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ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The Chester County Marine Corps League (MCL) Auxiliary will hold an ice cream social fundraiser on Saturday, July 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Chester County Marine Corps League Detachment building, 430 Acorn Lane, Downingtown. Attendees should enter from Chestnut Street. Cones, sundaes and other treats will be served. Proceeds will benefit the MCL Auxiliary and the MCL. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/chestercounty marinecorpsleagueauxiliary/. BIBLE SCHOOL
The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 107 S. 17th Ave., Coatesville, will hold a “Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus” vacation Bible school (VBS) from Sunday to Thursday, July 15 to 19, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The program is open to children age 3 through through those who have completed fifth grade. Each evening will include Bible learning activities, team-building games, snacks, and music. An optional free dinner will be served each night at 5:30 p.m. To register, call 610-384-2035. Walk-ins are welcome. More information is available at www.luthgoodshep.org. UPCOMING MEETING
will meet on Wednesday, July 11, at 9:30 a.m. at the Goshen Fire Company, 1320 Park Ave., West Chester. Mark Sherman will present “What It’s Like to Be a Man Quilter.” Sherman will also conduct a workshop abount trapunto, quilting with a raised design, on Tuesday, July 10. The guild meets each month. In addition, it has a Charity of the Month, Block of the Month, giveaway drawing, show-and-tell, and more. As this month’s charity project, nonperishable food items will be collected for the West Chester Food Cupboard. The meeting is open to guests for a nominal fee. For more information, including details on the June 10 workshop, visit www.calicocutters.com or email calicocutters@gmail.com.
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Children Invited To Explore Nature At Summer Day Camp Coatesville
Rotary Offers Grants To Nonprofits
By Francine Fulton
Openings are still available at Nature Day Camps being offered this summer at the Green Valleys Watershed Association (GVWA). During the hands-on learning sessions, children ages 4 to 12 are invited to discover the natural world through exploration and learning activities offered at Welkinweir, GVWA’s headquarters, which features 219 acres of ponds, meadows and forests. Each week of camp has an independent theme. During camps, attendees learn about animal adaptations, water conservation, insects, birds and outdoor survival skills. Campers are grouped by grade levels and led by camp counselors. Sessions begin at 9 a.m. and run until noon for youngsters age 4 and those who are entering kindergarten. Children entering grades one through See Summer Day Camp pg 6
By Francine Fulton
Children ages 4 through 12 are invited to enjoy Summer Nature Day Camps being offered by the Green Valleys Watershed Association. Weekly camps, each with a different theme, will run through Aug. 10.
Exploring Welkinweir streams and ponds is just one activity featured during Summer Nature Day Camps being offered by the Green Valleys Watershed Association.
One of the goals of the Rotary Club of Coatesville is to present grants to local nonprofit organizations. Grant applications are currently being accepted at www.coatesvillerotary.org, and grants are issued on a biannual basis. To finance the cost of distributing grants, as well as scholarships that the club awards to local high school students, money is raised by the club through fundraisers. Most recently, club members manned a food booth at Brandywine Hospital’s annual Strawberry Festival, selling hot dogs and hamburgers to festival visitors. See Coatesville Rotary pg 2
DAR Presents American History Awards Concert To Feature Irish, Scottish Music By Francine Fulton
The Chester County Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently presented Outstanding Work in American History Awards to local eighth-graders. Unlike the DAR’s annual American History Essay Contest, which ask students to complete essays that are judged by DAR members, the Outstanding Work in American History Awards are given to students who are chosen by the staff members at local public and parochial schools. “We send an invitation to each middle school in Chester County to participate,” explained Kym Dyer, history award committee chair. “Each year, the school’s educators identify one student in the graduating eighth-grade class who has demonstrated achievement, interest and knowledge of our American history. “
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The winners are announced at endof-year awards ceremonies held at the schools. “The recipients’ names are recorded and documented in our national and Chester County chapter records,” Dyer said. “The students receive a medal, a certificate and letter that is personally presented by a member of the DAR or by the educators of the middle schools.” Winners of the award in 2018 include the following students: Lucia Garzon - Collegium Charter School; Carolynne Eckert - Fred S. Engle Middle School; Ella Prieto - Fugett Middle School; Erin Dychdala - Holy Family School; Nicholas Gonzalez - Kennett Middle School; Gavin Que - Lionville Middle School; Jacob Steward - North Brandywine Middle School; Kayla Kittlitz - Octorara Junior High School; Chloe Lockwood - C.F. Patton Middle School; Tanner Turek - Peirce Middle School; Emiliano Zetune - Penn’s Grove See History Awards pg 2
Across the Pond, featuring (from left) Dan Diviney, Mike Morrison and Chuck Krepley, will perform on July 8 in the Honey Brook Borough Park as part of the free Honey Brook Concerts in the Park series. By Francine Fulton
Honey Brook Borough will present a performance by Across the Pond, a trio of musicians who will perform Irish and Scottish tunes, on Sunday, July 8, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the borough
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Free Program Sunday July 8, 10 – 11:45 am
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park. There is no fee to attend, but concertgoers are asked to bring nonperishable food items for the Honey Brook Food Pantry. The performance is the second in the Honey Brook Concerts in the Park series. Across the Pond features Dan See Concert pg 5
Yoga for Weekend Warriors 6 Saturdays, beginning July 14 Swami Nirmalananda
116 E. Lancaster 610.644.7555
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