Redistricting reform meetings
Rich Rafferty, Montgomery County coordinator of Fair Districts PA, will present Making Your Vote Count – Redistricting Reform on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 6:30 p.m. at Fox Chase Library, 501 Rhawn St.
A similar presentation will take place on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 6:45 p.m. at Northeast Regional Library, 2228 Cottman Ave.
For more information, contact Rafferty at 484-756-9510 or bg3n3rich@verizon.net. ••
Open house Sunday at Maternity BVM
Maternity BVM Elementary School, 9322 Old Bustleton Ave., will host an open house on Sunday, Jan. 26, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
The school invites families who are interested in having their children attend BVM. The open house will include tours, a scholastic book fair, a student art show, registration information and a chance to meet the teachers.
Call 215-908-3329 or visit maternitybvm.net. ••
Job search help available at NE library
Get help with your resume, job search and interviewing skills with CareerLink at Northeast Regional Library, 2228 Cottman Ave., on Fridays through February.
The dates and times are Jan, 24 and Feb. 14 and 28 at 1 p.m. and Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 and 21 at 10 a.m. The sessions are free, and no registration is required. ••
Bag sale at local thrift shop
The women of Temple Menorah Keneseth Chai, 4301 Tyson Ave., are sponsoring a bag sale through Friday, Jan. 24.
Customers can fill a bag of clothing for $6. Weekday hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shop will be closed from Jan. 26-31 and reopen on Feb. 2, restocked with winter and spring clothing. Sunday hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 215-624-9600. ••
MaST holding casino fundraiser
MaST schools will hold a casino night fundraiser on Friday, Jan. 24, from 7 to 11 p.m., at Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, 11630 Caroline Road.
Tickets cost $65 and include dinner, drinks, music, entertainment, casino games and free play money.
To be a sponsor, email info@mastccs.org.
To buy tickets, go to mastccs.org/casinonight. ••
Feb. 1 flea market at St. Hubert
St. Hubert High School, 7320 Torresdale Ave., will host a flea market on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 7:30 a.m. to noon in the cafeteria.
Proceeds benefit the faculty scholarship fund.
Vendors are being accepted.
For more information, call 215-624-6840 or email fleamarket@huberts.org. ••
KleinLife is going on the road
Travel with KleinLife will go on a four-day, three-night trip to Newport, Rhode Island from June 8-11, 2020. Highlights of the trip are a tour of the Scenic Ten Mile Drive, a visit to the Touro Synagogue, America’s oldest, a visit to Olde Mistick Village and a harbor cruise. The excursion features three overnight stays at the Foxwoods Casino-Great Cedar Hotel, which includes a $30 slot play, three full breakfast buffets, two dinner buffets or a food credit and one dinner in a Newport restaurant as well as roundtrip motorcoach transportation. Cost for the trip is $750 double occupancy, with a $190 supplement for single occupancy.
For additional details and reservations and a free Travel with KleinLife brochure, contact Andrea Kimelheim at 215-698-7300, Ext. 176 or akimelheim@kleinlife.com. ••
Citizenship classes at Tacony Library
The Philadelphia Citizenship Action Network will offer free citizenship classes at Tacony Library, 6742 Torresdale Ave.
An information session is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8, at 10 a.m. The classes begin on Feb. 22.
Participants must bring their Green Card to the information session.
To apply, people must be 18 or older; be able to read, write and speak English; have a clean criminal record; and live in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware or Montgomery counties. Call 215-457-0272. ••
St. Bart celebrating St. Patrick’s Day
St. Bartholomew will present its St. Patrick’s Day Extravaganza on Saturday, March 14, from 7 p.m. to midnight in the parish hall, 5600 Harbison Ave.
Tickets cost $40 and include a hot buffet, beer, soda, a DJ, basket raffle and 50/50. Guests must be 21 or older and are welcome to BYOB.
Tickets will be sold after the 8 and 11 a.m. Masses. Or, call the rectory at 215-831-1224. ••
