CLUTTER SECRETS REVEALED: Janet Taylor, founder of a 10-year-old firm called Totally Organized, helps clients organize their homes, offices and lives by eliminating clutter and setting up a rational filing system. Taylor will reveal her secrets at a “Spring Cleaning” workshop, sponsored by Mt. Airy Learning Tree, on Saturday, March 25, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Lutheran Theological Seminary, 7301 Germantown Ave. Call 215-843-6333

Springside School student Hannah Brazier, 10, (left) received an African hair-braiding from Shadonna Truitt at Springside and Chestnut Hill Academy’s Multicultural and Diversity Festival on Sunday, March19. Booths with activities such as African storytelling, Armenian backgammon and the application of henna tattoos lined the hallways. Music and dance entertainment was provided by the Milagro Brothers, Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and the Moving Arts Studio of Mt. Airy. Zoe Aloise, 9, of Chestnut Hill, (far right) participated in the Moving Arts showcase of the Brazilian dance Capoeria. (photos by Kristin Pazulski)

Jordan Dillard of Mt. Airy, along with about 70 other community members, attended the Town Hall meeting on Thursday, March 16, with state Rep. Cherelle L. Parker (200th District) at the Holy Cross Catholic Church, in Mt. Airy. Representatives from a variety of groups, including the 14th Police District, Philadelphia Gas Works and the Neighborhood Interfaith Movement were at the meeting to address community concerns. Parker’s next Town Hall meeting is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Ave

Students perform in last year’s production of Fiddler On the Roof, the final show of last year’s Young Performers Theater Camp, sponsored by the city’s Department of Recreation at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Center. Ages 9 through 18 are invited to join the camp, which allows students to major in either dance or musical theater. Students ages 6 through 10 are invited to participate in the Introduction to the Performing Arts, hosted at three locations in the city, including the Waterview Recreation Center at Rittenhouse and McMahon Streets. For more information or to request an application, contact Performing Arts Coordinator Tom Dignam at 215-683-3595 or visit online at www.phila.gov/recreation

Courtney Franklin of Chestnut Hill was recently promoted to team leader of the Blue Bell office of Keller Williams Real Estate. Prior to joining Keller Williams in 2004, Franklin was a top-producing agent with Weichert Real Estate in Blue Bell.
Jane H. Affleck of Wyndmoor is one of 10 students from St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., who participated in a three-week community-based learning course in Senegal during the January break.
The students participated in the course Senegalese Culture and Society, which included cultural orientation in Dakar, followed by internships in a traditional-medicine hospital and school; an eco-tourism tortoise village; and a nursery school. While participating in the internships, students were housed with local families. Back on campus, all of the students who participated in the experience collaborated on a multi-media presentation that was open to the public.
Affleck is a 2002 graduate of the William Penn Charter School, and a senior English major at St. Lawrence. In 2004, Affleck studied in Kenya, through the University’s International and Intercultural Studies program. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and the women’s squash team.