November 11, 2015 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Concord updates sewer plan

The cost is uncertain, but Concord Township supervisors voted Nov. 10 to update the township sewer plan, a move that could affect 86 properties in two areas of the township.

If the state Department of Environmental Protection approves the Phase 2 Sewer Project, 49 homes in the Mendenhall area and another 37 in Penns Grant would be able to tie into the public sewer system, possibly by October 2016.

Residents would be able to connect to the sewers in about 265 days from the time DEP approves the plan.

The actual project cost, as well as the cost to homeowners, is as yet unclear. A preliminary estimate shows the construction cost to be $1.1 million, with almost $400,000 more in engineering costs and contingencies. That brings the estimated total to $1.49 million. But the total could be less once the project is actually put out for bid.

The cost to tie in, the tapping fee, is also unknown at this time. A current guess, according to supervisors, is $10,000 to $15,000. The fee has two parts, the capacity part and the capital cost part.

Supervisors’ Chairman Dominic Pileggi said the capacity portion of the tapping fee is $3,840. The actual capital cost would be spread out among the users. Additionally, residents would have to pay plumbers to make the connection from their homes to the sewer lines at the street. That cost can range from $35 to $50 per foot.

Tapping fees must be paid all at once, but Pileggi said Concord, unlike other townships, does not require residents to tie in automatically once the system is available.

Pileggi said residents won’t be required to pay the fee until they either choose to tie in, must tie in because of failed septic systems, or when they sell their homes. Affected residents won’t be allowed to sell until the homes are connected to the public sewer lines, he said.

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‘Age of Aquarius’ lives at CCHS

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_1JF5056-Cold-War — ‘Age of Aquarius’ lives at CCHS

From the Nixon and Kennedy presidential race to the Beatles, Vietnam, the Cold War, the fight for civil rights and the moon landing, the Chester County Historical Society is celebrating the 1960s with “The 1960s! Age of Aquarius,” the second of a two-part exhibition.

Segregation was a local, as well as a national issue in the 1960s.

The decade was honored this past winter with an exhibit of movie posters, “The 1960s Pop Culture: Movies, Memorabilia and the Media.” Now through August, the Historical Society continues its retrospective into the turbulent era through the eyes of Chester County residents. More than 40 lenders, residents and institutions, have contributed hundreds of items — clothes, photos and memorabilia for the exhibit.

Heather Hansen, CCHS collections manager, said the county was part of the history of the ‘60s, that it was, in effect, a microcosm of what was happening in the country.

“This exhibit was really curated by the community, which was wonderful,” Hansen said. “It was to bring all their stories, their experiences of the decade to light.”

She said donors went through their attics and basements to dig out their artifacts of the 1960s for the display.

Hansen said she hopes visitors will realize that the people of Chester County were experiencing the same things that the rest of the country was experiencing, be it the anguish of the Kennedy assassination and the Vietnam War to the fight for civil rights and to the technological advances of moving from manual to electric typewriters or from black and white to color TV.

The '60s brought in technological changes along with social changes. — The ’60s brought in technological changes along with social changes.

“Segregation was happening here and sometimes people become alarmed to realize that was happening in their neighborhoods,” Hansen said.

In addition to the memorabilia, fashions and photos, there is also a Post-It note area where visitors can jot down recollections of the era.

One person called it “an inspired time,” while others recalled “super music.” Still others remember the politics: One person wrote about meeting former U.S. Sen. and presidential hopeful Eugene McCarthy adding, “Took Bill Ayers [former political activist and founder of the Weather Underground] to his first riot in 1964.”

And another person simply noted: “No better place to grow up than Oxford, Pa.”

“The 1960s! Age of Aquarius” runs through Aug. 27.

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Photo of the Week: Novembers Past

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Trees lose their foliage against a gray November sky.

