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Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation Awards Grants to Local Nonprofits
The Malvern Federal Charitable Foundation – the purpose of which is to promote charitable and educational activities within the markets that Malvern Federal Savings Bank serves – has awarded 10 grants to charitable, nonprofit organizations totaling $75,000. The recipients are: Chester County Fund for Women and Girls ensures, through philanthropy and advocacy, that women and…
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Stroud Preserve the Crown Jewel of Media-Based Natural Lands’ Many Wildlife Sanctuaries
Stroud Preserve in West Chester is one of the most beautiful and popular destinations among the nature preserves under the protection of Media nonprofit Natural Lands, writes Dan Geringer for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The 571-acre preserve has miles of hilly meadows, woodlands, and an emerging wetland, all of which are open to visitors from dawn…
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Newtown Square-Based Society of Financial Service Professionals Marks Its 90th Year
Based in Newtown Square, the Society of Financial Service Professionals (FSP) is celebrating its 90th anniversary as the premier organization in the profession. From its beginnings in 1928 as an alumni association for Chartered Life Underwriters, FSP has evolved into an inclusive community whose membership represents the entire spectrum of financial services. CPAs, attorneys, insurance…
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Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation Awards Pair of Eva Miller Scholarships
The Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation has selected two local nursing students to receive scholarships from the Eva Miller Scholarship Fund, made possible by Gerald Miller in memory of his mother. “When Gerry so generously established this nursing scholarship, we agreed to tackle the nursing shortage from both directions,” said CKCF President Frances Sheehan. “First, we wanted…
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Register for Sunday’s Run for Heroes, a Benefit for Delco’s Hero Scholarship Fund
The 17th Annual Run for Heroes, a 5K Run/Walk that benefits the Delaware County Hero Scholarship Fund, is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 8 at 9 AM at the Springfield Township Municipal Complex on 50 Powell Road. Since 2000, the Run for Heroes has admirably raised almost $500,000 for the Hero Scholarship Fund, which benefits the…
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CKCF Honors 25 Years of Women’s and Children’s Health Services in Delaware County
The Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation, a public charity founded in 2016 and the largest philanthropy serving Delaware County, recently honored a number of women at the 25th Anniversary Dinner for Women’s & Children’s Health Services in Delaware County. Honorees included: Maryann Phillip and Adrianne Cruz, Supporters of Cribs for Kids Rhoda Burrell, Volunteer Joan Richards, Board…
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Nonprofit RSVP Honors Delaware County Volunteers
The nonprofit RSVP – which stands for Retired Senior Volunteer Program – honored the dedicated volunteers from Delaware County and their daily contributions to the community during a recent event at Wesley Enhanced Living in Media, according to a report from Delaware County News Network. President’s Gold Volunteer Service Awards were presented to 14 volunteers…
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Nonprofit Saves Site of Famous Revolutionary War Battle in Birmingham Township
The site of a famous Revolutionary War battle in Birmingham Township has been purchased by the Civil War Trust to ensure its preservation, writes Jason Nark for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The nonprofit bought the Dilworth Farm for $850,000 and marks the first Revolutionary War battlefield purchased in Pennsylvania using grants from the American Battlefield Protection…
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Three Delco Companies Among Pennsylvania’s Top 100 Best Places to Work
Team Pennsylvania, a nonprofit that connects the state’s private and public sector leaders in order to achieve and sustain progress, published its list of the Top 100 Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania for 2017, and three Delaware County companies made the cut. Radnor’s Global Tax Management, Chadds Ford’s IMA Consulting, and Pentec Health in…
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Step Up for Hearing Loss; Register for Next Month’s Pennsylvania Walk4Hearing at Navy Yard
The Hearing Loss Association of America invites you to the Pennsylvania Walk4Hearing on Sunday, October 22 at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia. The HLAA Walk4Hearing is a family-friendly event that raises awareness about hearing loss and coming together to eradicate the stigma associated with it. Join more than 2,500 walkers at the Pennsylvania Walk4Hearing to…
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Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation to Host Baby Buggy Walk Tomorrow
Mothers, babies, and families in Delaware County have been enrolling in supportive services through Women’s and Children’s Health Services for 25 years. WCHS provides home visiting case management and nurse programs to women during pregnancy and with children under the age of two. Thousands of families in Delaware County have been a part of these…
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Judge Sides with Nonprofit over Swarthmore Home for Cancer Patients
Holmes-based nonprofit HEADstrong has won its case to open up Nick’s House for cancer patients in Swarthmore, writes Erin McCarthy for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Last year, the nonprofit acquired a seven-bedroom property on 200 South Chester Road near Swarthmore College. HEADstrong wants to house up to seven cancer patients there at no cost to their…
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Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation to Celebrate Agency’s 25-Year Legacy of Service
The Crozer-Keystone Community Foundation has announced a week-long series of events to celebrate 25 years serving and partnering with families in Delaware County to help its youngest citizens get off to the best possible start in life. With gold standard programs like Healthy Start, the Nurse-Family Partnership, Cribs for Kids, and the Center for Hispanic…
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Radnor-Based VWR Foundation Distributes $140,000 in Grants
The VWR Foundation, a charitable organization based in Radnor that is dedicated to giving back to the science community, distributed 20 grants totaling more than $140,000 during its Board Meeting in July. Among the grant recipients was The Helping Hand Project at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the mission of which is to…
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United Way Announces Houston Flood Relief Fund
United Way for Greater Houston has launched the United Way Flood Relief Fund to help support their community in the aftermath of Harvey. The devastation will be great and their community will need incredible resources to recover. United Way’s first priority will be safety, shelter and basic needs, like food. Once the community is stabilized,…
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Leadership Delaware County Still Seeking Applicants for Class of 2018
The quality of Delaware County’s leadership will determine its future. With that in mind, Leadership Delaware County – formally known as the Business Leadership Academy of the Foundation of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce – runs from September to June, and is now accepting applications. The deadline to apply is Aug. 30. Through a series…
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Second Annual Food Truck Fest and Fun Fair Coming to Brookhaven
Once again, Family Promise of Delaware County is throwing a bash by serving food out of vans to help local families who are living out of vans. The second annual Food Truck Fest and Fun Fair is returning to Brookhaven on Saturday, Aug. 12, according to a Daily Times report by Peg DeGrassa. Inflatable rides,…
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HEADstrong Makes a Home in Swarthmore for Families of Cancer Patients
It’s fighting for the families whose loved ones are fighting for their lives. And despite a Delaware County Court lawsuit, the HEADstrong Foundation’s new $700,000 home for visiting cancer patients and their families is winning the battle. HEADstrong is converting the 5,000-square-foot, seven-bedroom mansion in Swarthmore to a free home away from home, modeled after…
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