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Spring 2024 newsletter

Yeadon Borough’s Spring 2024 Newsletter

The Spring 2024 edition of the Yeadon Borough Newsletter has been released and delivered to residents throughout the borough. This issue is also available to read online.

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Spring 2024 Newsletter

Flag Day

Flag Day Celebration – Saturday, June 15th

Bring out your family and friends to Yeadon’s Flag Day Celebration!

Saturday, June 15, 2024

Longacre Boulevard – Kerr Field
Festivities Begin at 10:00 AM

Follow the parade, witness the flag-raising ceremony, partake in the patriotic contests, play the carnival games and children’s activities, enjoy live entertainment, meet our veterans, eat delicious foods, shop with our vendors, win prizes, gaze at the fireworks and simply enjoy a day of patriotic fun with your community!

Free Admission! Everyone is welcome! Fireworks at Dusk (approximately 9:00 PM)

FOR MORE INFORMATION: email info@yeadonborough.com or call 610-284-1606

 

Flag Day flyer

 

Blood Drive June 6

Blood Drive at Yeadon Borough Hall Thursday, June 6th – Donate to Save Lives!

Yeadon Police Department presents an American Red Cross Blood Drive taking place Thursday, June 6, 2024 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Yeadon Borough Hall
Auditorium, Main Level
600 Church Ln
Yeadon, PA 19050

Please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: YeadonPD to schedule an appointment.

Maximize your blood donation. Help more patients.
If you are an eligible type O, B – or A – donor, consider making a Power Red donation. Red blood cells are the most commonly transfused blood component.

Streamline your donation experience and save up to 15 minutes by visiting RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass to complete your pre-donation reading and health history questions on the day of your appointment.

Yeadon Police Blood Drive flyer

Kerr Field Track Now Open to Public for Walking Only; Hours Extended

Beginning Monday, April 22, 2024, The Rap Curry Athletic Complex Kerr Field will now open each morning at 5:00am. The complex will still remain open until 7:00 p.m. In addition, the complex will also begin allowing community members to use the track for walking purposes only.

Please be advised that inappropriate use of the track of any kind is strictly prohibited and will result in removal from the Athletic Complex.

These updates will remain effective for the remainder of the fiscal year (June 30, 2024). The
William Penn School District team will continue to monitor the financial viability of these updates and reserve the right to make any changes that need to be made based on resource availability.

Kerr Field Track

Native Plants webinar

Transform Your Yard: Grass Removal, Pollinators, & Native Plants – Free Webinar on Wednesday, April 24

Regenerate biodiversity and ecosystem function in your own yard!

This webinar – presented by the Darby Creek Valley Association (DCVA) and Lower Merion Conservancy – will describe the reasons and ways to make small yet meaningful changes as well as resources for making bigger changes and opportunities to receive free native plant plugs through local organizations and volunteer work.

Presenters include Michelle Detwiler from Wild About Native Plants and Jamie Anderson from Eastern Delaware County Stormwater Collaborative. A member of the Coopertown Beautification Crew, who has done this in their own yard, will discuss how they started their grassroots neighboRhood initiative. Inspired by Homegrown National Park.

FREE Zoom Webinar:
Transform Your Yard: Grass Removal, Pollinators, and Native Plants

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 – 7:00 PM

REGISTER HERE

Pollinator webinar flyer

Free Composting Workshop

Register Now for Free Composting Workshop on May 14

Are you unsure of what to do with your kitchen, garden, and yard scraps? Would you like natural, homemade compost for your lawn and garden?

Expand your waste reduction efforts by signing up for this free Backyard Composting class – and turn your organic waste into a valuable resource for your garden.

Learn the benefits and process of composting, plus everything you need to know about setting up and maintaining a compost bin to turn kitchen scraps, yard waste, and more into natural, home-made compost.

Registrants will also receive a FREE 82-gal compost bin (one bin per housheold).

This workshop is free, but registration is required.

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
6:00-7:30 PM

Yeadon Borough
600 Church Lane, Yeadon, PA 19050

Learn More and Register

Roadwork Notice

Notice of Road Construction: Duff Avenue Between Stetser and Callahan Avenues

Road reconstruction on Duff Avenue (between Callahan Avenue and Stetser Avenue) will begin on or about April 10, 2024.

During this time, this section of road will be closed and barricaded for 24 hours a day until this work is completed.

Residents of Callahan Ave. and Stetser Ave. will have access to their homes at all-time. There will be no access for school buses, emergency vehicles, postal delivery, trash collection or residents until this work is completed.

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated, as we look forward to a safe and speedy completion of this project.

Mayor Hepkins Response to Police Report

Mayor Hepkins Responds to Police Efficiency Study

Yeadon Borough Mayor Rohan Hepkins has prepared and released a formal response to the previously unreleased Borough of Yeadon, PA Police Department Efficiency Study prepared by The Volari Group in December 2022.

View the original report: Borough of Yeadon, PA Police Department Efficiency Study
(please note that sections of this report have been redacted for confidentiality)

View the Mayor’s response: Mayor’s Response to Volari Group Report

Chatting with the Chief

Yeadon Public Library Hosting Public Discussion Forums with Police Chief Henry Giammarco Jr.

Yeadon Public Library will host Police Chief Henry Giammarco Jr. for a series of open forums to update residents and answer any questions. Come out, get informed & have your questions answered. Light refreshments will be served.

Chatting With the Chief Sessions at Yeadon Public Library

  • Tuesday, February 27: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  • Tuesday, February 27: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
  • Tuesday, March 19: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  • Tuesday, March 19: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Tuesday, April 16: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  • Tuesday, April 16: 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

For More Information Contact: 610-623-4090

Yeadon Public Library
809 Longacre Blvd.
Yeadon, PA 19050