As part of Oak Lane Day School’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service events this year, fourth, fifth and sixth graders played recorders to a captivated audience at Sunrise Assisted Living of Lafayette Hill. Pictured (front row, from left) are Isabelle Esposito of North Wales, Milahn Shurelds of Mt. Airy, Angela Matthews of Laverock, sixth grade teacher Martha Platt of Elkins Park; (middle row, from left) Chandler Kalitsi of Pottstown, Gregory Welsh of Ambler, Tommy Flynn of Jenkintown; (back row, from left) Rebecca Bateman of Norristown, Jessica Vorse of Glenside, Gideon Paulsen-Sacks of Norristown, Melissa Moxey of West Point, Caroline Jones of Germantown, Daniel Achikeh of Lower Gwynedd.

Craig and Darlene Morgan of St. Charles, Ill. and John and Susan Beausang of Sarasota, Fla. announce the engagement of the their children Megan Kolbi Morgan and Sean-Paul Matthew Beausang, both of Chicago.
Megan is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has a MBA from the University of Chicago School of Business. She works in business development at the Chicago Climate Exchange.
Sean-Paul graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Business. He is the sales manager for Reliable of Chicago.

Students from Norwood-Fontbonne Academy read moving passages from Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I have a dream” speech at a prayerful ceremony for NFA’s annual MLK Day of Service activities. Over 250 students, families and staff gathered at the school to honor Rev. King’s legacy and to assemble health/hygiene bags with almost 5,000 donated items, which will be distributed to the homeless men served by St. John’s Hospice in Philadelphia. Items included various toiletries, hand-sanitizers, toothpaste and toothbrushes, lip balm and disposable razors. Pictured (front row, from left) are Casey, Conner, Carson and Cameron Stephenson of Wyncote and Abbey and Jake Howard also of Wyncote; (back row, from left) Napoleon Stephenson, Dana and Ben Howard, Natalie Stephenson, David Martosella of Lafayette Hill and John Charlton of Glenside.

NEW HILL PHOTO STUDIO/GALLERY: This wedding photo of Cooper and Stella Christopher  (far right) was taken at a church in Norristown in 2004 by Chestnut Hill photographer Mat Krzesiczan, a native of Poland who is also known for his fine arts photography, much of it characterized by a moving camera and an unusually long exposure time. Mat, who opened Mat Images Studio & Gallery on Dec. 1 on the perimeter of the Chestnut Hill Farmers Market parking lot, replacing Dan Brody Photography, will be the subject of a feature article in next week’s Local. For more information, call 267-312-6809 or visit www.matimages.com.

Students from Norwood-Fontbonne Academy read moving passages from Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I have a dream” speech at a prayerful ceremony for NFA’s annual MLK Day of Service activities. Over 250 students, families and staff gathered at the school to honor Rev. King’s legacy and to assemble health/hygiene bags with almost 5,000 donated items, which will be distributed to the homeless men served by St. John’s Hospice in Philadelphia. Items included various toiletries, hand-sanitizers, toothpaste and toothbrushes, lip balm and disposable razors. Pictured (front row, from left) are Casey,