Friday, April 26, 2013
North Penn Police Activities League, Old Navy, Penndale Middle School, Pat's Pizza, Centennial Blueprint, County Electric, LAFS, North Penn YMCA, a Broad Street Bully, an NBA champ and more come together for Matthew Knoebel, 13, on Saturday.
North Penn Police Activities League Executive Director Greg O'Brien was heading out the door to meet other volunteers at Penndale Middle School shortly before 6 p.m. Friday when he answered our call. O'Brien and others were meeting Friday to set up for Saturday's fundraiser for Lansdale teen Matthew Knoebel, who is fighting leukemia. "There's a lot of stuff going on," he said. "It's not the kind of thing where there is nothing to look at, nothing to see. There will be a constant flow of activity, with officers mingling with 50/50 tickets, a couple of sports guys, fashion shows and basketball games." That about summed up the highlights of tomorrow's fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Penndale Middle School in Lansdale. North Penn PAL has…
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The nonprofit youth and teen police activities league is holding a fundraiser for the family of Matthew Knoebel, 13, of Lansdale, who is battling leukemia. The event is at Penndale Middle School.
With 23 days to go, more activity suggestions and entertaiment ideas for an April 27 fundraiser kept stacking up among the volunteers and board members of North Penn Police Activities League Wednesday afternoon inside the meeting room at Towamencin Township Hall. The ideas and offers kept coming for the 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. event at Penndale Middle School: A local rock band of North Penn students expressed interest in playing the event, a business offered to donate a canopy for the food area, and so on. While the charity is admirable, the event simply has no more room for even more activities. The fundraiser will benefit 13-year-old leukemia fighter Matthew Knoebel, of Lansdale. It also takes place, naturally, at Knoebel's current school. The…
Monday, March 4, 2013
The Greater North Penn Area Nutrition Coalition collected donations of fruits and vegetables from the public Saturday at Shop Rite in Hatfield Township
The public was giving the gift of good health to area food pantries Saturday during the Greater North Penn Area Nutrition Coalition's Fresh Food Drive at Shop Rite in Hatfield Township. "It will get busier as we go," said Carol Doyle, of Keystone Opportunity Center in Souderton. "It takes a little explaining of what we're doing and why there's a need for it." The coalition holds a fresh fruit drive to collect fruits and vegetables, like potatoes, bananas, broccoli, pears, grapefruits, carrots and more, twice a year. All items collected are evenly distributed to the participating food pantries in the region: Bethlehem Baptist Church in Blue Bell, Emmanuel E.C. Church in Hatfield, Hatfield Church of the Brethren in Hatfield, Keystone …
Sunday, February 24, 2013
The math classes at the Lansdale middle school know that Food + Donations = Happiness
Food + Donating = Happiness. This was one equation that 26 Penndale Middle Schoolers will remember for life, following their delivery of more than 2,900 canned goods to Manna on Main Street Friday morning. "Throughout the school, all math classes did a canned food drive," said Sara Heil, Penndale eighth grade math teacher. "We made bar graphs for each of the classes and each student filled in one box per can, to see which class could bring in the most. The winning class is the second-period class. They brought in 234 cans. My five classes overall brought in 825 cans. Overall, for all three grades, they brought in 2,929 cans. We filled 67 boxes and brought them over in four vehicles." Heil said it started 11 years ago with just her math …
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Lansdale Area Fundraising Society also donated money to the department's D.A.R.E. program on Saturday. Donations came from proceeds of LAFS-sponsored events, such as the Lansdale Beer Tasting Festival.
