Yummy Treats, Smiling Kids & Charitable Donations!

This is my favorite kind of event! Family-friendly with yummy treats and all for the benefit of a deserving organization!

MGM Photography and Virago Baking Company are teaming up to offer a special event benefiting Camphill Village Kimberton Hills.*

Come to Virago Baking Company on Saturday the 16th between Noon and 4:00pm to have your child's portrait taken, make any cash donation to CVKH, and receive your child's portrait AND a $50.00 gift card to MGM Photography. While you're there, be sure to order a yummy treat!

*"What is CVKH", you ask? To borrow from their website, "Camphill Village Kimberton Hills is a vibrant farming and handcrafting community that includes adults with developmental disabilities. Kimberton Hills residents, living and working side by side, create a dynamic and caring community for people of all ages and varied abilities." The community is also a fine model of sound ecological living. If you have a moment, the history of the community and its founders is quite interesting!

Maxin' Out on Minnie at the Mall

Have a mini mouse-lover at home? Bring 'em to the Montgomery Mall this weekend where you can max out on Minnie all day!

The Disney Store is hosting four sessions of their Minnie's Masquerade party; two each on Friday and Saturday. Then, Montgomery Mall management, in conjunction with Radio Disney and Disney Junior, is holding an additional different, but similar celebration late Saturday afternoon.

All festivities will include craft-making and a screening of the first episode of the Minnie's Masquerade show before it airs on Disney Junior. The Disney Store will hold a parade for participants to model their crafts. Radio Disney promises games (and they are usually pretty well-stocked with fun swag, too!).

Full details on all of the celebrations are available on the North Penn Under Ten calendar.

See ya real soon! ;-)

REMINDER: Kindergarten Readiness Workshop Thursday

Just a reminder that NPSD is hosting a free workshop for parents whose children will be entering kindergarten or first grade this fall. The details are posted on the North Penn Under Ten calendar and are also summarized below:

Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com

There is a lot you can do to prepare your child for kindergarten and for entering a new school as a first grade student. From preparing for the first day of school, to readying your child and yourself for "separation pangs," to learning what to expect for the first day of class, this workshop will provide you with lots of information and will include ideas to help your child get ready for school. Learn about activities you can start now that will support your child entering this exciting phase of education. This workshop is appropriate for families with first grade students entering North Penn for the first time.

Free, but must register
Educational Services Center - Conference Room A
401 E. Hancock Street, Lansdale
Presenter: NPSD Preschool Committee
7:00 to 8:30pm at Educational Services Center - Conference Room A, 401 E. Hancock Street, Lansdale

For more information on FACE workshops, please contact Linda Abram, NPSD Family & Community Engagement Specialist, at 215-853-1091 or abramla@npenn.org. Class size is limited; registration is required.

I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for...Donations!

Stop by Dairy Queen at the corner of Valley Forge Road and Sumneytown Pike (in the Weis shopping center) tonight and 15% of your purchase will go to Inglewood Elementary. (You know, the school that won't be getting its renovations done this year thanks to recent budget cuts.) :-(

Let's brighten their (& our!) spirits with some ice cream!! Hours for the fundraiser are from 6:00 to 9:00PM. Various teachers will be doing the scooping, including Principal Taylor from 8:30 to 9:00PM!

Aspiring Reporter? Wings Fan? Act Quickly!

From The Reporter...

The Reporter is looking for a youngster -- today -- who would like to "cover" the Wings game this Sunday.

You and a parent will receive free tickets for the 2:30 p.m. Sunday game. You will meet at the Broad Street Guest Services Desk at 1:30 p.m. and will be escorted to meet with a few players.

You'll enjoy the game, and then write a story about your experience that we will publish online along with your photo.

Obviously parents should be the ones contacting us today.

The clock is ticking: E-mail citydesk@thereporteronline.com as soon as you can with the child's name, age, address and contact information. We will choose one lucky "cub reporter" today and that child and a parent will enjoy Sunday's Wings game!