Lower Providence Township Spring/Summer 2014

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News Spring/Summer 2014

New LPPD Drop-off Site Provides Safe & Convenient Medicine Disposal A medicine return box is now available at the Lower Providence Township Police Department, 100 Parklane Drive, Eagleville. The MedReturn box, located in the lobby of the police department, can be accessed Monday through Friday, 7 am to 8 pm. It provides a safe and convenient way to dispose of unused medication. Any controlled, non-controlled and over-the-counter medications are accepted. It is recommended that identifying labels be removed or blotted out with a permanent marker before disposal. The medicine must be in a sealed container such as the original bottle or a sealed bag. Liquid products and creams should be in original containers. Pet medications are accepted. Intravenous solutions, injectables and needles, and illicit substances will not be accepted. The program is anonymous and no attempt will be made to identify an individual. The 6th annual "On Your Marc" 5K Run/Walk will start and finish at the Lower Providence Fire Company, 3199 Ridge Pike, Eagleville.

Save the Date! Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014

"On Your Marc" was founded by Lower Providence Township residents Mary and Megan MacFarland. Mary's son and Megan's brother, Marc Small, was killed in action on February 12, 2009 in Afghanistan. Marc served as a Special Forces Medic with the U.S. Army. The event was established to preserve Marc's memory, as well as to benefit those he loved and volunteered to protect. The race benefits "Small Steps in Speech," a foundation created by Marc's fiancĂŠe Amanda Charney to assist children with communicative disorders. For additional information, visit www.smallstepsinspeech.com. Look for race details on the Township website, www.lowerprovidence.org/events.htm

The prescription drug collection program is sponsored by the Lower Providence Township Police Department, Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, the Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association, the state Commission on Crime and Delinquency, and the Pennsylvania Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs. Dangers of improper prescription drug disposal: ! Almost all prescription drugs involved in overdoses are originally prescribed by physicians. ! Prescription drug abuse has quadrupled in the past ten years; it now results in more deaths than all illicit street drugs combined. ! Prescription drug abuse is growing among adolescents in Pennsylvania: 13 percent of high school-aged children have abused opioid pain relievers, 6 percent tranquilizers, and 12 percent amphetamines.

In This Issue Contact Information..................................2 New Directors Join Staff............................2 Meeting Schedule .....................................2 Spring Storms ...........................................4 Arcola Road Bridge Update .......................5 Code Reminders........................................6 PA 1 Call....................................................7 Exceptional Scouts....................................8 Community Center Building Fund............10 Fire Department: Opportunity for Service...10 Sewer Authority News ............................12 Library News...........................................13 HHW Collection Events............................14 Electronics Collection Events...................15 Paper Shredding Events...........................16 Stormwater Runoff .................................17 Parks & Recreation Department.........18-22

Lower Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania • www.lowerprovidence.org


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