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Green Up Clean Up Palooza
1226 Paoli Pike
West Chester, PA 19380

Saturday, May 22, 2010
3 PM to midnight
Suggested donation of $10

The Green Up Clean Up Palooza Extravaganza Fundraiser Party hits West Chester, PA on Saturday, May 22 from 3 PM to midnight. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the launch of KD Clean and to educate the community about sustainable greenn choices that families can make easily in their homes.

Food (including vegetarian options) and beverages will be available throughout the afternoon and early evening. Activities include swimming, volleyball, yoga, a drum circle, and musical performances. Families with children are welcome. Activities for children run from 3:30 PM to 7 PM and include a music corner, scavenger hunt, craft table, and kids yoga.

Musical performances begin on the main stage at 7 PM.
Performers include popular Philadelphia musicians like
Kursten Bouton, Jesse Schurr, Bill McConney, Jim
Stevens, and more. There will also be impromptu acoustic
jams at the drum circle area for anyone who wants to pick
up a drum or guitar and play.

Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10 per adult.
The first 75 people who donate $20 or more will receive a Coupon Book worth over $500 in holistic/green products and services. There will also be a prize drawing for 3 hours of green housecleaning by KD Clean.

KD Clean is a residential cleaning service that specializes in Green
Cleaning. Owner/Operator Kirstin Dobler has been working in the
house cleaning field for over 10 years. Kirstin’s mission is to help her
clients create home harmony, not just by making their homes beautiful
and clean, but also by giving them the peace of mind that their families
and the earth are not being harmed in the process.

For the latest information on the May 22 event, including a schedule
of activities and musical performances, visit

http://www.KDCleanParty.com

RSVP on Facebook to reserve your Coupon Book worth over $500
at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116875901663727

Contact:
Kirstin Dobler
KD Clean
717-606-7848

Philadelphia painter, muralist and landscape artist, Paulette Bensignor annouces the opening of her latest exhibit,
Spring 2010 Landscapes, at the Tyme Gallery in Havertown PA.

The Tyme Gallery is located at
17 W. Eagle Road, Havertown, PA 19083, 610-853-1215, www.tymegallery.com
hours: Tue – Fri. 10am to 6:30pm, Sat. 10am-4pm

For more info contact Paulette at (610) 664-0972.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Join us on Friday, August 13, 2010 as Arthur Ashe Youth Tennis and Education celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the National Junior Tennis League (NJTL).

We are marking the longevity of NJTL. This celebration honors its founders and key program leaders as well as four decades of players and staff.

The USTA/National Junior Tennis and Learning (NJTL) network is a nation-wide group of community tennis organizations seeking to develop the character of young people through tennis and education. Founded in 1969 by Arthur Ashe, Charlie Pasarell, and Sheridan Snyder, this growing network of tennis providers share similar values, ideals, and goals by:

-reaching out to those who may not otherwise have the opportunity to play tennis -instilling in youngsters the values of leadership and academic excellence -giving all kids (regardless of income, race, gender) the opportunity to fully develop their tennis skills so they can derive a life time of enjoyment from the sport.

NJTLs are unique because they offer a variety of on-court programming and also educational and life-skill components designed to enhance a player’s overall development. These educational components are diverse in nature, but can vary from things like mentoring, drug and alcohol counseling, to things like computer skills training, health and nutrition, and college preparation.

The NJTL is a great way for kids to get exercise, make friends, and have fun in a team-oriented and safe environment.

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Huntingdon Valley Kennel Club Dog Show
Friday, June 4TH, 2010
Saturday, June 5TH, 2010
Sunday, June 6TH, 2010

Join us for 3 days of dog shows with a a new winner each day. Over 1,500 dogs compete in conformation, obedience and rally. These are all breed shows. Judging begins at 8:30 AM and ends around 4:30 PM when we crown a best in show winner.

Vendors will sell food & all items for the dog lover. Free tours available at 10:30 AM and 1:00 PM. Come meet the breeds & talk to the exhibitors. This is a wonderful fun family event!

Join us for a celebration of dogs and dog lovers!

