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Saturday, September 4
- Addictions Coalition of Delaware:
The Addictions Coalition of Delaware is pleased to sponsor the 8th annual "Walk for Recovery" on Saturday September 4 at noon. The walk will culminate with a rally and family activities in Rodney Square. There will be fun, food and music along with speakers who will share information on recovery. In addition organizations will be offered space to distribute information on their programs and services. For more information, or if you'd like to sponsor the event, please call Joe at 302-559-4688
Friday, September 10
- Kennett Square Mushroom Festival:
It's time for the 25th Annual Mushroom Festival. The Community Parade kicks off the Festival on Friday, September 10 at 7pm. The Street Fair run is Saturday, September 11 from 10am to 7pm and Sunday, September 12 from 10am to 5pm with special activities such as cooking demonstrations and concerts
scheduled throughout both days. Details, schedules, a brochure and map are available on the Mushroom Festival website at www.mushroomfestival.org. For more information call 610-925-3373.
Saturday, September 11
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware:
Dover Elks Annual Charity Golf Tournament for Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware is September 11 from 8am to 4pm at Jonathans Landing Golf Course in Magnolia. The cost of the tournament is $75 per golfer or $260 if paid before 8/1. This includes greens fees and cart, lunch, beverages on course, steak dinner, closest to pin, longest drive etc. Everyone gets a goodie bag and door prizes available. Contact Joe Messineo for Registration paperwork at j_messineo@yahoo.com or 302-438-0013.
- Brandywine Festival of the Arts:
The 50th Annual Brandywine Festival of the Arts is September 11 from 10am to 5pm and September 12 from 10am to 4pm at Brandywine Park. It's a weekend of arts, music, food & family fun for just $5! For more information, call Barry at 302-690-5555
- Family Emergency Preparedness Day:
As the state observes National Preparedness Month in September, New Castle County Emergency Operations Center hosts the Annual Family Emergency Preparedness Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, September 11. The free event is located in Glasgow Park, Route 896 and Route 40, Glasgow. Joining New Castle County as sponsors are the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Delaware Emergency Management Agency, Delaware Citizen Corps, and the American Red Cross of Delmarva. Free training classes cover emergency plans for family preparedness and guidance on assembling an emergency supply kit to serve your family. A door prize of a basic emergency kit will be awarded in each training class. For further information, call 222-6573 or 659-2243.
- First State Fools:
The First State F.O.O.L.S. (Fraternal Order Of Leatherheads Society) a non profit firefighter organization is holding the 3rd Annual Walk/Run to honor the memory of the 343 Firefighters from FDNY who made the supreme sacrifice on September 11, 2001 while performing rescue operations at the World Trade Centers. Each person walking or running will be given the name of a FALLEN FIREFIGHTER they are walking in memory of. 9-11 Remembrance Bell ceremony starts at 5:30pm on 9-11-2010. Walk begins immediately thereafter at Delcastle Recreational Park. For more information, visit www.firststatefools.org
- National Ovarian Cancer Coalition:
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Delaware Valley Chapter is hosting the 12th Annual Walk to Break the Silence. The 1.5 mile Walk will benefit ovarian cancer education and awareness programs for NOCC. The Walk will take place on September 11 beginning at 8am at the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia. The event is rain or shine. For more information, please click here
- Wilmington Children's Chorus:
Know a child that loves to sing? The Wilmington Children's Chorus invites male and female singers in grades 3 through 12 to audition. The chorus is tuition-free for all members. There are ensembles for all abilities: beginner to advanced. Audition dates are Saturday, September 11, Sunday, September 12, and Wednesday, September 15 by appointment only. Please call 302-762-3637 for an appointment.
Visit www.WilmingtonChildrensChorus.org for audition materials and more information.
Sunday, September 12
- Jack LangsederForeverSTRONG Foundation:
Jack’s 5K to benefit the Jack LangsederForeverSTRONG Foundation for pediatric cancer research and awareness is September 12 at Rockford Park. Registration begins at 9am. Register online as a team or as an individual at www.4evrstrong.org.
