on Friday, May 29th. This is also the day that a
COPY of your log sheet is due to the Service
Learning Office or the Junior High Library, if you
have 50 or more hours of service. Include all of
your service from last June 1st (2014) to this
coming May 31st (2015). All service work you
performed last summer counts. If you total fifty
or more hours of service, you qualify for a service
award. All you have to do is put a COPY (just a
copy ) of your log sheet in the box in the Junior
High Library or turn it in to the Service Office on,
or before May 1st. You may also count your
May, 2015, hours by estimating the service hours
you will perform that month. (For example,
sophomores and juniors will get 5 hours on
Service Learning Day….24-Hour Relay = 12 hours,
etc. These hours count toward your total.) Don’t
forget. A copy of your Log sheets is due by May
1st if you have 50 hours of service or more and
would like to receive a service award.
LATE LOG SHEETS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Briar Bush Nature Center
Schools Out! Get Outside!
April 2, 3 & 6 8:30am – 5pm
Help BBNC staff work with children in kindergarten
through 6th grade. This program features unique
activities including hikes, games, live animals, crafts and
much more. Sign up for one day or the entire series. Pack
a lunch; snack provided. Sign-up required.
Abington Junior
National Honor Society Members:
Remember you need 3 meeting credits. If you
participated in the Kindergarten Book trip, you have
met this requirement. In April, making a Brady's
Smiles Blanket will count as a meeting, whichever you
prefer. Please come, sign up in room 112 for a time
slot. Our next formal meeting will be April 16th after
school in the Little Theater. An admissions
representative from the University of Pennsylvania will
speak to us.
Mt. Airy Day
6400 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia
Saturday May 2.
(Rain Date: May 3, 2015)
11AM - 5PM
Students can sign-up directly online by:
1) going to
http://www.mtairyday.org/volunteerinfo.htm
2) clicking on the link for "students"
3) There they will see the various jobs and times
and they can sign up for whatever they want to do.
If they sign up to volunteer, they should receive a
reminder a couple days before the event.
For students who are not able, or do not wish to signup
online, they can contact me at cmlees220@gmail.com or
484-868-1737.
 Abington Free Library 
Spring Book and Plant Sale
and Flea Market
Saturday, April 18 9 to 3:30
Contact Linda Connelly at
lconnelly@verizon.net if you would like
to have a flea market space at the sale.
Some volunteers are needed: sign up is
required. (14+)
Join AB-TAB – Abington Library’s Teen
Advisory Board AB-TAB members plan library
programs, vote on new library materials, and have
fun while earning service hours. Fill out an
application at the Information Desk, on our
website (abingtonfreelibrary.org/teens) or email
Lindsay Cummings, Young Adult Librarian, at
LCummings@mclinc.org.
Abington Social Club Dance
Saturday, April 18th
6:45 – 9:15pm
Carmel Presbyterian Church
Edge Hill & Mt. Carmel Roads
Sign up (14+)
SENIORS!!
The Susanna DeLaurentis
Memorial Scholarships are
awarded each year to collegebound high school seniors
with superior academic and extracurricular
achievements who contend with a chronic
disease or other serious challenge to physical
or mental health. Honorees are selected by an
independent committee of evaluators, and are
announced in May.
Award: The scholarship is a $1,000 award,
paid directly to the honoree’s institution of
higher learning.
Application: Applications are available in the
Service Office and must be received by
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2014.
www.thesusannafoundation.org
The Abington EAC needs your
help to clean-up and beautify
Abington's parks and public
spaces. Clean-ups are a great
way to make a difference in
your neighborhood. We report our results to
the Great American Cleanup of PA.* In
Pennsylvania last year, volunteers picked up
6.3 million pounds of trash, and planted 31,000
trees. What a difference! The EAC provides
free snacks, trash bags, gloves and safety
vests. Info at Facebook/AbingtonEAC,
www.eac-abington.org. Sign up required (14+)
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Saturday, April 11 1:00-3:00 Roslyn
Ridge (Easton Rd & Susquehanna Rd,
diagonally across from Roslyn train station)
Sunday, April 12
10am – 1pm,
Roychester Park, meet near Community
House
Saturday, April 18 9:00-Noon; Sandy Run
at Roberta Ave and Cleveland Ave (behind
Overlook Elem)
Saturday, April 25 9:00-Noon Keswick Ave
Train Underpass Garden (Keswick Ave &
Mt. Carmel Ave)
CONTACT: Robin Irizarry
robin@ttfwatershed.org/215.744.1853
Registration Now Open:
Students $10
Ages 12 & under - Free Walkers - Free
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR
SPARK THE WAVE WEEK 2015
Wave Week is one of the premier serviceleadership training programs in the United States –
and will be one of the best weeks of your life.
Through our intensive 6-day program of leadership
development, community service, team building
activities and summer fun you will learn how to
plan and execute better service projects while
building stronger teams. Wave Week welcomes
students who completed 6th grade through 11th
grade during the school year preceding Wave Week.
Delegates are divided into two tracks based upon
their age (6-8th grade & 9th-11th grade). Each track
meets separately for most activities and for dorm
assignments. Meals, social events, and large group
activities and service projects incorporate both
tracks. We hold two sessions of Wave Week, and
would love to see you at both weeks!
Wave Week @ Villanova: July 12 – 17
Wave Week @ Georgetown: July 26 – 31
Please go to http://www.sparkthewave.org/waveweek/ for more information.
H2O for Life Presents
SuperSmash Bros
Tournament
Friday, May 1 2:45 – 5pm
$7 per person. Sign up required.
More info soon.
Everyone is welcome to join H2O
for Life as we learn about global
careers in Public Health. Dr.
Christiaan Morssink (biography
below) will speak to all who are
interested about global labor,
population issues and medical careers which all tie
into majors in Public Health. If you are interested
in a future career where you can help people and
have a desire to focus on international opportunities,
then please join us on Friday, April 17th at 2:45 in
the Audion.
Dr. Morssink is Adjunct Professor of Public Heath and
Global Population at the University of Pennsylvania.
He holds degrees in cultural anthropology and nonWestern sociology from the University of Amsterdam in
the Netherlands, a MPH from Johns Hopkins, and a
Ph.D. in Health Policy and Administration from the
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health.
Dr. Morssink has 30+ years of practice and teaching
experience in public health and related fields in the
Netherlands as well as in the Republic of Suriname,
where he was head of the Department of Planning and
Project Management in the Ministry of Health, and in
the US. Dr. Morssink is President of both the United
Nations Association of Greater Philadelphia and the
Global Water Alliance. He sits on the board of the
Project for Nuclear Awareness and on the advisory
board of the Fairmount Water Works. His interests are
many and flow from the understanding of public health
is an action oriented domain of the world’s political
economy; they include the effects of the built
environment on health, elimination of health
disparities, hunger and urban farming, and the
campaign to ban and clear landmines and cluster
bombs in communities around the world.
(14+)
Hey Rockledge Kids!
Wednesday, April 22
3:30 – 5: 30
The Tookany/Tacony/ Frankford Partnership
(TTF) needs your help to mark storm drains in
Rockledge during Earth Week. Marked storm
drains help stop litter from washing into our
creeks! Storm water runoff carries trash, car
oil, and other pollutants directly to the creeks
in our community, harming water quality and
wildlife. Be part of a neighborhood effort to
protect the Tookany Creek by working with
the TTF to mark storm drains with educational
markers and by providing information to
residents. Meet at the playground at Jarrett
and Abington Avenues. Wear old clothes and
shoes that might get dirty. Sign up is
required. (14+)
For more info, email
cooper@ttfwatershed.org