October 5, 2021

Fall Flag Football:

What a start to the K-1st Flag season!
 




It was a beautiful fall day for our opening day set of games. The cheerleaders were out there, loud and proud! The bleachers were packed with parents and friends. 

And the players put on a show!
 
Big THANKS to the coaches for getting the kids organized and heading in the right direction!
 
Practice this Friday at 5:00pm...and two games slated for 8:30am and 9:30am on Saturday 10/9.

Download a season schedule and team roster.

For further information and the full season schedule, visit our K-1st Flag Football page on www.GVCO.org website. For registration, please contact football@GVCO.org.
GVFL Tackle Football
Our 3rd grade team unfortunately lost 7-13 to Twin Valley last weekend. The team's record is 3-1-1.

The 5th grade team had a resounding 27-0 win over Boyertown. Valley's record is 4-1 but the standings have not been updated yet.
More GVCO Programs
Winter Basketball

GVBL registration remains open until October 26th. About 400 kids are registered and looking forward to another great GVBL winter season! 
 
There will be Skills Assessment sessions from Oct. 18th - Oct. 29th. A full Skills Assessment schedule will be posted next week.
 
All information is available on the GVCO.org website and please pay attention to the weekly GVBL Around The Rim updates sent via Constant Contact each Monday afternoon.
 
Gym space continues to be an issue in the region, but once again, the goal will be to go back to the pre-pandemic GVBL formula of one practice and one game per week for all teams.

Regular registration of $175 ends 10/26.
There is no sibling discount.
Waitlisting begins Oct. 26th or when a section fills.
Waitlisting does not guarantee team placement.
 
Preliminary schedule for Grades 1-8:
·    10/18 Skills assessments begin
·    Early Nov.: teams finalized
·    11/6:  Coaches meeting and uniform distribution
·    Week of 11/8: GVBL Winter League practices begin

There will be one practice (roughly 1 hr) sometime during the week and one game (roughly 1 hr) a week on the weekend. Games and practices will be held at a location with GVSD boundaries. During registration, we allow parents to choose one day a week that will NOT work for practice in order to allow some flexibility in scheduling other activities.
 
Players must be Great Valley Residents: Register
 
GVBL Boys High School Basketball League
 
Open to Great Valley resident boys in grades 9-12 in September 2021.
Teams have only games and no practices
 
Below is the preliminary schedule for Grades 9-12
·    11/29: Games begin and run until the first week in March.
·    No games will be played from Dec. 23rd through Jan. 2nd.
 
Players must be Great Valley Residents: Register
 
As always please reach out to basketball@GVCO.org with further questions.
Fall Cheer
 
The GV Cheerleaders are having a great time this season with all the activities and fun events they’ve been part of so far.
 
We had our annual Be a Mini Cheerleader night, where the Junior Patriots got to cheer with their High School Cheerleader mentor for the first half of the GVHS Varsity Football game. 

Our cheerleaders rode a firetruck in the Malvern Memorial parade!
Fall Crew - Grades 8-12
 
For registration, contact John Brewer at gvcrewpd@gmail.com

Rowers must be area High and Middle School Students in grades 8-12 for Fall 2021.
 
Great Valley Crew will be rowing out of the John S. Trinsey Jr. Memorial Boathouse in Bridgeport. There is a Voluntary Parent-led carpool for those that want to participate.
 
PRACTICES are MONDAY-WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY 3:45-6:15PM and SATURDAYS at Trinsey from 10AM to 1PM. Practices begin the week of August 16th.
 
Great Valley Community Organization
Lend a Paw
Donation Drive
Caring Hands has teamed up with the Brandywine SPCA and Senator Comitta’s office for a Donation Drive. The drive ends Oct. 9th at GVCO, 51 N. Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern. See our flyer for the wish list. Donations can be made during weekdays or Oct. 9th 9AM-Noon. Financial donations are welcome!
41 GVCO Caring Hands volunteers helped out at Charlestown Day!
For years, our GVCO Caring Hands foundation has focused on working with local partners to better assist the many needs in the region. Students in grades 7-12 are welcome to come join us in making a difference.
Starting October 23rd, we will be hosting our 3rd annual donation drive to benefit Cradles to Crayons. Start putting the gently used clothing and shoes the kids have grown out of in a bag, as October is right around the corner!
GVCO Community Partnership
Philadelphia is the nation's poorest big city with nearly 300,000 children living in poverty across the region. Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia has a reach that goes well beyond the borders of the city itself.