- Music School of Delaware:
The Music School of Delaware kick-offs its 2010-2011 academic year with a Race to the Music 5k run/walk on September 12 at the Music School of Delaware's Wilmington Branch at 8:30am. To register online, go to www.musicschoolofdelaware.org and click on Race to the Music. All proceeds support the Music School’s mission to provide excellence in music education, training and experiences for people of all ages and levels of ability.
Monday, September 13
- St. Hedwig's Polish Festival:
The St. Hedwig 54th Annual Polish Festival is September 13 through September 18 at the Wilmington Riverfront. There will be two tents featuring live music at 7pm every night. Eat homemade Polish foods and baked goods. Saturday, September 18 is St. Hedwig Elementary and High School Alumni Night. For more information, visit www.polishfestival.net.
Tuesday, September 14
- Bayhealth Medical Center:
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, so Bayhealth Medical Center will offer free prostate cancer screenings during Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September. The screenings are free but registration is required at least one week before your screening! For any questions, and to register, please call 302-430–5173 or 302-744-6752. The next free screening is September 14 from 5pm to 7pm at Bayhealth Medical Center at Milford Memorial Hospital.
Thursday, September 16
- Delaware Genealogical Society:
The next meeting of the Delaware Genealogical Society is Thursday, September 16 at Woodlawn Libary on W 9th Street in Wilmington. This month's topic is "Genealogical Records at Hagley Museum" by guest speaker Margorie McNinch, Reference Librarian at Hagley Museum. For more information, call 302-658-7681 or visit www.delgensoc.org
Saturday, September 18
- Kingswood United Methodist Church:
Kingwood UMC's Celebration Of Youth Carnival is September 18 from 11am to 5pm. There will be games, crafts, and a moonbounce. We also have hot dogs, chips, funnel cakes, popcorn, ice cream, soda and bottled water. Everyone will receive a prize at each games, win or lose. This Event is Rain or Shine. For more information, call Melanie at 302-738-4086.
- Mid-Atlantic Writers Conference:
The Mid-Atlantic Writers Conference: A Writers Conference for Non-Writers is on October 2 at the Sheraton Hotel in Dover. Presented by Delmarva Discussions and supported by Kent County Tourism and the DE Division of Libraries, the Mid-Atlantic Writers Conference brings non-writers together with established writers in a casual environment to help the beginners jump start their writing ambitions. You must pre-register before September 18, 2010 to participate. More information and registration forms can be found at www.DelmarvaDiscussions.org/conference, by calling 301-724-9049, or by emailing bhacker@DelmarvaDiscussions.org. Space is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
Sunday, September 19
- Hagley Museum and Library:
The Hagley Car Show is 10am to 4pm on September 19, will feature compact cars from the late 1950s to the 1970s -- and more than 500 cars, trucks and motorcycles overall. There will also be pedal-powered go-kart racing, NASCAR simulator, jukeboxes and a parade. For more information, visit www.hagley.org.
