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APRIL 6, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXX • NO 9
Making Little Dresses For Africa BY FRANCINE FULTON
An ordinary pillowcase can be transformed into a new outfit for a young girl as part of Little Dresses for Africa, a Christian ministry that provides dresses to girls in need at orphanages, churches and schools in Africa. Locally, Monica Feeley of Elverson is leading an effort to make dresses for the program at St. Thomas More Parish, 2101 Pottstown Pike (Route 100), Pottstown. So far, the newly formed group has met twice and has
created about 37 dresses. The next gathering is scheduled to be held at the church on Tuesday, April 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. Feeley heard about the Little Dresses for Africa program after attending another Catholic church while on vacation. “I saw it in a church bulletin at the Jersey shore. It sparked my interest,” she said. “COVID came and the churches were closed, and when we went back to church, I called the secretary at the parish in New Jersey, and she gave me the information.” See Little Dresses pg 3
The cast of “Annie” includes (from left) Rocky the dog, Jenna DiFabrizio, Gary Meals, Michael Haak and Cat Ramage.
he Twin Valley High School (TVHS) Theater Arts program will present “Annie” as its spring musical. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 7, 8 and 9, as well as at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 10. Based on the Depression-era comic strip “Litle Orphan Annie” by Harold Gray, the musical follows the title character on her journey from an orphanage on the Lower East Side in New York to a mansion on Fifth Avenue. The musical,
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which includes the well-known songs “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” and “Tomorrow,” was brought to Broadway in 1977, where it won the Tony Award for Best Musical. At TVHS, the performance marks the return of full-scale stage show. “This is the first full stage production of a musical we have performed since before the pandemic,” said producer Jessie Miller, noting that “The Addams Family” was presented in 2019. “ We prepared for ‘Newsies’ in 2020 and one week before opening night, they shut everything down.”
In 2021, Miller noted, TVHS presented “Through the Years: A Musical Revue” to a limited audience. The show featured musical numbers from every show performed at TVHS over the past 15 years. “Everyone had to be masked and we had to (practice) social distancing,” she said. Starring as Annie is 10th-grader Jenna DiFabrizio, who said she first saw the movie at the age of 6. “I just watched it again when I heard we were doing ‘Annie’ for the (spring) show,” she said, noting that auditions were held last fall. “I knew that I wanted to be Annie.”
Parents looking for fun and educational activities for their children to take part in this summer are invited to consider Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Academies being offered by the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC).
See “Annie” pg 4
See STEM Academies pg 7
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Twin Valley High School To Stage “Annie”
Volunteers from St. Thomas More Parish sew dresses made from pillowcases for girls in need in Africa.
