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Spurred by Memories of His Grandfather, Media’s George Pagano Rows the Atlantic to Raise Money for ALS
Eating freeze-dried food and sleeping between nonstop three-hour shifts for 58 days, a Media man rowed the entire width of the Atlantic Ocean. Spurred on by a grandfather who died too young from Lou Gehrig’s disease, George Pagano and rowing partner Caitlin Miller successfully completed the 2,747-nautical-mile Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge between the Canary Islands…
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Sunday’s “Give Blood, Sweat, Cheer Festival” a Good Time to Give Back, Have Fun, and Challenge Yourself
Calling all workout warriors, couch potatoes, and everyone in between! The Give Blood, Give Sweat, Give Cheer Festival presented by SAP will be held, rain or shine, this Sunday, May 22 from 9 AM-3 PM at the Delaware County Veterans Memorial located at 4599 West Chester Pike in Newtown Square. Fitness pioneer and former 76ers…
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Six-Year-Old from Media Collects Care Packages for Pathways
Seeing the suffering of people living on the streets in New York spurred six-year-old Cailin Kennedy to help those in need in her hometown of Media via Pathways, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. “I was in New York and I saw people in blankets asking for food and money,” said Cailin. “I…
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Cityteam Ministries in Chester Helping Mothers in Need
Chester’s Cityteam Ministries, through its Mother-Baby Care program, provides food and diapers for more than 1,000 families every year, writes Peg DeGrassa of Delaware County News Network. Two times a week, moms in need can walk into Cityteam Ministries and get the diapers, food, clothing and formula that they need for their babies and other…
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Radnor’s VWR Foundation Gives Back to Science Community, Distributes $85,000 in First-Quarter Grants
The VWR Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to giving back to the science community, distributed 10 grants totaling more than $85,000 during the first quarter of 2016. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of VWR International, a Radnor-based company involved in the distribution of research laboratory products. The Foundation supports organizations and programs that are…
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Radnor Studio 21 Home to New TV Show for Entrepreneurs
Catherine and John Cappello have launched the “Start Me Up TV Show,” the first episode of which debuted in Radnor Studio 21 in Wayne on March 18. Radnor Studio 21 is the Radnor Township public access television station, airing on Comcast and Verizon cable channel 21. Radnor Studio 21 is a 501(c)(3), non-profit corporation. According…
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Public Hearing Scheduled for Crozer-Keystone Sale
The Chester-based Crozer-Keystone Health System has scheduled a May 4 hearing before officials of the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General regarding its sale to Prospect Medical Holdings, writes Harold Brubaker of the Philadelphia Inquirer. According to Brubaker, “Crozer-Keystone is a tax-exempt entity and the sale of its assets to the for-profit Prospect, which is based…
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SAP’s McDermott Wins Almost Half a Million for Charity in CEO Tournament Pool
Bill McDermott, the CEO of software giant SAP in Newtown Square, picked against the school just down the road from his house, the college where his friend, Father Peter Donohue, is president, and the place where he attends Sunday Mass when he’s in town. Unlike his father and son, who both correctly picked Villanova to…
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Folsom’s Schoolhouse Center Donates $1K to Vest-a-Cop
The Schoolhouse Center in Folsom recently raised $1,000 from its members, almost one dollar at a time, to donate to Vest-a-Cop, a program established to raise funds to purchase bulletproof vests so every police officer in the Delaware County will be protected. “Vest-a-Cop is a cause near and dear to our hearts,” Schoolhouse director Kim…
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Newtown Square Child Defines Heroism
If only there were more people like Logan Mast in this world. As first reported in the Daily Times, the five-year-old native of Newtown Square can teach us a lesson or two about unselfishness. Mast wanted those attending his fourth birthday party to bring not presents for himself, but items or gift cards that he…
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