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Adopt-a-Pet: Thomas

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Adopt-a-Pet: Thomas

Hi everyone, my name is Thomas, but my friends call me Tom. I’m a mature man of 5 years, and have a cool brown and black tabby coat. I have been told that I’m adorable, which is hilarious. I’m a man dang it. I can be handsome, but adorable is for the kittens. I do love attention, and make a great lap warmer, since I’m big boned. I’m currently searching for a movie mate, and permanent home. Know of any homes looking for a mature feline man? I know you do. Send them my way at the Chester County SPCA and tell them to ask for Thomas.

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Police Log Nov. 12: Kidnapping, aggravated assault

Police

• State police from Troop K, Media barracks, charged a Warminster man with aggravated assault and kidnapping. According to a police report, Castavetti Braggs, 24, asked his girlfriend to pick him up at a friend’s house. When entering the car, he allegedly punched her in the face and then forced her at knifepoint to drive him to a hotel in Willow Grove. The report said Braggs repeatedly stabbed her while she drove along the Pennsylvania Turnpike and told the woman that he’d kill himself and her and that she’d never see her child again. The victim eventually talked him into letting her stop at the Hampton Inn in Concordville, where she was able to escape and call police. Braggs was in the hotel parking lot when troopers arrived, and he was taken into custody there at 1:25 a.m. on Nov. 9. The victim was taken to Riddle Hospital for treatment and evaluation.

• James R. Banks, 74, of Newtown Square, was cited for running a red light at Route 202 and State Farm Drive and striking another vehicle, according to a police report. No injuries were reported in the Nov. 5 accident.

• One driver was injured and cited following a four-vehicle, rear-ender accident on Route 1 at Conchester Road on Nov. 5. Police said Donna S. Kennard, 47, of Airville, Pa., struck a vehicle that was stopped at the traffic light. That car was forced into the rear of a third car, which was in turn pushed into a fourth. The report said Kennard was transported for treatment of a minor injury.

• State police from Troop K, Media barracks, reported the theft of $2,600 worth of merchandise from the CVS pharmacy in Concord Township. The report said video surveillance showed an unidentified black male take items from the shelves. He exited the store to put the items in a car, then returned and took more. Police believe the suspect is the same person who stole from the store on Oct. 11. The latest incident took place on Nov. 3.

• Someone reportedly took multiple rolls of Felt Paper and Ice, and Water Shield from a construction site at the Concordville Town Centre sometime between 4 p.m. on Sept. 23 and 9 a.m. on Sept. 24.

• No injuries was reported, but the driver involved in a one-vehicle accident was cited when her Honda Civic overturned on Route 1 in Chadds Ford Township. Police said Emily K. Besancon, 29, of Washington, D.C., was driving in the northbound lane when she lost control of the car and hit a guardrail. The car flipped over and blocked both northbound lanes at 10:14 a.m. on Nov. 1.

• Jennifer Adam, 37, of Media, was arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance, according to state police. A report said Adam was stopped on Route 1 near Painters Crossing Condominiums at 12:43 a.m. on Oct. 24.

• A juvenile male from New Hope was also arrested for driving under the influence of a controlled substance following a traffic stop near the Concord Township Park at 9:15 p.m. on Nov. 4, police said.

• A stolen Porsche Cayenne was involved in a one-car accident on Beaver Valley Road on Oct. 14. A state police report said the car, driven by Blaise B. Ironstand, 19, of Jim Thorpe, was traveling east on Beaver Valley Road, but crossed over into the westbound lane while negotiating a right-hand curve on an incline, and then hit a telephone pole before coming back into the eastbound lane and hitting an embankment. Police said the car drifted because of excess speed. Ironstand and two passengers fled the scene, police said. Troopers found the occupants and discovered the car had been stolen from Delaware.

• Mykonos Boutique, in Glen Eagle Square, and one of its employees were ripped off to the tune of more than $4,000 on Nov. 7. A police report said an unidentified black female entered the store and purchased a sweater with a stolen credit card. The suspect entered an employees’ only area and stole a wallet, then used the card in Delaware to buy more than $4,000 worth of merchandise. The incident took place between 3:30 and 6 p.m. Anyone with information is asked to call the state police at 484-840-1000.

