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PENNSWOOD VILLAGE Credits: Jackie McClellan Community Meeting Tuesday, July 6 at 9:00 a.m. in Penn Hall If you would like to send a question or topic for conversation before the meeting, please do so by emailing [email protected]. If you need a hearing device, come early so we can set it up for you. We are here to help! Channel 970 Rebroadcast: Wednesday, July 7 at 1:00 p.m. and Thursday July 8 at 5:00 p.m. As always, it will also be on the Community App under the “Videos on Demand” Module. Sarah Karl, Administration Associate 07/1/2021 Nasser Otmani, UV Safety Awareness Month Unaccompanied July is designated as Ultraviolet Refugee Minor Safety Month, during which the goal is to spread awareness about “My Journey of Coming the importance of protecting skin to America” and eyes from the harmful effects of UV rays. Tuesday, July 6 at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 9 at 7:00 p.m. For more information on this topic see the full arti- Re-Broadcast on Channel 970 cle on Touchtown and the bulletin board. Originally from the Amy Keiper-Shaw, Director of Resident Life Central African Re- public, Nasser now lives in Newtown Duplicate Bridge Borough with his host family, New- When: Monday, July 5 at 1:00 p.m. town Meeting mem- Where: Passmore Lounge bers Stuart and Ali- sa Myles. This is Get a partner and play! Singles will be on the sub the re-broadcast of Nasser’s remarkable list. Please leave your names and phone numbers story and is being shown with his permis- in Bobbie Ermentrout’s mail box, I-110. We have sion. It includes comments by his foster a total of six tables, so make sure you are on time. parents and their college-aged daughter Violet. Any questions, call Barbara Ermentrout at 215- 860-1571. Nasser left his country at the age of ten under difficult circumstances. His mother Barbara Ermentrout, Duplicate Bridge died after he left, making him an orphan. Nasser speaks French and Peul (and now he also speaks English). His We’re there when “adventures” as he calls them took him you need us… to Cameroon and through several coun- tries, spending three years in Morocco Barclay and Woolman awaiting asylum before coming to the Rebroadcast on 970 U.S. and joining the Myles family in 2018. The Myles said, “We feel very for- Tuesday, July 6 at 7:00 p.m. tunate to include such a fine young man in our family. His story and positive out- Wednesday, July 7 at 10:00 a.m. look on life is one of triumph and inspira- Speakers: tion.” Firas Saidi, MD; Medical Director Nasser is currently a high school student Thomas Atkins, BS, MA; COO at Council Rock North and is a competi- Lori Russo, LSW; Independent Living and Hospice tive soccer player for the Princeton FC Boca Team. He is a devout Muslim, at- Moderator: tends the Zubaida Mosque, and enjoys Inez Bing, MEd, Resident cooking African food. Irene Lump & Diana Deacon, Co-Chairs, Education Norval Reece, Quakerism Committee Subcommittee of the Health Care Advisory Committee 07/1/2021 2 Virtual Summer Tom Wells, Yardley Contractor and Climate Change Activist A Vacation Matinees Businessman’s Response to Climate Change Sunday, July 4 at 2:00 p.m. on Chanel 970 Our Planet | High Seas Thursday, July 8 at 7:00 p.m. Penn Hall, Channel 970, Zoom Sunday, July 4 at 4:00 p.m. on Chanel 970 Best of Philly Tour ID # 974-4374-3468 Passcode 049253 Sunday, July 4 at 5:15 p.m. on Chanel 970 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/97443743468? pwd=Qnh4SjlEWE5CTi9Yemp5SGd2VnBsQT09Credit: Jackie McClellan D.C. Walk | Embassy Row Tour Saturday, July 10 at 5:15 p.m. on Chanel 970 Tom Wells, building contractor and climate Our Planet | Fresh Water change activist, will We are covering a lot of ground speak on Citizen’s Cli- and water this week! mate Lobby’s Carbon Fee and Dividend pro- Put on your bathing suit to venture into the posal. Wells is a Yard- deep, dark and desolate oceans that are home ley resident and mem- to an abundance of beautiful -- and downright ber of Fallsington Quak- strange -- creatures. We also will learn that the er Meeting. He is a re- need for fresh water is as strong as ever. How- modeling contractor and ever, the supply is becoming increasingly un- sustainable building ad- predictable for all manner of species. visor. He's passionate about fighting climate change and has been After we dry off, lace up trained as a lobbyist by Citizen’s Climate Lobby. your sneakers as we walk As a businessman involved in his community through the cradle of and as a parent, Wells is deeply concerned American Democracy, about the habitability of our planet in future dec- Philadelphia. Entertain- ades. ing you and revealing Carbon Fee and Dividend proposes placing a hidden secrets, fun trivia steadily rising