Take Back The Night: Pottstown – Rally And Vigil

On Thursday, April 30th at 6:00pm – 8:00pm, the YWCA Tri-County Area will be hosting a Take Back the Night rally and vigil at Memorial Park in Pottstown in honor of all of the survivors and victims of sexual violence. Take Back the Night (TBTN) is a national movement to raise awareness about sexual violence and give a voice to survivors whose stories are too often silenced. The event will include a keynote speaker, a “Speak Out” section for survivors to share their stories, music, a candle light vigil and moment of silence, and community resources.

To learn more about Take Back the Night… http://takebackthenight.org/

Contact information:

Mary Kate Fain

mfain@ywcatricountyarea.org

610-323-1888 x202

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Mary Kate Fain as soon as possible.

Breast Cancer: What You’re Eating & What May Be Eating You

Fellowship Farm and The Center for Advancement in Cancer Education

Invite You to an Empowering Saturday Afternoon, February 11, 2012, 1­4pm

Breast Cancer:

What You’re Eating & What May Be Eating You

Fellowship Farm

2488 Sanatoga Rd., Pottstown, PA 19464

 

Featuring Susan Silberstein, Ph.D.

• Founder/Director, Center for Advancement in Cancer Education
• Book Author: Hungry for Health and Hungrier for Health
• National Lecturer: Nutrition & Cancer Prevention
• Creator of video, Breast Cancer: The Diet Connection
• Editor of Immune Perspectives and Global Woman
• Fulbright Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa, numerous awards

This program provides women with potentially life-changing information on preventing breast cancer, preventing its recurrence and supporting yourself during or after treatment.

Men are also welcomed to support loved ones, mothers, daughters, sisters and wives. Understanding growing rates of male breast cancer and prostate cancer are applicable.

Please RSVP:  Deb Mason @ 610-326-3008, 215-870-0349, or eleanorvallone@gmail.com, director@fellowship-­farm.org, www.fellowship-­farm.org

(Call in case of snow)

Luzerne, Lackawanna, Columbia, Sullivan and Wyoming Counties – Highest Incidence Of Heart Disease Death In PA

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The five-county region of Luzerne, Lackawanna, Columbia, Sullivan and Wyoming counties has the highest incidence of heart disease death in Pennsylvania, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

These counties are the only ones in the state falling into the CDC’s most distressing category, showing 455 to 651 of every 100,000 deaths in people over age 35 are a direct result of heart disease.

Dr. Thomas Isaacson, chief of cardiology at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center’s Richard and Marion Pearsall Heart Hospital in Plains Township, said this area has a high rate of heart disease due to a number of risk factors here, especially smoking.

“We know smoking has a big impact on this,” Isaacson said. “We have a high prevalence of smoking in our communities.

Read more: http://thedailyreview.com/news/area-counties-have-highest-rate-of-heart-disease-in-state-1.1261599

Occupy Pottstown Stages Peaceful Demonstration To Raise Awareness

A group of concerned citizens staged a peaceful demonstration at the corner of South Hanover Street and College Drive this afternoon to raise awareness about the problems that are plaguing our society and Pottstown.  Occupy Pottstown is a diverse group of people brought together by the desire to promote social change.   The group varied in size over the nearly three-hour demonstration and included all age ranges.  A few dozen people came and went during the demonstration; with several people joining the group after getting home from work.  One person left early to go to work.  Contrary to what some believe, most people in Occupy Pottstown are employed and a good percentage are homeowners in the borough. 

The majority of people driving by had two reactions:  a.  they just looked or b.  they blew their horns in support!  There were a few who yelled clever things out their window like “get a job”, but they were a small minority.

The news media turned out to cover today’s event.  A reporter and photographer from the Fishwrap were present along with someone from Channel 69.

The next rally will be Saturday, November 27th aka Small Business Saturday, in downtown Pottstown.   Occupy Pottstown is looking to support downtown Pottstown merchants.  The rally will be from 10am until noon.

Here are some pictures from this afternoon’s demonstration.