We are always thankful for everyone’s support – but we wanted to let you know that the families we help are thankful as well!  This is a note we received after we helped a family.  We get these types of notes all the time! They are meant for ALL OF YOU!!! CLICK HERE to see more.

I would like to take a moment and thank each and every one of you for your care and help at a time of struggle.  I felt that I needed to send this email to say Thank You  and if at all I can do anything I will surely try.  Once again thank-you for getting me through this tough time. Me and my children.  May, 2009

For more current donation thank you’s – go to the bottom of our home page.

2023 THANKS

• June 2023 – Special thanks to the United Mine Workers of America for supporting our local police who in turn supported T&E Care with a donation!
• June 2023 – Many thanks to all the groups and organizations that lent a hand with this year’s School Supply Drive!  We couldn’t have done it without you!
• June 2023:  A HUGE thanks to the New Eagle PTO and to the Peer Mediation club at CHS for their amazing donations.
• May 2023:  Thanks to the VFMS PTO for a helpful donation.
• May 2023:  Thanks to the Computers for Kids Club at CHS for securing two laptops for TEC and doing all the refurbishing.  Very helpful!
• April 2023 – Thanks to the Baptist Church in the Great Valley for a helpful donation!
• March 2023 – Special thanks to LaCabra Brewing Company in Berwyn for hosting our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner in early March.
• March 2023 – Much appreciation also to the Thornedge Foundation for its generous donation to T&E Care.
• March 2023 – Thanks to Modera Wealth Management for donating a Barnes and Noble gift card that we can offer to a local family.
• March 2023 – Thanks to the many community members who set up employee giving and matching gifts programs through their companies. So far in this year we’ve received support from Comcast, Merck, AmerisourceBergen, Vanguard, Pfizer, Visa, Microsoft, Bristol Myers Squibb, TD Bank, Exelon, PNC, and Take Two Software. We are VERY thankful for these types of support!

2022 THANKS

• December, 2022 – Thanks to Mojo Fitness for holding their annual Turkey Burn – it’s such a fun event and a great way to support T&E Care.
• November, 2022 – thanks to the staff at VFES for making a donation to T&E Care in memory of a student that had passed away.  What a tremendous tribute!
• October, 2022 – thanks to Amane Advisors for donating two computers to our refurbishing program.
• September 2022 – thanks to those groups who were donors at our fall concert:  Kona Ice and Philly Hots Food Trucks (% of sales), Catherine’s Kitchen (raffle prize);  The Tredyffrin Police Association (covered the cost of the police presence); and Wills & Bills (proceeds from the After Party).
• September 2022 – thanks to Acme for donating a gift card that we can offer to a family as needed.
• September 2022 – thanks to Give TE donors for honoring T&E Care with some very generous donations.
• September 2022 – thanks to St. David’s Church and the Glenhardie Ladies Golf Association for their wonderful recognition and donations to T&E Care.
• September 2022 – thanks to all those Sponsors and donors to our Fall Concert.  See the Concert information for details.
• September 2022 – We started the year off with an amazing donation from New Eagle Elementary School’s PTO.  Very special!
• August 2022 – Special thanks to CCRES for awarding a grant to T&E Care that can be used to help with the college students we support.  It is a very special honor to receive this grant!
• August 2022 –  Thanks to I Do Windows for offering a great donation to our Home & Hearth Program.  A perfect match for a company that washes windows!
• July 2022 – Thanks to IGN Foundation and to Our Lady of Assumption for supporting us again with wonderful donations.
• June 2022 – Thanks to the Valley Forge School PTO, the Conestoga Parent Class of 2022, and the Peer Mediation Club for assorted end-of-year donations. It’s always great to have the support of our school communities.
• May 2022 – Thanks to the New Eagle families who donated to T&E Care as part of the annual Fun Run for 2022.  This is always a great event.
• May 2922 – Very special thanks to the WW Smith Charitable Trust for honoring us with a wonderful grant.  They are a great supporter of T&E Care and we most appreciate this assistance!
• March 2022 – Thanks to Cannon Group Enterprises for donating 5 laptops to our computer refurbishing program.
• February 2022 – Much thanks to St. David’s Church for approving T&E Care for an Outreach Grant.
• January 2022 – Thanks to St. Luke Lutheran Church and Berwyn United Methodist Church for lending us support.
• January 2022 – The year starts out great with donations from the Knights of Columbus (St. Isaac Jogues Council) and the Baptist Church in the Great Valley. These are two special partners!

