Uncommon opportunity for female teens

Fund for Women and Girls seeking high school philanthropy assistants For the past nine years, the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls has given over 100 Chester County high school girls an incomparable opportunity: determining the recipients of $25,000 worth of grants. The grant-making and education foundation is currently accepting applications for its award-winning Girls Advisory Board (GAB)...

Weather pushes annual anti-violence flash mob inside

Public urged to participate from home or work – and film the action Organizers of the ‘One Billion Rising for Justice’ dance hope that being forced inside by the weather won’t diminish participation. The inclement weather has prompted organizers of an annual flash mob dance to protest gender violence scheduled for today, Feb. 14, to regroup. Because Chester County has declared a snow emergency,...

Chester Countians invited to join dance flash mob

Agencies join forces for annual event on Friday to protest gender violence  Organizers hope to surpass the numbers and spectacle that the 2013 awareness event generated. An annual organized flash mob dance on Feb. 14 aims to protest gender violence and promote empowerment, organizers said.  The Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, the Domestic Violence Center, the Crime Victims Center of...

Champion of compassion gets recognized

Betty Moran honored for work with Chester County Fund for Women and Girls Betty Moran was honored by the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls at its ‘Making a Difference’ luncheon on Wednesday. Photo by Campli Photography Before a sold-out crowd of several hundred, a Chester County philanthropist known for avoiding the limelight took center stage at the Chester County Fund for Women...