Jenkintown Community Alliance A unique community of shops and neighbors.

Back by popular demand! Howl your way through the Jenkintown’s “Not So Haunted Playground” on Saturday, October 27, at 1:00 p.m. The Jenkintown Recreation Board invites you to dress up your Ghouls and Goblins and creep on over to the Jenkintown Playground on West Ave and Florence Ave and have some Halloween fun! Put on your Halloween finest to complete for best-in-show costume prizes. There will be plenty of food, arts & crafts and halloween fun on hand at this spook-tacular event! The Not So Haunted Playground, it’s not so bad.

For more information please e-mail: recboard@recboard.net
In case of rain, the event will be held in the school cafeteria.

This Little Gallery invites you to participate in their Hope-Full Hearts mosaic program benefiting The Breathing Room Foundation. Hope-Full Hearts will be a unique outside wall mural composed of individually handcrafted mosaic hearts serving as a daily tribute to those whose lives have been touched by cancer. The kickoff event at This Little Gallery, located at 617 West Avenue, on October 27th, from 10 – 4 p.m allows you to sign up to create a Hope-Full Heart and will feature samples of Hope-Full Hearts mosaics as well as an artist’s rendering of the completed mural. Trish Miller, owner of this Little Gallery has always dreamed of hosting an “interactive” art event. “Instead of just donating money, I thought it would be a wonderful experience to bring people together to create something beautiful. Art is so therapeutic…we will all benefit from something so positive and lasting.” Hope-Full Hearts are mosaic hearts you can create at special workshops. They in turn will be used to create a larger community built mosaic to be installed on the exterior wall of This Little Gallery. All proceeds to benefit The Breathing Room Foundation, with monies to be used specifically for the uninsured and the underinsured.

By making a $75.00 donation to the The Breathing Room Foundation, supporters will be able to sign up for a workshop. Workshops to be held at Derr Hall at Calgary Presbyterian Church on Bent Rd. in Wyncote. Choose from the following dates:

• Tuesday, November 13, 2007, 9:30am-11:30am
• Tuesday, November 27, 2007, 9:30am-11: 30am
• Monday, December 3, 2007, 6:00pm-8:00pm

For further information email: thislittlegallery@yahoo.com

Help dress up the square in Halloween style as the Jenkintown Recreation Board holds its annual build-a-scarecrow event on Saturday, October 13 at 2:00 PM. The Rec Board provides the hay, frame and string. Friends and families provided the clothes and inspiration. These creations will be proudly displayed in Jenkintown’s Town Square until after Halloween. There will be seasonal snacks and drinks, concluding with roasting marshmallows over a fire. If you come out you will have fun, the town will be festive and kids will enjoy free refreshments!

For more information please e-mail the Recreation Board at recboard@recboard.net.

Mark your calendars for this informative evening on Monday, October 15th, at the Elementary School Gym on Highland and West Ave. Jenkintown Home & School invites you to hear from the school board candidates and let them hear from you!

6:00 pm Opening Remarks:
Dr. Timothy Wade, Superintendent
Allison Durkin, Home & School President

Followed by tours of the ongoing renovation and construction of the Jenkintown schools and a meet & greet for parents who are new to the district.

7:00 pm Home & School Business Meeting

7:30 pm Candidates Forum
Find out about the candidates running for election to the School District of Jenkintown School Board. Each candidate will give a two-minute introduction, followed by an open question and answer session and a two-minute wrap up from each candidate. Bring your questions!

For more information, please contact:
Allison Durkin
Home & School President
email: allsndurkin@comcast.net.

The David Arnold Salon invites you to be a part of something special. On November 4, from 12:00 – 4:00 PM stylists at the David Arnold Salon will provide haircuts for $25.00 (cash or check only), a fraction of the usual cost. Bring yourself or your entire family! There will be plenty of food and drinks, so leave your house on an empty stomach. Appointments are recommended; call the salon at 215-886-2887. David Arnold’s Hair Salon is located at 603 West Ave. in Jenkintown, PA. 100% of the proceeds go to the City Of Hope Foundation to benefit cancer and HIV/AIDS research.