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From the Narberth Community Food Bank:
Friends and Neighbors, 3/19/2020 What a difference a week makes! The challenges kept coming and have not stopped yet. Last week NCFB asked for your help and you answered the call. We may never be able to thank you enough for your immediate and generous support! In this time of unknowns, we have come together as one community, with a resounding response to this crisis; We will not allow our neighbors to go without. Bravo! NCFB will be extending our Tuesday hours. Beginning 3/24/2020 we will be open between 10am and 4pm and 6pm and 8pm. On 3/24/2020 we will begin deliveries to those who are most vulnerable and ordinarily visit the food bank in person. We are prepared to increase our deliveries as needed until this epidemic is over. NCFB is asking for your help in three new ways - Please check on your neighbors. If something doesn’t seem right, call the police and ask for a well check. - Help neighbors by sharing area resource information: https://narberthcommunityfoodbank.org/resources/ - VICTORY gardens: Yes, we have done this before! We have seen the depleted supermarket shelves. Growing more food in your garden each season will help you, your neighbors and your larger community. You don’t like mowing grass anyway! Conserve your dollars and our natural resources: We know the economic recovery is far off. You can save your funds and the environment by considering the return of clothesline, gas up only one car while we all are working from home, install a new ceiling fan, and reconsider how early the air conditioner needs to be turned on. Emergencies notwithstanding, we will be closed to external business on Friday, March 20 as we attempt to re-focus internally on continuing to meet the ongoing crisis. Please give us an opportunity to recover and reschedule a different day for visits, calls and shelf-stable food donations. Hi Everyone,
With folks self-isolating and keeping a social distance from one another, it is more important than ever to have ways to check on neighbors and friends through sharing of contact information such as phone numbers and email addresses. I would even recommend having a Block Captain, if possible, someone who can be a go-to point for sharing of hyper local information. Situations can arise such as someone needing a hand grocery shopping, caring for a pet in the event someone gets ill and is unable to care for them, or even an emergency at someone's home in the event that they have decided to stay in a location other than the Borough. In addition, I am including a Narberth Community Helpers list. These are community members who have already volunteered to help their neighbors in this time of need. You may reach out to them if you find yourself in need of assistance. You may also add yourself to the list if you would like to do so. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1txjYCupY8-OBNCyL2rOCL5HtABP2w3Z-BiG72jo7PHc/edit?fbclid=IwAR1fnMsAD8RbkV92fO30JV0qt7VG4vi2yazj1zEIe6FFD3EZbJeSBfEFow8#gid=0 Not everyone is on social media, nor is everyone on Narberth's email list, and it is vital that we have methods to stay in touch with one another through this challenging time. This is one step we can take to help secure our community. Stay well, Andrea Deutsch, Mayor Aaron Muderick, President of Borough Council Neighbors,
As we settle in to a new routine under COVID-19 restrictions, we want to thank the children, adults, workers, business owners, and our near Narberth neighbors. We can see the strength of community as each of us modifies daily activities to slow the spread of Coronavirus. I have two points of information: 1) The borough is staffing a special email address covid19@narberthpa.gov which will respond within an hour's time from 8am to 8pm seven days a week. Use it for COVID-19 related questions and concerns. If you have questions about the continuity of government services during this state of emergency, this is the best address to get your questions answered quickly. It will remain in place until further notice. 2) The borough council will meet electronically tomorrow evening, Wednesday, March 18th at 7:30pm, for our regular meeting of Borough Council. The Civic Association is working to livestream the audio of this meeting on their Facebook page. If you would like to dial-in to listen to the meeting, please call 712-770-4010 and use access code 619221. Please mute your phone when you enter the meeting. You will be able to use this dial-in number for the public comment portion of the meeting as well. We will continue to remain in close contact with county, state and federal officials so that we may have access to the most up to date information. We will continue to communicate new information as it becomes available. Sincerely, Aaron Muderick, President Narberth Borough Council Andrea Deutsch, Mayor Narberth Borough Neighbors,
On March 12, 2020 Governor Wolf declared a state of emergency and urged all non-essential retail to close in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. The goal is to protect the most vulnerable and at-risk community members. This measure will provide healthcare agencies time to manage an influx of critical care patients. Narberth followed with the declaration of a State of Emergency on March 14th, 2020. We share the Governor's sense of urgency to protect our community by social distancing. All non-essential stores were asked by your elected leadership to heed the recommendation and close. On March 15th, 2020, Governor Wolf extended his order to force food establishments to close all dining and operate via take-out only. He also ordered all bars to close in our area. An advisory from the CDC, also released on March 15th, suggests that communities prohibit gatherings of 50 people or more. Governors across many states are now implementing that guidance. Narberth business owners and their employees are our