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December 5, 2018 (West Chester, PA).  The place to be before the West Chester Holiday Parade last Friday was the Historic Lincoln Building.  The 20th Annual Gettysburg Address Contest included seven middle school students from local West Chester schools. Amongst friends, family and parade goers below, the little Lincoln’s proudly recited the Gettysburg Address from the top of the Lincoln Building balcony.   The event recognized and celebrated the 155th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address and the 20th anniversary of the local competition.   Hosted by the Chester County Community Foundation and the Historical and Architectural Review Board (HARB), “each student… Read More »

  (Photo includes: Tom Curran, Angela Scully, Dawn Nunciato, David James, Elizabeth Hess, George Powers, Meghan Lyons Cowan, Karen Weinreich, Joyce Lacy, Jim Terry, Kim Nuelle, Bill Powers, Janna Sherrill, Ed Hart, Alberta Landis, Tom Skelley, Ryan Ens, George Carlino ) (Exton, PA – Nov 20, 2018) The Whitford Charitable Fund Committee, and ten Local Chester County Organizations attended a luncheon at the Whitford Country Club in November to celebrate the success of the Eighth Annual Whitford Classic Event.  Over $130,000 was distributed to this year’s beneficiaries which included Safe Harbor of Chester County; West Side Community Center; Uptown Entertainment;… Read More »

 (L-R, Stanley Edwards; Donna Edwards; Beth Krallis, Marketing and Communications Officer, CCCF; Jenna Bundy, Associate Director, Community Fundraising, CHOP) West Chester, PA — On November 8, 2018, Donna and Stanley Edwards presented a $5,000 grant check to Jenna Bundy, Associate Director of Community Fundraising at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (C.H.O.P.), to fund the Hospital’s childhood brain cancer research projects. The grant represented a portion of the proceeds raised by the Stanley’s Dream Fund in honor of their son, Stanley Austin Edwards, who passed away from brain cancer in 2002. Stanley’s primary doctor at C.H.O.P. was Dr. Jean B. Belasco…. Read More »

(West Chester, PA – Sept 28, 2018): To mark the Community Foundation’s 25th anniversary, the Super Door Opener Award is being bestowed upon two outstanding individuals.  Louis N. Teti, Esq. of West Chester and L. Peter Temple, Esq. of Kennett Square are being recognized for their distinguished efforts in opening doors to legacy philanthropy.     A partner at MacElree Harvey in West Chester, Teti represents individuals and businesses in a wide range of estate, business succession and tax planning matters. He speaks frequently on estate planning, tax planning, estate administration, and philanthropic planning.   Teti serves on the Board… Read More »

(West Chester, PA – July 31, 2018): The Chester County Community Foundation is now accepting registrations for peer learning circles for Nonprofit Executive Directors, Nonprofit Development Managers, and Planned Giving Professionals.  Each peer learning circle is led by a skilled facilitator with extensive knowledge of the nonprofit sector who manages the process and discussion. Groups are confidential, supportive and focused on learning and action. Executive directors will meet on every other month for a couple hours on Friday mornings; development managers on Friday over lunch. Both peer learning circles are facilitated by Connie Carter, CFRE. A Planned Giving study group… Read More »