fee year-by-year on the carbon and light hearted anec- content of all fossil fuels, imposed on the pro- dotes. This tour includes ducer at the moment the fuel is extracted from many famous names, the earth or imported from abroad. The funds including George Wash- collected would be placed in a Carbon Fee Trust ington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Account and distributed 100% monthly in equal Franklin and Alexander Hamilton and the shares as a dividend (or “rebate”) to every sights where they made history, including In- household in the United States. dependence Hall, Carpenter's Hall, the Liber- ty Bell, and the Betsy Ross House, just to Citizen’s Climate Lobby (CCL) says its proposal name a few. will do four things: 1) internalize the social cost of carbon-based fuels, 2) rapidly achieve large Take a quick water break before we stroll emission reductions, 3) stimulate the economy, down Embassy Row. This is a strip of Massa- and 4) recruit global participation. Climate scien- chusetts Avenue where you can find the high- tist and economists have endorsed the CCL pro- est concentration of the embassies in Wash- posal as the best firs-step to reduce the likeli- ington DC. These beautiful mansions now hood of catastrophic climate change from global house diplomatic missions and with proper warming due to CO2 release into the atmos- phere. planning can be visited by the public. Sarah Karl, Administration Associate Joan Thorne, Jenny Hollingshead, & Marguerite Chandler, EarthCare Committee 07/1/2021 3 Singing Together Happy days are here again! This is a remind- er to all Pennswood Singers. We will be looking for you on Fri- day, July 9 at 11:00 a.m. in Penn Hall. Kurt Martin will be here playing our favorite Credit: Yoma Ullman songs and telling us at least one of his jokes to keep us smiling. Barclay folks, Accordion Door we want to see you too. Please leave the accordion doors in Penn Hall open Mary Smith, Pennswood Singers at all times. During the construction of the Patio, this is an emergency exit in the event that there is a fire due the doors leading out to the Patio in Penn Hall and the sliding glass door in Penn Hall Lounge being locked. Sarah Karl, Administration Associate Matt Krause, Maintenance Manager AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL SUMMER FRUIT FESTIVALS Sponsored by the Pennswood Village Foundation Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate the strawber- ry harvest on Wednes- day, June 24! We had all the ingredients for a great party— sunshine, live music by Lolly & the Magnolias, and ripe strawberries served with Stocks pound cake with a dollop of ice cream and whipped cream. SO GOOD! Get ready for the next harvest celebration— a Blueberry Festival on Thursday, July 15! Sally Marrington, Director of Development 07/1/2021 4 Phone Number Fireside Chat with Dan Murray Eleanor Shaw New Land Line: 215-968-4867 Wednesday, July 14 at 3:30 p.m. Lisa Dutter, Marketing Coordinator in Penn Hall Lounge Sarah Karl, Administration Associate Thanks from the Kids Your donations of books for kids in four Piffaro’s Introduction to Fairhill schools were Renaissance Instruments Now over the top – about 10 Available on Touchtown big boxes of books! If you missed the “Piffaro Introduction to Thank you to staff and Renaissance Instruments” or would like to residents who gave. refresh your memory, it is now available on And much appreciation to Pennswood Transporta- Touchtown under Videos on Demand Mod- tion who ferried the books to our Quaker contacts ule, under Outside Events, entitled “Piffaro Renaissance Instruments”. Enjoy! who are doing such an amazing job of neighbor- hood support. Ellie Winslow, Concerts Committee Lynne Waymon, Quakerism Committee Yardley Day Spa Due to some scheduling conflicts, Yardley Day Spa will return to Pennswood Village in the fall. We will keep you informed of when they will return. We are very sorry for the in- convenience. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, 215-504-1139 or [email protected] Lori Heading, Village Salon Manager Summertime Fruity Festivals Coming Your Way! We are berry excited to present these festivals which we know you’ll a-peach-iate : • Blueberry Festival - Thursday, July 15 • Peach Festival - Wednesday, August 18 Each event is scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the front circle and will fea- ture live music and delicious fruity treats! Coordinated by the Friends of the Pennswood Village Foundation 07/1/2021 5 Bob Gross—4 Helene Felder—9 Roger Morrison—5 Winnie West—9 Barbara Zarzeczny—7 Ethel Brown—10 Art Bartolozzi—9 Worship Opportunities at Pennswood The Interdenominational Worship Congregation is back in Penn Hall on Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m.