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Delaware Nonprofits
Girls On The Run 5K
The ladies behind Girls On The Run (GOTR) Delaware have done it again, organizing a spring race that brought a record 3,300+ participants to the Riverfront last weekend! Students were joined by their coaches and members of the local running community for the semi-annual 5K, which benefits GOTR and its…
By: Town Square DelawareJustin Gimelstob Wows Tennis Fans at Fundraiser
The Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association (RSTTA) welcomed tennis great Justin Gimelstob to Wilmington earlier this month at their annual Spring Benefit, attended by more than 300 local tennis players and fans. Gimelstob really played to the crowd, with jokes about his tennis game sprinkled with insight into the…
By: Town Square DelawareMoms On a Mission 5K
So it wasn’t technically Mother’s Day, but Mom should be honored every day of the year, right?! The Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) held its fifth annual Moms On a Mission 5K last week, bringing runners, walkers and strollers to Brandywine Park for the fundraiser, which benefitted education alternatives for…
By: Town Square DelawareJDRF Hope Ball
More than 450 guests came out to support JDRF Delaware at the annual Hope Ball on Saturday, April 27th at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. The event helped to raise more than $350,000 to support JDRF’s mission of curing, treating and preventing type 1 diabetes. The theme was…
By: Town Square DelawareHelping Today’s Teen Mothers Become Tomorrow’s Stars
Over the past several weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to travel the state, representing the Board of Directors of the Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) at a series of “empowerment breakfasts.” These breakfasts, loosely based on a national fundraising model, were designed to introduce new friends – and re-introduce old…
By: Stacey SchillerBarbara Santoro Jazz Brunch for Delaware Hospice
The Barbara Santoro Jazz Brunch for Delaware Hospice, sponsored by Fox & Roach Charities, Prudential Fox & Roach/The Trident Group, held on Sunday, April 21st, at Harry’s Savoy Grill, was a great success this year! Thanks to generous sponsors, auction gift donors and generous participants at the event, more than…
By: Town Square DelawareWilliam Penn Students Serve their Community
William Penn High School students hit the streets this weekend as part of a clean-up service project on the heavily traveled Route 9. The nearly 100 students who volunteered participate in the Jefferson Awards Students in Action program, a national youth recognition and reward program, designed to pass on the…
By: Town Square DelawareHad Enough Federal Intervention in Education Programs?
The 2024 graduating class is now in the first grade. Parents can expect: · By the third grade 66 percent of their children will read at or below basic; a primary indicator of a potential high school dropout. · By seventh grade many of their children will realize they have…
By: Jim HosleyCelebrity Chefs’ Brunch
A foodie’s delight greeted guests at the 16th annual Celebrity Chefs’ Brunch, held for the first time in the Atrium at Hercules’ Plaza. Last weekend’s menu of events began with an Evening with the Masters and Cellar Master’s Wine Auction Friday night and culminated in the signature event, the Celebrity Chefs’ Brunch,…
By: Town Square DelawareWalk MS on the Riverfront
Nearly 1,000 walkers, including Senator Coons and his family, turned out on a sunny Saturday for the annual Walk MS on the Riverfront. Miss Diamond State, Mikaila Ryan, sang the National Anthem, and Bianca Fraser- Johnson, Delaware’s top individual fundraiser and captain of the top fundrasing team, Spicy Stuff, cut the ribbon…
By: Town Square Delaware