Downingtown/Exton MAY 29, 2019
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 16
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Lions Club Makes Donation pg 2
45th Annual Strawberry Festival To Offer Fun For All By Francine Fulton
•Octorara Angels Rainbow Run/Walk 5K and Carbon Monoxide Awareness Event: Saturday, June 1 •West Brandywine Township’s car show and concert: Saturday, June 15 •Golf outing to support Animal House Project’s Chester County Pet Food Pantry: Friday, July 19 Dauphin County •Harrisburg Bike Weekend: Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2 •The Elegance at Hershey: Friday to Sunday, June 7 to 9 •Walk for Love fundraiser to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children: Saturday, June 22 Lancaster County •Long’s Park Summer Music Series: Sunday, June 2, through Sunday, Aug. 25 •Chiques Creek Watershed Alliance’s 2019 Watershed Expo: Wednesday, June 5 •Cause for Paws, a 5K Fun Run, Walk, and Wheelchair Roll, to benefit UDS Service Dogs: Saturday, June 8 York County •York County History Center’s 27th annual Art and Leisure Auction: Friday, June 14 •York County Senior Games: Monday, June 17, through Friday, June 21 •10,000 Acts of Kindness celebration: Sunday, June 30
To officially kick off the summer season, the Brandywine Health Foundation (BHF) will present its 47th annual Strawberry Festival on the grounds of Brandywine Hospital - Tower Health, 201 Reeceville Road, Coatesville. Festival dates and times are Thursday, May 30, from 5 to 10 p.m.; Friday, May 31, from 5 to 11 p.m.; Saturday, June 1, from noon to 11 p.m.; and Sunday, June 2, from noon to 6 p.m. A fireworks display will take place on May 31 at 9:45 p.m. The event will feature an international food fair, carnival rides, live music and magic shows, a mechanical bull ride, a rock wall, a zip line, a vendor See Strawberry Festival pg 3
The Brandywine Health Foundation Strawberry Festival will take place on May 30 through June 2 on the grounds of Brandywine Hospital - Tower Health. Featured will be amusement rides, live music and plenty of strawberry shortcake with ice cream and fresh strawberries.
New Nonprofit To Focus On Empowering Girls Organization Seeks Volunteers By Francine Fulton
“I believe most of the problems girls have stem from self-esteem (issues) because they don’t like something about themselves, so they bully someone else. We can change their perception. They need to accept who they are so they can accept others,” stated Angela White when announcing the formation of a new nonprofit organization, Wonderfully Me Inc. The goal of the organization, White said, is to help girls ages 8 to 14 begin “embracing their uniqueness, exploring life’s possibilities and making positive life choices while growing into womanhood.” Wonderfully Me life skills meetings, which are free and open to all girls who reside in Chester County, will begin in the fall at East Ward Elementary School in Downingtown. The first meeting will
be on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon, and meetings will continue monthly through June 2020. In preparation for the monthly workshops, White is currently seeking volunteers from the community to help with all aspects of the new nonprofit. “We need people interested in volunteering in different capacities - being a mentor, helping me with fundraising, grant writing and marketing. I also need (additional) board members,” White stated. “Volunteer (opportunities) encompass the whole gamut.” White noted that volunteers who will be directly helping with the girls must have mandatory child abuse background clearance. White said she developed the idea to form the girls’ empowerment group about two years ago. Since that time, she came up with the name of the organization and created a Facebook page and website. She also helped design the organization’s logo, a colorful butterfly See Wonderfully Me Inc. pg 2
Fundraiser To Feature Food, Games, Barn Dance And More By Francine Fulton
Locust Lane Riding Center (LLRC), 814 W. Kings Highway (Route 340), Coatesville, will present a Family Fun Festival and old-fashioned barn dance on Saturday, June 8. The festival, featuring live music, pony rides, hayrides, bounce houses and yard games, will be held from 1 to 6 p.m., followed by the barn dance, with professional line dancing instruction, from 6 to 9 p.m. LLRC is a nonprofit organization founded in 2005 by Shelly Pelet-Galpin that offers equine-assisted learning programs to youths. LLRC operated for 11 years at a farm on Coffroath Road in Coatesville before relocating to its present facility in November 2016. The upcoming is fundraiser is See Fundraiser pg 8
A youngster enjoys interacting with a horse at Locust Lane Riding Center (LLRC) in Coatesville, which offers equine-assisted therapy and equineassisted learning for youths. LLRC will host a Family Fun Festival and old-fashioned barn dance on June 8.
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