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The Foundation for Delaware County Addresses Funding Shortage for Vital Food Program Serving Mothers and Children
For five years, Michele Berry raised her child alone on a nurse’s aide salary that paid $9 an hour. The father was in jail and out of their lives. “I had to pay for daycare and I had a car that was falling apart,” she said. Baby formula was unbelievably expensive. At 21, her life…
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Upland Borough Lays Claim to One of Pennsylvania’s Oldest Homes
A Pennsylvania landmark in Upland Borough that could well be the oldest house in the commonwealth sits among failed factories and abandoned warehouses, writes Charles Adams for the Reading Eagle. It is at least, as its supporters claim, “the oldest continuously standing house in Pennsylvania open to the public.” It is known to be the…
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Aug. 7 Session for Non-Profit Professionals Talks About Making the 2020 Census Fair and Accurate
Find out how you can ensure a fair and accurate 2020 Census at a free learning event Wednesday, Aug. 7, at Fellowship Hall, 350 W. State Street in Media. The Foundation for Delaware County and The Nelson Foundation for non-profits is sponsoring the session, led by Jo Lin, Coalition Manager of Keystone Counts at PA…
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Therapy Dogs Tie the Knot at Fundraising Wedding Aug. 10 at Rose Tree Park
Mark your calendars for a special wedding ceremony for two therapy dogs Aug. 10 at Rose Tree Park in Media. This PAWS for People fundraiser will celebrate the nuptials of Frangelica Meloni (the bride) and Shaggydog Stark (the groom), writes Jessica Bies for Delaware News Journal. PAWS for People is a nonprofit that trains and…
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Oldest Delco Methodist Church Faces An Uncertain Future
Radnor United Methodist Church is challenged by a dwindling congregation and may have to merge or be sold to another denomination, writes Linda Stein for Main Line Media News. The 240-year-old church on Conestoga Road in Rosemont has around 20 members, down from about 300 in the 1950s. Talks about the future of the church…
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Providence Friends Meeting in Media Was a Stop on the Underground Railroad
Sam Lemon recently recalled the importance Providence Friends Meeting members and location played in his life and to 19th Century freedom seekers, as part of a program on the Media property’s role as a stop on the Underground Railroad, writes Susan Serbin for the Daily Times. His great-great-grandmother, Martha Jane Parham (1840-1919) escaped bondage with…
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From California to Newtown Square: SAP Worker Completes Bike Trip in Memory of Late Son
When Price Burlington pulled up to SAP July 30, it was the end of a beautiful, and long, journey, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. It had taken him almost two months to make the 3,580-mile trip, in memory of his son, Carson, who died in a single-car accident Sept. 7, 2017. He pedaled…
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Website Lists Philly Region’s Outdoor Spots for Kids
Green spaces in Delaware County and the Philadelphia area can help children spend more time outside and less on their screens, reducing our area’s childhood obesity problem, writes Siani Colon for Green Philly. In addition to getting “fresh air” and moving, research is increasingly showing the numerous benefits of being outside, including stress reduction, increased…
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Glen Mills School Promises A Lot of Changes If Allowed to Reopen
Three months after the state revoked its licenses over abuse allegations, the Glen Mills Schools is pledging to change its programming, hiring practices, and even its philosophy, if allowed to reopen, writes Lisa Gartner for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “The Glen Mills Schools programs, living units, staffing, and philosophy will be vastly different moving forward,” wrote…
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Rose Valley Foundation Hopes to Restore Famous Illustrator’s Studio
The Rose Valley Centennial Foundation is seeking to raise $1 million to restore the Thunderbird Lodge, built in 1904 by Arts and Crafts community founder William Price, writes Leslie Krowchenko for Main Line Media News. To date, the foundation has received nearly $500,000 in contributions and pledges. A converted 1790s stone barn, Thunderbird Lodge was…
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Aldan Lacrosse Umpire Posthumously Earns Lifetime Achievement Award
Agnes “Aggie” Stegmuller of Aldan has posthumously received the U.S. Lacrosse Lifetime Achievement Award, according to laxallstars.com. Stegmuller, who passed away in 2010 at 87, was recognized for her five decades of contributions to lacrosse. A former four-sport athlete (badminton, basketball, field hockey, and softball) at Temple University, she was a lacrosse women’s game umpire…
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Child Guidance Resource Centers named a beneficiary for Sun East Charitable Foundation Golf Classic
Child Guidance Resource Centers has been chosen this year as one of two organizations to benefit from The Sun East Charitable Foundation’s annual golf fundraising event Sept. 17. Sun East Charitable Foundation supports local charities and nonprofit organizations that assist families in the Brandywine Valley. Since 2011, the Foundation has selected two organizations that make…
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The Foundation for Delaware County Welcomes 3 New Board Members
The Foundation for Delaware County announces the election of three new board members; Cyrise L. Dixon, Michael B. Magnavita and Kate Zidek, to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Cyrise L. Dixon, a resident of Chester, was the first female patrol officer in the city of Chester and currently serves as the chief of staff…
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Former Chester Church Considered for National Register of Historic Places
The former Third Presbyterian Church at 420 E. Ninth St., today home of the Chester Historical Preservation Committee, has cleared the most intensive step on the path to a spot on the National Register of Historic Places, writes Colin Ainsworth for the Daily Times. The Pennsylvania Historic Preservation Board gave approval to an application and…
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Tyler Arboretum in Media Partners With Aston Brewery at Friday Beer Gardens
After a successful inaugural run last year, Tyler Arboretum is again partnering with Aston-based 2SP Brewing Company to bring Tyler on Tap back to Media, writes Emily Adams for Main Line Today. Running every Friday through Aug. 23, visitors can enjoy the arboretum after hours, sipping brews, noshing on food and joining educational family-friendly activities.…
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Nile Swim Club in Yeadon on a Mission to Give Kids Free Swim Lessons
Free swim and water safety clinics will be offered in Yeadon on Saturdays in July and August at the Nile Swim Club on the 500 block of South Union Avenue, writes Katherine Scott for 6abc.com Certified water safety instructor Terrence Satterfield said, “It’s not that they don’t want to learn the skills, it’s just that…
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Child Guidance Resource Therapist Kelly Peters Uses Group Therapy for Those With Autism
Kelly Peters, LPC, RPT, is a Group Therapist in the CREATE program at the Child Guidance Resource Centers. CREATE (Creating Relationships and Emotional Adaptability in a Therapeutic Environment) is an innovative, group outpatient service for children and young adults diagnosed with autism. Children participate in evidence-based, interactive therapies to improve social conversations, emotional regulation, adaptability,…
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Radnor Commissioners OK 25-year Lease With Willows Park Preserve to Renovate Historic Mansion
The Radnor Board of Commissioners approved a new 25-year lease on June 24 with the Willows Park Preserve, a nonprofit group that plans to renovate the 100-year-old mansion in the park that’s fallen on hard times, writes Linda Stein for Main Line Media News. Under the new lease, the Willows Park Preserve will seek arboretum…
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