KENNETT SQUARE, PA – Wednesday, April 24, from 10 am – 12 pm and 5 pm – 8 pm, the Kennett Library and Arts Holding Hands and Hearts (AHHAH) will co-host a Spring Forward Together event geared towards families with children to celebrate the Chester County Imagination Library (CCIL).
Children from birth to age five who live in Chester County are eligible to be enrolled in the Chester County Imagination Library program to receive a free book in the mail once a month. In just one year, AHHAH has registered over 7,800 children and mailed over 81,000 books through the Chester County Imagination Library.
AHHAH powers the Chester County Imagination Library in partnership with the Justamere Foundation and the Kennett Library. Their goal is to increase literacy levels for preschool-age children living in Chester County, PA, to provide opportunities for positive family experiences and engagement, and to foster a love of reading in the greater Chester County community.
Jan Michener, Executive Director of AHHAH, said, “AHHAH’s partnership and collaboration with the Kennett Library and all the wonderful organizations in Chester County shows the power and impact of coming together. We have woven a basket of love and cultivated a community of mutual aid and support. When a child or family falls into our basket, instead of falling through the cracks, they are launched into a trajectory of love, learning, and support.”
Over 40 organizations serving families in Chester County will be in attendance. Local representatives, including Senator Comitta, Senator Kane, Representative Sappey, and Representative Williams, will share the Senate and House initiative to expand the Dolly Parton Imagination Library statewide.
The day will begin at 10 am with activities for children and resources for families until noon.
From 5 pm to 8 pm, there will be additional resources for working families and an opportunity to meet community vendors.
At 7 pm, there will be a special announcement from our elected officials, followed by a reception.
Per the Board of Supervisors, sealed proposals will be received by Pocopson Township for the General Construction, Mechanical Construction, Plumbing Construction (Plumbing & Fire Protection) and Electrical Construction for the Pocopson New Township Administration Building to be located at 650 Wawaset Road in West Chester, PA in accordance with the Bidding Documents prepared by GKO Architects, 300 Brookside Ave., Ambler, Pennsylvania, 19002 www.gkoarchitects.com
Bid Documents will be available electronically on Monday, March 15, 2021 at 1:00 PM (local time). Bidders must register with the Architect by emailing Susan Feenan at susan@gkoarchitects.com and indicating name and address of their company, work discipline, contact name and contact email. Bidders will then be given a web link to access the Bid Documents. Questions regarding the Bid Documents shall be emailed in RFI – Request for Information format to susan@gkoarchitects.com.
Bids shall be addressed to ‘Pocopson Township’ and must be received on or before Friday, April 2, 2021 at 1:00 PM, local time at the current Pocopson Township Administration Building, located at 740 Denton Hollow Road, West Chester, PA 19382.
View Public Notice HERE.
Area residents may drop off recyclables behind the Township Building at 740 Denton Hollow Road, where five large metal bins are emptied weekly by SECCRA. Plastic bags jam the sorting equipment at recycling facilities; so if you transport your recyclables in plastic trash bags, please empty the recyclables into the bins, take the used bags home, and either use them again (if they’re in good shape) or put them in the trash. If the bins are full, please return at another time. Do not leave recyclables outside the bins.
ITEMS ALLOWED:
- Aluminum cans, foil, and pie plates
- Corrugated cardboard and boxboard (cereal boxes, cracker boxes, soda and beer cardboard casing)
- Glass bottles and jars, clear and colored
- Metal cans. including empty aerosol cans
- Mixed paper
- Newspapers and magazines
- Plastic #1-5 and #7 containers
ITEMS NOT ALLOWED
Caps/lids even if they are plastic and come from recyclables like water bottles, detergent, etc.
Ceramic cups / plates / flower pots
Crystal / drinking glasses
Light bulbs / mirrors / plate glass / window glass
Metallic wrapping paper
Oil cans / bottles
Ovenware
Paint cans
Check with your trash hauler about other items that they may recycle. Please note, recyclables are commodities. Dirty or contaminated, they are worthless. Clean and properly prepared recyclables have value and may be turned into new products.
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