THE ASCENSION GROUP is graciously hosting another free community shredding event on Saturday, June 25, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in front of 510 West Avenue. This event is open to the entire Community with a shredding limit of 2 file boxes or 4 grocery bags.
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Good Day Drives You!
Exciting News! On June 10th from 7 A.M. until 10 A.M. FOX 29’s Good Day Philadelphia is coming to Jenkintown to feature the Borough in the segment: Good Day Drives You!
Good Day Philadelphia will be coming into town to film their entire morning show from Town Square. They will highlight everything that makes Jenkintown Borough a unique and special place. The show will be highlighting the Borough businesses and activities including the Annual Festival of the Arts! Planning is in full effect to make sure that all businesses and groups are included in the event. As more details are known we will be sure to distribute them accordingly. There is a lot of excitement surrounding this event. Please make plans to join us and be part of this opportunity to highlight Jenkintown Borough and all it has to offer.
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Jenkintown High School’s second annual 5K
Jenkintown High School’s second annual 5K—the newly-named Red and Blue Race–is taking place on Saturday, May 21. This event is being held on the same day as the Red and Blue Fair, hoping to start a great tradition of Jenkintown community pride leading up to Color Day the following Friday. The race is raising money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life held at JHS on June 3. The race begins at 10am sharp at the football stadium (rain or shine), with the family fun walk beginning at 9:30. Please visit brynmawrracing.com under “Calendar” to register online and see more details, or email Andrew Spiegler at spieglera@jenkintown.orgcreate new email for a hard copy application or more information. Hope to see your there!
Slow Down & Save Water – Rain Barrel Workshop
There will be a free workshop on the topic of rain barrels hosted by the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, Inc. The workshop will be held at the Glenside Free Library on Thursday, March 3rd from 5:30pm-7:30pm.
The workshop is a chance to learn about stream pollution and ways residents can make an impact. Rain Barrels are a stream protection tool and TTF will cover how they work, why they are important, their components, location on your property and if they are suitable for your home and needs.
You do not have to purchase a rain barrel to attend the meeting, nor is it required to attend the meeting to purchase a barrel. For those who order, TTF will have the barrels shipped to a central location close to Glenside within two weeks for pick up. Each barrel costs $75.
Click here to view the flyer for the workshop!
Police Department Bike Raffle
Last summer the Jenkintown police observed many Jenkintown children practicing safety in our streets — such as using crosswalks, wearing a helmet on a bike or skateboard, and looking both ways before stepping off the sidewalk. About 100 of these children were “ticketed” and every ticket was redeemable for a prize donated by local businesses and organizations. (See below for the full list.)
It’s finally time to hold a raffle to present two lucky “defendants” from last summer with a pair of brand-new bikes, just in time for the arrival of warmer weather! The raffle prizes are a Fuji bike donated by Advanced Sports International, and a Trek bike donated by the Jenkintown Police Department. Read More »