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We are blessed! Holiday year-end donors contributed thousands of toys, gifts, gift cards & clothing to help make 2023 the most abundant ever! Supporters donated more than $12,000 in cash and an additional $7,500 in gift cards. Methodist received the following from long-term community partners: individualized child/teen-requested Holiday Wish List Bags stocked with toys, clothing & gifts: Foster Angels on Earth (800+), Penn Towne Chapter of The Links (40), and Maron Marvel Law Firm (50).
Parkesburg UMC’s Pastor & Church Leadership set in motion “Christmas in July.” Parkesburg’s United Methodists in Action church congregants purchased, assembled & delivered 144 Personal Care Bags for Methodist Services’ residents. Parkesburg UMC and Faith Community UMC also delivered several hundred Christmas toys & gifts for children, teens & families.
Methodist Staff arranged drop offs & pickups with 85 churches, nonprofits, other organizations and individual donors. For several years now, former residents and families of former residents have continued to purchase generous gifts and gift cards for entire residences to “pay back the kindnesses that we and our family members have received.”
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Ambler: Calvary UMW
Ardmore UMC
Ardmore UMC/Friends In Faith Circle
Nancy Atchison
Sara Bergstresser
Berwyn UMC
Bethel Hill UMC
Bethel UMC
Bethel UMW
Nancy Bonadio
Mary Burrier
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Theta Chapter
Jill & Stephen Coates
Cradles to Crayons
Kathleen Craig
Doylestown UMC
Sharon Dunham
Eastwick UMC
Judy & John Edinger
Ephrata: First UMC
Faith Community UMC
Ferguson Contracting
Foster Angels on Earth
Foster Love
Fox Chase UMC
Frackville First UMC
Frontiers International, Inc.
The Gateway School
Green Lane School
Green Lane UMC
Paul Gutknecht
Ethel Guy
Havertown UMC
Linda & William Hill
Indira Joshi
Kim Jackson
Jarrettown UMC
Jarrettown UMW
JLFreed Honda
Junior League of Philadelphia
Frank Kenworthy
Richard Knight
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Knights of the Golden Eagle
Trudy Kulka
The Lansdale/Hatfield Branch of NGA
Lansdale UMC
Lansdale: Christ UMC
Le Bus East Falls
Lenhardt Rodgers
Regina & David Lojpersberger
Arlene & Clifford Lukens
Nancy MacMillan
Maron Marvel Law Firm
Beverly McPhail-Morgan
Methodist Hospital – Jefferson
Terry Miller
Mountainhome UMC
Newtown UMC
Newtown UMW
Oxford UMC
Oxford UMW
Paoli UMC
Carol Parker
Parkesburg UMC
Parkesburg UMC UM in Action
Penn Towne Chapter of The Links
Phoenixville First UMC Women
Diane Radecki
Eleanor & Sherman Roberts
Colleen & James Robinson
Lee Rosengard
Marjorie Smink
Charles Sorkin
Sanford Sorkin
St. Luke UMC Bryn Mawr
Union UMC
Lucinda Veit
Wayne UMC
West Chester UMC
West Grove UMC
Robert White
Sharon & Paul Wolfgang
Carol Worth
Zidek Family Foundation
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Building upon the success of recent pilot projects, Methodist Services was selected to become a repeat host site for The Junior League of Philadelphia’s Kids in the Kitchen initiative. This ongoing, multi-season, 12-week project introduces students to healthy nutrition, food prep & cooking classes, taught by Methodist Services' Education staff and supported by community partner food & program supplies. Methodist Services’ Kids in the Kitchen (KITK) OST students especially enjoyed preparing The Junior League of Philadelphia’s KITK hummus & avocado toast recipes. | |
Home for the Holidays: Methodist Services' military father, stationed in Italy, surprised his daughter at her pre-school after a year away. WPVI Channel 6 was there to highlight this homecoming. Mom, Arianna Blaylock, is a Community Schools Family Services Specialist employed by Methodist Services. Her daughter, Elani, attends Educare Learning Center. Elani’s father and Arianna’s fiancée, Daché Talbert, is in the US Army, and is stationed in Italy. Daché will return to Italy for an additional two years after his holiday visit. Click on image below to view Channel 6 video on Vimeo. | |
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Play Bingo, Vie for Raffle Prizes, BYO Snacks & Refreshments!
Last year, winners at Methodist Services' Designer Bag Bingo walked away with 12 designer bags, 2 designer sunglasses, 16 fab Raffle Packages and, best-of-all, a night of being with “Methodist Friends & Family.” This spring, Methodist will be hosting Designer Bag Bingo onsite at our West Philadelphia campus.
Reach out to Carole Boughter, cboughter@methodistservices.org, to learn more about Tables for 10 or available sponsorships.
See you there! B-I-N-G-O!
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Methodist Services’ Management gathered for Brunch & Golf at Top Golf in King of Prussia! Staff celebrated the season with a little good-hearted competition. It was a hole-in-one! | |
What a fabulous night! Methodist Services’ Holiday Staff Party! Danced the night away. Great food & raffle prizes. Best dressed - Moonlit theme contest. Can’t wait until next year! | |
Can’t walk by a store, without seeing one! FUNNY & UGLY Sweaters – and Methodist’s Staff were all in! | |
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From Heritage Farm - Farm Manager, Ryan Curran:
"Winter at Heritage Farm is a time for rest, reflection, to consider what worked, what didn't and how to improve the crop plan for 2024. It's a good time to catch up on projects that weren't able to be done during the growing season (fixing the fence line, mending the high tunnels, getting the tractor serviced, cleaning the walk-in cooler and packing area) and maybe do some reading..."
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On Methodist Services' Main Campus: Out of School Time Programs!
3-6 pm (12-6 pm on Half Days)
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• Beautiful 22-Acre Campus
• Dance Club
• Basketball Club
• Homework Help
• Social & Emotional Learning
• Theme-Based Activities
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• Art
• Sports
• Games
• Health & Wellness
• Farm Education
• Free Produce
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Methodist Services offers Early Childhood Education Programs for children, birth to 5 years old. High quality, free childcare is available. Learn basic eligibility requirements for Methodist Services' Educare Learning Center programs.
Contact Charise Stewart via cstewart@methodistservices.org
or 215-877-1925 ext 301
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May 2024 Methodist Services' Designer Bag Bingo
At Methodist Services, 4300 Monument Road, Philadelphia, PA 19131
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