What To Do: Christmas day events for non-Christians
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
It’s Christmas week, which means that it is the penultimate weekend for holiday attractions.
There are also several other non-holiday attractions on tap for the next 10 days.
Christmas-influenced music, advertising, TV shows and events are everywhere. It is virtually impossible not to be affected by the Christmas holiday season — but not everyone...
WMCA opens all branch amenities from Dec. 26 – Dec. 31
The Welcome Desk at the Lionville Community YMCA, one of seven branches of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine that is welcoming Chester County residents and visitors to use branch amenities for free during the Gift of Health.
December is often associated with holiday celebrations, time with loved ones and exchanging gifts. This December, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW) has a special gift for the...
What To Do: Santa’d-out? Non-holidays events available this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
The calendar is filled to the brim with holiday events.
There are tree lightings and parades all over. Santa Claus is everywhere – having breakfast, having brunch, riding trains, listening to gift requests and posing for pictures. Many of these activities are running daily now through the end of the year.
There is a much smaller list of non-holiday...
Benchmark Federal Credit Union’s staff provides holiday gifts for 22 children in Chester County
Benchmark Federal Credit Union President and CEO Daniel J. Machon, Jr. and Chief Commercial Operating Officer Mark Pizzi (center left and center right) deliver gifts to Family Service of Chester County on Friday.
Tis the season of giving for local financial institutions, but the staff at Benchmark Federal Credit Union’ is setting itself apart when it comes to generosity.
“Each year we put out an...
What To Do: Holiday events are just about everywhere this weekend
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Chester County Hospital Lights Up Holiday Weekends in West Chester.
So many holiday events….so little time.
Every year, there are so many holiday celebrations that it becomes hard to keep count.
Fortunately, many interesting, long-running Christmas events can be found right here in Chester County.
Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas held its annual...
Sheriff’s Office partners with Domestic Violence Center of Chester County for ‘Lights On for the Holidays’
Members of the Chester County Sheriff’s Office, WSFS and women’s service sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha-Iota Tau Omega (not shown) present donations to keep “Lights On for the Holidays” at the safe spaces of the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County.
Continuing a call for assistance and protection of women, the Chester County Sheriff’s Office led a winter holiday project for the Domestic...
Area dentists help ‘Give Kids A Smile’ just in time for the holidays
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa
Morgan Lutz, a dental hygiene student at Harcum College, goes over dental health instructions with Amy Castaneda, one of the students from the Kennett Consolidated School District who received free dental care, Friday.
WEST CHESTER — Dentists and dental office staff from around the Chester and Delaware counties area came together last week to donate...
Downingtown Christmas Parade is this Saturday
The Downingtown Blue and Gold Marching Band leads the Downingtown Christmas parade in a previous parade.
Downingtown Good Neighbor Christmas, Inc., in partnership with the Downingtown Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to present the Downingtown Christmas Parade this Saturday, December 10th at 3:00 pm.
Participants in this year’s parade include: Downingtown Blue and Gold Marching Band, Bishop Shanahan...
Valley Forge MOAA awards ROTC and JROTC Liberty Bell scholarships plus awards
Gilbert Lappano – Commander USN (Retired), Cadet Dilia Reyes-Hill, Charles Merwin – 1st Lt USA (Former)
The Valley Forge Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America serving Chester and surrounding counties awarded Liberty Bell Scholarships and special awards on Saturday at the Desmond Hotel in Chesterbrook. The national MOAA organization is comprised of over 350,000 officers...
15th annual Bike-build wrenches out 106 bicycles
Sean Dolan of Havertown, production manager for Pine Street Carpenters, and his daughter Tess work on a bike at the remodeling firm’s bike-build.
The sounds of holiday cheer and good will toward men rang through the West Chester workshop of remodeling firm Pine Street Carpenters on Sunday, as over 100 elves gathered for Pine Street’s 15th Annual 100 Wheels Project bike-build.
Each year Pine Street...