Location:
Middletown (Bucks County) Grange
576 Penn’s Park Road
Wrightstown, PA
INFO-Kathy Taras (215)297-8568

C3A (Coatesville Area Arts Alliance) and Brandywine Hospital’s Healthy Woman Program present:
Let’s Get Dirty!
The Basics of Organic Gardening for Spring
Saturday, May 15th – 10am to Noon
at eARTh
120 Reservoir Rd., Wagontown, western Chester Co. PA 19376

Had enough winter? Time to think Spring, Gardening, and Dirt!
Learn in an inspiring, beautiful environment with 3rd generation gardener Deborah Kates,
who will share a lifetime of experience to help you Grow your own food–
So you can dig on fresh taste and nutrition ~ saving money ~ exercise ~ feeding your soul

Selecting Seeds ♦ Choosing a Site ♦ Transplanting ♦ Raised Beds ♦ Building the Soil & more!

Deborah will be joined by Brandywine Hospital GI physician Dr. Eva Sum, who will explain the benefits of high fiber diets and organically grown food

Brandywine Hospital’s Healthy Woman Program offers interactive, fun and free monthly programs for all women that cover a variety of health & wellness issues. Let’s Get Dirty attendees are required to join just by filling out a membership form at no cost to you.

You must RSVP to attend. Please call 610-383-9000

Arrange a private gardening workshop for your group that combines gardening, learning and fun, and You choose the date and time, at your place or mine. Contact Deborah at 610-384-2535.

C3A ~ where Art means Business ~ www.CthreeA.org

Fellow Recyclers,

The next collection of #5 plastics will be this Saturday, April 17th, from 10am to 1pm.

We will also be collecting egg cartons for a local chicken farmer, so please also bring any reusable and CLEAN egg cartons that you don’t want.

The collection will take place at our usual location: the garage of the Weavers Way Co-op, at 542 Carpenter Lane, Mt. Airy Philadelphia
which is across the street and a bit further down the block from the Big Blue Marble bookstore.

There are a few work shifts open for this Saturday’s collection. You can sign up on the Weavers Way Work Calendar or by replying to this email. Experienced helpers are especially needed.

As always, please review the guidelines for the plastic materials collected below.

See you Saturday!

Stevik
- for the Weavers Way Environment Committee

Gimme 5 Collection Guidelines

The #5 plastics category includes most yogurt cups, sour cream containers, hummus tubs, some medicine bottles, and more. Your recyclables must be clean and dry to be accepted. Impurities of any kind compromise the recycling process and can lead the recycling facility to discard an entire batch. Exclude any lids unless they are clearly marked #5.

We ask recyclers for a small donation to cover postage costs of mailing the recyclables to the Gimme 5 processing facility in New York state.

Before bringing your #5s to the collection, be sure that they meet the requirements for Gimme 5:

* All items must be CLEAN and DRY. If they contained food or any oily or dirty product, make sure they have been washed, not just rinsed. Items stacked when wet tend to stay wet, so allow washed items to dry fully before stacking or packing.
* The #5 stamp needs to be visible on each item. Lids are separate items. Don’t assume lids are the same number plastic as the container; sometimes they are but usually they are not. Check to make sure there are no other materials (labels, paper, other number plastics, metal) on the items you bring in.

Brita filters are also welcome! Let them air dry for several days to make sure they are completely dry.

Fellow Recyclers,

The next collection of #5 plastics will be this coming Saturday, March 20, from 10am to 1pm.

In response to requests from observant Jewish friends, we’ll also have a collection the following day, Sunday, March 21, from 11am to 1pm. We urge everyone who can make it on Saturday to do so, as we won’t have a full crew of workers on Sunday.

Both collections will take place at our usual location: the garage of the Weavers Way Co-op, at 542 Carpenter Lane, Mt. Airy, Philadlephia, which is across the street and a bit further down the block from the Big Blue Marble bookstore.

Please review the guidelines for the materials collected below.

See you next weekend!

Stevik
- for the Weavers Way Environment Committee

Gimme 5 Collection Guidelines

The #5 plastics category includes yogurt cups, sour cream containers, hummus tubs, some medicine bottles, and more. Your recyclables must be clean and dry to be accepted. Check to make sure there are no other materials (paper, screws, other number plastics) on the items you bring in. Impurities of any kind compromise the recycling process and usually lead to the discarding of an entire batch. Exclude any lids unless they are clearly marked #5. (Most lids from #5 containers are #4 plastic, but this is not always the case.)

We ask recyclers for a small donation to cover postage costs of mailing the recyclables to the Gimme 5 processing facility in New York.

