Upcoming Community Events & Programs

Join members of the Lower Merion Aces basketball team - fresh off of their Central League AND District One championships - for 75 minutes of skill development and fun this spring in the beautiful Kobe Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School!

The clinics are open to children ages 6-14. All skill levels are welcome!

Clinic Dates

• April 21
• April 28
• May 5
• May 19

All clinics will run from 10:00-11:15 a.m.

The cost is $30 per session or $100 for all four sessions. Financial aid is available, if needed. Please contact aceshoops@gmail.com.

These clinics serve as an important fundraiser for the Lower Merion Basketball Boosters Scholarship Fund. The fund ensures that all players can fully participate in team and school activities regardless of need.

The Lower Merion Girls Basketball Program will host the “Future Ace” Spring Academy, which will be held on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:00 p.m. between the dates of April 2 and May 14, 2024! This clinic is for basketball players who are currently in grades 5-8. (Advanced fourth graders can participate as well!)

The focus of this development clinic is to equip our future Aces with the skills and confidence to one day play in a Lower Merion uniform!

Clinics will be held on Tuesdays (6:30-8:00 p.m.) on the following dates:

• April 2
• April 9
• April 16
• April 30
• May 7
• May 14

The clinics will be held in the Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School, which is located at 315 E. Montgomery Avenue in Ardmore.

Cost is $175. Checks can be made payable to LMGB Boosters. Venmo @Cara-Braslow (last four digits 3565) or PayPal to lmhsbasketball@gmail.com. Please consider paying an additional five dollars to cover the PayPal service fee. There is no fee with Venmo.

For questions or information about financial aid, contact Coach Laney at laneve@lmsd.org.

To register, click here or scan the QR code in the flyer.

The Penn Wynne Public Library will be hosting an "Appetite for Books" Fundraiser on Saturday, May 11 from 7:00-9:30 p.m.

The event will be held at the library, which is located at 130 Overbrook Parkway in Wynnewood. It will once again bring the community together to raise much-needed funds for the library's programming, collection and fabulous plans for the future!

Enjoy light bites and delicious beverages from local favorites like Cool as a Cuc, Chaddsford Winery and Primo Hoagies, among many others! There will be incredible raffle prizes, awesome silent auction items and more!

You must be 21 or older to attend this event. Non-alcoholic and kosher options will be available.

To purchase tickets for this event, click here.

The Noah Compton-Meyer Memorial 5K & Fun Run will be held on Saturday, April 20 at South Ardmore Park!

Join us as we remember the life of Noah and raise money for Caring Heart, an organization in Noah's birth town in Kazakhstan that works to keep families together. All participants will receive a t-shirt. Top-finishers will also receive prizes.

The Fun Run will begin at 1:50 p.m. The 5K will begin at 2:00 p.m.

Register here!

Please contact Race Director Alison Whiter at NoahMemorial5K@gmail.com for financial assistance.

Community members gathered at the Cynwyd Club on Friday night, February 23, 2024, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Lower Merion Township Scholarship Fund (LMTSF).

LMTSF was founded in 1964 by community members who understood that some promising Lower Merion School District graduates did not have the financial means to pursue their educations after high school. Since that first year, when 11 needs-based scholarships were awarded, the Fund has provided up to 140 scholarships a year and given away more than $4.5 million to Lower Merion and Harriton graduates with financial need. 

The 60th anniversary "Bash" was a fun-filled fundraiser, featuring food and drinks, a silent auction, a raffle of student-created artworks and jewelry, and a performance by Aces Harmony, the Lower Merion High School A Cappella group. There was also a "Feed the Fund" appeal during which attendees pledged additional donations. 

A special scholarship was established to honor and surprise Becky Bowlby, who served as Lower Merion High School's college access counselor for many years, as well as serving on the Fund's Board. LMTSF Board member Lisa Fair, a Lower Merion graduate who went on serve on the Lower Merion Board of School Directors for many years, shared her personal reflections on how her LMTSF scholarship assisted her in achieving her college dreams.

LMTSF is solely funded by donations. If you'd like to contribute, please click here. You can also click through the slide show to see photos from the 60th Anniversary Bash.

 

Members of the Lower Merion community are invited to be a part of the inaugural Sean A. Hughes Memorial Golf Outing, which will be held at Green Valley Country Club on Monday, May 13, 2024!

Proceeds benefit the creation of the Sean A. Hughes Memorial Plaza and Garden at Lower Merion High School.

Sponsorship opportunities are available from $500-$15,000.

For sponsorship information and to register single golfers, foursomes, and reception-only guests, please visit: https://link.lmsd.org/HughesGolf24

Green Valley Country Club is located at 201 W. Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444.

The LMSD Elementary School Counselors are pleased to offer a virtual, six-session Parenting Seminar beginning on March 7, 2024!

Love & Logic provides nationally renowned parenting strategies and resources that emphasize limit setting, accountability and logical consequences. Participants will learn:

• How to avoid un-winnable power struggles and arguments
• How to stay calm and empathetic when kids do incredibly upsetting things
• How to set enforceable limits
• How to avoid enabling and begin empowering
• How to help kids learn from mistakes

Participants are expected to attend all sessions. There is no cost to attend!

