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Caring Hands Spreads Cheer Through the Holidays

Thanks to a hardworking crew of GVCO Caring Hands volunteers and a very generous Great Valley community, we have been able to make many positive contributions towards making our community better!

Just during the last few weeks, GVCO Caring Hands launched its first ever clothing drive and donated a truck load of children's items for Cradles to Crayons; hand wrote Thanksgiving cards for Surrey Services' homebound seniors; wrapped and donated over 300 gifts for holiday parties for seniors through Great Valley and Phoenixville Area Senior Centers; raised funds by auctioning the Giant Nutcracker and donated $1,000 of gift cards to GVSD social worker for distribution throughout the school district and $1,000 specifically for our four families through the "Families in Need" initiative.

We are blessed with a great community!

Caring Hands Giant Nutcracker Auction Raised $480!

GVCO Caring Hands Foundation received this wonderful, 7 ft lighted, ceramic Nutcracker donation to help raise funds for the GVCO Caring Hands "Families in Need" initiative.

The winning bid was $480!

Thank you to R.H. Benedix Contracting & Fabrication, our neighbor on Bacton Hill Road, for your very generous bid! From Jennifer Kerbeck and Bobby Benedix, "Our family is forever grateful for your wonderful program and applaud you and your entire team of incredible volunteers!!!!! Since we are not suited for coaching, we are always enthusiastic to support any of the outreach programs that service our community. Additionally, we are thankful for the many teammates and families we have been honored to know through GVBL."

For more information about this initiative: GVCO Caring Hands "Families in Need" 2019

	Christmas came early! We delivered a car load of presents, specially wrapped by the Caring Hands elves, to the Phoenixville Area Senior Center for their Holiday Lunch Party. Everyone was very excited and thankful to receive the presents for their annual party and visit with Santa today! PASC Holiday Party Photo Gallery

	Thanksgiving Cards! A few of the girls got together over the weekend to write Thanksgiving cards that will be distributed to "homebound" seniors. Everyone will be receiving meals from our partner, Surrey Services to make for a festive holiday!

	Cradles to Crayons Drop Off Saturday Look at all those donations! Thank you to everyone who donated, Your donations will support Cradles to Crayons' efforts to provide children living in homeless or low-income situations with the essentials they need to thrive! We will have another drop off day, this Saturday, November 16th. Hope to see you there!

	GVCO Caring Hands Bake Sale Caring Hands held a bake sale this past Saturday at our GVBL Picture Day. We asked families for a donation instead of listing prices. We appreciate everyone who purchased goodies from our sale.

	GVCO Caring Hands Cradles to Crayons Donation Drive On Saturday, November 2nd, Caring Hands held a tent outside of our GVBL Center to help spread Awareness of the impact which Cradles to Crayons brings to the community! Our Caring Hands group handed out some small gift souvenirs to everyone who stopped by the tent! Cradles to Crayons Donation Guidelines

	Caring Hands Steps4Hope GVCO Caring Hands volunteers enjoyed helping out with the annual Steps4Hope 5k Run at the Great Valley High School stadium. Thanks to all of our volunteers! Keep an eye out for more awesome Caring Hands volunteer activities!

GVCO Awards $1000.00 Tuition Grant

The Great Valley Community Organization’s Caring Hands Foundation has awarded a
$1000.00 tuition grant to Cassidy Mitchell. Cassidy is a 2019 graduate of Great Valley High School and will be attending West Virginia University in the fall. GVCO awarded its annual Ally
Perkins Scholarship to Cassidy for her outstanding leadership and exemplary community
service through the past several years. Cassidy was part of the student leadership group of
the Caring Hands foundation, whose mission is to support those in need in the community.

Pictured are Cassidy Mitchell, receiving the award from, Sandy Louderback, GVCO Caring
Hands Foundation Advisory Board member and, Keith Walsh, GVCO Executive Director.

Welcome aboard new leadership group!

GVCO would like to welcome our new leadership group for this years Caring Hands Foundation!

Joining us will be:

Marley Alleva - President
Mac Sullivan - Vice President
Emma DeRobertis
Caroline Getz
Anna Sky
Julia Dill

Glad to have a full new group join the team!