Tag: South Africa

Javonna Wylie, President and CEO, Chester County OICLeadership

Delaware County Leadership: Javonna Wylie, President and CEO, Chester County OIC

Javonna Wylie, President and CEO of Chester County OIC, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in West Chester and how living in a college…

Holy Family University travel group gathered in front of a tour site in South Africa.Education

Study Abroad Experience in South Africa Speaks to the Souls of Holy Family University Travelers

You learn a lot about yourself when you are submerged in 58-degree waters in a steel cage, miles offshore from the Southernmost tip of…

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Operation Rebrand on LinkedIn

Sometimes, it’s the foreplay and the teasers that make things fun, especially when change is about to happen. Operation Rebrand is about to happen…

New graduates of Widener University capture a special moment in time at Commencement with a group selfie.Education

Widener University Celebrates 2024 Graduates in Multiple Commencements

Widener University Commencements celebrated the achievements of 1,186 Chester-campus graduates in five joyful ceremonies held on Memorial Field this week.  

On-campus commencement…

Natasha Camy talks about officiating basketball games on a YouTube broadcast.Chester

Drexel Hill Native Natasha Camy Has Journeyed From Referee to Team Owner

Archbishop Carroll High School graduate Natasha Camy is a veteran referee who has officiated all the big games—BIG 10 conference playoffs, SEC conference playoffs…

Casa Scalabrini, an organization that welcomes refugees and migrants and integrates them into the local community in Rome, is a Foundation grant recipient. Shown are Brother Gioacchino Campese, C.S., General Director at Casa Scalabrini; Dave Savage, Executive Director of The Papal Foundation; Kimberly and Kevin Shea, Stewards of Saint Peter; Connor Shea; and Marianna Occhiuto, Head of Partnerships, Scalabrinian Agency for Cooperation and Development.Philanthropy

Chester-Based Papal Foundation Sends Help Where It's Needed

The Chester-based Papal Foundation has been doing the work of the Catholic Church since 1988, reports CatholicPhilly.

In 2023 alone it has given $14…

Education

Delaware County Leadership: Colin Neill, Chancellor, Penn State Great Valley

Colin Neill, Penn State Great Valley new Chancellor, spoke to DELCO Today about growing up in a working-class family in Kent, England, where he…

Avenue Two Travel photo of mountain region with an exotic animal.Travel

Avenue Two Travel's 35-Year History Began With A Couple's Wanderlust

Debbie and Craig Bush loved to travel when they were first married. When friends and family started asking for travel advice Debbie decided to embark…

Heather Smith and the PARCA group dehorn rhinos so they won't be killed by poachers.Nonprofit

Media Health Worker Is on a Mission to Save the African Rhinos

It started when Penn Medicine nurse Heather Smith from Media had the highest bid at a charity auction on an African wildlife safari, writes Rita…