Ongoing Events
- AIDS Delaware:
Registration is now open for the AIDS Walk Delaware, scheduled for September 26 at Rockford Park. AIDS Walk Delaware is presented by AIDS Delaware and Delaware HIV Consortium along with partner organizations, Faith Community Partnership and the Ministry of Caring. For more information, visit www.aidsdelaware.org
- Bloodbank of Delmarva:
350 blood donors are needed every day in this area. Now through September 4, local companies compete in the 8th annual Summer Blood Challenge to recruit the most new Blood Bank members and blood donors. You can earn prizes including gift cards or a trip to Cancun! To participate, call 1-888-8-BLOOD-8 or visit www.delmarvablood.org
- Contact Lifeline:
ContactLifeline has internship and volunteer opportunities available with the Rape Crisis program. Training classes begin in September. Individuals interested in helping victims of sexual assault can call 302-422-1154 or visit www.contactlifeline.org
- Delaware Art Museum:
The Delaware Art Museum presents Fifty Works for the First State: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, featuring art produced between 1966 and 2003 by 23 artists, on view now through August 29, 2010. This program is distributing 2,500 works from the Vogels’ collection throughout the nation, with 50 works going to a selected institution in each of the 50 states. The Delaware Art Museum is proud to be the recipient of the Vogel collection for Delaware. For more information, visit www.delart.org
- Delaware Genealogical Society:
Come to the Historical Society Library the third Saturday of the month from September until May for free genealogical research assistance from Delaware Genealogy Society volunteers who have researched their own families and would love to help you find your roots. Do you have an ancestor from Old New Castle, a Revoluntionary War soldier in your tree, or relatives who could be listed in the Wilmington City Directory of 1845? Come to the library and find out! Volunteers will help you explore surname files, printed family genealogies, area maps, and other historical records to discover your ancestors. For more information, visit www.delgensoc.org
- Delaware Museum of Natural History:
When's the last time you were invited to the home of a woodpecker? Or a rat snake? Or a black bear? Explore the homes of lots of different animals at Tree Houses, open now through Labor Day at the Delaware Museum of Natural History. Step inside an indoor tree house and discover how the animal kingdom lives among the branches. More information at 302-658-9111 or visit www.delmnh.org.
- Faithful Friends:
Kitten season is here and Faithful Friends urgently needs foster homes to save pregnant cats, abandoned kittens, and mother cats with litters. Foster care homes provide temporary care until the cats and kittens can be adopted through the adoption program. Foster care can last anywhere from 2 to 16 weeks. Foster Care Volunteers a loving home, care and administer medicines if needed. All medical care is paid for by Faithful Friends through our shelter. When kittens and mom are ready for adoption, they will be placed by going to adoption events or an adoption center when space is available. Interested volunteers should contact Kathy Collins, Cat Department Manager at 302-427-8514 ext. 3 or email catmanager@faithfulfriends.us
- Hillcrest-Bellefonte United Methodist Church:
"New to You" family clothing at Hillcrest-Bellefonte United Methodist Church, Hillcrest Ave. & Marsh Rd. Every Thursday, 9:30am to 12:30pm, and the first & third Saturdays, 9:30am to 12:30pm through December 15. Enter down ramp from parking lot, cross the back of Hillcrest Hall, up short steps to ground floor of stone building. Call 302-764-3145
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society:
The Delaware Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is currently recruiting Team in Training participants! If completing a marathon, triathlon, or 100-mile cycling race is on your to-do list, the Leukemia & Lymphoma's Team In Training program can help you get to the finish line! For more information, call your local society chapter at 302-661-7300, ext. 29 or visit www.teamintraining.org/de.
- Nemours:
The Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is offering The Bullying Group for Parents & Children, a support group for families with kids 9 to 13 years old who are or have been victims of bullying. For enrollment, call 302-651-4500.
- Youth For Understanding:
Host an exchange student with Youth For Understanding! Imagine welcoming a young person from Brazil, Japan, Germany, or one of over 60 countries into your home. Now everyday experiences take a new and exciting twist – American traditions gain deeper meaning as you share them with your new son or daughter. Welcome the world home! Host an international exchange student from Youth For Understanding USA. Call toll-free at 1-866-4-YFU-USA or visit www.yfu-usa.org to find out more information on hosting with Youth For Understanding.
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- Concord High School Class of 1976
Date: September 02, 2011
Location: The Holiday Inn Select in Claymont through Labor Day Weekend
Contact: 302-792-2700 to reserve your room
Website: Click here
- Thomas McKean High School Class of 1980
Date: November 27, 2010
Location: Embassy Suites, 654 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19713
Contact: mckeanreunion80@comcast.net
- Thomas McKean High School Class of 1970
Date: October 08, 2010
Location: Christiana Hilton Ballroom
Website: Click here
- William Penn High School Class of 1990
Date: October 06, 2010
Location: Clarion Hotel in New Castle (the Old Ramada near DE Mem Bridge)
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