GVCO Caring Hands Foundation News

GVCO Caring Hands News

Record Number of Volunteers Signing Up for upcoming Year of Service to our Community!

We've had a tremendous number of students signing up for next year's GVCO Caring Hands activities. As you know, "many hands make light work" and with many volunteers, we will be able to accomplish so much more for the community!

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

Some of the activities and partners for the 2021-22 school year:

Brandywine SPCA - September Donation Drive

Throughout the month we will be hosting donation drop off days and "Kong Stuffing" during the weekends. We hope the SPCA will stop by with some of their furry friends.

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!

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 hoildays.

Additionally, we expect to repeat events like decorating the food boxes for CCFB and the holiday gift sale as well as adding several new community service opportunities throughout the fall and into the new year.

Your help is needed to make these events successful. Parents and students in grades 7-12 are welcome to volunteer.

Come join us in making a difference

Student Leadership

Co-Presidents

2021-22

School Year

Mia & Lauren

If you believe you can make a difference, then you will make a difference. Believe in yourself, your family and your community and you will win.

- Lindsay Fox

Internship Opportunities

High School Internships (Fall 2021)

GVCO is looking for several high school - juniors or seniors - interns in the Fall 2021 to assist with programming and administrative responsibilities. Internship will last throughout the ‘school year'. Hours would be after school, 3pm and 5pm Mondays through Fridays. 2 to 5 hours per week. GVCO will work with you to create flexible scheduling around academic responsibilities, sports seasons, theater and arts commitments, etc. Compensation will be $9.00 per hour. If interested please complete the GVCO Internship Form.

GVCO Community Partnership

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SAT/ACT Prep

With the school year approaching, many rising 11th and 12th graders are setting their sights on taking an SAT or ACT test this fall. Whether your student needs help preparing for the test, deciding whether to focus on the SAT or ACT, choosing a test date, or mastering the underlying content matter needed for the exams, contact Ivy Experience for help.

GVBL summer league enters mid season and positioning for playoffs is coming into focus!

Have you visited the GVBLapp lately and checked out the standings? There's a battle for 1st place in the Boys 5/6 division as the Celtics and Bucks are both undefeated. And how about the parity in the Girls 5/6 division? All 6 teams are still in the hunt. There's still 3 weeks left in the regular season and a lot of basketball left.

We've added make up games for rainedouts. Check your schedules on the GVBL app or the GVBL news & updates page.

Up and Coming at GVCO

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 in early August. 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 Football:

Flag for grades K-1
Tackle for grades 2-5
High Co-ed Flag Football
Register for Football

The Great Valley Football League is an instructional youth football league for kids in grades K-5. GVFL strives to create a fun experience for the kids, playing and learning the game of football while competing with their peers from the surrounding communities. We pride ourselves on creating a strong sense of community among our volunteers, parents and athletes throughout our season and beyond.

Upcoming Events:

August 9th - Tackle practices begin

September 4th - Tackle season begins

September 24th - K-1 Flag season begins

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. The first practice, weather permitting, will be Wednesday, September 8th.

Watch our Spring Video

GVCO Project Update

After doing some final tree clearing for storm water pipe, the site contractor immediately started grading the playing field space. Getting this space into usable condition as quickly as possible is a priority. GVCO wants to create the much needed space as we have begun to plan a number of community events through our Caring Hands and Challenger programs; our youth football and cheer programs will be utilizing the space; and we have begun discussing use for our community partners and outside groups for other activities and fundraising opportunities.

As we have been saying, "We Are On Our Way"! Keep an eye on our website and social media pages as we will be announcing a "formal ground breaking" date in September as the 1st phase of the building begins to take shape. We will also be announcing the restart of our Great Valley Building Connections ("GVBC") capital campaign in the coming weeks as we continue to need to reach our $3 million fundraising goal in hopes of completing the entire building.

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.

GVCO Walk Through Video

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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GVCO Sponsor Spotlight

Charlestown Paving is one of GVCO’s longstanding sponsors over the past two decades. Drew Alleva, the company and his family have been instrumental in GVCO’s success through the years. We are thankful for all they have done and proud of the long time partnership.

Charlestown Paving & Excavating offers a variety of services including township/municipality work, industrial/commercial work and residential paving. They provide dependable solutions to your paving problems, and ensure that your project stays within your budget while minimizing any disruption to your operations.

Expect top-notch workmanship and service from Charlestown Paving because they have loyal, experienced employees, and they own and maintain a full fleet of trucks and heavy equipment. They have built our reputation on the referrals of satisfied clients and earned the trust of property managers, business owners, and homeowners throughout the region.

Call us at 610-644-1693 or visit us online at www.CharlestownPaving.com