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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Participate in “Cartridges for Kids”

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.

Police Tip on Cell Phone/Identity Theft Scams

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 victim’s 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.

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.

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.