The Jenkintown Environmental Advisory Committee will host a free talk by Ruth Pfeffer (www.birdingwithruth.com) this Wednesday April 19 at 7 pm at Jenkintown Borough Hall 700 Summit Avenue. Learn more about how native plants create habitat and birds of the Pennypack Watershed. (This will take the place of the regular third Wednesday meeting of the JEAC). Read More »

Jenkintown Police Department will be accepting unused or expired medications in cooperation with the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office and the Montgomery County Chiefs of Police Association on Saturday 29 April, 2017 from 10AM to 2Pm.  You can drop off the meds at 700 Summit Avenue, Jenkintown Police Department.  Thank you. Please see the flyer attached opens in a new windowhere opens PDF file for more information.

There will be an Open House at Borough Hall to learn about the themes and recommendations for the Jenkintown2035 Comprehensive Plan.  Come to the open house and vote on what you would like to prioritize for the improvements!

The Open House will take place on Wednesday March 22, 2017 from 5PM-8PM at Borough Hall.  Free refreshements will be provided and parking will be free in all lots and metered spaces beginning at 5PM.

For more information, you can view the attached flier hereopens PDF file !

Decluttering for New Year?   Do you have old electronics that you want to recycle?  How about outgrown children’s clothing and toys that you’d like to pass on?  How about books that another reader could enjoy?  Old papers that need shredding?
Arcadia University is sponsoring a Repurposing, eWaste, and donation event from 10am to 3pm on January 16, 2017 at Murphy Hall.  There will also be a shredding truck available for paper shredding.
Donations of clothing and househole items will be directed towards organizations that welcome your generosity.  For instance, gently used children’s clothing will be given to Cradles to Crayons, who in turn, helps out shelters and area organizations.
The e-waste drive will collect anything electronic or metal with the exception of televisions or CRT monitors.

See here for the full list of items that can be donated.  Volunteers will help unload the items you bring.
And while you’re at it, why not bring a can of food to donate to local food banks?

The public is invited to volunteer for Martin Luther King “Day of Service” projects at Abington Friends School from 9 a.m. until noon on Monday, January 16. These meaningful projects benefit those in need who are served by many local organizations, including The Breathing Room Foundation, Aid for Friends and Whosoever Gospel Mission. Volunteers are needed to bake bread, make soup, create scarves and blankets and many other activities.

AFS, McKinley Elementary School in Abington and A Step Up Academy are partners in sponsoring this annual “Day of Service.”  There are projects for people of all ages.

As part of the service program, AFS also will host a huge “Clothing Sale” at the AFS Lower School on Saturday, January 14, from 9 a.m. until noon. Hundreds of gently used items will be for sale, and none is priced higher than $3. Proceeds benefit the Montgomery County Women’s Center.

Abington Friends School is located at 575 Washington Lane, Jenkintown, Pa.

For more information and to register to volunteer, go to www.abingtonfriends.net/mlkday. A flyer with more information can be found hereopens PDF file