Sessions will be held virtually via Zoom from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. on the following dates:

• Thursday, March 7, 2024
• Thursday, March 14, 2024
• Thursday, March 21, 2024
• SPRING BREAK
• Thursday, April 4, 2024
• Thursday, April 11, 2024
• Thursday, April 18, 2024

This seminar has a limited number of openings.

Zoom link will be provided after registration.

Please contact Deb Wilson-Leslie or Candace Brown to register or learn more about the Seminar.

• Deborah Wilson-Leslie, Gladwyne ES School Counselor - wilsond@lmsd.org
• Candace Brown, Merion ES School Counselor - brownc@lmsd.org

More information about Love & Logic Parent Resources.

After a brief hiatus, the Aces K-5 Virtual Homework Help program is back! This is a free resource being offered by Lower Merion High School buildOn volunteers for students in grades K-5 in need of academic assistance. This program aims to supplement in-class instruction and help younger students with difficult subject areas and homework assignments in a welcoming, supportive and productive environment. Sessions will be held using Zoom and will take place on a weekly basis.

For more information and to schedule a session, click here!

Questions? Contact K5VirtualTutors@lmsd.org.

New Student Registration for the 2023-24 school year is now open for grades K-12!

If you are a current resident of Lower Merion School District, please visit the Central Registration webpage here to complete the online application.

Residents of Lower Merion and Narberth wishing to make donations to support the Lower Merion School District may choose to donate to the following Community Partners:

The Education Foundation of Lower Merion (including the Sean Hughes Memorial Fund)

The Lower Merion Township Scholarship Fund

A Better Chance Lower Merion

Individual Home and School Associations

School buses are about to return to the roads for the start of another school year. Please keep our students safe and abide by Pennsylvania's School Bus Stopping Law.

• When you meet or overtake a stopped school bus with red signal lights flashing and stop arm extended, you MUST STOP.
• When you approach an intersection where a school bus is stopped with red signal lights flashing and stop arm extended, you MUST STOP.
• You MUST STOP at least ten (10) feet away from the school bus.
• You MUST WAIT until the red lights have stopped flashing and the stop arm has been withdrawn before moving.
• DO NOT MOVE until all the children have reached a place of safety.

The penalties if convicted of violating Pennsylvania's School Bus Stopping Law include:

• $250 fine
• Five points on your driving record
• 60-day license suspension

For more information, review Pennsylvania's School Bus Stopping Law Fact Sheet.

Financial Help for Families to Connect to the Internet

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will allow many American households to reduce their internet service costs by up to $30/month.

There are three different ways to qualify, and you'll be able to take advantage of this benefit if you meet any one of them.

• The first category is income — specifically, whether the money you make annually is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. For an individual, that would be $27,180. For a couple (or any household of two), the total is $36,620. For a family of four, that total rises to $55,500. The full income chart is available here.
• Second, you'll also qualify if you or someone else in your household is a beneficiary of assistance programs including Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the Veterans Pension and Survivors Benefit, and more.
• Finally, you're also eligible if you've already met the criteria for an existing low-income program from a local internet provider in your area.

If you'd like to claim this benefit for your family, you can start the process right here.

Which internet service providers are participating?

• Allo Communications
• AltaFiber (and Hawaiian Telecom)
• Altice USA (Optimum and Suddenlink)
• Astound
• AT&T
• Breezeline
• Comcast
• Comporium
• Frontier
• IdeaTek
• Cox Communications
• Jackson Energy Authority
• Mediacom
• MLGC
• Spectrum (Charter Communications
• Starry
• Verizon (Fios only)
• Vermont Telephone Company
• Vexus Fiber
• Wow! Internet, Cable, and TV

For more information about this service, click here.

LMSD can also help qualifying families get connected through the Comcast Internet Essentials program. For information about LMSD's Internet Essentials Program, call or email Anna O'Hora in the School and Community Relations Department at 610-645-1977 or ohoraa@lmsd.org.

Swimmers and divers are invited to join the Lower Merion Aquatic Club! This announcement is geared towards students ages 5-18 ranging anywhere in skill level from developmental to competitive.

Learn more at: www.Lowermerionaquaticclub.com

Lower Merion Aquatic Club is a registered non-profit, 501(c)(3). Financial assistance is available.

For more information please contact: LMACheacoach@gmail.com.

The federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has been extended until May 2022. The average SNAP benefit increased by $36.24 per person.

SNAP maximum allotments (benefit amounts) are updated each year based on the cost of the Thrifty Food Plan in June and take effect on October 1. The Thrifty Food Plan is the cost of groceries needed to provide a healthy, budget-conscious diet for a family of four.

For more information about SNAP, click here.

To visit the Narberth Community Food Bank website, click here.

Foster relationships. Link to resources. Advocate for you. Connect with you.

Do you need help and don't know where to start?

We can help you:

• Navigate the human services system
• Better understand services available to you
• Make referrals to organizations that will best address your needs

We can help link you to resources:

• Services for seniors
• Mental health services
• Drug & alcohol services
• Employment
• Child care
• Housing
• Food
• And more!

Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

Phone:610-278-3522 (FLAC)

• Navicates are able to assist by phone or email to maintain everyone's safety at this time.

Free service for Montgomery County residents. Language Line services available. Learn more here.