Driving Away the Cold!
We are proud to be a Driving Away the Cold partner organization. The Auto Dealers Caring for Kids Foundation announced that it will distribute a record 52,700 brand-new winter coats this month through its 12th Annual Driving Away the Cold Program. The effort involves 170 local auto dealers teaming up to provide brand-new winter coats to area children who need them most. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Auto Dealers Association of Greater Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Auto Show. Established in 2003, the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, supports worthwhile child-related initiatives throughout the Greater Philadelphia five-county region including its signature programs; the Black Tie Tailgate, Greater Philadelphia Automotive Technology Competition and Driving Away the Cold. To date, it has donated more than $13.7 million to area children’s charities, organizations and more. Visit MoreThanAutoDealers.com for additional details.
Thank you Bergey’s Ford in Ambler for delivering coats to our Wissahickon Valley Boys & Girls Club! As you can see, our members love them!!
2019 Lights on After School
The Wissahickon Valley Boys & Girls Club would like to thank all the Club members, families, friends, and school teachers that joined us during Lights on After School event! This is one of our favorite evenings because it serves to celebrates after school programs that keep students safe and engaged while supporting working parents. We were so happy to be able to spend our night with our Club families and friends!
Thanks to AAA Catering, over 190 of our families and friends were able to fill their bellies with a yummy Italian style dinner!
What a great way to kick off our 2019/2020 school year! We are looking forward to all the fun times, laughs, and learning that make our Club the best!
Blue Bell Rotary Event to Support Wissahickon Valley
Club receives VNA Grant!
The VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn
Lansdale, PA: The North Penn Valley Boys & Girls Club, at 16 Susquehanna Avenue in Lansdale, PA, received $8,750 from the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn to make technology improvements.
The grant provided support to the Club’s three locations: the North Penn Clubhouse in Lansdale, the Indian Valley Clubhouse in Souderton, and the Wissahickon Valley Clubhouse in Ambler, PA. The grant will help the Club upgrade its email system, networks, and donor management systems.
Robert K. Kreamer, Chief Executive Officer of the North Penn Valley Boys & Girls Club, expressed gratitude for the VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn’s generous support.
“The VNA Foundation of Greater North Penn’s grants will enable us to offer important opportunities for learning and recreation to children and teens, and help us upgrade the technology at our Clubs,” Kreamer said.
The North Penn Valley Boys & Girls Club was started in 1966 by a small group of local families who wanted recreational opportunities for their young sons. Today, the Club hosts 3,000 children annually in some 50 programs, including opportunities in athletics, the arts, and community service. For more information about the Club, please visit www.npvclub.org.
Photo of Nick Fischer of TN Techs Consulting works on computers at Wissahickon Valley Boys & Girls Club in Ambler.
Ms. Chidera Brings S.T.E.AM. to WV
Our Wissahickon High School senior, Ms. Chidera, was able to bring her Wissahickon Valley Public Library S.T.E.AM. program to our organization. In this club our kids were able to extract DNA from a strawberry, learn about the viscosity of slime and understand how density can effect certain liquids!
Not only were the kids able to put their left and right side of their brains to use but they were also able to have fun! Next year we will miss her but we wish her the best of luck during her college career at the University of Pittsburgh! Thanks Ms. Chidera!
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