Friends of Pennypack E-Cycling Event!!

Community E-CYCLE Event !!!!

Supporting FRIENDS OF PENNYPACK PARK

April 21, 9 AM until Noon

Lincoln High School parking lot off of Ryan Avenue

Please bring us all of your electronics whether they work or not, broken or intact.
This is a great opportunity to remove e-waste from your homes.
This is a fund raising event, and though free to the public, donations are encouraged. We do suggest a $5 donation for each TV, CRT monitor, fax machine, scanner or other large item. (Tax receipts available upon request)

We accept the following items*.
Blenders
Blow dryers
Cell phone chargers
Cables
Calculators
Cell phones
Circuit boards
Computer equipment
Coffee machines
Copiers and printers
DVR’s
Electronic tools
Mixers
Hand held devices
IPOD’s, CD Players
Keyboards
Laptops
Modem’s/ routers
Monitors
Power/extension cords
Microwaves
Power supply units
Printers
Small appliances
Stereos/record players
Telephones
Telephone systems
Televisions
Toasters
Vacuum cleaners VCR’s
And more…
Basically, anything electric or battery powered

*We do not accept large appliances such as washers, dryers, or refrigerators, light bulbs, smoke detectors, dehumidifiers, AC units or anything with a refrigerant, gas powered or with harmful chemicals.

All items will be properly recycled by a local company. Not only does this help the environment - they won’t end up in our landfills - it will help maintain jobs in the Northeast and 100% of the donations collected will go towards Friends of Pennypack Park (FOPP) to help maintain and revitalize the park.

If you are a business - you would typically pay to have this equipment removed. We will do it for a small donation.

This event will be held rain or shine. This event will coincide with FOPP’s monthly recycling. You can also bring in aluminum cans, books (no encyclopedias or text books) clothing (clean and dry) and printer cartridges. After January 2013, state law will not allow any electronic waste to be pick-up at the curbside and placed in landfills. ***Pick-ups are not available *** Once containers are filled we will stop collecting materials *** No early birds or drop offs after 12:00 PM *** We reserve the right to not accept any item because of its size, weight, quantity or safety to our volunteers

For questions contact us at foppmembers@yahoo.com or call 215-934-PARK (7275) Partners in this program are MPC (Materials Processing Corp) and Lincoln High School

Our Newest MBA Member--L.B's Cuts!!

Welcome to our newest Mayfair Business Association member, Lou from L.B's Cuts at 3151 Levick Street. Give Lou a call at (267) 343-5307 ‎ to set up an appointment! Make sure to "Like" his Facebook page here and you can follow him on Twitter at @LBsCuts.

This Week in Mayfair (3/26/12)

Sorry kids, late post today because I was still busy recovering from the awesome time that was had by all at the 2nd Annual Friends of Mayfair Memorial Playground Easter Egg Hunt. Although the weather was a bit dicey at times, it never actually full-on poured and we had a great turnout!!

Many of our MBA members were t-shirt sponsors, gave us food/drink donations or just helped us out in general. Check out the picture below and you can see the many members who participated!
All proceeds from this event are going towards the purchase of an 8-foot fence to keep out the vandals (DON'T get me started on vandals. Trust me you don't want an entire entry dedicated to how I think taggers and vandals are the mental equivalent of dogs peeing on random objects to mark their territory. Another day perhaps.)and also the purchase of the next piece of playground equipment (an awesome rumble slide). So anyway that's my excuse and if you don't like it well, you can kindly suck it. So posh of me don't you think? HA!!

Let's explore what else is going on in this fantastical hood of neighbors called Mayfair:

Another week, another creative excuse to drink delicious beer creations at the Grey Lodge. On Friday March 30, 2012 starting at 6pm, the GL will be holding the "Abbeys, Angels, Ports and Serpents" (For the sake of my fingers and sanity let's just call it AAPS for short.) So what is AAPS all about? Why beer of course! Grey Lodge will be tapping a bunch of Port/Lost Abbey beers including 2 different Angel Shares.

On Tap will be:
Lost Abbey Deliverance
Lost Abbey Serpent Stout
Port Midnight Expressions
Lost Abbey Brandy-Barrel Angel Share
Lost Abbey Bourbon-Barrel Angel Share
Port Brewing Older Viscosity
and one or two Port IPAs

And what is a Grey Lodge event without a crazy little contest? Do you happen to look like this guy?

This is Tomme Arthur, co-founder of Port/Lost Abbey. If you do or happen to know someone who looks like him drag yourself to the Grey Lodge around 8pm for a look-alike contest!! Prize? Not sure....maybe bragging rights and a couple of free brews? (don't quote me on that!!!)

While at the Grey Lodge celebrating AAPS on Friday stick around for their "Meet the Author" series starting at 6:30pm (you're already there drinking beer...might as well get your well-rounded literary on!). Local author Brady Russell will be joining and mingling. He just released a book, Dream Her Back: Two Novellas from Pittsburg, Kansas, in Kindle format. Look at you! All growns up and cultured-like!! Sipping on religious-themed beer and meeting authors. Pretty soon you'll be sipping wine and discussing the Philadelphia Art Museum's upcoming feature "Gauguin, Cézanne, Matisse: Visions of Arcadia" and the opening of the Barnes Foundation's new Philadelphia location! (April 20th fellow art nerds) Leave your beret at home...that's just overkill.