Before bringing your #5s to the collection, be sure that they meet the requirements for Gimme 5:

* All items must be CLEAN and DRY. If they contained food or any oily or dirty product, make sure they have been washed, not just rinsed. Items stacked when wet tend to stay wet, so allow washed items to dry fully before stacking or packing.

* The #5 stamp needs to be visible on each item. Lids are separate items. Don’ t assume lids are the same number plastic as the container; sometimes they are but usually they are not. Check to make sure there are no other materials (labels, paper, other number plastics, metal) on the items you bring in.

Brita filters are also welcome! Let them air dry for several days to make sure they are completely dry.

Whole Foods Market Plymouth Meeting
500 W. Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
phone 610-832-0020
wholefoods.com/stores/plymouthmeeting

Whole Planet Foundation International Sampling and Silent Auction
Monday, March 22nd
5 pm – 7 pm
Let’s change the world together. Help raise $1.5 million to empower poor women with the opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty. Join us for a sampling and silent auction, with all proceeds benefiting Whole Foods Market’s own nonprofit organization, the Whole Planet Foundation. Simply donate anywhere from $1 – $100+ at the door, and we will give you a plate. Bring that plate around the store, and our vendors will dish up some international cuisine for your sampling pleasure. You’ll also have the chance to bid on fantastic items during our silent auction. We’ll have everything from gifts from Ryah Yoga and Health to Whole Foods Market goodie bags. All proceeds from this evening will benefit the Whole Planet Foundation!

Mix.Mingle.Music
Friday, March 26th
5 pm – 7 pm
Listen to the sounds of live music in our café, and relax with an ice cold beer or a glass of wine at the Cold Point Pub. If you spend $20 or more on a wine bar card-whether you’re purchasing a new one, or loading up a used one-you will receive one free Whole Foods Market Plymouth Meeting wine glass. Limit one glass per person, while supplies last. Cheers!

Prints Link Philadelphia in City Hall North Portal

Wind Prints: It’s In the Air
Prints Link Philadelphia
March 8 – April 9, 2010
City Hall, North Portal
Opening Reception: March 20, 1-3 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Art In City Hall is pleased to present Wind Prints: It’s in the Air, March15 – April16. The exhibition by Prints Link Philadelphia will take place in City Hall’s North Portal. A reception open to the general public will be held on March 20 from 1-3 pm.

Wind Prints: It’s in the Air consists of eight banners, each eight feet by ten feet, printed by children and teens. The banners will form a canopy over City Hall’s North Portal. Wind Prints is an exhibition of Prints Link Philadelphia (PLP), an open membership coalition of community arts organizations, art centers, museums, schools and teaching artists dedicated to promote and teach printmaking to children and teens in the Philadelphia region. Founded in May 2009, Prints Link Philadelphia is the only independent project of Philagrafika Festival 2010 dedicated to printmaking by children and teens. Visit: http://www.philagrafika2010.org/node/220.

The nine groups and their art educator representatives are: The Attic Youth Center (Beth Pulcinella), Germantown Academy (David Love), Haverford High School (Mark Wangberg). Hill-Freeman School (Valerie Van Pham), Independence Charter School (Rachel Schaffran), Nueva Esperanza Academy (Amy Diaz Newman), Norris Square Neighborhood Project Prodigies (Cathryn Carkhuff), Philadelphia Museum of Art (Carly Wiley), and Russell Byers Charter School (Amy Jared). Wendy Osterweil at Tyler School of Art/Temple University is the PLP Coordinator.

Art In City Hall hours are 8 – 5pm weekdays, closed weekends and holidays. For more information, please contact: Tu Huynh, artincityhall@phila.gov, (215) 686-9912.

Art In City Hall is a collaborative effort between the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy and Philadelphia’s arts community. It is supported by an independent Advisory Council made up of arts professionals and private citizens. Since the program began in 1984, over 2000 emerging artists have shown their talents in the hallways of City Hall through juried group exhibitions based on specific themes. In addition to these exhibitions, the program also displays artwork from Philadelphia’s schools, other city agencies, local non-profits, and community arts organizations. For more information, visit: www.phila.gov/artincityhall or join us on

City of Philadelphia,
Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy
116 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-686-9912
Fax: 215-686-4520
www.phila.gov/artincityhall