Category: Education

Reserve now for “Cyber Bullying & Stalking” workshop at YWCA’s Girl Talk series

Time is winding down to RSVP your attendance to the YEAR OF THE YOUNG WOMAN “Girl Talk” series event. The topic is “Cyber Bullying and Stalking.” The workshop will take place this Saturday, July 28th from 10 am – noon. It is free with a reservation. Call the YWCA Tri-County Area at  610-323-1888. The YWCA is located at 315 King Street (Park in the Permit spaces in the Evans Street lot across the street.)

Guest speaker is Colleen McIntyre, Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County with experience on the Narcotics, Juvenile and Sex Crimes Units.

Why do people participate in cyber bullying and stalking?
1. Anger
2. Bigotry
3. Fear
4. Jealousy
5. Low self-esteem
6. Revenge
7. Righteousness
8. To get the attention of the target or others

Stalking is a term commonly used to refer to unwanted and obsessive attention by an individual or group to another person. Cyber Bullying is the use of the Internet and Cell Phones to harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner.

The speaker is Colleen McIntyre. Ms. McIntyre is Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County with experience on the Narcotics, Juvenile and Sex Crimes Units.

Future Girl Talk Series events cover the topics:
Advocacy – September 22, 2012
Go Green! – November 10, 2012
For information about events, please contact the YWCA at 610-323-1888.

Grand opening of Mercury’s Media Lab and PDIDA Visitors’ Center tomorrow at 11 am! HUGE Sidewalk Sale this Saturday!

The Pottstown Downtown Improvement District Authority (PDIDA) office at 17 N. Hanover Street will be opening its re-furbished Visitors’ Center tomorrow. The Center will include information on local events, businesses, and organizations, and the framed photos on its walls will give visitors a visual taste of Pottstown’s history.

Just across the street, The Mercury will unveil its newly-tricked out Community Media Lab, where members of the community can use computers, do research in Mercury archives on microfilm,  and grab a cup of coffee. Workshops on blogging and other aspects of linking the public with technology and communication tools are being planned.

PDIDA and The Mercury will celebrate with a “ribbon-joining” ceremony that begins at 11 am tomorrow and runs for about a half-hour. The first block of N. Hanover Street will be closed from 10:30 am – 1 pm.  Refreshments will be available in both locations. The ribbon-joining, as opposed to a ribbon-cutting, is meant to symbolize the spirit of cooperation between The Mercury and PDIDA in helping residents and visitors alike learn more about the history of Pottstown, take pride, and participate more in civic life.

Speaking of civic life… it’s everyone’s duty to BUY LOCAL! whenever they can! The recent, incredible BUY LOCAL! challenge in the Pottstown public schools, which netted over $55,000 in one month for downtown merchants, shows that there’s plenty of wonderful stuff to be had in downtown Pottstown. Why not come out and do it again this Saturday, July 21 from 11 am-4 pm when there is a GIGANTIC Sidewalk Sale taking place? PDIDA is still getting calls from vendors wanting a table at the event. There will be a face painter, juggler, clown/balloon artist, raffles and loads of FREE FUN, so come on down!

Pottstown YMCA offers yoga hour next Tuesday, July 24th

Wear comfortable clothes, bring water and a mat and join in an hour of yoga outside on the lawn of the Pottstown Y from 7-8 pm on Tuesday, July 24.  You will be guided in an experience that connects mind, body and spirit, leaving you feeling peaceful, relaxed and wonderful. 

Open to the community – $10, ages 14 and up.  Register at 610.323.7300 by July 20 – that’s tomorrow!

Rain date July 30.

Questions?

Jane Alan

Administrative Services Director

Freedom Valley YMCA at Pottstown

724 North Adams Street, Pottstown, PA 19464

610.323.7300 ext 10

jalan@fvymca.org  l  www.fvymca.org

Freedom Valley YMCA: We’re here for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.

 

Stop the Drugs/Stop the Violence Crusade set for July 28th at Riverfront Park

This news comes to us via The Harris Family Ministries…

On Saturday, July 28th, from noon until 4 pm, the Harris Family Ministries brings their annual Stop the Drugs /Stop the Violence Crusade to Pottstown’s Riverfront Park on College Drive, across from the west campus of Montgomery County Community College. The theme this year is “Love Can Build a Bridge,” and the keynote speaker is the Rev. Richard Dodridge, Executive Director of Philadelphia Teen Challenge.  The event is sponsored by The Harris Family Ministries, Mt. Herman Missionary Baptist Church, and Bethel AME Community Church.

Please spread the word! If you know of someone who has a problem with sustance abuse, and they would like help, please let them know.  If you want more information so that you can help someone…please come out.  There will be lots of information, prayer, free food and non alcoholic beverages, music, and several guest speakers.

If anyone would like to help or make a donation, please call 610-323-8718.

Butterfly Garden Open House on August 11th

I recently received the invitation below from local butterfly naturalist Ron Richael. He’s a Pottstown resident who’s also a butterfly expert!

A Butterfly Garden open house will be held on Saturday, August 11th from 1pm – 4pm at the residence of Ron & Carol Richael at 344 West Beech St., Pottstown, PA 19464.  About 15 –20 species of butterflies are usually seen at this event.  18 nectar plants &11 host plants will be shown at the event. There is no rain date for the event.  Everyone is invited & there is no charge.  Hope to see you there!

Ron Richael

610-323-3805

Butterfly open house directions to 344 W Beech St, Pottstown, Pa 19464

We are located near the intersection of West King St. & Route 100.  From Reading go 422 east & then north on Route 100 & make your first left onto West King Street (Pottstown Diner is your landmark) Go 100yards & turn right on Gable Ave. into the complex.  Go to the stop sign & turn right. (Gable Ave.)  Follow this to the back street & bear left. (Gable Ave.) After you bear left the street turns into West Beech St.  It is a colonial blue house with two orange butterflies on the front door– you can’t miss it.   A yellow butterfly crossing sign will be on the telephone pole in front of the house.

