GVCO Caring Hands Foundation News

GVCO Caring Hands News

Our GVCO Caring Hands Foundation kicked off a month long donation drive for the benefit of the Brandywine Valley SPCA with a Kong stuffing event this past Saturday at the new GVCO Community Center complex at 51 N Bacton Hill Rd.

There were 15+ student volunteers, SPCA staff and some wonderful puppies all hard at work on a beautiful sunny Saturday morning. GVCO, in association with Senator Comitta's office began accepting donations for all of our homeless four legged friends being housed by the SPCA.

The SPCA is hoping for items such as peanut butter, gently used clean towels, kitty litter or check the complete list. GVCO will be accepting items at the GVCO donation tent, 51 Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern location during business hours. A tax deductible financial donation is always welcome.

On September 25th, the SPCA will host an adoption event at our GVCO site. Please stop by if you get a chance.

Charlestown Day 2021

September 25^th

GVCO Caring Hands needs a ton of student volunteers - adults can too - for this event. Do you have a little time to give on Saturday, September 25th?

GVCO was a significant benefactor from this event several years ago and wants to help this significant Community Partner. Signing up is easy!

The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

- Mitch Albom

Coming This Fall

Crayons to Cradles

Children’s Clothing Drive – Fall 2021

This will be the 3rd Annual C2C drive. First two years were a great success and we're looking forward to greater things this year! From mid-October through early November we will be looking for many volunteers to help.

GVCO Caring Hands Tent Sale – Fall 2021

Once again we have received a significant donation Christmas holiday items from an online gift retailer and we will be hosting our Tent Sale at the GVCO Community Center complex for several weekends this fall. We will be looking for numerous volunteers to assist with this event.

Home of the Sparrow Winter White Out Event - November

NEW event this year! We will be partnering with Home of the Sparrow to assist women facing homelessness to secure housing and achieve long-term stability. There will be more info on this event as we move forward in the calendar.

"Good Neighbors" Initiative - Holiday Gift Wrapping

For many years, we have been wrapping hundreds of gifts and delivering them to several local senior centers during the holidays.

GET INVOLVED

Thanks to all of those who have signed up this year...but we are still looking for more volunteers. GVCO Caring Hands is committed to having a significant impact right here in our region through community service.

We have lined up numerous opportunities throughout the coming school year. Join Caring Hands and help us make the difference.

Parents - you are welcome to come out and help too!

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GVCO Project Update

GVCO Community Center Sitework Continues at Bacton Hill

The site contractor has begun cutting in the entranceway to our new home at 51 N. Bacton Hill Rd. They have done a good job at staying on schedule despite the recent weather and the new GVCO Community Center complex continues to take shape.

See the vision of our Great Valley Community Center to find out all that will be offered at the new facility.

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.

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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.

DONATE NOW to finalize the building of our brand new GVCO Community Center!

The time is NOW.... Together we can make it happen!

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The Muck Family

"Yes, count us all in"

During the Muck family vacation, one of the kids had the wild idea of hiking Mt. Marcy, the tallest mountain in NY.

The hike is 15 miles, 7.5 hours, and 3,574 feet in elevation. What? This is certainly a wild idea! “Yes, count us all in!” During the climb, we passed many other hikers, who offered bits of what to expect ahead and words of encouragement. This picture is at the end of the day, dirty and tired, but the smiles show we were so glad we did it!

The folks at GVCO are embarking on another wild idea with building the community center. It has taken and will continue to require a lot of hard work and determination, and help from others along the way is essential. When GVCO asked us to help with the Capital Campaign, of course, we said “Yes, count us all in!” All six of us have graduated from GVHS and we love Malvern. We see the GVCO Community Center as being a pinnacle in the lives of those of us lucky enough to call Great Valley home and we are sure it will bring smiles to all the faces from young to old in the community at the end of the day.

Keep climbing GVCO!

Wiley, Brian, Jill, Ellie, AJ, and Danny Muck

Up and Coming at GVCO

Winter Basketball

Registration for GVBL opens Sept. 15th.

Players must be Great Valley School District residents.

Players of all abilities are welcome

Each team will have 1 practice and 1 game each week

Games and practices will be held at courts within the GVSD boundaries

Skills assessments begin in mid-October

Practices and games begin the second week in November

Season ends in late February

Visit www.GVCO.org for more information about Winter GVBL and to register

Flag Football for K-1

Season lasts 9/24 - 1st week of Nov.

1 hour practice on a weeknight

1 hour game on Saturday mornings

We keep the team rosters small and play 5 v 5 so all the kids get a chance to participate. Each player will have a chance to be QB and have the opportunity to be the running back who runs for a touchdown at every game!

All games will be played at the new GVCO Community Center complex, 51 N Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern.

For further information and the full season schedule, visit our K-1st Flag Football page on www.GVCO.org.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!

2021 COED HIGH SCHOOL FLAG FOOTBALL

Highlights:

· Games are played Sundays around midday

· Season is late September to early November

· Minimum of 10 players per team

· Games are played 5v5. Two girls per team must be on the field at all times

· 6 game season plus playoffs

· GVCO will provide 2 referees and a scorekeeper for every game

· Players will receive team jerseys

· All games played at the new GVCO Community Center complex on Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern

Each Team Captain must register a team. by Sept. 10th.

GVCO Cheer

Fall Cheer for grades K-1
Fall Cheer for grades 2-6
Register for Fall Cheer

Questions can be sent to Cheer@GVCO.org

Fall Cheer begins Aug. 16. Athletes will learn cheers and routines to be performed during Fall football games.

Cheer for Grades 2-6 will include Fall competitions and early Winter basketball games.

Fall Crew - Grades 8-12

To Register for Fall Crew, 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 begin Aug. 16th and are MONDAY-WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY 3:45-6:15PM and SATURDAYS at Trinsey from 10AM to 1PM. .

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