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Neighbors Enjoy Outdoor Zumba Gold Classes Habitat For Humanity participants hope to continue the activi- before heading to their respective homes. Welcomes By Francine Fulton Three licensed Zumba Gold instructy this summer, weather permitting. The coronavirus pandemic did not Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. the tors from Coatesville, Downingtown Executive Director stop a group of neighbors from enjoying neighbors gather to dance to the music and Exton, including Jean Carl, lead the time together while exercising outdoors. Since March, a neighborhood in Exton has been taking part in weekly Zumba Gold classes in its cul-de-sac. The classes have become so popular that
while standing 6 feet apart. After 40 minutes of dance, the class concludes with a series of relaxing yoga stretches. When the dance class is over, attendees put on their masks and engage in some chitchat
classes. Carl was encouraged to offer the class by her neighbor Bunny Sitkoff. “I was practicing by myself, and my neighbor Bunny said that everyone should be able to (take part),” said Carl. See Zumba Gold pg 3
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Rotary Club Continues To Serve The Community By Francine Fulton
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the Rotary Club of Thorndale-Downingtown has continued to serve the community.
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Habitat for Humanity of Chester County (HfHCC), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide affordable housing for low-income residents, recently named Chris Wiseman as its new executive director. Wiseman succeeds Charles “Chip” Huston, who stepped down from the position on Dec. 31, 2019, after serving HfHCC for more than 17 years. Wiseman has more than 20 years of experience in financial development, strategic planning and staff and board development. Most recently, he served as the director of operations at Germantown Academy. He was also the former executive director at the Brandywine YMCA. “I knew Chip from my time working at See Habitat For Humanity pg 6
David’s Drive Collects Items For Veterans, Announces Golf Outing
Club members traveled to the Honey Brook Food Pantry on May 27, where they presented a $2,100 donation to food pantry director Ken Ross. Part of the donation represented a matching grant provided through the Gundaker Relief Emergency Assistance Team (GREAT) Grant for COVID-19. Outgoing Rotary president Elva Wright explained that during a Rotary Zoom meeting, members agreed to See Rotary Club pg 3
The Rotary Club of Thorndale-Downingtown recently presented a $2,100 donation to the Honey Brook Food Pantry. Participating in the presentation were (from left) club members Dottie McGill, Lauren Lombardo and Laurie Keen; pantry director Ken Ross; pantry board members Steve Arbegast and Donna Horvath; club members Mike Listmeier, Elva Wright, Autumn Katzenmoyer and Evelyn Samuels; and (not pictured) pantry board member Kevin Putt.
By Francine Fulton
David’s Drive 831 (DD831), a Chester County-based organization with the motto of “Helping Veterans Because We Should,” continued its charitable work during the coronavirus outbreak. For a period of six weeks, the charity purchased and packed nonperishable food items that were delivered to local at-risk veterans. DD831 is named for David Turner Jr., who was employed at the Coatesville Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center when he passed away at the age of 20 in December 2009. His family members started the all-volunteer David’s Drive 831 charity to
benefit veterans by providing muchneeded goods and services. The 831 symbolizes the phrase “I love you,” because the phrase contains eight letters in three words that have one meaning. See David’s Drive pg 4
Over the course of six weeks, Sam (left), Joy (center) and David Turner Sr. from David’s Drive 831 (DD831) packed more than 400 bags of food for local veterans. The charity purchased the food at cost from local grocery stores. DD831 also announced that St. Joseph’s Parish’s fourth annual golf outing on July 13, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 7208, will benefit DD831.
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A group of neighbors in Exton has been taking part in Zumba classes in theircul-de-sac during the coronavirus pandemic.
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