Media Business Authority honors Media Theatre directors for 28 years of service – Delco Times

MEDIA — Media Theatre’s Artistic Director Jesse Cline and Govt Director Patrick Ward have been honored at the Towne Property restaurant Tuesday, June 7, by the Media Organization Authority for their 28 many years of assistance to the theatre and the city of Media. The function was sponsored by the Media Theatre Board of Administrators, Meridian Lender, and Iron Personnel Bank, and attended by MBA associates, Media Theatre board associates, personnel, longtime subscribers, and pals and loved ones of the theatre.

Honorary remarks had been produced by Media Small business Authority member Dave Sibley, Media Theatre Board Chair Dave Krull, and Media Mayor Bob McMahon, who introduced an honorary plaque to Cline and Ward. For extra information about Media Theatre and forthcoming displays, stop by http://www.mediatheatre.org.

Newtown Sq. minister releases ‘Human Gifts’ guide

Author and United Methodist Minister James Hallam  not too long ago released a new reserve, “Human Items: Supplying to Change Ourselves, Others and the Environment.”

Hallam, a aspect-time Neumann University lecturer and Theology and Strategic Leadership college member claimed the ebook is his way of articulating the significance of the journey of our lives as human beings.
Drawing on a life time of knowledge as a minister, instructor, administrator, counselor, and father, Hallam employs classes from present-day lifestyle, the Bible, and his individual own history to illuminate the character of gifts ranging from enjoy and compassion to generosity and legacy.

Hallam believes that the roots of human fulfillment lie in our interactions with self and other people and sees Jesus as the best purpose model for a meaningful lifestyle on earth. Hallam retains a B.A. from Dickinson Faculty, an M.S. in Training from the University of Pennsylvania, and a M.Div. and Medical professional of Ministry from Drew University. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Hallam life in Newtown Square with his spouse, Kerry. Concerning them, they have 7 grownup children.

“My e-book is for people of us who want to locate a path for their journey and determine out how to make the earth a better area,” points out Hallam. “The values I wrote about certainly make us our greatest selves in conditions of becoming associates of the human loved ones.”

For more info, or to purchase Hallam’s ebook, pay a visit to http://HumanGifts.net.

Concord presents concert in park

Harmony will existing Irish Thunder, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at Harmony Township Park, 701 Smithbridge Highway. The raindate will be Thursday, June 23.

Delaware County Community University features kids summer months camps

Youngsters Summertime Camps at Delaware County Neighborhood Higher education get started June 27 and run via Aug. 4. All camps will be in accordance with Pennsylvania and U.S. Facilities for Illness Regulate & Avoidance protection guidelines and will be held Monday as a result of Thursday simply because in the course of the summer time months the higher education is shut on Fridays.

To sign-up or understand much more about readily available camp classes get hold of the College’s Community Instruction division at 610-359-5025 or check out http://dccc.edu/summer time-camps.

This calendar year, unemployed Delaware County inhabitants can apply for up to $1,000 in credits toward a child’s summer months camp charges so that caregivers can far better aim on seeking for employment or returning to function. Before this yr, Delaware County Council accepted the “Delco Powerful Summer season Camp Solution” system, which can aid decrease barriers expert by caregivers who are having difficulties to uncover function — a predicament produced extra hard by the summertime closure of educational institutions and the problems in locating satisfactory childcare. Discover additional facts about Delco Robust Summer months Camp Answer at pacareerlinkdelco.org/summertime-camp.

Delaware County Neighborhood College or university has held Children Summer season Camps for additional than 15 several years and held youth packages given that 1996. This 12 months, the college or university gives Young children Summertime Camps in Acting for the Digital camera, Arts & Crafts, Novice Piano, Coding, cooking classes identified as “Calling All Chefs!,” Dance with Broadway and Disney classics, Drums which include an intro to music concept, Images with Smartphone or Electronic pictures, and Introduction to Movie & Tv set. In addition, the Higher education features Babysitter Teaching with American Heart Association certification in youngster and infant CPR, first aid and drinking water basic safety. New babysitters also will master about protected toys, how to care and feed infants and toddlers, diapering tactics, and how to prevent accidents and deal with emergencies.
For the Coding Summertime Camps, little ones (ages 8-14) check out the exciting entire world of coding, led by major academics and market talent. Young children enjoy a individual education and learning experience working with the latest application from the Massachusetts Institute of Know-how, Microsoft, Apple and a lot more. The camps are run in coordination with Black Rocket, a national chief in tech-instruction with additional than 200 spots throughout the world that characteristic slicing-edge programs in coding, game layout, app enhancement, digital fact and much more.

Little ones staying all working day are demanded to sign-up for “Lunch Bunch,” which fees an additional $30 for each 7 days. Caregivers should be confident to permit the higher education staff members know when registering if they are interested in Lunch Bunch.
Discover extra facts at http://dccc.edu/summercamps/steam-summer time-camps.

Delaware County Controller recognized for money reporting

The Delaware County Controller’s Business office has been awarded a “Certificate of Accomplishment for Excellence in Financial Reporting” by the Federal government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, recognizing county Controller Joanne Phillips and her team for their In depth Annual Financial Report for the fiscal calendar year ending Dec. 31, 2020.

The Certificate of Accomplishment for Excellence in Economic Reporting is considered the greatest sort of recognition in the space of governmental accounting and finance reporting, and attainment of the award represents a significant accomplishment for Delaware County Controller’s Business. Phillips and her team have gained the GFOA Certification of Accomplishment each individual calendar year since she took business office in 2018.

The GFOA counseled the Delaware County Controller’s Workplace in a letter, noting their hopes that Delaware County’s illustration would encourage other government officers in their attempts to attain and retain an proper regular of excellence in money reporting.
“2020 and 2021 were extremely tough decades and my personnel persevered by it. This report was done throughout a attempting time that necessary vital staff to carry on to serve the general public by means of the pandemic,” explained Phillips claimed. “In 2020, we rebuilt our workplace to assure that everybody could function safely and securely and arranged for distant communications and secure know-how to share info with the impartial auditors who labored off-internet site. I’m happy to say that my workplace was staffed just about every day and accessible to the community to guarantee there was no lapse in company to our inhabitants.”

A copy of the Complete Annual Monetary Report, the Certification of Achievement, and the letter of recognition, together with other economic experiences and audits, are accessible on the Controller’s Business site, free of demand, at http://delcopa.gov/controller.

The GFOA recognized the Certification of Achievement to inspire area governments to go past minimal accounting needs to put together extensive and transparent economical studies every single calendar year. These experiences are filed with official agencies overseeing municipal finance and are employed by several stakeholders — creditors, grantors, builders, ranking organizations and business homeowners — to evaluate the county’s economic placement. In 2021 the county’s bond score was improved and the Controller’s robust monetary reporting served in that energy.

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