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MARCH 10, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 3
Parkesburg Library Announces Book Sale, Activities BY FRANCINE FULTON
As part of an effort to be an active presence in the community, volunteers from Parkesburg Free Library participated in the Follow Your Heart to Main Street event on Feb. 13 by holding a membership drive and book sale. The library was one of many Parkesburg businesses and organizations that were on hand at The Parkesburg POINT Youth Center during the day. The special event also included vendors that set up in
businesses along Main Street, a Valentine’s scavenger hunt and shopping discounts and incentives by local businesses. Next up for the library will be its book sale on Saturday, March 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “We have a small section of the library set up the Book Corner - where you can come in any day we are open and look for books for sale. For our big book sale, we set up tables right in the (main part of the) library,” explained library staff member Patricia Lee Prange-Smith. See Library pg 3
Because of the pandemic, members of the 2020-21 Girls Advisory Board (GAB) met virtually. GAB recently awarded $19,000 in funding to five local nonprofit organizations.
Girls Advisory Board Awards Grants ach year, a group of young women from Chester County high schools are tasked with an important assignment - to award grants to nonprofit organizations and agencies that target the needs of women and girls. The students are part of the Girls Advisory Board (GAB) program, which has been presented annually for the past 25 years by the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls (CCFWG). GAB is a nationally recognized girls’ grantmaking program open to high school girls entering 10th and 11th grades. Members of the 2020-21 GAB class recently awarded $19,000 in funding to five local nonprofit organizations. The recipients are the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County, Alianzas de Phoenixville, The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, The Clinic in Phoenixville and La Comunidad Hispana in Kennett Square, now known as LCH Health and Community Services. Girls are invited to apply for the
continued. “I think it was challenging. Whenever they went there in person, they could feel like they were a part of what was going on. They were not meeting clients but meeting the leaders and talking to them. It is more powerful to be there in person. It was harder virtually, but it was all we could do this year.” This year’s wrap-up ceremony, where the grantees are highlighted, was held virtually on March 9. Last year, the event took place at the Chester County History Center in West Chester. Kelly said an added benefit of the program is that the girls become friends through the grant-making process. “They remain in touch, which is nice to see,” she stated. “One of the things the girls like the most about the program is meeting other peers that are like-minded and share their interests. It’s a powerful part of the program.” Over the past 25 years, CCFWG has awarded more than $3.5 million to 80 local nonprofit organizations. For more information, readers may visit www.ccfwg.org.
February’s Guess Jar winner at the Parkesburg Free Library was Olivia Nerozzi (left photo). Olivia’s brother Angelo (right photo) was the Guess Jar winner for January.
High School Students Invited To Take Part In Annual Art Contest
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BY FRANCINE FULTON
Chester County high school students are invited to take part in the fifth annual art contest presented by the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County (DVCCC). The agency is celebrating its 45th anniversary with the theme “45 Years of Empowerment.” Students should use the anniversary theme as inspiration for their artwork. See Art Contest pg 3
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program in May, and applicants are chosen over the summer. The group begins meeting in September at the start of the school year. “ We have 20 members on the GAB,” noted Maeve Kelly, GAB communications and program associate. “They are from school districts all over the county, and they represent different towns.” She noted that the grants are awarded each year thanks to an endowment that was established by the CCFWG 25 years ago. Because of the pandemic, the girls had an even greater challenge this year. Most meetings and visits to the agencies that applied for the grants were done virtually. “The first few meetings were in person outdoors with social distance precautions in place when the weather would allow. After that, they met virtually,” Kelly said. “(In a typical year), the girls decide where they want to do site visits, and they would go the nonprofit, meet with the leaders there and learn more about the organization in person.” “This year, there were no on-site visits; they were all virtual,” Kelly
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