All Over Bucks County
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: Network of Victim Assistance (NOVA)
January 24, 2012 By katie
Network of Victim Assistance supports, counsels and empowers victims of sexual assault and other serious crimes in Bucks County through advocacy, community education and prevention programs. The community-based, non-profit provides assistance to help victims and their families recover from the physical, emotional and financial trauma of victimization.
NOVA offers individual and group counseling in addition to a 24-hour a day crisis intervention hotline (1-800-675-6900), accompaniment to the emergency room and legal proceedings, advocacy to ensure victims’ rights and assistance in filing for crime victim’s compensation.
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: Bucks County 4-H
January 24, 2012 By katie
4-H is a community of young people across America learning leadership, citizenship and life skills, enabling kids to have fun, meet new people, learn new skills, build self-confidence, learn responsibility, and set and achieve goals. It’s where kids learn by doing cool things!
If you’ve heard that 4-H is only for farm families, think again. But, they do have agriculture/livestock clubs too! 4-H reaches youngsters in cities, suburbs, and rural areas; in fact, 4-H is the largest youth organization in the world.Anyone aged eight to 18 may participate in the 4-H Youth Development Programs in Bucks County. Activities include club meetings, project round-ups, tours, trips, community service, special interest programs, overnight and day camps, club officers and leadership training.
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton, Inc.
January 24, 2012 By katie
The Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton, Inc. (AAAP) is a non-profit organization which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2012.
AAAP members promote astronomy through monthly lectures, public star-watches at the club’s observatory, star parties at local schools, and a regional star party.
AAAP meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month, September to June, at 8:00pm in Peyton Hall, 4 Ivy Lane on the Princeton University campus. Meetings are free and open to the public and there is ample free parking in the lot across from Peyton Hall.
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: Bucks County Neighbors
January 24, 2012 By katie
Bucks County Neighbors is a social and philanthropic club dedicated to promoting friendship between newcomers to the Bucks County area and longtime residents. Their current membership has reached 200 members.
They were once known as the Welcome Wagon, which started in 1977, and changed their name to Bucks County Neighbors in 1998. They offer many activities including bridge, Scrabble, Mah Jongg, book discussions, theater, crafts, and day trips.
In November 2011 Bucks County Neighbors raised funds which were donated to Operation Homefront, and Stand Down. Their next Newcomer Coffee will be held in March at the home of one of their members.
For more information visit www.buckscountyneighbors.com.
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: Sunshine Foundation
January 24, 2012 By katie
Sunshine Foundation, located in Feasterville, is the original wish granting organization, answering the dreams of chronically ill, physically challenged and abused children ages three to 18, whose families cannot fulfill their requests due to the financial strain that the child’s illness may cause.
Sunshine Foundation is celebrating its 35th anniversary since being founded in 1976 by then Philadelphia police officer Bill Sample. In these 35 years, the dreams of over 36,000 deserving children have been answered!
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: Bucks County Opportunity Council
January 24, 2012 By katie
The mission of the Bucks County Opportunity Council is to help low-income people in Bucks County achieve sustainable economic self-sufficiency. All services utilize a personalized approach founded on education and partnership with the community.
Service outcomes measure how well clients prevent, eliminate, or reduce need for government subsidies. Services include emergency, and prevention assistance, financial literacy and asset development, free income tax filing, food assistance, job search and employment skills, home-energy conservation services and education, and the Economic Self-Sufficiency Program, the cornerstone of their service provision.The Economic Self-Sufficiency Program helps hard-working, motivated people gain the education, skills, and resources to thrive without any future need for cash welfare subsidies.
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: BucksMont “Squires of Song”
January 24, 2012 By katie
The BucksMont “Squires of Song” Chorus is made up of over 30 males ranging in age from 15 to 80. They sing that four-part (a capella) harmony style of music. Although their goal is to preserve the old songs of Mom and Pop, they also emphasize more modern types of music anywhere from Doo-Wop to Broadway musicals.
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: Fonthill Castle
January 24, 2012 By katie
Henry Mercer’s unbelievable dream house was built in 1910 entirely of hand-mixed, reinforced concrete by Mercer himself, who was a noted tile-maker, archaeologist, artist and writer as well as a leader in the turn-of-the-20th century arts and crafts movement.
The castle boasts 44 rooms, 18 fireplaces, 32 stairwells, and more than 200 windows of varying shapes and sizes.
INSPIRATIONAL
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: Sunshine Foundation
January 24, 2012 By katie
Sunshine Foundation, located in Feasterville, is the original wish granting organization, answering the dreams of chronically ill, physically challenged and abused children ages three to 18, whose … [Read More...]
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: The Teal Tea Foundation
January 24, 2012 By katie
Mission: To help raise ovarian cancer awareness and to support research efforts focused on early detection, treatments and a cure for ovarian cancer. The Foundation membership is dedicated to helping … [Read More...]
SPORTS
New BCTA program starts Feb. 25th
January 24, 2012 By katie
The Bucks County Tennis Association (BCTA) continues its popular low-cost community tennis programs with an indoor season in Upper/Central Bucks and Lower Bucks running February 25th through March … [Read More...]
COMMUNITY GUIDEBOOK PROFILE: Bucks County Disc Golf Alliance
January 24, 2012 By katie
The first event of 2012 for the Bucks County Disc Golf Alliance (BCDGA) was held on Saturday, January 7th at Tyler State Park in Newtown. The Tyler Ice Bowl is a one-round disc golf tournament … [Read More...]
