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The Abington Community Taskforce provides this space for community
members to obtain up-to-date information and resources to deal effectively
with timely topics and situations as they arise. It can include
links to web sites that provide relevant support information in
view of community and/or world events, safety tips related to specific
occasions, copies of letters that may be sent home periodically
with students from school administration, and other such vital communications
that inform the Abington-Rockledge community, especially where youth
are concerned.
Holy Redeemer’s Thrift Store Reopens
Selling items for less than a Gallon of Gas! |
Renovated and expanded with more space, improved lighting, and changed flooring
Featuring grand reopening events July 14-30
Spin the “Wheel of Savings” for up to 50% off, enjoy a live band, and receive health screenings from Holy Redeemer Hospital and Health & Fitness Center staff.
Located at 473 East County Line Road Warminster
Hours: Monday-Wednesday, Friday & Saturday: 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Thursday until 7:00 p.m. *5:00-7:00 take 25%off all sales;
Sunday, 12:00 noon-4:00 p.m.
Donations: Gently used furniture – arrange pick-up; drop off all other items
Information: 215-675-5833
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2008 Discount Amusement Park Tickets |
Discounted tickets are available at the following Amusement Parks:
ADVENTURE AQUARIUM,, Camden, NJ; BALTIMORE AQUARIUM, Baltimore, MD; BUSCH GARDENS/WATER COUNTRY, Williamsburg, VA; CAMELBEACH, Poconos, PA; COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG, Williamsburg, VA; DORNEY PARK, Allentown, PA; DUTCH WONDERLAND, Lancaster, PA; HERSHEY PARK, Hershey, PA; KNOEBELS, Elysburg, PA;MOREY'S PIERr, Wildwood, NJ; PA RENAISSANCE FIARE/FESTIVALS, Lancaster, PA; PHILADELPHIA ZOO, Philadelphia, PA; REGAL MOVIE THEATERS; SESAME PLACE, Langhorne, PA;SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE, Jackson, NJ; and SPLASH ZONE, Wildwood, NJ
Freedom Passes and Historic Triangle Passes are also aviailble as a discount.
Tickets are sold Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at Abington Bureau of Parks & Recreation, Alverthorpe Manor, 515 Meetinghouse Road, Abington 215-576-521
Accepts cash, debit, VISA, or MasterCard Call ahead to check availability. |
Channel 850 Debuts |
New cable station, Abington Media Productions AMP-850 airs
Abington School district videos from all of the schools, along with District-wide and community events.
This station is in its infancy, so watch it develop and grow.
Available to Comcast Cable subscribers who have digital cable.
Those with Comcast analog can see video excerpts on Channel 43 from approximately 6:00-9:00 p.m. daily, with the start time being determined by the completion of Township meeting broadcasts.
School Board Meeting broadcasts will begin during the listed time slots
The current schedule is available at http://www.abington.k12.pa.us/850
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Science Online Database & Internet Resource Training |
Saturdays, February 10 & 17, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Held at Staff Lounge of Abington Library, 1030 Old York Road, Abington
Bring your laptop with wireless if possible and your Library card
Information & Registration: 215-885-5180 ext. 13
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| Children’s
Health Center for Uninsured, Underinsured, & Medical Assistance |
| Provides primary
health care to children from birth through age 21 who are
uninsured, underinsured, or on Medical Assistance.
Health Center staff takes time to listen and understand issues
facing children and works with parents or caregivers to provide
necessary follow-up care.
Services include: physical exams, care for
sick children, sports physicals, immunizations, school physicals,
vision and hearing screening, parenting education and support,
home visits, 24-hour on-call
Location: Visiting Nurse Association—Community Services,
1421 Highland Avenue, Abington, Monday through Friday
To schedule an appointment: 215-572-7880
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| Low-Cost
Prescriptions? |
| Do you need
help obtaining low-cost prescription medications due to high
costs? Are you not insured or under insured?
For assistance call the Rx Support Program of Visiting Nurse
Association—Community Services toll-free at 1-877-747-7257
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Montgomery Child Advocacy Project |
| Committed
to providing g counsel to children who are victims of and
witnesses to abuse or need other legal representation.
MCAP assigns a lawyer with the appropriate legal skills needed
by the child or youth and then petitions the court to appoint
the lawyer as the child’s advocate in proceedings.
The agency makes referrals and provides direction to those
seeking advice
The Project is an independent, nonprofit organization
Information; 409 Cherry Street, Norristown 610-279-1219
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| Aldersgate Foster Care |
| Make a difference
in the life of a child.
Open your heart and your home by becoming a foster parent.
Non-traditional families welcome.
Aldersgate Youth Service Bureau is located at 42 N. York Road,
Willow Grove.
Information: 215-657-4545 or www.aldersgateysb.com

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Participate in “Cartridges for Kids” |
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The Abington
School District participates in this recycling program.
Abington schools receive money for each empty cartridge and
cell phone plus even more for new cartridges, never used,
from equipment you may have discarded. These funds will be
used for special programs that benefit the children,
Tell friends, neighbors, and local businesses to save their
cartridges and cell phones.
There is a cartridge recycling container in every school building
Questions: 215-881-2570 or Terry Montanaro at 215-663-0430.
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Police Tip on Cell Phone/Identity Theft Scams |
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The Abington
Township Police Department advises citizens of the newest
scam to emerge: identity theft using camera-equipped cell
phones.
The scam works in the following way:
When a person uses a credit card, a cell phone scanner takes
a picture of the card, showing its name and number. It takes
less than a minute to take the picture and transmit the account
information locally and sometimes overseas. Some camera-equipped
cell phones have been used at ATM locations, enabling the
scanner to take a picture of the ATM card as well as the victims
PIN number as it is entered.
To protect yourself and others from this scam, do
not let your credit card or ATM card out of your sight, and
keep it covered as much as possible when using it in public
places. For instance, do not allow a sales person to lay your
card on a counter, no matter how briefly. When punching in
your PIN number at an ATM or using your credit card, cover
them with your hand.
Direct questions or additional information about crime
to Crime Prevention Officer Joe Conover at 267-536-1075. |
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Help with Homework at Abington Free Library |
| Are you a high
school or middle school student who needs help with science
fair projects or science research?
Check out the Abington Free Library's Science Fair Links
page - http://abg.mclinc.org/LinksScienceFair.htm
for information on ideas, research, judges, and more.
Abington Free Library, 1030 Old York Road Abington 215-885-5180,
ext. 15 Karen Burnham.
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| Science
Fair Links |
| It's Science
Fair Projects Time!
For your Science Fair Projects - check out the Abington Free
Library's Science Fair Links page - http://abg.mclinc.org/links/LinksScienceFair.htm
for information on ideas, research, judges, and more. Abington
Free Library, 1030 Old York Road Abington 215-885-5180, ext.
15 Karen Burnham. |
| In Time of War |
| During this time when our country
is engaged in war, adults might find the following web sites
helpful as they dialog with children of various ages.
Coping in Unsettling Times
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/unsettlingtimes.html
War: The Five Best/Worst Things You Can Say To Your Children
Chick Moorman, Author of Parent Talk
http://www.crosswalk.com/family/1187496.html.
The Road to Resilience Brochure
The American Psychological Association currently offers a
brochure that builds resilience in a time of war for adults
and children. This brochure can either be ordered by calling
toll-free 1-800-964-2000 or it can be downloaded at http://www.helping.apa.org |
| Abington Junior High School students
visit with students from Aix-en-Provence, France.


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