MOUNT STUDENTS NAMED DIOCESAN SCHOLARS. Because of their high academic standing, Mount Saint Joseph Academy juniors (l to r) Melanie Field of Hatboro, Elizabeth Campo of North Wales and Emily Bender of Flourtown, have been selected as Diocesan Scholars for the 2005–2006 school year. These Mounties will be able to take advantage of the tremendous opportunity to take up to two courses per semester at a host college — in each of their cases, Chestnut Hill College. Applications for the Diocesan Scholars Program are given to the top 20 juniors based on their first semester cumulative GPA. Scholars are then selected on the basis of a written essay, teacher recommendations and an interview. |
Frumi Cohen, music and drama teacher at Plymouth Meeting Friends School, at the piano in the PMFS music room. Cohen has been selected for inclusion in Who’s Who Among American Teachers®2005. |
WIGGLY-SQUIGGLY. Fifth-grade students at Green Woods Charter School get information on salamander research from Dr. Anne Todd Bockarie (left), Philadelphia University assistant professor of biochemistry, and Fran Lawn, director of land restoration at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education. On April 21, the students were helping to count, weigh, measure and identify the genders of the salamanders, as part of Bockarie's ongoing research into the health of the urban forest floor. The Green Woods Charter School, which focuses on environmental studies, is located on the grounds of the Schuylkill Center. |
BENEFIT GOLF AND TENNIS TOURNAMENT SWINGS INTO SPRING. The Auxiliary of Chestnut Hill HealthCare (CHHC) is hosting the annual Invitational Golf and Tennis Tournament at Sunnybrook Golf Club, Plymouth Meeting, on Wednesday, May 25. Proceeds will benefit The Elissa Messori Jacobsen Nursing Scholarship Fund. Shown here are some of the committee members: standing, l to r, Mark Craney, Crescent Vending Company in Oreland; Jim McCaslin, Lafayette Hill; Kathie Evans, Lower Gwynedd; Bill Shumaker, Oreland; seated, l to r, Angelo DiPinto, Erdenheim; Christina Peirce, Dresher; Erin O’Connor, Chestnut Hill; and Marjorie Pearson, Wyndmoor.For more information, call 215-248-8505. 
EMAN wants you!
East Mt. Airy Neighbors is looking for “a few good men and women” to serve on the board of directors of East Mt. Airy Neighbors. The board meets once a month on the first Tuesday at the EMAN office.
Are you a longtime resident and have never participated in this manner? Are you new to the area and looking for ways to become involved?
East Mt. Airy Neighbors’ motto is: “Making a Good Community Better.” How does that happen? It happens by cooperation with local organizations, individuals and businesses; by facilitation whenever problems arise in the area, seeking solutions which will be of greatest mutual benefit; by the promotion of projects and public improvements which encourage the proper growth and development of the area; by the encouragement of legislation and support which will accomplish the described objectives; and by the provision of means of friendly communication, mutual understanding, information and education to bring about the described purpose.
Whether a longtime or new resident, you’re invited to come forward and volunteer for membership in the East Mt. Airy Neighbors board of directors. Call the nomination committee chair, Elvira Evans, at 215-842-1552 to give your name, or to recommend a resident who may be interested.
WMAN: invest in your community
West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN) has kicked off its annual membership drive in May by looking back on a year of accomplishments, and calling on everyone who cares about West Mt. Airy to invest in its future with a WMAN membership. “In addition to increasing membership through this campaign, we really want to get the word out on all WMAN does for our quality of life here,” said WMAN board president Marc Stier.
Now in its 47th year, the volunteer-based organization takes on important neighborhood concerns such as safety, zoning issues, community disputes and relations, and neighborhood beautification. Ongoing projects include: the historic registry designation and rehabilitation of the Nugent and Presser homes; a “Save the R8” campaign; and beautification of the intersection at Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Lincoln Drive.
Contributions from individuals, especially membership dues, account for nearly 90% of WMAN’s operating budget, making this spring membership campaign a crucial part of the organization’s fundraising. Membership dues help fund ongoing projects and maintain the organization’s office on Germantown Avenue. A volunteer-based organization, WMAN operates with only one full-time and two part-time paid staff members.
To help promote the membership drive, WMAN has partnered with the Trolley Car Diner for a fundraiser on Monday, May 23 from 5-9 p.m. As part of the diner’s Helping Hands program, anyone eating out at the diner that evening can request that 15% of the proceeds from their bill be donated to WMAN. WMAN members will also be available to answer questions about the organization’s work and to enroll new members.
Anyone interested in learning more about West Mt. Airy Neighbors can contact them by phone at 215-438-6022 or e-mail at wman@wman.net, or visit their website, www.wman.net.