• On Nov. 4, Julio Cesar Perez, 28, of Kennett Square, was arrested by the Kennett Township Police Department after a domestic assault in the 100 block of New Granite Way in Kennett Square, police said. Perez allegedly choked and bit the victim and slammed the victim’s head against the window of a vehicle, causing injuries of the face and neck. Perez was committed to Chester County Prison after failing to post $3,000 bail, police said.

• Kennett Square Police said they arrested Edgar Mendez-Hernandez, 31, of Kennett Square, PA, for DUI following an accident in the 400 block of West Mulberry Street on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 10:28 p.m.

• On Thursday, Oct. 15, at 10:18 a.m., Kennett Square Police received a report that a resident of the 400 block of Birch Street received several phone calls from a subject who stated they were with the IRS and that the resident owed $2,000 in taxes and would go to jail if the money wasn’t paid. The same day, police received a similar report from a resident of the 700 block of Mason Avenue. Police advised the residents that this is a prevalent scam and that the IRS would not call and demand immediate payment of taxes.

• New Garden Township Police responded to an incident that reportedly occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 4:50 p.m. The victim told police that he was followed into the New Garden Plaza by a male, later identified as Eduardo Alcantar, 43, of Kennett Square, in a black Chevy truck. Alcantar allegedly pulled in front of the victim’s vehicle, blocked his path, struck the vehicle with his hand, and then followed the victim east on West Cypress Street, where he repeatedly struck the victim’s vehicle from behind until the victim pulled into the Kennett Square police station. Alcantar was later taken into custody at his residence and admitted the conduct, police said.

• On Saturday, Oct. 24, at 5:06 p.m., New Garden Township Police responded to Baltimore Pike and West Cypress Street for a report of a two-vehicle crash. Upon arrival, the driver of the striking vehicle, Salvador Pineda-Tellez, 43, of Wilmington, exhibited signs of intoxication, failed field sobriety tests and was taken into custody for DUI, police said.

• On Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 10:22 pm, New Garden police observed a vehicle commit a moving violation at Baltimore Pike and Thompson Road. A traffic stop was conducted and the passenger, later identified as Cody Kinsley, 19, of Nottingham, was observed to be moving toward the floor of the vehicle. The odor of freshly burnt marijuana was detected while speaking with Kinsley. Kinsley admitted to hiding marijuana under his seat, which he retrieved and turned over. Kinsley was detained, and during a custodial search a metal grinder was located in Kinsley’s pants pocket. The driver, Zachary Sweeney, 21, of Landenberg, was asked to exit the vehicle at which time a clear baggie containing a green leafy substance was observed under his seat. A glass smoking pipe was also located in the glove box during the vehicle inventory search. Sweeney and Kinsley were processed and later released pending a preliminary hearing.

• On Friday, Oct. 30, at 6:30 p.m., New Garden police were dispatched to a three-vehicle accident in the 8900 block of Gap Newport Pike. The investigation determined that the striking vehicle, operated by Pablo Escobar, 68, of Avondale, was travelling north when he crossed over the center double yellow lines and struck the first vehicle. Escobar continued northbound in the southbound lanes after the collision and struck another vehicle before finally stopping about 500 feet from the first collision. Escobar stated he was not injured but showed signs of impairment; field sobriety tests could not be performed due to his level of intoxication, police said. Escobar was taken into custody and released to await a preliminary hearing.

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Around Town Nov. 12

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• The Unionville High School Players will present the all-ages comedy, “You Can’t Take It With You,” on Nov. 12, 13, and 14 at the Unionville High School auditorium. Curtain is 7 p.m. each evening. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students.

• The Brandywine River Museum of Art presents Music On The Brandywine: Dizhou Zhao on Thursday, Nov. 12, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Born in China, Zhao began playing piano at the age of 4 and came to the U.S. in 1999 to study at the New England Conservatory, where he has earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. Zhao has won numerous international competitions. Tickets are $25, $20 for members; and $10 for students. Purchase tickets online at www.brandywine.org/museum/events or call 610-833-8326.