Lansdale Police Department's bike patrol will have more officers getting around town to fight crimes, thanks to the Lansdale Area Fundraising Society. On Saturday afternoon, LAFS donated a new $1,350 bicycle to the department, along with a $930 donation to its D.A.R.E. program. The check will be used to pay for the bike, purchased at Scooter's Bike Shop in Souderton. The donations were made possible from proceeds garnered at various LAFS-sponsored events and programs, like the Lansdale Beer Tasting Festival and the recent calendar sale featuring photographs of Lansdale landmarks and its people. The idea to donate a new bicycle to the police department came from a discussion Councilman Steve Malagari had with officers at last year's …
Friday, January 18, 2013
For the third year, Bridle Path Elementary students in the North Penn School District collected, bagged and donated breakfast meals for clients at Manna on Main Street and Lamb Foundation, and winter coats for North Penn Boys and Girls Club
They took a small piece of their day to make a big difference. For the third year in a row, and in the 50th anniversary year of the March on Washington, Bridle Path Elementary students on Thursday improved the lives of clients of Manna on Main Street in Lansdale and Lamb Foundation in North Wales, and the lives of members of the North Penn Boys and Girls Club in Lansdale. Students and their parents collected breakfast items, such as oatmeal, hot chocolate, raisins, granola and the like, bagged them and donated them to the Lansdale food pantry and soup kitchen, and the North Wales Borough supportive housing organization. The student council at Bridle Path also banded together to collect winter coats for the young members of the North Penn …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Peterman Group, an insurance and risk management agency in Montgomery Township, donated two carloads of gifts to two needy families in the area through Community Housing Services' holiday sharing program
Employees of The Peterman Group of Montgomeryville have made Christmas bountiful and joyful for two area needy families. The insurance and risk management agency on Montgomery Avenue purchased and donated two carloads of gifts from the holiday wish list of two adopted families from nonprofit Community Housing Services in Lansdale's Holiday Sharing Program. One family is a single mother with two daughters, and the second is a single dad with a daughter. "Every year, we take up an employee collection," said Peterman Group employee Christin Costanzo. "Peterman Group matches the contributions." This is the first year that Peterman Group has donated to Community Housing Services. "They really know (employees) Suzanne and Joanne at Toys R Us …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The association is accepting new, unwrapped gifts at its annual holiday party this evening at 311 W. Main St. Gifts can also be dropped off at Minuteman Press or Lansdale Business Center
One local family is getting some TLC from the LBA during the holidays, thanks to CHS. The Lansdale Business Association is at present collecting new, unwrapped gifts for two children of a local family that needs assistance for Christmas. The family and their information is provided by Community Housing Services in Lansdale. Donations can be dropped off at the LBA's annual holiday party from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 311 W. Main St. in Lansdale. Donations can also be dropped off to Doug DiPasquale at Minuteman Press, 427 W. Main St., Lansdale, or Ellen Foulke at Lansdale Business Center, 650 N. Cannon Ave., Lansdale. Their mother is Courtney. Her clothing size is large. Their father is Esteban. His clothing size is medium. Here are the …
Saturday, December 8, 2012
The second annual Holiday Food and Gift Drive runs through the holiday, but a special opportunity to donate will occur Saturday evening at Fischer's Park for the Festival of Lights
Towamencin Township Police Department and the Towamencin Police Benevolent Association are reaching out to the public for unwrapped new gifts, gift cards and non-perishable food items for Towamencin needy families. Both organizations host the second annual Holiday Food and Gift Drive, which runs through the end of the year. There is an opportunity to bring donations to Fischer’s Park this evening during the township’s Festival of Lights from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fischer’s Park is at 2225 Bustard Road. Santa Claus will be on hand at the Festival of Lights to help Towamencin Township Police personnel collect unwrapped new gifts, gift cards and non-perishable food. Officers will then distribute collected items to local families. According to a …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Members of the Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale are collecting food donations, which will be towed in its rescue boat to the Metroplex this week for Philabundance
Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale wants you to help Phil-a-Boat for Philabundance. VMSC is reaching out to the community to help feed hungry neighbors in the Delaware Valley. It plan — to load up donations onto its new 14-foot Achilles inflatable rescue boat and tow it, along with an entourage of emergency vehicles, to the Metroplex in Plymouth Meeting, where the donations will be given to Preston & Steve's "Camp Out for Hunger." The "Camp Out for Hunger" event runs through Friday, Nov. 30, with proceeds going to Philabundance. According to VMSC Battalion Chief Jonathan Detweiler, the idea began with rescue Captain Rich Roberts. He began discussing ideas on how to help out the local community. Then, Rescue Sgt. Andrew Bell came …
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