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Lend a Hand – Help Spruce Up Pottstown’s Edgewood Historic Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 3
With hopes of building on the community-minded momentum of the recent “Superheroes Clean-up” in Pottstown on Sept. 12, volunteers for Edgewood Historic Cemetery and Hobart’s Run are planning a clean-up day at the cemetery beginning at 9AM on Saturday, Oct. 3. While Edgewood’s fall clean-up days in recent years have included free food and fundraising…
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For These Seniors, Finding Hope Is the First Giant Step Toward Healing
By Linda Bayer I have the pleasure of working for The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth located in Audubon, Pennsylvania. I work as an Elder Victim Mobile Therapist, providing therapy, care, and, most of all, hope to individuals over 60 who have been victims of crime, or physical or sexual abuse, now or in…
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Virtual Art in the Park – Arts & Music Festival in Norristown
Expressive Path will present its “Virtual Art in the Park” on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 2 to 6 p.m. The event will be streamed live from the historic Centre Theater in Norristown and can be viewed on Expressive Path’s Facebook and Instagram Live. The afternoon will feature live music from Former Strangers-Rock, Lets Link L8R…
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‘Lift Every Voice’ Online Grant Events Will Celebrate African American Poetry
Montgomery County Community College is one of 49 libraries from across the country that will be celebrating African American poetry, thanks to a new national grant obtained by two MCCC faculty members. The Lift Every Voice program’s objective is to engage participants in a multifaceted exploration of African American poetry, the perspectives it offers on…
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VFTCB’s Sixth Annual Freedom from Hunger Food Drive Has Started – And Is Being Held Exclusively Online
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board has kicked off the sixth iteration of its annual Freedom from Hunger Food Drive, a campaign that increases awareness over hunger in Montgomery County. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the drive will take place exclusively online with the aim of collecting 15,000 pounds of food throughout…
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Grassroots Fundraiser Started By Two Penn State Abington Alumnae Goes National
Rebuild the Block, the grassroots fundraiser founded by two Penn State Abington alumnae, has raised more than $200,000 for Black-owned small businesses affected by the pandemic, writes Layla A. Jones for the Billy Penn. Alexis Akarolo and Zelnnetta Clark started a GoFundMe campaign that managed to raise nearly $100,000 within a week. In the three…
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A Guide to Finding the Best Options for Your Child in the New School Year
Navigating the 2020-2021 school year is challenging. It’s hard to know if your school is teaching in-person or virtual, or what alternatives are available to traditional schooling. The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) put together this quick guide to help you better understand the options for your children. Are Pennsylvania schools virtual or…
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Chester Springs Couple Creates Nonprofit That Provides ‘Sneakers for Soldiers’
After learning from their son that soldiers were not receiving athletic shoes during their deployment, Deborah and John Hausladen of Chester Springs sprang into action and created a nonprofit to help, writes Isabella Sanchez Castañeda for Main Line Today. Through its partnership with Bryn Mawr Running Company, Sneakers for Soldiers provides sneakers chosen by the…
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The Lincoln Center’s School-Based Staffing Program Keeps Growing in Montgomery, Philadelphia Counties
To help children and teenagers, you have to go where they are. That’s why The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth created a School-Based Staffing program to serve students in school districts throughout Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties. The idea began in 1973, when The Lincoln Center collaborated with school districts to provide mental health counselors,…
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SCH Grad Helps Diabetics During Pandemic with His ‘We Are Better Than This – America’ Nonprofit
Ricky Amorim, a recent Springside Chestnut Hill Academy graduate, is helping diabetics during the pandemic with his “We Are Better Than This – America” nonprofit, writes Greg Starks for the Chestnut Hill Local. Amorim, who was the captain of SCH’s lacrosse team, is a type 1 diabetic. He was diagnosed more than a decade ago…
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The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth—Helping Crime Victims Since 1987
In 1967, the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice reported victims of crime as the most neglected group in the study of crime. Victims found themselves on their own, facing trauma that could overshadow the rest of their lives. The Lincoln Center decided it was time to give victims a voice and…
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BNI Offers Local Contractor Referrals, Business Contacts and Friends for Life
By David Bjorkgren A client kept asking Jerry Scamuffa to go to a meeting of Business Network International, thinking he could benefit from the meeting, but Jerry never gave it much thought. Jerry is owner of Provato Concrete Demolition and Masonry. His business covers Delaware, Chester and Montgomery Counties and the Main Line. He has…
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Build Back Better Brings Nonprofits Together for the Community
The coronavirus pandemic offers a chance for us to do things better. Its impact has been felt by everyone— in families, in homes, in the workplace and in the community. Some have felt its sting more than others. The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC), a nonprofit that provides alternative education, coaching and counseling…
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Due to Pandemic-Related Safety Concerns, This Year’s Fete en Blanc Celebration in Pottstown Is Canceled
Due to ongoing coronavirus-related uncertainty and safety concerns, Pottstown Area Industrial Development and Hobart’s Run have decided to cancel this year’s Fete en Blanc -or dinner in white – celebration that was scheduled for September 18. The decision to cancel this popular end-of-summer event was made after thorough discussions. These included the evaluation of other…
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New Hobart’s Run Initiative Helps Keep Pottstown, Historic Edgewood Cemetery Clean
A new Hobart’s Run neighborhood improvement initiative wants to raise funds to help finance the year-round maintenance of the Historic Edgewood Cemetery by offering trash grabbers for donations. At the same time, it also hopes to inspire Pottstown residents to pick up litter on their blocks. The cemetery was abandoned eight years ago and quickly…
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Hobart’s Run Launches New Website That Presents Pottstown Renewal Information in ‘Simple, Attractive Format’
Hobart’s Run, the Pottstown engagement and development initiative affiliated with The Hill School, has recently launched its new and improved website. “Our goal was to present a great deal of information about Hobart’s Run in a simple, attractive format,” says Cathy Skitko, Director of Communications for Hobart’s Run. She added that the goal of the…
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Blue Bell Country Club Holding Food Drive for Those in Need During COVID-19 Pandemic
Over the next few weeks, residents and members of Blue Bell Country Club will hold a food drive for those in need during the coronavirus pandemic, writes Rachel Ravina for The Reporter. President of Blue Bell Country Club, Bud Hansen III, said the goal was to include residents and members in finding ways to help…
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Local Student Helps Protect Seniors from Coronavirus Exposure as Part of Shop4Seniors Program
Stanton Godshall, a Souderton Area High School graduate and Penn State University student, is doing his part during the coronavirus pandemic by helping protect seniors from being exposed to the virus as part of the Shop4Seniors program, writes Lou Baldwin for the Catholic Philly. The process is not complicated. An elderly person makes a list…
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