Big Sisters offer guidance and friendship to at risk girls
The Delaware County Sisters pilot program operates 18 months, matching Big Sisters with Little Sisters to provide guidance, confidence, and a reliable female role model. Referrals come from parents, schools, courts, and welfare agencies. Activities are simple and cost sensitive, emphasizing friendship over discipline and encouraging trust.
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Ms. Freedman
Big Sisters
Lg Brothers
Upper
Eyre
Central
S. Eyre Drive
Chester
Mountain
Michelle
Delaware County
Antiseptic Household and a Mother’s Daring Laundry Bar
A mother recalls a chaotic home life in a wet shoestring world with improvised gym gear and a laundry hamper. She questions what her children will remember: spotless rooms or shared donuts, hand outlines, and quirky decor that made a family.
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Mother
Will
Local events include choir concert and community sales
Nether Providence Eternity a 17 member group performs at Nether Providence High School auditorium at 7 30 Friday sponsored by Faith Reformed Baptist Church admission free an offering will be taken. Lawn sale Saturday at Norwood United Methodist Church proceeds benefit Parsonage Fund. Linwood Century Club Seniors plan meeting noon Wednesday at Rome of Exess. Concordville Fire Company Auxiliary flea market Saturday 10 am to 2 pm lunch served. Cinderella musical at Concord Elementary School Tuesday 7 30 directed by Suzette Nicolini cast includes 3rd to 6th graders.
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Eternity
Nether Providence High School
Providence Road
Wallingford
Canada
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
Ecuador
Faith Reformed Baptist Church
Upper Providence
Norwood United Methodist Church
Chester Pike
Ridley Ave
Parsonage Fund
Linwood Century Club
Rome of
Exess
Thomas Wilkins
Concordville Fire Company
Baltimore Pike
Old Concord Road
Debbie Berman
Jeff Thompson
Fourth of July Committee Meeting Set at Municipal Building
Delco diary notes a 4th of July Committee gathering at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Municipal Building. Also recalls Don Powell and Ruth Bissex family news and lists Tuesday meetings for Bethel, Concord sewer authority, Prospect Park, Ridley Park, Sharon Hill, and Springfield officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Powell
Bahamas
Robert Donna
David
Ruth Bissex
Bill
Florida
Donald
Bethel — Supervisors
Bethel Road
Concord — Sewer Authority
Garnet Valley
Smithbridge Road
Glen Mills
Prospect Park
Borough Hall
Maryland Ave
Ridley Park
Ward
Cresswell
Sharon Hill
Sharon Ave
Spring Sts
Springfield — Commissioners
Powell Road
Sharon Hill student wins second in PECO energy poster contest
Fifth grader Sharon Hill Elementary School student Sharon Hill Kelly Day earned second place in Philadelphia Electric Co. Wise Use of Energy Poster Contest for Delaware County with the poster Who Has the Nerve Not to Conserve. She received a $25 savings bond at PECO offices in Philadelphia.
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Kelly Day
Sharon Hill
Philadelphia Electric Co
Philadelphia
Kelly
Delaware County
PECO
Michelle DiSylvestro
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patti Mengers
Daily Times
Aeee
California
Delaware County Sisters
Ae Ee Ee
Associa
Pascal
Little Sisters
Drogas
Ms. Ee
An. Mountain
Saeadad
Kathy Kostyk
Milmont Park
Reka Te Gree
Michelle Homola
Eddystone
Ms. Kostyk
Bert Hodge
By Erma Bombeck
Nether Providence
Norwood
Linwood
Concordville
Delco
Florain
Collingdale
Aston
Sadie Kinnamon
Penns Landing
Moshulu
Pennell Shopping Center
Taylor Hospital
Judy Bulman
R.N
Taylor
American Cancer Society
Ridley Township
The
Township Recreation Board
Boneee Field
Woodlyn
Acme Market
Jimmy Palo
Amosland
Woodlyn School
Interboro Optimist
Leedom
Hack Wilson
USI Chemical Co
Crum Lynne
Ridley High
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