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December 23, 2009

A ‘Town’ for children

The grand opening of Timmy’s Town Center was held on Nov. 13 at the Mall at Steamtown. Timmy’s Town Center children’s interactive museum is in memory of Timmy Kelly, the son of attorney Timothy Kelly and Lexie McFarland Kelly. The center is modeled after the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, a favorite place and refuge for Timmy Kelly while he was undergoing chemotherapy treatments in Philadelphia. Museum hours: Sat., 10-4, Sun., 12-4 and weekdays by appointment. For more information or to book a special event at the museum, call 570.341.1511.

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Students from the University of Scranton and the Howard Gardner School volunteered their time at the recent grand opening of Timmy’s Town Center, an interactive children’s museum located at The Mall At Steamtown on Nov. 13. From left are Jonathan Nazzaro, Paul Luongo, Cindy Loaiza, Ali Sharpe, Nora Walsh-Battle of the Howard Gardner School, Katie Callahan, and Elyse McCabe.

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At left, Lexie McFarland-Kelly, right, Board President and Co-Founder of Timmy’s Town Center children’s interactive museum recently celebrated the grand opening. At the open house are Rich Larsen of Fishbelly Scenic, Inc., left Beth McFarland, mother of Lexie Kelly and McFarland- Kelly.

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At the recent grand opening of Timmy’s Town Center, Janet Blaum, Esq. and daughter, Eva of Clarks Summit, investigate the Farmer’s Market, one of four exhibits inside the 4000 sq. ft. interactive children’s museum located at The Mall At Steamtown.