| September
2006 |
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SAFE-T Blitz
A traffic safety program of the Abington Police Department to
remind motorists in Abington Township to observe speed limits.
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Labor Day This legal
holiday in all states and Canada honors working people and is
observed on the first Monday in September. It was created by
the American labor movement to recognize the value of the achievements
of the American worker. The first Labor Day was held in New
York City on September 5, 1882. Two years later, the observance
was moved to the first Monday in September, and workers around
the country, especially in industrial centers, were urged to
celebrate this day. Slowly, states began passing bills to designate
Labor Day as a state holiday. In 1994, the United States Congress
made it a legal holiday in Washington D.C. and the territories.
Today, Labor Day is largely seen as part of the last long weekend
of summer rather than a day for political organizing and the
celebration of labor. |
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McKinley Elementary School
Open House for Grades K-1, 7:00 p.m. |
| 9 |
Unity Day The greater
Abington/Rockledge community comes together to celebrate its
diversity. The day features food concessions, entertainment,
arts & crafts, vendors, and booths where community organizations
post displays and hand out helpful information. Sponsored by
the Willow Grove NAACP, it is held at Crestmont Park, Old Welsh
Road and Reservoir Avenue, (opposite Willow Grove Park Mall)
from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. For details click Special Events |
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Gospelrama held
for the community at the Keswick Theatre. Details at “Special
Events”
Grandparents Day This is a day for showing
appreciation to grandparents,’ it is always observed
on the first Sunday after Labor Day. For more information
see www.Grandparents-day.com |
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Patriot Day This
day honors the victims who lost their lives in the terrorist
attacks on September 11, 2001. On this date, terrorists hijacked
four commercial airliners, crashing the first two into the
World Trade Center in New York City, the third into the Pentagon
in Arlington, VA, and the fourth into Somerset County, PA.
Approximately 3,000 people were killed.
Rydal Elementary School PTO Meeting, 9:15
a.m.
Highland Elementary School Open House: Grades
K-3 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Grades 4-6 7:15-8:15 p.m.
Copper Beech Elementary School PTA meeting,
7:30 p.m. |
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Abington Adult School Registration
at Abington Senior High School Cafeteria B, 7:30
p.m.
Abington Board of School Directors meeting,
open to the community, 7:30 p.m., Abington School District
Administration Building, 970 Highland Ave., Abington |
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Abington Adult School Registration
at Abington Senior High School Cafeteria B, 7:30 p.m.
Rydal West Elementary School Open House
Grades K-1 5:30 p.m.
Rydal East Elementary School Open House
Grades 203 7:30 p.m.
Willow Hill Elementary School Open House
7:00 p.m. |
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Abington Junior High School
PTO meeting, 7:30 p.m. in the Library
Roslyn Elementary School Open House 8:00
p.m. |
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Hispanic Heritage Month
begins today and runs through October 15. This time has been
designed by presidential proclamation to celebrate the rich
heritage of Hispanic Americans and the many contributions they
have made to American culture. |
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CAPT Bike Day Citizens
And Police Together’s First Annual Police and Citizen
Motorcycle Ride for Child Safety Details to participate at “Special
Events” |
| 17 |
Constitution Day On
this day in 1787, the Constitutional Convention adjourned at
Independence Hall, Philadelphia after framing the Constitution
and having the 12 states represented vote unanimously for the
Constitution. Presidential proclamation sets aside this day
as well as Citizenship Week (September 17-23). |
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Copper Beech Elementary
School Open House, Grades K-2, 7:00 p.m.
Willow Hill Elementary School PTO meeting,
7:30 p.m. |
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McKinley Elementary School
Open House, Grades K-2, 7:00 p.m.
Rydal East Elementary School Open House Grades
4-6, 7:00 p.m. |
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McKinley Elementary School
Open House, grades 4-6, 7:00 p.m.
Overlook Elementary School Open House 6:30
p.m.
Abington Junior High School Open House
for grade 7, 7:30 p.m. |
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Highland Elementary School
PTO meeting, 9:30 a.m.
Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset. |
| 23 |
Autumn First Day
Rosh Hashanah This is the Jewish New Year
5767 which begins at sunset on September 22. A solemn religious
observance, it celebrates the creation of the world and is
the first of the high holy days. It is a time for reflection
and self-examination when Jews attend services at their synagogue.
There, one of the most important observances is hearing the
sounding of the shofar (ram’s horn). One tradition in
homes is eating apples dipped in honey, expressing a wish
for a sweet new year. The common greeting is L'shanah tovah,
meaning "for a good year" |
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Ramadan This is the
ninth month of the Muslim calendar and is the holiest period
of Islam, honoring the revelation of the Koran. September 24
is the first day of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month in which
Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset each day of the entire month.
In the evening, they eat small meals and visit with friends
and family. It is a time of worship and contemplation, a time
to strengthen family and community ties. |
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Cooper Beach Elementary Open
House, Grades 3-6, 7:00 p.m. |
| 26 |
Abington Board of School Directors
meeting, open to the community, 7:30 p.m., Abington
School District Administration Building, 970 Highland Ave.,
Abington |
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McKinley Elementary School
PTO meeting, 7:00 p.m. |
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Abington Junior High School
Open House for grades 8 & 9, 7:30 p.m.
Roslyn Elementary School PTO meeting, 7:30
p.m. |
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Roslyn Valley Car Show &
Fall Festival Details at “Special Events” |
