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In November 2002, the Abington Board of Commissioners adopted the
No Place for Hate project of the Anti-Defamation
League. This project is designed to help communities grow stronger
and become better equipped to deal with issues of bigotry and prejudice.
It emphasizes ways in which people are more alike than different.
This initiative is properly implemented when a community is not
dealing with a crisis issue but is able to examine where it stands
and prepare for potentialities in a proactive and preventative way.
The Abington Community Taskforce added its endorsement to this project
in early 2003.
As part of Abington's No Place for Hate proclamation,
the community must undertake three related activities in the project's
first year. Abington has committed to four activities. First, the
Abington Township Police Department under Chief William Kelly has
committed to hate crimes training. Second, a rapid response team
comprising representation from all sectors of the Township is being
formed and trained. Third, a speakers bureau has been established
to make No Place for Hate representatives available to speak
to community groups and organizations. And fourth, a community calendar
of ethnic and religious holidays and days of observance is posted
here on ACT's web site to promote education and understanding about
the various days of observance and celebration that take place in
a diverse community such as Abington-Rockledge. |
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July 4 Parade 2006
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June 2008 |
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Spring Concert Rydal Elementary School 6:00 p.m.
Chorus Concert, Abington Junior High, Little Theater, 8:00 p.m. |
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Spring Concert Willow Hill Elementary School 7:30 p.m. |
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Commencement for Abington Senior High School Held at Swarzman Stadium, 7:00 p.m. |
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Ascension Day for Eastern Christians Celebrated 40 days after Pascha to commemorate the ascension of Jesus into heaven
McKinley Elementary School PTO meeting, 10:00 a.m. |
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June Fete Village Fair & Horse and Pony Show Details at “Special Events” |
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Spring Concert Copper Beech Elementary School 7:00 p.m. |
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Shavuot (Festival of Weeks) This Jewish festival begins at sundown on June 9 and is known as Yom Habikkurim, or "the Day of the First Fruits" because it marks the time when the farmers of Israel would bring their first harvest to Jerusalem as a token of thanksgiving. It also commemorates the giving of the law (Ten Commandments) to Moses and the Israelites at Mt. Sinai. Shavuot means weeks, and this festival is held exactly seven weeks after Passover |
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Abington Board of School Directors meeting, 7:30 p.m. Abington School District Administration Building, 970 Highland Avenue |
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TADA Finale Abington Junior High School gym 3:00-11:00 p.m.
Spring Concert McKinley Elementary School 7:30 p.m. |
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Abington Township Board of Commissioners meeting 8:00 p.m., 2nd Floor Board Room, Abington Township Administration Building, 1176 Old York Road, Abington |
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Flag Day This day for patriotic observance commemorates June 14, 1777 when the Stars and Stripes was adopted by the Continental Congress. Inspired by three decades of state and local celebrations in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Flag Day was officially established by a proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson on May 30th, 1916. After this proclamation, it was celebrated in communities for years until it became a national day of observance; on August 3rd, 1949, President Truman signed an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National Flag Day. |
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Abington Board of School Directors
meeting, 7:30 p.m. Abington School District Administration
Building, 970 Highland Avenue |
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Flag Day This
day for patriotic observance commemorates June 14, 1777 when
the Stars and Stripes was adopted by the Continental Congress.
Inspired by three decades of state and local celebrations
in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Flag Day was officially
established by a proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson
on May 30th, 1916. After this proclamation, it was celebrated
in communities for years until it became a national day of
observance ; on August 3rd, 1949, President Truman signed
an Act of Congress designating June 14th of each year as National
Flag Day. |
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Pentecost for Eastern Christians The seventh Sunday after Pascha commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and women followers of Jesus. Marks the birth of the Christian Church
Father’s Day A day to honor one’s father and all men who act as father figures, it is observed on the third Sunday in June according to a presidential proclamation signed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. Father’s Day was first proposed in 1901 by a Mrs. John B. Dodd, of Washington who wanted to honor her father who had been left a widower and had raised six children. The first Father's Day was observed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane Washington. Around that time in cities and towns across American other people were beginning to celebrate a "father's day." In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father's Day. |
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Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of African Americans
in Texas when in 1865 General Gordon Grander landed on Galveston
Island and proclaimed the sovereignty of the United States over
Texas and the freedom of all who had been slaves—two and
a half years afer slavery had endedin other parts of the South.
Made a Texas state holiday in 1979k it is now celebrated in
many parts of the country. |
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Summer Solstice First Day of Summer |
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All Saints Day for Eastern Christians Observed the first Sunday after Pentecost to commemorate all known and unknown Christian saints |
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Registration for Abington School District Fall 2008 begins and runs through August 18. For elementary students, contact Central Administration For Junior and Senior High students, contact school Guidance Offices. 215-884-4700 |
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Abington Board of School Directors
meeting, 7:30 p.m. Abington School District Administration
Building, 970 Highland Avenue |
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Free Community Concert Details at "Tings To Do" |
July 2008 |
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Abington Board of School Directors Board Policy workshop, 4:00 p.m., Abington School District Administration Building Board Room, 970 Highland Avenue, Abington |
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Free Community Concert Details at "Things To Do" |
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Independence Day The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1776. This is a legal holiday in all 50 states and territories and a federal holiday designated by statute. See “Special Events” for information about Glenside/Abington celebration events. |
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Free Community Concert Details at "Things To Do" |
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Free Community Concert Details at "Things To Do" |
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Free Community Concert Details at "Things To Do" |
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Kid Fest Details at "Things To Do" under Free Summer Concert Series |
| August 2008 |
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Pre Night Out (Rain date August 5) Abington Township community block party to rally for National Night Out. Held at Abington Town Center parking lot (by Target & T.J. Max), Old York & London Roads, Abington, 6:00-10:00 p.m. Entertainment, music, food, giveaways, and information booths. For more details, click “Special Events.” |
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National Night Out and rain date for Pre Night Out Join with Americans in cities and towns across the nation. Turn on your porch lights and sit or remain outside that evening to show your support for and awareness of the theme: "Give Neighborhood Crime and Drugs A Going Away Party." |
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TISHA B’AV A day of mourning by the Jewish people for the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. |
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Abington School Board Meeting Open to the public beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the first floor board room of the Abington School District Administration Building, 970 Highland Avenue, Abington. |
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Abington Board of Commissioners meeting at 8:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Abington Township Building, 1176 Old York Road, Abington |
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Feast of the Assumption This Roman Catholic holy day of obligation celebrates the happy departure of Mary, the mother of Jesus, from this life and commemorates the assumption of her body into heaven. |
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Last day for Abington School District registration at Central Administration Building Registration at individual schools begins August 19. |
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Abington School Board Meeting Open to the public beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the first floor board room of the Abington School District Administration Building, 970 Highland Avenue, Abington. |
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