• Area residents are invited to the first public meeting of the newly formed Library Task Force, which will be held at the Kennett Township building on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 5 to 6:45 p.m. The task force’s mission is to help the community come together around building a new library, serving as a conduit for dialogue about how best to meet the library’s needs and offering residents a venue for participating in the library development process.

• The Chadds Ford Historical Society is hosting “I Paint My Life,” a presentation on Andrew Wyeth by his granddaughter, Victoria Browning Wyeth, on Nov. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Westtown School. The fundraiser also offers an opportunity to chat with Victoria Wyeth during a preview reception prior to the formal presentation, during which she will share copious anecdotes, display five “never-before-seen” works by her grandfather, and play his last in-person interview. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.chaddsfordhistory.org

• The Nicholas Newlin Foundation invites the public to Lenses on Newlin, a community art show opening at 2 p.m. on Nov. 21 and running through Dec. 31. The show aims to raise awareness of the many facets of the historic Newlin Grist Mill and Park, by showcasing the artwork of community artists. Selected works feature topics in nature and history, including wildlife, park scenery, the grist mill, blacksmith shop, and people. Lenses on Newlin is part of Faces of Newlin, a series of presentations, walks and activities exploring the rich array of resources at the Newlin Grist Mill.

• Brandywine Christmas returns to the Brandywine River Museum of Art on Friday, Nov. 27 and runs through Jan. 7 with the O-gauge model train display, the collection of rare antique dolls dressed in beautiful period clothing and thousands of whimsical critter tree ornaments. Events and programs will take place throughout the holiday season, from performances by area musicians and local school choirs, to a special Polar Express pajama night. The museum will remain open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays in December, with holiday entertainment and programs.

• It’s a Steamin’ Thanksgiving at Auburn Heights. On Saturday, Nov. 28, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., the Marshall Steam Museum will offer a retreat from the usual Black Friday shopping frenzy by offering rides in the museum’s historic automobiles, train rides on the Auburn Valley Railroad, fresh popcorn and more. Rides tickets, which include four rides in the antique autos or Auburn Valley Railroad are $11 for ages 13 and up, $8 ages 12 and under (infants free). Rides Ticket admission is free for Friends of Auburn Heights Preserve members. Mansion tickets, which include a tour of two floors of Auburn Heights are $12 all ages. Combo tickets, covering it all — rides and mansion — are $19 ages 13 and up, $16 ages 12 and under (infants free).

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Rabbinic Reflections: Pilgrimage, pilgrims, and polls

Religion Today

Even the every day can be holy. The Wegmans’ opening elicited reminiscences of living and feeling at home elsewhere, of excitement for the progression of a successful grocery chain, of fulfillment of a process years in the making, and a few grumbles about crowds. The tone of each reaction matches all too well the way we talk about holiday celebrations: being together with family, the shopping and decorating that precede the day, the advent of the moment everyone sits to dinner, and the challenge of being with others. This month is full of moments that in their secular context get recognition, and when made holy have the kind of deeper impact we all need.

Thanksgiving is a day filled with rituals. There is the turkey and the traffic. There is football and family. There is pumpkin pie and the parade. As Americans, we do Thanksgiving fairly well. The re-enactment of a dinner of thanks for a harvest still resonates, especially as winter starts to set in. The fact that the Pilgrims drew on the biblical holiday of Sukkot (the Festival of Booths) helps. We honor their meal of thanks with the Native Americans by giving thanks of our own. Some use prayer, many offer thanks in turn. The reflective nature of the day, even with all the fanfare gives an aura of holiness. We turn a national holiday into a holy day when we go beyond the food and get to the feelings.

Remembering to make Thanksgiving about actual thanks is increasingly important today. One of the busiest travel days of the year, Thanksgiving sends many onto the roads and airline routes in a pilgrimage that too often becomes frustrating. We cannot change the fact that so many people moving at one time is going to cause bottlenecks, likely accidents, and otherwise crowding. We can help how we perceive the experience: is it only about my getting somewhere or is it about all of us journeying to the places we celebrate? Rushing takes us to road rage; but, pilgrimage takes us on sacred paths.

