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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 9
Library group sets plant sale, barbecue BY FRANCINE FULTON
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Organizers include (back, from left) Friends members Joan Esworthy, Toady Kennel, Karen Woods and Karen Gallagher; library director Trish Vandenbosch; and (front) Friends members Ginny Rettew, Kate Valentino and Cindy Logic.
Help wanted BY FRANCINE FULTON
Local residents looking for volunteer opportunities in the community are invited to attend a Dawg Days at the Park recruitment event on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to noon in Minch Park, 111 West St., Parkesburg. D ur ing the event , b eing presented by the Parkesburg Consor tium of Community Leaders, attendees will be able to visit with leaders of local nonprofit organizations to discuss volunteer opportunities
and ask questions. “There are multiple service organizations and committees in Parkesburg,” said Tina O’Connor, who is a member of the consortium as well as the Parkesburg Action Committee (PAC). “Many of those entities need volunteers.” Organizations that will be represented at the event include PAC, Parkesburg Parks and Recreation Commission, the Parkesburg Free Library and the Parkesburg Lions Club, as well as the Borough of Parkesburg. See Volunteers pg 2
See Library Friends pg 8
Sadsbury Friends Meeting to host Peace Tea
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Sadsbury Friends Meeting, a Quaker house of worship that is observing its 300th anniversary this year, is planning a Peace Tea fundraiser on Saturday, May 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. The event, which will offer attendees an assortment of teas and traditional high tea fare, will take place in the downstairs community room at the Meeting, 1089 Simmontown Road, Gap, located one half-mile east of Route 41. Proceeds from ticket sales will Members of the Sadsbury Friends Meeting are looking forward to See Peace Tea pg 9 hosting a Peace Tea.
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Volunteer recruitment event planned
hildren in s earch o f a Mother ’s Day g ift and anyone looking for plants to enhance their patios or gardens are invited to attend the annual spring plant sale being presented by the Friends of the Moores Memorial Library on Saturday, May 11, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lions Community Park, 325 N. Bridge St., Christiana. The event will also feature a chicken barbecue. Plants for sale will include a large assortment of hanging baskets and premade patio containers. “We will have 4-inch pots of germaniums and other flowers that children can buy for Mother’s Day the following day,” said Friends member Kate Valentino, noting that a baseball game is generally taking place in the park during the event. “We have a lot of kids come from the ball field, and they can get something for mom.”
All plants will be on display in the pavilion at the park. In the case of rain, plants will be available in the Lions Community Building at the park. This year, no bedding plants or herbs will be sold. “We buy (the flowers) wholesale,” Valentino noted. “We will have more container pots this year because we sold out of them last year.” Chicken barbecue meals will be available beginning at 10 a.m. The cost of a meal includes a halfchicken, a bottle of water and a bag of chips. Randy Yoder will prepare the chickens on-site. “We do a half-chicken (rather) than chicken legs,” noted Joan Esworthy, Friends president, adding that the barbecue sells out quickly, so attendees are encouraged to arrive early. Check and cash will be accepted for payment at the flower sale and the barbecue. All proceeds from both events will benefit the many activities