10/30/11 - 10/30/11
Beef & Beer Fundraiser Remembering: Kelly Reid
Come out and support a great cause at the Elks Club on Saturday October 29th from 6-11 PM. There will be music performed by Code Blue, food by Best Buddies, and various prizes and auctions. All proceeds benefit Melanoma research in honor of Kelly Reid and her family. For more information or to purchase a ticket email miles4melanomade@gmail.com or call 302-562-4118.
Elks Club
42 Elks Trail
New Castle, DE 19720
10/30/11 - 10/30/11
SPCA ADOPTION EVENT @ SEA WITCH FESTIVAL
10am-5pm
Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth
For more info call: 302.227.2233
10/30/11 - 10/30/11
THE HOWLOWEEN PAWRADE
Chadds Ford, PA – Dog lovers, this is your day! Giggybites Bakery and Marketplace is sponsoring the Howloween Pawrade to benefit Canine Partners For Life (CPL), a local non-profit service dog organization, on Saturday, October 29th, from 11:00a.m. - 3:00pm. There is a $5.00 donation to register for the games and contests.
Most events have been designed with your dog in mind. Show off your dog’s skills in “Dracula Says,” “Zombie Hunter,” “Monster Mash Mats,” and the “Treat Eating” contest. Dress your dog for the canine costume contest. You and your dog can participate in the “Scary Scavenger Hunt” around the Olde Ridge Village Shopping Center. Visit the vendor booths and take your chance in the raffles. Be sure to have your dog’s photo taken by Joan Wheeler Photography (www.joanwheelerphotography.photoreflect.com). CPL will receive a portion of the proceeds from the sitting fees.
Dog-friendly dogs are welcome on a regular leash, but please, no Flexi-leashes. Visit Giggybites at Olde Ridge Village, 100 Ridge Road, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 or www.giggybites.com for more information.
Bring the kids and family to learn about service dogs and watch the dogs working first-hand! CPL is a nonprofit organization that provides service dogs to persons with physical disabilities, mobility impairments, and seizure disorders. CPL is funded entirely through donations and special events. For more information, phone Anita Edwards at 610-869-4902 x 225, email specialevents@k94life.org, or visit www.k94life.org.
10/30/11 - 10/30/11
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will help the public properly dispose of expired, unused and unwanted medication on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, Saturday, Oct. 29. Delawareans can bring medications for disposal to any of the 28 collection sites throughout the state from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The service is free and anonymous—no questions asked.
According to the DEA, 3,398 pounds of unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications were collected in Delaware at the last event, held April 30. National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day addresses a vital public health and safety issue. Flushing medicines down the toilet or throwing them in the trash pose potential safety, environmental and health hazards. Traces of medical hormones, antidepressants, antibiotics and other drugs have been detected in Delaware’s drinking water. In addition, medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to misuse and abuse.
“I urge Delawareans to look in their medicine cabinets and take any unused medications to one of these drop-off sites," said Governor Jack Markell. “We can do our part to keep drugs out of the hands of those who might abuse them and help our environment by properly disposing of drugs we don't need."
More than 7 million Americans currently abuse prescription drugs in the U.S., according to the 2009 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Each day, approximately 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time, according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America. Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including the home medicine cabinet.
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a collaborative effort between DPH’s Office of Healthy Environments and 41 partners statewide including the Governor’s Office, DNREC’s Environmental Crimes Unit, Delaware State Police, Delaware Attorney General’s Office, Delaware Department of Justice Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the Office of Controlled Substances and other municipalities, law enforcement agencies and community groups. The collection sites in Delaware are listed below, or go to www.dea.gov and click on “Got Drugs?” or call 1-800-882-9539.
New Castle County
Christiana Care Health Services, parking lot T
Delaware State Police Troop 1A, Wilmington
Frawley Stadium
Middletown Police Station
Newark Senior Center
New Castle Co. Police Department Headquarters
New Castle Airport Terminal Building
Shipley Manor, Wilmington
University of Delaware, Public Safety Building
Kent County
Atlantic Apothecary in Smyrna
Camden Municipal Complex
Delaware State University
Dover Air Force Base Exchange
Dover Police Department
Felton Town Hall
Harrington Police Department
Heritage Assisted Living, Dover
Sussex County
Bridgeville Fire Department
Dagsboro Police Department
Delaware State Police Troop 4, Georgetown
Greenwood Police Department
Heritage Assisted Living, Milford
Lewes Ferry Terminal (DRBA)
Milford Police Department
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Mears Health Campus, Seaford
Ocean View Police Department
Rehoboth Beach Police Department
Selbyville Town Hall
Walgreens Pharmacy in Laurel
Delaware Health and Social Services is committed to improving the quality of the lives of Delaware's citizens by promoting health and well-being, fostering self-sufficiency, and protecting vulnerable populations.
10/30/11 - 1/9/12
Paint, Pattern & People
This landmark exhibition explores the stunning and diverse furniture of southeastern Pennsylvania and the people who made, owned, inherited, and collected it.
10/30/11 - 10/30/11
12th Annual Scott Mackler 5k Race for ALS
Sunday 12:00 noon at Temple Beth El Newark,De 19711 5K run/walk to benefit patients with Lou Gehrig's disease. All proceeds raised support The Greater Philadelphia ALS Association's Assistive Technology Program.
10/30/11 - 10/30/11
Lupus Loop 5K Run & 2.5 Mile Walk for Lupus Now
The 20th Annual Lupus Loop is the oldest of the national events hosted by the Lupus Foundation of America. Proceeds benefit the Philadelphia Tri-State Chapter, which provides support programs and services to the individuals living with lupus in the area.
