1985-1999
Mick Maurer in Philadelphia, PA
Holy Ghost Prep, Holy Family College, Holy Redeemer Medical Center, St. Francis Medical Center
Mark Davis, Co-Chair; Chris Bates, Commission Manager; and Mick
Maurer, Co-Chair Philadelphia EMA HIV Commission 1997-1998
White for Mercer County); Trenton, NJ 1993-1994
Board Member for Bucks County, of the Board of Directors, The Philadelphia AIDS
Consortium [TPAC] (Title I Ryan White for Bucks, Burlington, Camden, Chester,
Delaware, Gloucester, Montgomery, Philadelphia & Salem Counties & Title II Ryan
White for Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery & Philadelphia Counties);
Philadelphia, PA     October 1994-March 1996

Member for Bucks County, of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Suburban HIV AIDS
Coalition [SHAC] (Bucks, Chester, Delaware & Montgomery Counties
Consumer/provider Coalition) 1995-May 1999; Co-chair of the Coalition January 1999-
May 1999

Commissioner for Bucks County, to the Philadelphia EMA HIV Commission  [HIV
Commission] (Title I Ryan White for Bucks, Burlington, Camden, Chester, Delaware,
Glouscester, Montgomery, Philadelphia & Salem Counties; CDC Community Planning
Group for Philadelphia County; HOPWA Housing Advisory Committee for Bucks,
Burlington, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Glouscester, Montgomery, Philadelphia &
Salem Counties)
first term - October 1995-September 1997
second term - October 1997-June1999

Two-Term PLWA Co-Chair, of the Philadelphia EMA HIV Commission
first term - 1 February 1997-31 January 1998
second term - 1 February 1998-30 November 1998
Member, of the Title I/Title II Unified Evaluation & Assessment Committee charged
with developing Quality Assurance benchmarks for all service provision categories.  
Oversight of PA ETC development of benchmarks to be used by all service providers in
the EMA nine county region. October 1996-June 1999

Member for Southeastern PA Suburban Counties, to the Pennsylvania State HIV
Planning Council (Title I-II-III-IV-V) 1996

Member, of the Board of Directors, Bucks County AIDS Network, March 1997-June 1999
- Advocacy Committee
- Grant Writing Committee
- Membership Committee
- 1998 Conference Committee, Chair
President, May 1998-June 1999

Member, of the CAeAR (Communities Advocating Emergency AIDS Relief) Coalition,

Acting Co-Commission Manager, the Philadelphia EMA HIV Commission June 2 - July 7,
1997
Holy Ghost Prep began in 1897 as Holy Ghost Apostolic College, a preparatory school
and junior-college seminary for young men studying to become members of the
religious order of the Holy Ghost Fathers and Brothers. In the 1950s, the school started
to move its college-level program to Duquesne University and opened its doors for the
graduated in the late 1960s. In 1967, the seminary program was discontinued, and today
the enrollment consists entirely of non-resident college-bound students.

Mick Maurer was Acting Headmaster, Holy Ghost Preparatory High School; Bensalem,
PA  February 11 - June 25, 1987; and Director of Campus Ministry, September 1985 -
June 1987 while also teaching religion and coaching freshman soccer team
Holy Family University is a fully accredited Catholic, private, co-educational, four year commuter University
located in the northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It provides liberal arts and professional
programs for more than 2,100 undergraduate students through day, evening, and summer sessions.
Founded by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth in 1954, the establishment of the University marked the
culmination of an evolutionary cycle begun in 1934 with the opening of the Holy Family Teacher Training
School. During the early years, Holy Family functioned as an affiliate of The Catholic University of America.

