As we start to close out this year's summer league, we hope to see your continued effort and support at all of our GVHS and Phelps School games. Playoffs begin this week at Phelps and next week at GVHS, so we'd love to see everyone bringing the competition and showing out to those games!

As we enter the final two weeks of our GVBL summer rec league season, please follow the GVBL app closely for playoff brackets and scheduling/re-scheduling games. Throughout the season, there were a number of rained out games at the GVHS outdoor courts. We have tried to reschedule as many as possible in order to finish by the final scheduled date, August 11th. Obviously there will be short notice for many of the remaining regular season and playoff scheduling. The playoff schedule could possibly change due to a rain out.

All games tonight will take place at the GVHS Outdoor Courts. More information about the games are listed below by division:

Special thanks to all the parents who volunteered their time this summer coaching in our GVBL summer rec league. For the past 20+ years, both our summer and winter GVBL recreational leagues would not be in existence without these dedicated volunteer coaches. Our GVBL league is build as a community program, centered around parents volunteering their valuable time. Providing the kids in our community an opportunity to have a safe, fun and friendly environment, while learning how to play the game of basketball.

We would like to thank all of our adult referees for their hard work this summer! They are an integral piece of our summer basketball program and we couldn't hold summer league without them. It is great to see members of our community not only refereeing, but teaching our young adults a new skill! We are so grateful that this can happen every summer.

Caring Hands is a student-led volunteer group that supports the community through various activities. Students in grades 7-12 and their parents can sign up for the Constant Contact Caring Hands News distribution list for the 2022-23 school year.

The season starts in early August and goes until the last flag football game of the season. Games are typically held on Sunday mornings GVCO, 51 N. Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern.

Registration for Flag Cheer is open. Questions can be sent to Cheer@GVCO.org

The Junior Patriots Cheer Program for grades 2-6 combines sideline cheer for football and basketball with competitive cheer where the athletes will compete in competitions in the local area. The athletes will spend time on the fundamentals of stunting, learn a competition routine, condition, work on tumbling and learn cheers for football and basketball.

Each week, there will be a two hour and a half long practices at a location within the Great Valley School District between August and early November. The season starts in early August. The athletes will cheer at home tackle football games during the fall, which are typically held on Sunday mornings through the last weekend of October. There will be approximately two competitions during the fall on the weekend.

Once football games and competitions are over, the athletes drop to one practice a week to continue to work on stunting and learn basketball cheers. They will cheer at GVBL tournament team games. During basketball season, the schedule is significantly reduced to allow for the cheerleaders to also play for GVBL or other winter sports. The cheer season will wrap up in February.

Registration for Fall Cheer Gr. 2-6 is open. Questions can be sent to Cheer@GVCO.org

Registration is open for K-1 Flag Football. Our K-1 Flag Football program is open to all students in and around the Great Valley School District. Students from all schools are welcome.

This league is run internally with all GVFL flag teams playing each other. The season begins in mid-September and lasts until early November. Games are one hour long and will be played on Saturday mornings at GVCO, 51 N. Bacton Hill Rd., Malvern.

We hope you can be part of the celebration at Whitford Golf Course and join GVCO and Hall of Fame Coach and Honorary Chair of the Event, Dick Vermeil for a weekend all about community. The Whitford Classic will take place Friday, September 23rd - Sunday, September 25th. To be part of the celebration you can:

Purchase raffle tickets: Grand Prize $2500, 2nd prize is $1500 and 3rd prize $1000.

GVCO is honored to be selected as one of the Whitford Charitable Fund’s 2022 Beneficiaries. We hope you will get involved and give back to those right in your own neighborhood.

Steps 4 Hope 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. Steps4Hope is committed to raise awareness, end the stigma associated with the disease of addiction, and save lives.

·    Register online now for $25

·    Price increases after July 31st.

·    Virtual participation is $30 until October 9th at midnight

·    Day of registration: $30.

·    T-shirt guaranteed with pre-registration until 9/22/2022.

Great Valley High School on Sunday, October 9, 2022, at 9:00AM

Visit www.Steps4Hope.org for more information.

Cradles 2 Crayons Philadelphia supports people facing clothing insecurity in the Philadelphia region including Malvern and Chester County. The hub will be a convenient year round location for donations and a focal point for the annual Caring Hands collection drive this Fall. We are looking forward an even greater partnership with this wonderful organization.