From Boyertown  – Allentown – take 100 South & turn right onto West King St.  Use the same directions from there.  Please do not go to Beech Street – we don’t live there.  We live on West Beech Street, off of West King Street in the Pottsgrove Manor development.

Composting workshop to be held at MOSAIC Community Garden

Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 14th @ 423 Chestnut Street, Pottstown, 9am – 11am  

EVERYONE IS WELCOME

The Wonderful World of Worm Composting…

Our first presenter, Laura Washington, is going to talk about how to turn kitchen scraps, junk mail, cardboard and even dryer lint into rich, dark nutrient soil for your garden – otherwise known as vermicompost!  Learn the in’s and out’s, do’s and don’ts, and the many benefits of using this innovative “recycling system”!

Laura is a member of the Mosaic Community Garden and she is a Homestead Herbalism and Lifestyle/Weight Management Specialist.

Our second presenter, Scott Winter, is a BIG compost enthusiast and interesting experiences.  Scott’s going to talk about how to make a home composter out of things everyone will have lying around the house.  

Here’s a tantalizing tidbit about Scott’s background:

Growing up in rural Oregon, we had a compost pile for as long as I can remember and taking out the compost was one of the less popular chores in the house when my sister and I were kids.  After we grew up and moved away, I didn’t think much more of composting until I went to work for Sunriver Utilities LLC in central Oregon at the age of 28.  It was there that I had the pleasure of working on a pilot composting project with multiple benefits to the community that was paid for through a grant from the 2000 National Fire Plan.  The goal was to helps prevent forest fires through ladder fuel reduction, improve air quality, enhance the areas poor soil quality, reduce materials going to landfills and reduce the cost of disposal for yard waste and bio-solids from the waste water treatment plant.  Within a year we were operating year round producing class A compost in the heart of the Deschutes National Forest.  It has been eleven years since we cleared the land and filled our first bag of compost and I still miss being there, but life sometimes takes you where you least expect it to.  So when life hands you lemons, you turn them into compost, right?  One great thing about living in Pennsylvania is that the climate is good for gardening compared to what I was used to in Central Oregon.  Now I compost mostly just to support my other hobbies, but composting has become one of my hobbies in the process.  Making compost is easy, but I believe making good compost is a craft that comes in many forms.  

We’ll have cold drinks and light snacks on hand – Hope to see you there!!

 

 

 

Trinity Reformed UCC to hold “Playground Day” this Saturday!

Parents: Do you want your kids to learn the wonderful, simple games of your own childhood so they can keep themselves entertained outside this summer?

Pastor Lisa Martin of Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ reports that they will be holding their second “Playground Day” this Saturday, June 30 from 1-3 pm. Kids can learn how to play marbles, jacks, hopscotch, jump rope and other simple, fun outdoor games. And they will be giving away the equipment at the end!

If any Positively!Pottstown readers would like to drop off some sidewalk chalk at the church, that was a hot item last weekend! 

Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ is at 60 N. Hanover St., Pottstown, PA 19464. Phone: 610-326-2243 Email: church@trinityuccpottstown.org

Trinity Reformed UCC announces FREE summer programming

This info comes from Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ. I’m sorry I did not get up an announcement about their Playground Day that they held on June 23rd. They were teaching kids “old-fashioned outdoor games like marbles, jacks, double-dutch jump rope, hula hoop, and a variety of versions of hopscotch.” Then they gave all the equipment away. Does anyone else want to sponsor something like this? I think it sounds quite fun — even for the grownups! I’d be willing to pitch in, too.

Okay, so here’s what’s still on tap…

ACT — Arts and Crafts at Trinity
We are sharing the hobbies we love with anyone who wants to learn! We meet from 2-4:30 pm on Tuesdays all summer. Activities will include watercolors, crocheting, collage, and “Christmas in July” handcrafts. We are supplying all materials so there is no cost. This is for adults and children ten and up. Our weekly free community meal follows at 5 pm. Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, 60 N. Hanover St., Pottstown, PA 19464, 610-326-2243, church@trinityuccpottstown.org

Youth Mission Week
Youth from five area churches will be coming together July 29 through August 3 to participate in Youth Mission Week. Youth live at the church during the week and help with simple repairs, landscaping and clean-up for low-income or elderly Pottstown residents, and also at local non-profit agencies. There are still spaces available for youth who want to participate and homeowners or non-profits that would like some help. We can also use adult volunteers (subject to our safe-church policy.) All forms and more information can be found at http://pottstownyouthgroup.weebly.com/. Youth must be entering 6th grade in the fall. There is no cost for the program, but donations are very welcome.
Trinity Reformed United Church of Christ, 60 N. Hanover St., Pottstown, PA 19464, 610-326-2243, church@trinityuccpottstown.org

Hill School students collect 4,750 pounds of clothing, books, & room accessories for area non-profits

Hill School students held an end-of-the year collection of items that were no longer needed by students or were too heavy to take home on a plane. At the final tally, an enthusiastic group of 48 students, along with 11 faculty and staff members and parents, collected, sorted, and packed 4,750 pounds of clothing, books, and room accessories that were donated to The Pottstown Cluster, the Montgomery County SPCA, and Goodwill Industries.

Not only did these items not end up in a landfill, but they can be put to good use by those in need, including our furry friends at the SPCA!

You can read the full story at The Hill’s website. Click here to see the full list of items and recipients.

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