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Salesianum School Honored by Jefferson Awards as National Recipient for Outstanding Service
Posted on: 2010-06-30
Salesianum School Honored by Jefferson Awards as National Recipient for Outstanding Service by a High School for the Second Consecutive Year
Wilmington, DE – Salesianum School has been recognized by the Jefferson Awards for Public Service Youth Service Initiative as the National Recipient for Outstanding Service by a High School. The school won the honor in 2009 as well, making them the first two time recipient. The announcement was made at the annual Jefferson Awards Gala on June 22 in Washington, D.C. Fourteen Salesianum students traveled to Washington for the three day event, which included a visit with Vice President Joseph Biden.
During the 2009-2010 school year, over 125 high schools touching over 80,000 students have provided leadership in implementing the Jefferson Awards-Deloitte Youth Service Initiative (YSI). This year, there were eight regions participating—Charleston, Chicago, Delaware, Central Florida, Memphis, San Francisco Bay Area, Savannah and Toledo. Each high school was challenged to form a leadership team responsible for specific deliverables aimed at increasing volunteerism at that high school. These teams were assisted through specific leadership and ethics training and by coaches provided by corporate partners and community volunteers.
Salesianum School is a Roman Catholic independent secondary school that teaches young men to Live Jesus, guided by the spirituality of Saint Francis de Sales, through a college preparatory education, enabling them to take their place in the world as Salesian gentlemen.
Website: www.salesianum.org/about/headlines/2010-jeff-award-official.asp
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Tri-State Leads Wildlife Response to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spil
Posted on: 2010-06-06
Experts from Tri-State Bird Rescue and Reasearch are leading the wildlife rescue efforts following the Deepwater Horizon incident in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tri-State's oil spill response team has been on the Gulf Coast since the last week in April.
For Information on how you can help, click the link below.
Website: tristatebird.org/
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TNA Dues
Posted on: 2010-02-02
TNA is still accepting dues.
Annual Dues: $5.00 Individuals & Seniors
$10.00 Family
$25.00 Corporate
You may mail them to the post office box: TNA, Box 8073, Wilmington, DE 19803
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Many Thanks Go Out To Our Neighbor, Dwayne Coleman
Posted on: 2010-01-12
Our neighbor Dwayne Coleman of Coleman's General Contracting worked again for days clearing many of our neighborhood streets of snow with his own equipment and assisted drivers stuck in the snow and ice. His neighborly kindness enabled many of us to quickly get our cars moving freely. He very generously gives his time, wear and tear on his equipment and gas to allow his neighbors to move about with their vehicles. For many of us, the City will not send a plow for days, if ever. If Dwayne assisted your block please consider pitching in a monetary donation assist him with his time
and expense. Donations and a thank you could be left at ...2010 Van Buren Street.
THANK YOU DWAYNE!!
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Hand-held Cell Phone Ban
Posted on: 2010-01-12
Beginning January 1, 2010, mobile telephone use while operating a moving motor vehicle or while riding a bicycle will only be allowed when equipped with built-in speakers or a hands-free accessory. The ban also prohibits placing or receiving text messages, sending or receiving emails on mobile telephones or other electronic devices; and establishes penalty for this civil violation with a $50.00 assessment.
Website: www.wilmingtonde.gov/cellphones/index.htm
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Urban Bike Project
Posted on: 2009-09-22
We are a not-for-profit bicycle shop located in Wilmington, Delaware with a focus on education and mechanical self-reliance. We have a full compliment of shop quality tools and provide educational programs and mechanical assistance to City of Wilmington residents and youth in need.
A note to donors of bicycles. Please do not leave donations outside the shop!!! Instead drop any bikes or parts off during our open hours. We may be able to arrange a pickup if it is not convenient for you to drop off.
Have mechanical aptitude and a desire to get your hands greasy? Want to become a better mechanic but need some more practice? Come by and help us fix up bikes that will go towards our free bike program and sales.
