August 25, 2021
Flag Football for Kindergarten & 1st Grade

GVFL is looking to field at least 6 teams this Fall - please help us spread the word. Many of the parents of children starting school are not aware that this great program exists.

We keep the team rosters small and play 5 v 5 so all the kids get a chance to participate and kids rotate positions after every play. There is still time to register.
 
The season lasts from Sep 24th through the 1st week of November. Players will have a 1 hour of practice on a weeknight and a 1 hour game on Saturday mornings. All games will be played at the new GVCO Community Center complex, 51 N Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern.
End of Season
Tug o' War
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.
 
Team registration deadline is September 10th.
 Tackle Football

 
The pads and helmets went on last week as our GVFL 3rd and 5th grade tackle teams prepare for the season. Games will begin in mid September and our home games will be played at the GVHS stadium on Sundays. Read about our Tackle Football program.
 
Up and Coming at GVCO
Fall Cheer
 
·    Fall Flag Cheer for grades K-1
·    Fall Cheer for grades 2-6
 
Questions can be sent to Cheer@GVCO.org
 
Fall Cheer begins August 16th. 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.

Flag Cheer (K-1st) will practice on Thursday nights from 6-7pm and GV cheer (2-6) will practice on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6-7:30pm. For more information, please contact cheer@gvco.org.
Fall Crew - Grades 8-12
 
 
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.
 
Summer Basketball

Despite the occassional heat and rain, it was great getting the kids runnin' outdoors and seeing all the parents, friends and neighbors enjoying the games from lawn chairs in the grass. 469 kids participated - what a great community feel!
 
Congrats to this year's summer league champions...but bigger congrats to all those who participated, players, coaches, referees and spectators. For the most part there was lots of smiles, some very good basketball and great sportsmanship - just the way the GVBL mission and vison is drawn up!

Registration for Winter Basketball opens Sept. 15th.
Great Valley Community Organization
Record Number of Volunteers Signing Up for upcoming Year of Service to our Community!
For years our GVCO Caring Hands foundation has focused on working with local partners to better assist the many needs in the region. This coming fall we are pleased to announce that we've added two new collaborative efforts.
 
Come join us in making a difference
This September, we will be working with the Brandywine Valley SPCA in association with their donation drive. And in November, we will be helping the Home of the Sparrow with their Winter White Out event.
Again this October, we will be hosting our 3rd annual donation drive to benefit Cradles2Crayons. Start putting the gently used clothing and shoes the kids have grown out of in a bag, as October is right around the corner!
We would also like to welcome this year’s Caring Hands student leadership co-presidents Mia and Lauren. These two join a long list of the many middle school and high school volunteers who signed up to help out this year.
GVCO Community Partnership
 Immaculata Partnership

 
For many years, GVCO has enjoyed a tremendous relationship with Temple University's School of Sports Tourism and Hospitality Management. Recently GVCO has reached out to Immaculata's Office of Career and Professional Development to initiate a similar relationship.

As a local community partner, Immaculata is a natural fit for GVCO as we continue to develop further programming here in the Great Valley Community. Immaculata has strength in areas like adult programs and Education - areas that GVCO plans to focus on with the onset of the new facility. As we move into the new school year, look for GVCO and Immaculata working together for the betterment of our local community.
GVCO Project Update
GVCO Community Center Sitework Continues at Bacton Hill
 
With each week that passes, Spear Excavating continues to make progress on the site. The weather has been pretty good to GVCO as the cool nights and decent amount of rain has been enough to get the grass on the playing field to germinate and turn green with grass.
Tons of soil have been moved as the long lower stormwater basin is being formed. See the old GVBL Center building in the background.
The building pad is beginning to take shape.
What can we accomplish together? See GVCO Inside and Out
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 Sponsor Spotlight
Haly Oil, now Haly Home Comfort, started in 1985 with one truck and one customer. Delivering home heating oil was the initial focus, but it wasn’t long before a service department was added.  
 
Today, as the 35th anniversary approaches, the mission-driven Haly Companies strive to provide home comfort and energy services around the clock in the most customer-friendly way possible. And, Walter “Bud” Haly, owner and co-founder, continues to put customers and the community first, just as he did when he began delivering oil in 1985.
 
Bud and the entire Haly family have given GVCO an incredible amount of time, energy, resources and service throughout its 20+ years in existence. “We’re a family-owned business,” Bud says. “We live where you live, we raise our kids here, and we strive to have a positive impact on the environment. Our community is your community, and your friends are our friends.” And this epitomizes GVCO’s mission and goals. GVCO is proud to partner with our local friend and business owner.
More ways to Support GVCO
Shop at https://smile.amazon.com/ch/26-1139318 and Amazon donates to Great Valley Community Organization.​
Do You Match?
 
Did you know your employer might have a Matching Gifts program?
 
It's a great way to contribute and help GVCO complete the entire new GVCO Community Center project.
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