Six months after heart surgery, an Elverson man will run a marathon.
Jeff McBride, 27, had major heart surgery on Sept. 17, 2012. On March 17, exactly six months after the operation, he plans to run 26.2 miles from Oaks to the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania. McBride told the Tri-County Record that running is something that has always been a hobby, and it was running that McBride turned to start recovering from his heart surgery. "Running was always an activity I could do to get away from it all, let off any stress, clear my head. So I decided a while ago that I wanted to run another long distance (run) just to do it," he told the Record. McBride says on his website, www.motivatedheart.com, that he was inspired to raise money for CHOP after his son was born on Christmas Day. He said he couldn't …
The G-Riders charitable cycling team kicked off their 2013 fundraising campaign at Penguin's Pub on Saturday night.
The G-Riders charitable cycling team kicked off their 2013 fundraising season with a boom on Saturday night, hosting their annual "Cheers Charity" event at Penguin's Pub in Warminster. All benefits from the fundraiser are donated to various local and national charities, including the Irish Pub Daniel Faulkner Fund, the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, the Indian Creek Foundation and the American Diabetes Foundation. To date, the team has raised over $70,000 for their respective charities. To read more on the G-Riders' "Cheers Charity" event, as well as an overall look at the team, check out Gerry Dungan's feature by clicking here. Otherwise, check out our gallery above, and if you were there, feel free to add your own photos by …
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A Royersford family, whose mother lost her battle with cancer in September, received a special visit from Santa on Saturday night.
With flashing lights bouncing off of Christmas decorations and sirens echoing through the quiet streets of Royersford, a special visitor from the North Pole made a surprise stop on Saturday night to help a local family in need. Professional Santa Dutch Schrap, who - along with his girlfriend, Jennifer - launched the "Operation Nine Reindeer" charity earlier this year, set his sights on spreading some Christmas cheer to a local father and his three adopted children, after their mother lost her battle with cancer in September. As the convoy - consisting of emergency vehicles from the Royersford Police Department, the Royerford Fire Department and the Linfield Fire Company - made their way down Third Ave, the three children - two boys and a …
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As a result of winning the national honor, an additional $25,000 will be donated to Mission Kids, courtesy of L'Oreal Paris.
L'Oreal Paris has announced via Twitter that Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Ferman has been named the 2012 Women of Worth National Honoree for her work as co-founder of Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center. Ferman was one of 10 honorees from across the country vying for the national honor, which came as a result of a voting process from November 5 through November 21. As a result of winning the national honor, an additional $25,000 will be donated to Mission Kids, courtesy of L'Oreal Paris. Patch congratulates DA Ferman on receiving such an honor! See Related: Risa Ferman Honored as 'Woman of Worth'
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3:33 pm on Monday, December 17, 2012
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A real-life Santa Claus has taken the initiative to help a pair of struggling Montco families
A pair of struggling Montco families will soon find themselves on the receiving end of a Christmas miracle, thanks to the efforts of 38-year-old Dutch Schrap, of East Coventry, who has decided to take his professional Santa routine to the next level. The son of the elder Santa Schrap, Dutch has followed in his father's snow-covered footsteps for the past 21 years. He's made appearances everywhere from the Lansdale Mardi Gras Parade to gigs with the Philadelphia Flyers and Sixers, and he's even rung the opening bell at the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. This year, however, he's looking to expand on his role by initiating Operation Nine Reindeer, which seeks to aid two families who are in desperate need of support. It all began on October 1, …
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Limerick woman leads local charity's efforts to find partners to help with housecleaning for cancer patients and other victims of serious illness
Limerick resident Kathleen Albertson is looking for a few good cleaners. Albertson, the Business Development manager for Professional Building Services, heads up a local branch of Cleaning For A Reason. Cleaning For A Reason is a national charity that helps provide housecleaning services to cancer patients who are currently undergoing treatment. The purpose of the charity's work is to help with the day-to-day issues of living with a major illness. "I'm a mom of four myself, and I can't imagine dealing with [cancer] on top of everything else I do," Albertson said. Patients can sign up at the national website and get matched with a cleaning service in their area. Albertson said PBS' president, Matthew Herkins, heard about Cleaning For A …
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The local charitable organization is looking for help for its anniversary celebration.
