Kids & Family
NOVA's Upstander Day Slated for Sept. 17 at Dublin Fire Company
Event celebrates those who promote kindness and inclusion
NOVA’s Upstander Day will take place on Sunday, September 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dublin Fire Company, 194 N. Main Street, Dublin, PA 18917. This community event is free, will include family-friendly games, crafts, entertainment, food trucks and demonstrations by first responders.
Upstander Day will promote and celebrate our community’s Upstanders - individuals of all ages who, when they see bullying behavior, take steps to safely offer help. Being an Upstander is about kindness and inclusion.
“We are excited to be sharing the Upstander message with our Bucks County families at NOVA’s first Upstander Day,” said Mary Worthington, Director of Prevention & Training, NOVA. “Being an Upstander is about being kind and caring about others. Teaching our children to be Upstanders encourages them to be kind and support others in a positive way. It will be a fun-filled day as we celebrate the Upstander in all of us.”
The event will feature activities including a kindness scavenger hunt, kindness roulette, duck pond, inflatable moon bounce, inflatable obstacle course, an appearance from the NAMI Man (a superhero character whose power is mental health), face painting and crafts. In addition, there will be food trucks, the NOVA Thrift Shop Pop-Up Store, as well as performances by School of Rock Doylestown, demonstrations from East West Karate and a police K9 exhibition courtesy of the local police departments.
Upstanders Day is made possible by the following sponsors:
Gold sponsors:
Bucks County Community College
Silver Sponsors:
Yogamazia
Bronze Sponsors:
BCHIP
Circle Speech Services
East West Karate
Grim, Biehn & Thatcher
Anne O'Day Orthodontics
Princeton Brain and Spine
QNB Bank
Stark and Stark
TapInto Doylestown
TruMark Financial Credit Union
Univest Financial Corporation
Supporters:
Mastrocco Jr. Moving & Storage
Foundations Community Partnership
Franconia Insurance & Financial Services
J. Brooke Lewis D.M.D., Inc.
Portabowl
Prudential Life Insurance
To learn more about Upstander Day sponsorship opportunities, contact Ashley Doyle, Special Events Organizer, NOVA, at Ashley.Doyle@novabucks.org or 215-343-6543, ext. 6609.
About NOVA
NOVA supports, counsels and empowers victims of sexual assault and other serious crimes in Bucks County and works to prevent and eliminate violence in society through advocacy, training, community education and prevention programs. Founded in 1974, NOVA is a non-profit 501(c)(3), community-based organization operating out of three offices in Fairless Hills, Jamison and Perkasie. Services are made possible through the financial support of federal, state and local government grants and contracts, corporations, foundations and private donations. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent provided by law. For more information, visit www.NOVABucks.org.
