Michael Sam, openly gay former NFL player, to speak at Penn State Berks – Reading Eagle
Former NFL-er Michael Sam, who came out as the first openly LGBT player to be drafted in any major American sport, will speak at Penn State Berks on Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.
Sam will visit Penn State Berks as a part of the college’s Arts and Lecture Series. The free event will take place in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium.
Sam is a role model and trailblazer for inclusion in sports, revered for his courage, graciousness and fortitude. He offers firsthand insight into leveraging personal strengths to pursue one’s dreams and inspiring perspective on what it means to work hard to define and achieve success, organizers said.
For more information, contact the Office of Campus Life at 610-396-6076.
In another Penn State Berks matter, campus police will offer free child safety seat inspections on September 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Implement Building by the Peiffer House at Broadcasting and Tulpehocken Roads.
Penn State police are certified as child passenger safety technicians to conduct child safety seat inspections and assist with installations, having completed training certified by Safe Kids Worldwide with curriculum by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the campus said.
Make an appointment by calling the police office at 610-396-6111.
Barbecue fundraiser
Friends of the Epler One Room Schoolhouse is holding its second annual pork barbecue and fundraiser Oct. 14 at Berks County Heritage Center, 1102 Red Bridge Road, Bern Township.
The pulled pork meal costs $9, with pick up from 3 to 6 p.m.
Tickets must be purchased in advance by calling Bonnie Schaeffer at 610-507-2263. Tickets won’t be sold the day of the event.
Wyomissing library program
“The Silent Kingdom,” a program about the fungi, mushrooms, toad stools, slime and mold will be presented at the Wyomissing Public Library, 9 Reading Blvd., on September 25 at 11 a.m.
The in-person program will discuss how they break down almost any earthly substance and change and shape the world. The program will answer questions such as: What causes them to appear, grow and then disappear? What good do they do, and when are they harmful?
Wyomissing resident Gail Dawson-White, who has surveyed and studied local fungi, will present the free program.
Registration is requested, and may be done in person at the library, ann@wyopublib.org, or 610-374-2385.
Golf outing
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing will hold its annual amputee golf outing, sponsored by The Amputee Support Group, on September 21 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Sittler’s at Sinking Spring, 497 Mountain Home Road, South Heidelberg Township.
The outing is open to all able-bodied and disabled persons and will be led by Bob Buck, executive director of the Eastern Amputee Golf Association in Bethlehem.
Experienced and inexperienced golfers are welcome. Instructors will include Robert Buck; Adam Benza, Eastern Amputee Golf Association; and Rick Kline, of Sittlers.
Buck and Benza will demonstrate adaptive golf equipment before leading golfers onto the course to practice hitting balls.
The program is free for participants with disabilities and their families. Registration is recommended. For more information, call 484-628-2537.
Wellness expo
My Gut Instinct Inc. will hold its annual Guts and Glory Digestive Health and Wellness Expo a socially-distanced, outdoor, in-person event on September 25 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Willow Glen Park, 94 Park Ave., Sinking Spring.
The celebration of health showcases a farmers market, educational booths, community outreach, fresh locally sourced food, fitness zones, yoga, massage and wellness experts, organizers said.
For more information about the free event: Dr. Aparna Mele, 610-374-4401 ext. 102 or info@mygutinstinct.org.
Reading Education Foundation
The Reading Education Foundation, formed to support academic innovation in the Reading School District, will be holding its Launch Party September 23 from 5 to 8 p.m. at FirstEnergy Stadium.
Tickets are $25, and include music, all-you-can-eat burgers, hot dogs, French fries, mac and cheese and soft drinks. A cash bar will be available.
Special guests that evening will be members of the championship boys basketball
team. The night’s honoree will be Dr. Khalid Mumin, superintendent, who is leaving
Reading after seven years.
All community members and RHS alumni are encouraged to come meet the team, say good-bye to Mumin, and hear more about the foundation and its goals.
Tickets can be purchased at the door, on the Reading Education Foundation’s webpage https://www.readingsd.org/domain/4069, by writing to the foundation at
community@readingedfoundation.org.
Golf fundraiser
The Polish American Heritage Association will hold its annual Polish Open Golf Tournament fundraiser on Oct. 9 at the Manor Golf Club, Spring Township.
The scramble format starts at 1 p.m. The cost is $80 per golfer and includes greens fee, cart, refreshments, dinner buffet, gift and prizes.
Proceeds support the Polish American Cultural Center at the GoggleWorks
Center for the Arts.
For more information, call 610-779-5523. Deadline is Oct. 1.
Heidelberg Heritage Society
Paul Miller will speak on “The Rails of the Lebanon Valley Railroad” on September 23 at 7 p.m. at the Heidelberg Heritage Society of Wernersville general membership meeting.
The free meeting at the Wernersville Train Station, Penn Avenue and Werner Street is open to all. In addition, the station and the Lerch Tavern, 182 W. Penn Ave., home of the Heritage Society, will have open houses on Oct. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m.
Book sale
Friends of the Wernersville Library will be holding a book sale from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2 at the library, 100 N. Reber St., Wernersville.
A pre-sale is Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. with a $5 admission. Then the hours will be Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday noon to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Explain project
The Optimist Club of Boyertown will hold The Explain Project on Oct. 2 at the Gilbertsville YMCA.
There will be firetrucks, police fingerprinting, ambulance crews and marshal arts for
the Stranger Danger program.
Youth must register to the optimist club at Boyertownoptimist@gmail.com.
Leesport open house
The Leesport Area Historical Society, 128 Main St., Leesport, will have an open house on Oct. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m.
There will be an interactive presentation by Jean Davis on what it was like to be a first-grade student in the West Leesport School House in 1958.
The program will occur every half hour beginning at 1:15 until 3:15. Museum tour included.
Meet the Goldens
Delaware Valley Golden Retriever Rescue near Reinholds will hold its monthly Meet & Greet the Goldens on Oct. 9 from 10 a.m. to noon at its facility at 60 Vera Cruz Road, Reinholds, PA 17569.
All are welcome to meet and greet the golden retrievers and other dogs that are available for adoption. Staff is on hand to answer all questions, and food is also available for purchase. For more information on the free event, contact Inza at events@dvgrr.org or 717-484-4799.
Feeney Mansion
The Feeney Mansion will be open its last free summer open house and garden tour on September 26 from noon to 4 p.m.
Guests can tour the 119-year-old, 28-room mansion and nine garden areas in Reading’s Centre Park Historic District.
Light refreshments will be available. Event is family-friendly, and the mansion and gardens are handicapped accessible.