Website: urbanbikeproject.org/
Email: info@urbanbikeproject.org
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CRIME PREVENTION HOME INSPECTION PROGRAM
Posted on: 2009-09-14
The Wilmington Police Deparment will conduct crime prevention inspections of individual residences at your request. The inspection takes about an hour. Officers trained in crime prevention inspections come to your home and offer suggestions on how to improve your safety and how to make your home less attractive to burglars, etc.
Schedule by calling Lt. Akil at 576-3188 or by email
Email: Faheem.Akil@cj.state.de.us
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Homeowners Save Energy, Cash with Tax Breaks
Posted on: 2009-09-08
Click Here for Full Article
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Seniors 65+ Property Tax Exemption Program and Other Senior Citizen Programs Offered by the City
Posted on: 2009-08-10
The City provides a property tax exemption up to $565 dollars per year to homeowners aged 65 and over who qualify based on income. If you qualify, you also receive a discount on your water and sewer bills.
Website: 76.12.60.78/departments/seniortax.htm
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DE Motor Vehicle...DID YOU KNOW?
Posted on: 2009-05-12
Effective January 1, 2009, the Division of Motor Vehicles has stopped sending registration renewal notifications by mail. Customers who wish to receive registration renewal notifications via email and/or automated telephone calls must complete an online form at the DMV website.
Before completing the online form you will need to have your driver's license and vehicle registration card. The vehicle owner's drivers license number, license plate number and title date are required in order to submit the form. The title date can be found on your vehicle registration card.
citizen.de.gov/public.ejs?command=PublicNotificationHome
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Report burned-out street lights to Delmarva Power
Posted on: 2009-04-07
Call 800-375-7117, press '0' for Customer Service, then give the street address and the 5 digit pole numbers found on the 2 metal tags on the pole. Or you can report by using this link.
Website: www.delmarva.com/contact/streetLight/
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Emergency Telephone Tree
Posted on: 2009-02-10
Recently moved into the neighborhood or never registered? Join the phone tree by calling Frank Joyce at 656-1522. The phone tree will alert you in the event of an area-wide emergency.
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Yard Waste Procedures
Posted on: 2009-02-10
Put leaves and yard waste out with your trash on regular trash day in the paper bags that you can get from the city. The bags are available from Constituent Services in the City County Building or 2nd Neighborhood Planning Council office at 2205 North Jefferson Street.
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'SAVE THE DREAM'
Posted on: 2008-10-14
There are now hundreds of thousands of families all across America facing foreclosure because they simply cannot afford their mortgage payments, or they owe far more than their house is currently worth. To make matters even worse, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports that approximately 50% of home owners who do loose their homes to foreclosure have never once contacted their lender.
If you know a family in this unfortunate position, who may be facing foreclosure encourage them to reach out to their lender or a housing counseling agency so that they can begin the process of exploring a loan workout solution and hopefully stay in their homes.
Here are direct links to two of the best resource sites available that you can use both to educated yourselves and to share with people in need of learning more about how they can help themselves avoid foreclosure:
- Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
- The HOPE NOW Alliance
Here is the Homeowner’s HOPE Hotline
(1-888-995-HOPE)
America got into this foreclosure crisis one house at a time, and we need to resolve it one house at a time. Please help 'Save the Dream' for someone today. Thank you.
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SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
Posted on: 2008-06-10
The City of Wilmington requires that residents have a carbon monoxide detector in their home and a working smoke detector on each floor of their residence.
Firefighters will install donated smoke detectors in resident's homes upon request. No age limit applies here; if detectors continue to be available, residents of limited means may request to have one or more installed in their homes.
Website: 76.12.60.78/departments/fire_carbon.htm
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DON'T DRINK & DRIVE!
Posted on: 2008-03-11
VOLUNTEERS DRIVE YOU HOME
IN YOUR OWN VEHICLE
FRI & SAT 10pm - 2am
IT’S FREE !
Call: (302) 999 - 9079
or
(877) 999 - 9079
Website: www.delawaredd.org
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