YMCA calls on community to spread holiday cheer to help 800 families

Staff from the YMCA of Greater Brandywine received 3,500 brand new winter coats from the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation on October 22, 2024. Coats will be distributed to children across Chester County. Despite being a county with tremendous wealth, nearly 73,914 residents are living at or near the poverty level, according to data from Chester County Planning Commission. During the holiday...

Unionville Elementary puts best foot forward

Collects shoes, raises funds for Soles4Souls EAST MARLBOROUGH — The World Bank estimates that approximately 400 million children worldwide – more than the entire U.S. population – live in pronounced poverty.  Millions of these children will grow up never having had a pair of shoes, resulting in significant ramifications for their health and well being. Therefore, when Unionville Elementary School...

UHS students deliver toys to Kennett Area YMCA

Students raised $700 at powder puff game to buy toys for children in need By Karen Cresta, Correspondent, The Times Unionville High School students embraced the spirit of giving back for the holidays, taking funds raised from the school’s annual Powder Puff football game to help needy kids in the Kennett area. From left, UHS students Ivan Yen, Phil Chidekel and Student Council Vice-President,...

Malvern Prep students ‘Stuff a Truck’ for needy

Malvern Prep Middle School students, Patrick Gray (Gr. 6) of Havertown, Victor Bucci (Gr. 6) of West Chester and Aidan Gordinier (Gr. 7) of Exton sorted through all of the donations for the Stuff a Truck event earlier this year. MALVERN — The goal was to “Stuff a Truck,” and that is exactly what Malvern Prep Middle School students did for Cradles to Crayons last month – filling more than...

United Way kicks off 2012-13 fund campaign

Organization supports education, senior and youth programs throughout southern Chester County By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times United Way of Southern Chester County is kicking off its annual fund drive — from left: UWSCC board president Karen Myers, Board Vice President Ed Sparks and UWSCC Executive Director Carrie Freeman display one of the signs seen around the community reminding folks to give...