Now that Black Friday shopping has door busters and even begins Thursday evening, we need even more to focus on what we have. The frenzy to buy feeds into the sense of what do not have. By focusing on what we want to get or need to get or the sale price that we can actually afford, we spend tremendous energy on what we lack. Thanksgiving reminds us to see first what we have. We taste an abundant world, perhaps even help serve it to others, on Thursday. We desperately need to hold onto that abundance. In a mindset of abundance, we are much more likely to act ethically, much more likely to act generously, and much more likely see good in our world. In seeing good, we might even see an image of God in ourselves, in others, or in the season.

This month, we also made pilgrimage to the polls. The stakes will be bigger in next year’s elections, yet we went to the polls anyway. Ok, some went. Why? Civic duty, a chance to vote for a particular person or cause, or perhaps an ax to grind.

The prophet Jeremiah enjoined us to “pray for the completeness of the city.” In his day, the city was like a country; praying for it was active citizenship. The more we can go vote because we care about the country (not just ourselves or our interests), the more we can achieve his goal of imbuing our secular life with a bit of holiness. Responsibility to others, including our governments at all levels, when we take it reflects on our divine capacity. We make the everyday more holy by being a part of it.

If you do go to Wegmans or shopping anywhere you like, see if you can think abundantly, see if you can find ritual that adds feeling, and see if you can make the trip a pilgrimage. God is not just in houses of worship; God is where we find our best selves. For that, I am thankful.

The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the ownership or management of Chadds Ford Live. We welcome opposing viewpoints. Readers may comment in the comments section or they may submit a Letter to the Editor to: editor@chaddsfordlive.com

About Rabbi Jeremy Winaker

Rabbi Jeremy Winaker is the executive director of the Greater Philadelphia Hillel Network, responsible for West Chester University, Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and other area colleges. He is the former head of school at the Albert Einstein Academy in Wilmington and was the senior Jewish educator at the Kristol Hillel Center at the University of Delaware for four years. Rabbi Winaker lives in Delaware with his wife and three children.

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Acclaimed folk group returns to Longwood

Arts & Entertainment

Since its founding in 2002, Le Vent du Nord, a Quebec-based progressive folk ensemble, has racked up awards as well as critical acclaim.

Le Vent du Nord will perform at Longwood Gardens on Friday, Nov. 20.

The group, which has performed on five continents, will return to Longwood Gardens on Friday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. to showcase its mix of traditional folk repertoire and original compositions. The quartet comprises vocalists, multi-instrumentalists and good friends Nicolas Boulerice, Simon Beaudry, Olivier Demers, and Réjean Brunet.

Concert tickets are $35 apiece ($30 for members) and include all-day admission to the gardens, which is presently displaying the Chrysanthemum Festival. This colorful extravaganza boasts more than 16,000 mums, including one that features more than 1,500 perfectly arranged flowers on a single plant.

For more information on tickets, which are limited, visit http://longwoodgardens.org/events-and-performances/events/le-vent-du-nord-performance-0.

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Mind Matters: ‘Super Sad True Love Story’ time

Health

Everywhere I turn, I see “Super Sad True Love Story” as our reality. “Super Sad True Love Story” is an apocalyptic novel written by Gary Shteyngart about how our country had become in essence a caste system of rich and poor: visible chasms created to mark high net worth individuals from the lowly peons of poverty. The minority wealthy kept them at bay.

The novel, long before Occupy Wall Street occurred, harbingered its coming. While the poor were walled off in an occupy zone of tents, the affluent could walk down the street while something akin to telephone poles tabulated their wealth, announcing to the world their status as high net worth individuals.

Standing in line to board flights to and from Greece recently was surreal. No longer fiction, now fact is the stark reality of labeling and treating people according to their “net worth:” the airline personnel board you accordingly. First class first, of course. Then, it’s all about what kind of credit card you have. Are you “Admiral” or “Platinum?” Are you a high net worth individual—or not? We stand like sheep waiting for the prod.