Well now that you're confident and cultured to the tips of your toes you can stop by Torresdale Flowers to win that jelly bean contest! It's easy. Get to the store and guess how many jelly beans are in the jar. The winner, announced on April 7th, gets a $50 gift card to use in the store. Get started early on your Easter candy shopping too because they are stocked with Asher's Chocolates for all your candy needs. GO!! What are you waiting for!!!??

Viriva CCU, the very definition of urbane and polished wants to increase your cultural relativity by giving away an iPad 2. Hello? Who doesn't want an iPad 2?? Sophisticated people like you of course! For all the details click here.

Speaking of cultured, Mike Perzel has been waiting like a gentleman for you to drop in and get a quote on your personal insurance (Auto, Home, Renters, Life) at the Perzel Agency. While there, don't forget your $5.00 Wawa Gift Card and be entered to win 2 PHILLIES TICKETS; great seats Section 131, Row 5 (game to be determined). No Purchase Necessary must be 18 years or older. Just make sure you mention the MBA! All MBA members also qualify for a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card for getting a quote on your Business Insurance.

Now get yourself out there to do ALL of the above lest your definition of "high class" be similar to this guy's.

This Week in Mayfair (3/19/12)

Hot damn! I think it's officially safe to say that spring is here. This weather has been just gorgeous recently, all the daffodils are out and the tulips in my garden are starting to pop up. I'm also starting to see that soft dusting of spring green in Pennypack where all the little leaf buds are starting to crack open. I love it!

So of course this weekend I decided to wear cutie sandals and flip-flops give my feet a break from boots and heavy shoes. Guys, let me clue you in...as soon as the warm weather starts there is only one thing on your lady's mind---PEDIS!! Alright, maybe they aren't as superficial as me and think of more than that (babies, puppies, and the horrible humanitarian crisis in Syria--Deep. She's a keeper). But I swear, as soon as the thermometer hit's 65 on a regular basis, I'm on the phone to my friend Denise making a pedicure appointment so we can relax, read trashy gossip magazines, and get made fun of to our faces while not understanding a word of what the nail salon girls are saying. Where's Frank Costanza when you need him?? Ah never mind, I'll just call Lisa and the girls at BellaLisa Hair Studios for some pampering instead. Lisa would never allow this:


Since I've determined I'm going to go full-throttle girlie-girl this week, I might as well stop in to see Antoniette at Torresdale Flowers to pick myself up a lovely bouquet that I can carry around like the reigning Ms. America. (Duh, of COURSE I have a tiara. How dare you ask me that, peasant!) Plus they are hosting a jelly bean contest. Get to the store and guess how many jelly beans are in the jar. The winner, announced on April 7th, gets a $50 gift card to use in the store. And they have Asher's Easter Chocolates. Everyone knows girls love chocolate. Done!

After last week's craziness at the Grey Lodge, Scoats and clan are taking it easy this week (read: still recovering from the Irish Flu). Quizzo is the only thing on the calendar on Wednesday at 8pm. No need to drink this week since you did enough of that this weekend and oh, pretty much all of last week. Use the $25 bar tab prize to order some food, you lushy mess.

Mike Perzel is back from vacation (what is this with EVERYONE going on vaca without me?) and is base-tanned and ready to give you a quote on your personal insurance (Auto, Home, Renters, Life) at the Perzel Agency. Make sure you get that $5.00 Wawa Gift Card and be entered to win 2 PHILLIES TICKETS; great seats Section 131, Row 5 (game to be determined). No Purchase Neccessary must be 18 years or older. Just make sure you mention the glorious and fabulous MBA! All MBA members also qualify for a $25.00 Amazon Gift Card for getting a quote on your Business Insurance.

Speaking of spring and green, Viriva CCU is still giving away an iPad 2 so make sure you spring (ha! a pun! how gauche.) on over there and get yourself entered. For all the details click here.

For a real taste of spring, mark your calendars for this Saturday, March 24th from noon-2pm. The Friends of Mayfair Memorial Playground are holding their 2nd Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the playground in front of Lincoln High School. For $2.00, kids ages 0-8 can get goodie bags, buy treats at the bake sale (featuring Stock's Loaf Cakes for sale--YUM!), take pictures with the Easter Bunny and dance with the DJ! Such a great family and community event--don't miss it!!!

Also, don't forget, that the Mayfair Civic Association is holding it's monthly meeting Monday, March 19th at 7:00pm. Lots of information will be given out about everything that's happening in the neighborhood from the local candidates running for office, a methadone clinic update, zoning, and the Mayfair Dog Park. I hear the Recording Secretary is pretty cool. Apparently she looks a lot like me too...I really should introduce myself. Hopefully it's not one of those situations where you meet your twin resulting in a rip in the fabric of the space time continuum. (Back in your hole nerd, I'm a beauty queen this week!! My wrist is really starting to hurt from all this royal waving).

Who wants an Apple iPad 2?

Click here for more info!

Chainsaws = AWESOME

Alright, here is the commercial that Mike Perzel busted the bank over. He used Fivver.com and I must say, it's worth every penny he paid for it.

Watch the madness unfold here.

Watch Mike's other commercials on his YouTube channel here as well.

I'll be on Fivver for the next 3 hours choosing which ones I want to use for the next bunch of birthday's, anniversaries and holiday's.

Even More Shuttle Pics...

I don't know who the guy giving the thumbs up in this picture is but he cracks me up and I want to be his friend.

Guessing I might be able to find him at Coach's.

Seriously. Hilarious. Rivaled only by this group of guys....

Thanks again to John Leong for all of these great shots! He really captured the fun spirit of the day!