Benefactor’s largesse: from soup to nuts
Wegmans steps up to fill Food Bank’s bare cupboards
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
A high-energy crew of Wegmans employees formed an assembly line inside the warehouse of the Chester County Food Bank, where they sorted the donation of 18,000 pounds of food.
The crew of about 15 employees from Wegmans’ Downingtown supermarket demonstrated well-honed skills, juggling cartons,...
Lesson in thrift, nutrition benefits Food Bank
Students learn to stretch their dollars while assisting needy
Participants in the third Food Check-Out, sponsored by the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau, get recognition from County Commissioners Ryan Costello (left), Kathi Cozzone (third from right), and Terence Farrell (right). Susan Rzucidlo, who organized the project, is second from right.
The Life Skills Advanced Placement class at...
Chester County Food Bank receives $50,000 check
Representatives of the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup and the Chester County Food Bank pose for the $50,000 check presentation.
Gift represented proceeds from Pa. Hunt Cup’s 48th annual race
The tailgaters and steeplechase enthusiasts who gathered on Nov. 4 to enjoy the 48th annual Pennsylvania Hunt Cup race helped boost the proceeds presented to the Chester County Food Bank earlier this week.
Since 1964,...
County OKs $520 million budget with 4.9% tax hike
Not even Leo, the new county K-9, elicits bark of protest
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
K-9 Leo waits for his turn in the spotlight at the county commissioners’ meeting with his handler, John DiBuonaventuro, a longtime first responder and Tredyffrin Township supervisor
The Chester County Commissioners on Thursday approved a $520 million budget for 2013 – a blueprint that...
National horse show promotes local nonprofits
Chester County Food Bank and Abby Miller Foundation to benefit from Brandywine Valley Summer Series
Two area worthy causes will benefit from the Brandywine Valley Summer Series, which starts today in Devon.
Voted “Horse Show of the Year” by the Pennsylvania Horse Show Association, the event will donate proceeds to the Chester County Food
The Brandywine Valley Summer Series will donate funds to...
Patton students ‘bake’ up solution to feed the hungry
Seventh graders bake nearly 200 loaves of bread, after learning how thanks to King Arthur Flour
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Seventh grade student Jordan Fortunato works on bread dough under the wtchful eye of Paul Gray from the King Arthur Flour company, as fellow student chef Nico Khazana looks on.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — As the old proverb says: “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day....
Students cultivate vegetables and pride in community garden
The tomatoes were ripe for the picking in the community garden planted by Oxford’s 21st Century Community Learning Center this summer. Eleventh-graders Mayra Qiuroz and Ariana Luna, along with teacher Dana Vannicola, harvested the fruits of their labor, a portion of which will be donated to the Chester County Food Bank.
OXFORD – Pride and self-sufficiency have also sprouted among the tomatoes,...
Patton students growing into a larger role in society
Middle school’s raised beds already feeding the hungry, new greenhouse should expand efforts
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Patton Middle School teacher Betsy Ballard addresses a big crowd — including a camera crew from NBC10 — while formally opening the new greenhouse at the school, Friday.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — It’s very likely that somewhere in Chester County that a middle...