Chester County, including the Malvern area, is included in the region in which Cradles to Crayons is having an impact. GVCO is once again partnering with Cradles to Crayons, hosting our 3rd Annual Donation Drive. Reaching out to our Great Valley community in an effort to help those right here in our area.
 
Part of Cradles to Crayons' mission: "Our whole focus is to make our collaborative process as easy and streamlined as possible. This helps us to empower the children we serve collaboratively — at home, at school, and at play — by providing the everyday essentials that match their individual needs." GVCO's reach here in the community, coupled with Cradles to Crayons' ability to reach those in need is the perfect partnership for our GVCO Caring Hands foundation.
 
Childhood poverty is a serious nationwide issue and the local area is not immune. Without adequate and appropriate clothing, children face unfair barriers and participate in life on an unequal playing field. Cradles to Crayons uses the term “Clothing Insecurity” as part of our efforts to formally recognize the issue, and increase awareness on this hidden basic need.
 
GVCO is proud to be partnering with such a worthy organization in helpng Cradles to Crayons reach its inspiring mission and goals.

GVCO Project Update
THE STONE BASE COURSE FOR THE DRIVEWAY & UPPER PARKING LOT HAS BEEN INSTALLED
 
For 3 straight days, Charlestown Paving worked to get the drive/upper parking lot installed. What seemed like 100 truckloads of material were delivered, leveled and than rolled. The picture above is taken from the back of the site from behind the practice field. The pad for the building is on the left. The driveway down to Bacton Hill Rd can be seen at the far end.


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The GVCO Future
We are on our way...
 
to a world-class community resource that delivers a broad range of sports, educational, arts, recreational and senior programs that address key community needs.
We need your help to finish what we've started! We will not get the necessary financing to complete the project without raising additional funds.
Together we can we do this! https://gvcocampaign.org/pledges
GVCO Donor Spotlight
Jody and George Powers


How lucky are we to have a new community center in our area?! GVCO has been a part of our lives since our children used to play hoops at GVBL over 15 years ago. The camaraderie and good spirits in that gym were refreshing and seeing the kids grow into a sport they liked made it so enjoyable.

In 2019, we were able to participate in and volunteer our time when GVCO introduced Pickleball. Over 200 players got involved and had a blast learning and playing the game and participating in other GVCO programming as well as the Caring Hands Foundation.
 
We cannot wait for the new center and the new pickleball courts! We are thrilled that the building will house many sports, programs, and activities that benefit the community. The new center is a true labor of love for the many parents and volunteers who have given so much of their time and effort to the project.
 
If you have not already done so, please help the cause and donate today so we can all benefit from all that GVCO has available. Let's make GVCO the place to go!
GVCO Sponsor Spotlight
JMR Engineering, LLC is a full service engineering firm located in Downingtown with a staff that has been serving the Delaware Valley for over 25 years.
JMR Engineering is a professional civil engineering, land planning, and CADD drafting services consulting firm for the private land development and municipal industry. They utilize the latest technology to offer a wide range of services to our clients including land development design for residential, commercial, industrial, retail, mixed use development and redevelopment projects.  
 
The company was founded in 2010 by President John (Jack) Robinson, P.E., M.B.A. His engineering education from the University of Delaware and his business education from West Chester University helped produce a unique mix of experience with a mindset toward efficient design. Jack has been working in the engineering industry in the southeastern PA region for 25 years and has developed a team of professionals able to handle today’s challenging engineering projects. Along the way, JMR has developed strong relationships within the community and a reputation for trustworthy reliable service. 
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It's a great way to contribute and help GVCO complete the entire new GVCO Community Center project.
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