neighbors, friends and invaluable community members. We seek to underscore our recognition and support to those individuals and their businesses economically impacted by COVID-19. The decision to close was not easy. We deeply appreciate the care which was taken to ensure our Borough is in front of efforts to mitigate this pandemic. In addition to those steps, we are also asking landlords of household rental properties for a moratorium on any pending evictions. We request commercial landlords to acknowledge the devastating economic impact COVID-19 will have and collaborate with their business tenants as long-term partners. Working together we can support the public health and public safety during this unprecedented emergency. Narberth Borough Council will be meeting Wednesday evening. Amongst topics of discussion, we will begin actively pursuing county, state and federal economic recovery packages to support our community. Additionally, the council will explore options for local business tax relief in an effort to ease the devastating economic impact of COVID-19. Our small businesses and their employees are vital members of our community and we affirm our unwavering support and advocacy for our Narberth businesses. Sincerely, Aaron Muderick, President Andrea Deutsch, Mayor Good evening, LMSD Families,
Lower Merion School District staff have worked throughout the weekend on plans for remote learning during the COVID-19 school shutdown. Flexible instruction days will begin on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Principals will be contacting families tomorrow (Monday) with additional details. We are also continuing to collect information from families who will need access to the internet and devices in order for students to engage in online learning. If your family needs a device, please call 610-645-1910 and leave a message including the student's name, school, grade and your phone number, so that the District can work to provide your family with a device. Please call this number before midnight tonight. Priority will be given to families with no devices in their homes. In addition, we want to make you aware of an offer from Comcast. The company is offering families two months of free internet access through the Internet Essentials program. The flier for this offer is attached to this email. If you need internet access, you can sign up for the program starting tomorrow, Monday, March 16, 2020. Sign up by calling 1-855-8-INTERNET (1-855-846-8376) or by going to InternetEssentials.com. Next, we want you to know that the District is working on a plan to provide meals to students who depend on the free and reduced lunch programs. We hope to send you more information about how we will provide meals tomorrow and we hope to have the meals available starting Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Finally, a reminder that the purpose of the school closure ordered by Governor Wolf is to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Please follow the recommendations of the CDC, health care experts and Governor Wolf. By staying at home except for essential activities, we can protect our own health and minimize the spread of the virus. Hand washing and keeping a safe distance from others has never been so important. It is best to avoid large group gatherings, playdates, parties, etc. If you feel ill, even with mild symptoms, you may have been exposed to the virus. Or, you may have the common cold, flu or allergies. If you are ill, avoid contact with others, stay at home and call your health care provider for more direction. If you experience severe symptoms, such as difficulty breathing, call 911 or your health care provider. We can't prevent COVID-19, but we can slow the spread of the disease. A slower spread of the disease avoids overwhelming the health care system and other essential agencies and results in a smaller number of cases over time. Thank you for your patience, understanding and cooperation as we continue to work through this challenging time as a community. Yours truly, Amy Buckman Dir. School and Community Relations Comcast Internet Essentials Offer Neighbors and Businesses,
In these unprecedented times, it is so vitally important for all of us to comply with the orders from officials in Public Health. When the Governor issued his initial order for Montgomery County, many businesses were unsure whether their operations are considered essential or non-essential. Please take a moment to read the attached letter from the PA Department of Public Health that will answer many of your questions. To summarize the letter: If you operate a theater, gym, exercise facility, hair salon, nail salon, or a bar, then you should 'temporarily cease regular operations'. As business owners ourselves, we know that this instruction cuts deep; bringing stress and even more questions. We ask for compliance and patience. Further information will inevitably become available from every level of government. If you are a concerned citizen asking, "Which public places are the highest risk for me?", I would refer you to the same letter. Please help us to protect our community by adjusting your daily life to follow the orders and advice of the Governor. Your compliance will save lives and will keep this crisis to a matter of a few weeks rather than unknown months of severe disruption. Sincerely, Aaron Muderick, President Narberth Borough Council Andrea Deutsch, Mayor Narberth Borough
Declaration of State of Emergency Dear All, As Mayor of the Borough of Narberth, please let this letter serve as my Declaration of a State of Emergency in the Borough of Narberth for the next 7 days. This order shall allow Borough Council to help effectuate and pursue the goals stated by the Governor of Pennsylvania as given on March 12, 2020 relating to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Mayor Andrea M. Deutsch |
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