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(WEST CHESTER, PA – September 5, 2025): Sunset Hill Fine Arts Gallery and The Chester County Community Foundation proudly celebrates the life and legacy of acclaimed artist Harry Dunn. This October carries special meaning, marking the 35th annual Gallery Walk and 70 years of Harry Dunn. Harry Dunn has been a part of West Chester’s history since childhood, growing up here under the guidance of mentors like Natalie Leaf and Carolyn Wyeth, later continuing his studies at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. He worked tirelessly everyday, creating advertisements, signs, and logos for local businesses – back when it was… Read More »

(West Chester, PA – July 28, 2025): The Thoroughbred Education and Research Foundation (TERF) is pleased to announce Will Phipps has joined its esteemed Board of Trustees. Will joins a Board of dedicated individuals committed to supporting Thoroughbred health and welfare by funding scholarships, educational programs, and equine research with a priority to make racing safer. “I am deeply honored to join the TERF Board of Trustees,” said Will Phipps. “My lifelong passion for horses, has guided my career path, and I am thrilled to contribute to an organization that shares my dedication to the welfare of these magnificent animals.”… Read More »

For Immediate Release: West Chester, PA (July 3, 2025) – The Chester County Community Foundation, a nonprofit that connects people who care with causes that matter now and forever, was awarded grant funding to promote “Let Freedom Ring: Dare to Declare” events and activities regionally, thanks to the work of state Senator Carolyn Comitta. Throughout 2026, our nation will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This is a unique opportunity to recommit to our founding ideals of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, and to explore how these principles continue to shape our democratic experiment.  It’s a chance… Read More »

(West Chester, PA – June 25, 2025): The Chester County Community Foundation welcomes Chaya Scott, BA, MA, CAP® as Chief Program Officer & Philanthropy Planning Officer. In her new role, Chaya will help focus programs, initiatives, research, and engagement, to enhance the Community Foundation’s role in addressing community needs, growing philanthropy, and strengthening the nonprofit sector.  Chaya will work closely with President/CEO Karen Simmons to ensure that the Community Foundation continues to drive positive change, strengthen the regional philanthropic ecosystem, engage donors, support nonprofits, and sustain long-term impact in Chester County, Now & Forever.  Chaya comes to the Community Foundation with a distinguished career marked by… Read More »

(West Chester, PA, June 24, 2025) — On June 18th, Donna Edwards presented a $5,000 grant to Dr. Belasco at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (C.H.O.P.). This is the nineteenth gift Stanley’s Dream Foundation has issued to C.H.O.P. representing over $125,000 in grant awards in an ongoing effort to fund research to find a cure for brain cancer. Stanley’s Dream Foundation was formed to honor the memory of Donna and Stanley Edwards’s son, Stanley Austin Edwards, who passed away from brain cancer in 2002. In 2017 a room in C.H.O.P.’s Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care was named in Stanley’s… Read More »