Volunteers

Be a good neighbor and help us beautify Normandy Park
(the triangular park on the corner of Oakford and Cricket)
before the Saba 5k (being held on Sunday, 10/14/12).

Starts at 10:00 (but you can come earlier and start weeding the beds around the house).

Come for a half hour or stay for more.

Any skill level welcomed.

Bring your gardening gloves and a hand trowel if you have one.

Any questions, email our neighbor and garden coordinator, Alan Borzillo
at alanb914@verizon.net or call/text him at 610-731-7919.

For other SABA volunteer opportunities,
please contact Emi Lievano at
emiliacl@mindspring.com.

Thank you so much to all the volunteers and to all monetary and food/drink donors!

Here are the links to my 2 sets of pictures.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4136490567424.2176876.11383880...

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4136483607250.2176875.11383880...

We will be having the ribbon-cutting ceremony on the 4th of July;
please sign up to volunteer at this event!

See you at the playground!

LOCATION: Elwell Field--Morris and Ardmore

On Wednesday, July 4th, we'll be holding our annual South Ardmore
Independence Day celebration! Bring your children, nieces, nephews,
grandkids, and of course, your neighbors. Our event begins with a PARADE of
bikes, strollers and wagons decked out in red, white and blue, leaving from
Chestnutwold Elementary at 10am. We will wind our way through the
neighborhood, go up Morris Rd., and end up at Elwell Field,
where kids can compete in the "best-decorated" contest,
and participate in field events and other activities.

This year, we will have a RIBBON-CUTTING Ceremony
to celebrate our new playground structure that was built on June 9th and 10th.

Note that WE DESPERATELY NEED VOLUNTEERS in order for this event to succeed.
Go to our Sign-Up Genius link to sign up,
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0B4CA9AE2AAB9-saba
You may sign up for multiple time slots.

Link to Day 2 Photographs : http://www.flickr.com/photos/24126870@N07/sets/72157630096941636/

We could use some volunteers to help us spread out the compost on our garden beds.

Would be helpful to bring a shovel and large bucket/wheel barrow.

Contact Alan Borzillo if you have any questions at alanb914@verizon.net

Hello Neighbors,

Our flower beds at Normandy Park are looking neglected, and we would like to spruce them up for our SABA 5K (Sunday,Oct.23rd).

There are many ways to help:

1) Fall Clean Up on Saturday, Oct. 15th from 10:00-12:00 (if not raining). Bring your shovels and gardening gloves and help us pull weeds.

2) Volunteer to "Adopt a Spot"--it can be a small or big section to maintain throughout the year. Just drop Emi Lievano an email at emiliacl@mindspring.com so that she can keep track of the areas.

3) Pull a weed or two--as you walk by or play at the park.

4) Volunteer to coordinate a garden clean-up/planting with a group of friends and neighbors. This would be good for a boy or girl scout troop activity.

Your help will keep our neighborhood looking beautiful!

We can't do it without you!

Many thanks to all you, wonderful neighbors and friends, for making this 4th of July event a fun time for our children.

And many thanks to the members of the HAC (Haverford Athletic Club) for organizing the field games and for their generosity of left-over food/drinks.

I hope that many of you can help us next year, either helping behind the scenes, loaning us needed items, or assisting in the various activities that day.

Neighbors getting together to help out and enjoy the various events/activities are what make this neighborhood a great place to live.

On Monday, July 4th, we’ll be holding our annual South Ardmore Independence Day celebration! Bring your children, nieces, nephews, grandkids, and of course, your neighbors. Our event begins with a parade of bikes, strollers and wagons decked out in red, white and blue, leaving from Chestnutwold Elementary at 10am. We will wind our way through the neighborhood and end up in Elwell Field, where kids can participate in field events, compete in the “best-decorated” contest, and get their faces painted. There is no rain date for this event. If the weather is questionable, please check our website to verify whether we will proceed.

Note that WE DESPERATELY NEED VOLUNTEERS in order for this event to succeed.

If you plan to attend, please consider helping out, even if it’s just for an hour. Or let us know if you can be in a leadership role.

Not going to be around? Perhaps you can do something to help us prep.

You can also contribute something to our SABA Bake Sale Table.

This summer has been busy at the Ardmore Food Pantry. In June we fed 226 family members, July's total jumped to 574, not to be outdone August finished with serving 780 families!! So we are VERY appreciative of donations - food and cash -while always looking for assistance. A big thank you to all volunteers for a GREAT job during these HOT months - we all know how hot the kitchen can get! Whether helping to pack food, stock shelves, pick & wash produce, care for the gardens or donating, you are really appreciated!!!! Also a special thank to Oakmont Farmers market vendors; Lindenhof farms for donating fresh eggs & frozen meats, & Lime Valley Farm for the yummy organic produce.

The Ardmore Food Pantry began as the St. Mary's Episcopal Church emergency food cupboard. As a result of the weakening economy, there was more demand, and the Ardmore Food Pantry officially opened on 10/5/09. It is located in St. Mary's parish hall (36 Ardmore Ave.) and staffed by community volunteers.

Contact ArdmoreFoodPantry@verizon.net or 610-649-1845.

Hours of operation are Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:30-11:30 am, and Thursdays from 6-8 pm.

5 easy things you can do...
1) Donate canned and boxed food items (check expiration dates--no expired items).
2) Contribute to the Spare Change Spares Hunger Initiative.
3) Organize a food drive.
4) Volunteer your time to distribute food.
5) Use GoodSearch.com to search the web and designate the Ardmore Food Pantry as your charitable organization.

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