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5/2 - NYCSI is holding their 3rd Annual Yard Sale from 7am - 1pm at the Sports & Learning Center, 650 S Baltimore Street, Dillsburg. Vendors Wanted: $10/5 foot table and 2 chairs. Have items that you would like to donate to this fundraiser, call 432-2079.

5/2 - New Hope Ministries Hoops for Hope. This is a 3-on-3 basketball tournament taking place at the Dillsburg Giant Store. Click here for more details, and to download this year's registration brochure. If you are interested in volunteering on the day of the tournament or need more information, contact us at 432-2087 x205.

5/2 - Next Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program: Saturday, May 2, 2009 9AM to 1PM
Northern York Middle School Parking lot (upper). Please go to www.ycswa.org and click on Recycling, then Hazardous Products for more information. 

York County residents: Safely manage household hazardous waste by bringing it to this free household hazardous waste collection program. Household hazardous waste includes any products from the home which are corrosive (drain cleaners or bleach), flammable (gasoline), reactive (chemistry kits) or toxic (pesticides).  
The program benefits York County by identifying hazardous wastes found in the home and providing an opportunity to manage these materials in a safe and efficient manner.

Here's How You Can Participate:
· All York County homeowners or residential tenants are eligible to participate in this program.  Due to state regulatory requirements, commercial entities are not eligible to participate.  In addition, homeowners and residential tenants who reside in a municipality that has contractually agreed to deliver waste only to the York County Resource Recovery Center may also participate.  Those municipalities include Swatara Township, Highspire Borough, and McSherrystown Borough.· There is no fee to participate in the program; the Authority provides this service to York County residents as part of our integrated waste management system and a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.· After collection, a licensed hazardous waste commercial hauler, hired by the Authority, will transport the material to permitted hazardous waste disposal sites at these sites the materials will be recycled, neutralized, incinerated or landfilled.

Examples of Accepted Items: Thermometers containing mercury, liquid mercury, auto products (transmission and brake fluids, car batteries, antifreeze), rechargeable batteries--Nickel Cadmium (Ni-Cd), Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Lithium Ion (Li-ion), and Small Sealed Lead (Pb), driveway sealant, fluorescent light bulbs, gasoline and kerosene, herbicides, pesticides and insecticides, household cleaners (oven, drain, etc.), photographic and pool chemicals.

Do Not Bring: Latex or oil-based paint.  Paint can be placed in your regular garbage for pick-up.  Seal the containers tightly to prevent spillage.  The Resource Recovery Center uses an air pollution control system to ensure safe processing. Also, no Aerosol Cans, Alkaline Batteries (AA's, AAA's, C's, D's, etc.), Explosives, Ammunition, Propane Tanks, Radioactive Waste or Used Motor Oil.  Alkaline batteries may be disposed of in your regular garbage.  For a listing of collection sites accepting used motor oil from the public for recycling; or to find out how to dispose of old propane tanks, go to www.ycswa.org and click on Recycling. For questions about how to safely dispose of other items, call the Authority at 717-845-1066.

Why is Household Hazardous Waste a Potential Problem?
There are potential short and long term consequences from the improper management of household hazardous wastes.   Improper storage or use of hazardous products in the home can increase the risk of accidental poisoning or injury. Disposal of household hazardous wastes in ordinary refuse could injure sanitation workers. Some products are chemically incompatible, and may lead to fires in dumpsters or garbage trucks.
Pouring waste down the drain puts it directly into septic tanks or sewage treatment plants that may not be able to filter out or properly treat hazardous materials. This can lead to the contamination of groundwater or surface waters where treatment plants discharge.

What Can You Do About Household Hazardous Waste?
Educate Yourself. Learn more about the products that you use in your home, garden and workshop, and about how waste is managed in your community. As a York County resident, you can bring your household hazardous waste to the York County Solid Waste Authority’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Programs.  They are opportunities for you to clean your home and storage areas of hazardous wastes. Try to find non-hazardous or less hazardous substitutes. In some cases, substitutes may require a little more work, but are well worth the effort to protect the environment. A list of hazardous product alternatives is available from the Authority.   Store hazardous products in their original containers. 

5/5, 5/7, 5/12, 5/14, 5/16- CERT Training will be held at the Hope United Brethren Church, 110 Old York Road, Dillsburg. The training is open to any person 15 years of age or older at no ccost. CERT training teaches individuals to care for themselves and their families and neighbors in a disaster. The curriculum includes training in fire suppression, medical and the care of animals in disasters and requires about 15 hours of classroom and hands-on training. Please call Tim Hildebrand to enroll or with any questions at 71-502-8720.

5/9 - Mt Airy UMC will hold its 9th annual pancake breakfast and yard sale on the parking lot and in the fellowship hall. The breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee. The cost is $4.00 and will be served by the children and youth from the church. The church is located at 2020 Pinetown Rd, Wellsville. Follow Route 177 to Pinchot State Park office and turn onto Mt. Airy Road. Go to the end and make a left, the church is on the right. In addition to the yard sale, there will be baked goods, homemade soup and hot dogs available for sale. The event is rain or shine. All proceeds will go to the buiulding fund.  

5/9 - Central Pennsylvania Employment Expo from 9 AM - 5 PM at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center. There will be vendors, seminars, welcome packet, door prizes. The fee is $8.00. For more information go to www.TheEmploymentExpo.com.

5/12 - The York County Area Agency on Aging will be holding a Long Term Living Forum at the York Expo Center for anyone interested from 2:30-6:30 PM. The forum will include displays from many local care providers and agencies providing services to seniors. There will also be a series of workshops offered throughout the afternoon. Click here to see the flyer.

5/16 - NYCSI is sponsoring a one-day bus trip to New York City. Cost: $65 per person. Bus departs NHS at 6am and returns approximately 11:30 pm. Reservations are required! Limited seating. To reserve seating go to www.northernyork.org and click on enrollment.

5/23 - Patriotic Festival and Candlelight Service - The festival will begin at 11 AM and will run till the end of the Candlelight Service at the sports Leaening Center. The Candlelight Service will begin at 8 PM. For more information or to volunteer, please call Michelle Stultz at 717-315-8513.