The following release was submitted by Melissa McKechnie, founder of Vendor Bingo: Vendor Bingo has been taking place at the Royersford Friendship Fire Company on 269 Green Street since last July. Each month we try to raise as much money as we can for a local charity. This past year we have raised so much money for these charities. We've raised about $300 for MS, $400 for Get Well Gabby, and over $500 for Relay for Life. To celebrate our one year anniversary, we are throwing a "One-Year Anniversary Bingo Celebration!" on July 20! Typically, we have about 15 vendors each having their own bingo round with three winners in each round. For our one-year anniversary, we are trying to double the vendors and the prizes! Local businesses are going …
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Giant and Martin's "Living here, giving here" programs reach $20 million milestone in 2011.
The following was submitted by Giant/Martin's: Carlisle, PA – Officials from GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets today announced that charitable donations made in 2011 as part of the companies’ “Living Here, Giving Here” program totaled $20.6 million in combined cash and product contributions, the largest ever to date. This record total included a major $3 million gift to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. In addition to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, “Living Here, Giving Here” donations supported approximately 100 local hunger relief organizations, over 2,500 schools, forty-five United Way agencies, local USO Chapters, Wounded Warrior Project, and hundreds of non-profit groups at the local level. “Thank you to all of our…
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1:48 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
I tip my hat to Giant and Martin's chain stores for their most outstanding effort assisting those organizations who disburse food to......genuine.. food need locally. I have been retired from Acme Markets Inc. a few years having been a corporate produce buyer. I thoroughly enjoyed early hours, long hours and dealing with growers of deciduous fruits. Before Shurfine Wholesale adopted their slogan… more ›
Vendor Bingo, a monthly philanthropic event held at Friendship Fire, will be supporting a great charity in February.
The following information was sent in by Melissa McKechnie, founder of Vendor Bingo: The next [Vendor Bingo] is on Feb. 17 and will benefit First Book. It is a GREAT charity!!! Not only do they help children get books who wouldn't normally have books, they get kids into preschools - AND they give their parents novels to read! At our bingo on Feb. 17, [held at Friendship Fire] if people bring in a novel to donate to this charity (to go to the moms and dads of kids who are in the program) they will get a free additional wildcard coupon to play in any round, except for the charity round. I think this is a great cause that more people should know about! About First Book First Book is an award-winning nonprofit organization which provides new …
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2:14 pm on Saturday, February 4, 2012
Andrea, My girlfriend and I had the pleasure of attending Vendor Bingo earlier in 2011 and it was pretty cool! Great event for both kids and adults. more ›
Olde Knitting Mill Antiques will have pictures with Santa on Saturday.
Olde Knitting Mill Antiques will be holding its annual Christmas Open House on Saturday. According to the shop owner, Denise, the big event has been going on for five years, helping local children and their families in need. This year, two families will be sponsored, but Denise said there is definitely a need for one or two more. “We’ve been getting a lot of stuff,” she said. “A lot of people have been calling and saying they’re bringing a lot of stuff in. We wanted to provide each family a meal for Christmas Day, too. However, we’ve gotten much more food than just Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. We’ve gotten enough to probably fill a couple of families’ cupboards.” Each family will get a turkey and a ham as a main part of the meals. As a…
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7:48 am on Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Hi Kevin- thanks for the great story! I would like to put something out there to the other local businesses! We could use a little help! Why not stop by and drop off some gift cards for toys or food? There are a lot of local businesses in the Spring City/Royersford area that could help by donating $25.00.!! We could use some toys for these children.... and a little bit goes a long way for someone… more ›
Lisa Ernst
5:39 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012
my 16 yr old son had the privilege of helping Santa navigate his way through town...he came home with the biggest smile and a heart full of love and peace...this is a fantastic program. i am so glad he had an opportunity to help. this shows that there is still a great deal of magic in Christmas. more ›