Mick Maurer taught in the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences; Holy Family College; Philadelphia, PA
January 1988 - May 1992

Instructor:
a. General Psychology (Spring 1988, Summer I 1988, Fall 1988, Spring 1989, Summer I
1989, Fall 1989, Spring 1990, Summer I 1990, Fall 1990, Spring 1991, Summer I 1991,
Fall 1991, Spring 1992)
b. Psychology of Human Development (Summer II 1988, Fall 1988, Spring 1989,
Summer II 1989, Fall 1989, Spring 1990, Summer II 1990, Fall 1990, Spring 1991, Fall
1991, Spring 1992)
c. Human Service Workshop titled Dealing with Difficult Children (Spring 1989)
d. Ethical/Moral Decision Making (Senior Ethics Requirement) (Fall 1990, Spring 1991)

- Member of Senior Ethics Faculty Committee (Fall 1990, Spring 1991)
The Sisters of the Holy Redeemer built Holy Redeemer Hospital and
Medical Center in 1959 in Meadowbrook, PA. Holy Redeemer Hospital and
Medical Center is a 303-bed hospital with a staff of more than 300
physicians. It is part of Holy Redeemer Health System.

Mick Maurer was the Director, Pastoral Care Department at Holy
Redeemer Hospital & Medical Center February 1988 - August 1989;
Clinical Director/Founder, The Center for Clinical Pastoral Counseling of
Holy Redeemer Hospital & Medical Center and Clinical Director/Founder,
The Holy Redeemer Pastoral Health Care Training Program January 1989 -
August 1989
St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, NJ is a teaching Medical Center established in 1874
by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia, sponsored by Hope Ministries and a member
of Catholic Health East.

Mick Maurer was Director of Employee Assistance Program, at St. Francis Medical
Center; September 1989 - June 1993                
- in-house EAP services for St. Francis Medical Center
- contractual EAP services for St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center, Lawrenceville, NJ;
and Spotts, Stevens & McCoy Engineering Associates, Inc., Trenton, NJ
Mick Maurer had a private counseling
practice in Neshaminey Plaza, Bensalem,
PA. from 1985-1993.
Yardley, Pennsylvania was founded by William Yardley, who emigrated to America in July, 1682 with his family. He made an agreement
with William Penn, before leaving England, to buy 500 acres for ten pounds. A survey was completed in October 1682, and the area
William Yardley settled was called "Prospect Farm." It was located just outside of the present Yardley Borough. William Yardley and his
family died in 1693, possibly of smallpox.

A nephew, Thomas Yardley, came to America to settle the estate and never returned to England. He opened a ferry line which started
operating in 1710 from Letchworth Avenue, the lower boundary of the village, and landed in New Jersey further downstream. This was an
important link between West Jersey and the three roads leading to Philadelphia by way of Falls, Langhorne and Newtown. The Yardley
family occupied the land for more than 150 years.

Neither Philadelphia nor Trenton existed when Yardley was founded, although there were small settlements at Burlington, Bristol, and
near Falls Ferry.

Yardley began to develop into a village about 1807, and by 1880 had a population of 820. Early industries included a spoke and handle
factory, sawmill, felloe factory, plate and plaster mill, and two flour mills. The first post office, established in 1828, used the name
"Yardleyville." The name became "Yardley" again at the time the Reading Railroad came through the area in 1876.

During the Civil War, Yardley was a station for the Underground Railroad, an escape route for slaves. Known hiding places were under
the eaves of the Continental Hotel (now the Continental Tavern), in bins of warehouses on the Delaware Canal (completed in 1862), and
at the General Store (now Worthington Insurance). At Lakeside, the yellow house facing Lake Afton on N. Main St., one brick-walled cellar
room is also thought to have been a hiding place.

Yardley Borough was incorporated on March 4, 1895.

•  2004 - Hurricane Ivan causes worst flood since 1955.
•  2005 - On April 4th, the water on the Delaware River crested higher than after Hurricane Ivan. The cause was rain and snow melt.
DELAWARE CANAL
Starting in 1832, mule teams pulled specially constructed barges through a system of locks
round-the-clock on this 60-mile canal along the Delaware River. Forty million tons of coal and other cargo
were hauled between Easton and Bristol, Pa., until competition from the railroad forced its closure in
1931. In 1940 the canal and towpath became Theodore Roosevelt State Park. It was declared a historic
landmark in 1978, and was later renamed Delaware Canal State Park. Today it is the most intact
destination suitable for biking, walking and jogging, and canoeing is enjoyed along much of the canal.

Mick Maurer lived in Yardley Commons with his bedrooms overlooking the Delaware Canal.
•  2006 - In late June, there was more
flooding of the Delaware River.