On all Wednesdays, Thursday and Sundays in April, Great Valley Caring Hands will be the community partner beneficiary of Locust Lane Craft Brewery.
Our big event will be on Wednesday night, April 27th with guest bartenders from GVCO. Attendees who purchase a Community Cup that night will get a free collector's edition Locust Lane/GVCO growler!
Guest Bartenders:
5-6 PM: Ann Curran and Joan Giombetti
6-7 PM: Tara Edwards and KC Bacon
7-8 PM: Kelsey and Casey Walsh
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Senator Comitta Shredding Event - 4/30
Members of Caring Hands will be assisting Senator Comitta on 4/30 with her shredding event at the Malvern Fire Company, 424 E King Street from 10am - 1pm. Make sure to bring any documents you may need shredded to the Fire Company on 4/30 to get them shredded by our volunteers! |
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SPCA
Walk 4 Paws - 5/7
Calling All Bakers and Dog Lovers!
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We are looking for star bakers to bake treats that we can sell at the event! Please sign up to bake some cookies, brownies, cake, etc. Baked goods must be dropped off at the GVCO Community Center Complex, 51 N Bacton Hill Rd Malvern, PA between the hours of 3-5pm on 5/6. Reminders regarding drop off and needed items will be sent out periodically! |
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Good Works
May 14th in Phoenixville
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Caring Hands volunteers will have the opportunity to repair homes and repair hope with Good Works. They are a nonprofit organization which exists to transform lives by repairing homes for low-income families.
Please read the following information about each date before you sign up:
- If you sign up to help, you are responsible for your own transportation to and from the event. If you would really like to help and do not have your own transportation, consider organizing a carpool with other Caring Hands volunteers.
- May 14th from 8:15am - 4pm
- Keith and Rena Walsh will be the adult supervisors from the Caring Hands Advisory Board
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Good Works requires that we have 1 adult volunteer per every 4 minors. For this reason, we are encouraging adults to sign up as well
- Meet at 8:15AM at the Good Works Warehouse; Directions to Building 19, Beulah Heights Street, Phoenixville.
- Volunteers will be given the home's address and then drive over to it
- The day will end at 4pm at the home address.
We are strongly suggesting that those with reliable transportation sign up for this event. Those who sign up will be contacted and sent the necessary paperwork to fill out. It is to be filled out and returned to Jareth Schmehl, jareth.schmehl@gvco.org, by 4/22.
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Deadline to register is THIS THURSDAY, 4/21 |
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Food Drive
from May 1st until May 21st
Caring Hands will be conducting a food drive from May 1st until May 21st with all of the collected items going to benefit People's Pantry in Frazer! Volunteers will be distributing reusable bags to fill and return to the GVCO Community Center Complex, 51 N. Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern at the completion of the event. Lauren and Mia, Caring Hands senior student leaders, will be distributing a bag during school to each Caring Hands student volunteer. More information regarding this will be sent out shortly.
Those who would like to participate and do not receive a bag can fill a plastic or paper grocery bag with People's Pantry's suggested items and bring them to the drop off on May 21st. We are hoping to bring 250 bags to People's Pantry! More information will be sent out very soon. |
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Steps4Hope 5k Run1 mile Walk -
Oct. 9th at 9AM at GVHS
Join us at Great Valley High School on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at 9:00AM for the 7th annual Steps4Hope 5k run/1mile walk. This timed race, held in loving memory of Jonathan Moules, is dedicated to promoting awareness and prevention of Substance Use Disorders.
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Registration is now open
- Register online
- Registration fee is $20 for the walk or run until June 30th at midnight
- Price increases to $25 on July 1st.
- Virtual participation is $30 until October 9th at midnight
- Day of registration: $30.
- T-shirt guaranteed with pre-registration until 9/22/2022.
Proceeds from the race will help us continue to assist essential local programs, awareness and educational events, grief support and provide much needed resources for those in early recovery. Please view our webpage at www.steps4hope.org for more information about our non-profit foundation. |
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Caring Hands reached out to the ownership of long time Malvern garden center Uhlers, 160 Lancaster Ave., Malvern, about helping out and they were more than happy to donate 9 flats of pansies!
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During the first two weekends in April, 50+ GVCO Caring Hands student volunteers spent a numerous hours painting pots, making encouragement cards and planting 150 pots of flowers for the current residents at Green Meadows in Paoli.
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It was a tremendously generous effort put forth by caring student volunteers, a considerate local business and the Great Valley Community Organization...bringing some joy and happiness of springtime to some of those that might need it the most!
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Huge thanks to anyone that has helped with this event!
We hope that you will engage in some of the other upcoming events.
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