Local Organizations

Lansdowne Boy Scout Troops

How to become a Scout

The criteria for joining the Boy Scouts are as follows:

• The boy must be at least 10 years old and have completed fifth grade.
• If the boy is less than 10 years old, he must have completed 2 years as a Weblo and have achieved the Arrow of Light.

If the boy does not meet the criteria for being a Boy Scout, there is also a Cub Scout pack which also meets at the church(es). Either troop would be very happy to direct the family to them.

Boy Scout Troop #63
Meets Mondays at Lansdowne Presbyterian
Church at 7:30 pm.
Contact: Scout Master James Gardner, (610) 626-8158

Cub Scout Pack # 63
Meetings are held at the First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne, at the intersection of Lansdowne and Greenwood Aves. in Lansdowne.
All dens (Tigers, Wolves, Bears and Webelos) meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday evenings during the school year.

Contacts:
Betsy Burke, Cubmaster
610-608-2261, lansdowne.bsa.p63@gmail.com
Lashina Thomas, Committee Chair
215-380-2899, thomases2006@gmail.com 

Lansdowne Girl Scout Troops

Looking for a Girl Scout Troop in the William Penn or Upper Darby School Districts? Girls in Kindergarten through 12th grade can join Girl Scouts. Contact Friendship Hollow Service Unit 520 (gsep520@gmail.com) for more information, current troops, meetings times, or how to start your own troop. A Service Unit Team member will get back to you. 

Delaware County Suicide Prevention Awareness Task Force (DCSPATF)
Need mental health resources? Delaware County Suicide Prevention Awareness Task Force provides mental health resources specifically targeting suicide as well as other resources.

Friends of the Lansdowne Public Library
Supporting our local library through fundraising and events. Annual membership is a $25 per household or $15 per individual donation.
Meetings: 4th Mondays, 7pm in the library. All are welcome. To contribute to FLPL, or for more information: Helen Bowes (610) 284-1433. Click here to see their web page.

Friendship Circle Senior Center
1515 Lansdowne Avenue
Darby, PA 19023
(610) 237-6222
Located in the East Campus of Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby, the Friendship Circle Senior Center is an invaluable asset to the region’s seniors. Membership is open to people of all races, creeds, and cultures, age 50 and older. It provides nutrition programs (including Meals on Wheels), health education and recreational & social programs, as well as in-home support services. There is a high demand for volunteers who enable this group to provide all its wonderful services. Please call to find out how you can improve the quality of life for a senior in need.

Masonic Lodge
Lansdowne Lodge No. 711
27 South Lansdowne Avenue
Lansdowne, PA 19050
Contact: Robert Meier

Interfaith Food Cupboard 
The Interrfaith Food Cupboard serves families in the William Penn School District communities by helping with emergency food needs. The Interfaith Food Cupboard is located at the First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne. For hours and more information, please call 610-622-0800, option 4.

Lansdowne Allied Youth Council
A philanthropic organization for over sixty years, the LAYC recognizes Lansdowne youth for dedication and service to the community and provides grant money to help youth of Lansdowne with worthwhile cultural, social, and athletic activities.
Contact Director Al Them, 610-626-0501 or Director Jim Gardner, 610-626-8158.

Lansdowne Boys & Girls Club 
For more than 70 years, the Lansdowne Boys & Girls Club (LBGC) has been serving children and youth in Lansdowne and surrounding communities through athletic programs and other recreational activities. As an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, LBGC currently offers several sports options – and more programs may be added as LBGC continues to grow with the support of new members and volunteers.
Contact: lansdowneboysandgirlsclub@gmail.com
http://lansdowneboysandgirlsclub.com

Lansdowne Business and Professional Association
Since 1976, the Lansdowne Business and Professional Association has worked to support and promote Lansdowne businesses and make the borough a better place to live, work and shop. http://www.shoplansdowne.com/

Lansdowne Democratic Committee
P.O. Box 1136
Lansdowne, PA 19050
lansdownedems@gmail.com
lansdownedemocrats.org

The Lansdowne Economic Development Corporation
The Lansdowne Economic Development Corporation, (LEDC), is committed to encouraging sustainable economic growth in Lansdowne Borough. As part of our mission, LEDC successfully designated Lansdowne as a Pennsylvania Main Street community in 2005 and are now implementing local grant programs and other local events based on the Main Street program model.

Eleven board members and dozens of volunteers – all Lansdowne residents or business owners – work strategically to build strong partnerships within Lansdowne’s business and residential communities that will become the cornerstone of Lansdowne’s future. Everyone in Lansdowne can make a significant contribution to our town’s future. Our initial projects include a downtown facade improvement program, a survey of Lansdowne businesses, a plan to market our downtown to consumers and developers, and participation in the Sherwin Williams Neighbor to Neighbor program to benefit all Lansdowne residents and business owners.

For more information about LEDC economic development activities, events, promotions or to volunteer, visit http://www.LansdownesFuture.org/ or send an email, or stop by the LEDC Main Street Office at 32 East Baltimore Avenue Lansdowne PA.  Phone: (610) 745-4063.

The LEDC is a volunteer, non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation designated as a public charity for the benefit of the Lansdowne Community.

Lansdowne Republican Party
James R. Murphy Chairman
PO Box 456
Lansdowne, PA 19050-0456
610-623-8077
winlansdowne@gmail.com

Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra
Founded in 1946 in the First Presbyterian Church of Lansdowne, the Lansdowne Symphony Orchestra performs five concerts a year at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center. Under the direction of Reuben Blundell since 2014, the orchestra continues its traditions of musical excellence, service to the community, and promotion of area talent.
LansdowneSO.org

Meals On Wheels
The Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA) is the oldest and largest organization in the United States representing those who provide meal services to the elderly. The Association provides education, training, and development opportunities, enabling its members to provide quality nutrition services and programs to the elderly.

MOWAA’s mission is to work toward the social, physical, nutritional and economic betterment of vulnerable Americans. The guiding principle is to help those who are elderly, homebound, disabled, frail or at risk. MOWAA never loses sight of those whom they seek to serve. Nearly 900 meal programs in communities throughout the United States are members of MOWAA. These programs rely on more than 300,000 volunteers to help prepare, serve, or deliver the more than 1 million meals each day that the elderly nutrition programs provide. Volunteers are needed for Meals on Wheels.

Contact Dixi Teaford 610-237-6222 ext. 26

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Lansdowne Chapter)
Contact person:
Nancy Jane van Krieken
42 Windermere Avenue Lansdowne, PA 19050-1812
DAR website: click here