Ironically, chances are, if you can board a plane at all, you don’t consider yourself, in the realms of life, as among the poor. However, the airlines affluent animal call does prompt me to reflect how we, in the U.S., are becoming more marked as haves and have nots.

When CEO’s make four hundred times more money than their employees, that is out and out greed—criminal actually! Meanwhile, wages—not just the minimum wage—are stagnant and have been for years. The income gap—inequality in the U.S.—is rising.

The repercussions of this inequality is staggering. The American Psychological Association president, Barry S. Anton, Ph.D., recently addressed this, saying, “the divide between the wealthy and the poor has never been greater—and this inequality has significant negative implications for our society … . As income inequality increases, we also see decreases in physical healthy, life expectancy, social trust, economic growth, and social mobility.”

Here’s a compelling corollary to income inequality: as a person’s wealth increases, compassion and concern for others declines while entitlement and self-aborption rises. Researcher Paul Piff, Ph.D. found that the poor were “more likely to share their resources with strangers than are wealthier individuals.” And Barry Anton questions, “When privilege and self-interest trump basic human values, what does this reveal about our society?”

This is a question deserving our attention no matter our “net worth.”

For more on this see:
Sendhil Mullainathan, harvardmagazine.com/2015/05/the-science-of-scarcity
Paul Piff, paulpiff.wix.com
Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century

* Kayta Curzie Gajdos holds a doctorate in counseling psychology and is in private practice in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. She welcomes comments at MindMatters@DrGajdos.com or 610-388-2888. Past columns are posted to www.drgajdos.com. See book.quietwisdom-loudtimes.com for information about her book, “Quiet Wisdom in Loud Times: The Rise of the Wounded Feminine.”

About Kayta Gajdos

Dr. Kathleen Curzie Gajdos ("Kayta") is a licensed psychologist (Pennsylvania and Delaware) who has worked with individuals, couples, and families with a spectrum of problems. She has experience and training in the fields of alcohol and drug addictions, hypnosis, family therapy, Jungian theory, Gestalt therapy, EMDR, and bereavement. Dr. Gajdos developed a private practice in the Pittsburgh area, and was affiliated with the Family Therapy Institute of Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, having written numerous articles for the Family Therapy Newsletter there. She has published in the American Psychological Association Bulletin, the Family Psychologist, and in the Swedenborgian publications, Chrysalis and The Messenger. Dr. Gajdos has taught at the college level, most recently for West Chester University and Wilmington College, and has served as field faculty for Vermont College of Norwich University the Union Institute's Center for Distance Learning, Cincinnati, Ohio. She has also served as consulting psychologist to the Irene Stacy Community MH/MR Center in Western Pennsylvania where she supervised psychologists in training. Currently active in disaster relief, Dr. Gajdos serves with the American Red Cross and participated in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts as a member of teams from the Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.Now living in Chadds Ford, in the Brandywine Valley of eastern Pennsylvania, Dr. Gajdos combines her private practice working with individuals, couples and families, with leading workshops on such topics as grief and healing, the impact of multigenerational grief and trauma shame, the shadow and self, Women Who Run with the Wolves, motherless daughters, and mediation and relaxation. Each year at Temenos Retreat Center in West Chester, PA she leads a griefs of birthing ritual for those who have suffered losses of procreation (abortions, miscarriages, infertility, etc.); she also holds yearly A Day of Re-Collection at Temenos.Dr. Gajdos holds Master's degrees in both philosophy and clinical psychology and received her Ph.D. in counseling at the University of Pittsburgh. Among her professional affiliations, she includes having been a founding member and board member of the C.G. Jung Educational Center of Pittsburgh, as well as being listed in Who's Who of American Women. Currently, she is a member of the American Psychological Association, The Pennsylvania Psychological Association, the Delaware Psychological Association, the American Family Therapy Academy, The Association for Death Education and Counseling, and the Delaware County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board. Woven into her professional career are Dr. Gajdos' pursuits of dancing, singing, and writing poetry.

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