2021 THANKS

• December 2021 – Special thanks to Fox & Roach Trident Charities for recognizing T&E Care with a 2nd donation in 2021 – it is so amazing to get this support from these great local folks!
• December 2021 – Thanks to all those at St. Norbert’s who participated in the Giving Tree program – collecting thousands of dollars in gift cards that helped out our holiday drive and our general inventory.  What a real treat!!!
• December 2021 – Incredible thanks to Life’s Patina for supporting T&E Care with their winter sale.  The results were amazing.  We can’t thank them enough for offering us this support!
• December 2021 – Many thanks to Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP, Skillbites LLC, Fingerpaint, Dempsey & Associates, Perspective Financial Group, and Caldwell Heating & Air Conditioning for sending in year end donations.  What a huge help this is as we prepare for 2022!  And a special shout out to Caldwell Heating and Air Conditioning as they were also a Concert Sponsor this past fall!  That’s over and above for sure!
• December 2021 – Thanks to all those incredible businesses, organizations who supported our 2021 Holiday Drive.  Please check here for the entire list.  (And of course, this list doesn’t count all the families that helped out too!!)
• December 2021 – Thanks to the Foundation for Enhancing Communities for recognizing T&E Care in their mission.
• December 2021 – Thanks to all those companies that offer matching programs and employee giving programs.  T&E Care receives quite a few donations with this program and we are always so thrilled to know our donors didn’t even have to work hard to help us out!!  Special thanks to Vanguard, Sales Force, Comcast, Bank of America, Exelon, TD Bank, Johnson & Johnson, Allstate, Endo International, PNC Bank, Pfizer, AmerisourceBergen, Saint-Gobain, ADP, Jacobs, SAP, Oracle, Visa, and Merck, among others.
• December 2021 – Thanks again to D’Innocenzo’s Bakery at the VF Farmer’s Market for donating lots of baked goods right at the holidays.  More local families enjoyed this special and yummy surprise!
• December 2021 – Thanks to Amana Foundation for once again supporting T&E Care at our Thanksgiving and Holiday Dinner drives.  This amazing group donates bags and bags of fresh produce every year for this special program.  It’s the most healthy donation we get every year!!
• November 2021 – Super thanks to Marta Komonsienski, owner of Paws & Play in Radnor, for holding a special fund raiser for T&E Care – it was a very generous offer by everyone!
• November 2021 – Thanks to D’Innocenzo’s Bakery at the VF Farmer’s Market for donating lots of baked goods right before Thanksgiving.  Lots of folks enjoyed this special and yummy surprise!
• November 2021 – Thanks again to Cindy Brauer of Mojo Fitness for holding the special Turkey Burn after Thanksgiving – $700 was raised and lots of folks got to burn off the extra Thanksgiving calories – a win win for everyone!
• November 2021 – Thanks to the Glenhardie Ladies Golf Association for including T&E Care in the list of groups to be part of their fund raiser.
• October 2021 – MANY thanks to Eadeh Enterprises for covering the cost of our new T&E Care video.  Please be sure to check it out!
• September 2021 – Thanks to SMACK honey for once again selling so many jars of honey in this area and giving all the donations to T&E Care.
• September 2021 – Thanks to all the sponsors of our Sept 10 concert, led by Zeke Capital Advisors!  You are the best!  See HERE for the full list.
• September 2021 – A huge round of applause to the Good Sports of Wayne for covering the cost of the band for our concert at Wilson Farm Park on Sept 10.
• September 2021 – Thanks to the Knights of Columbus at St. Isaac Joques for recognizing T&E Care’s efforts with a donation.
• August 2021 – Special thanks to St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, Trinity Presbyterian Church, the TE Moms Club, Wegmans (Malvern) and The Goddard School (Wayne) for collecting donations of gift cards for our recent school supply drive.
• August 2021 – Thanks to the Glen Valley Garden Club for honoring T&E Care with a nice donation.
• August 2021 – Thanks to FLITE for helping to cover the tutoring in the 20/21 school year for a student who was afraid to go to school due to covid.  Thanks also for helping to cover the cost of the backpacks needed for our School Supply Drive!
• July 2021 – Special thanks to CCRES for awarding a grant to T&E Care that can be used to help with the college students we support.  It is a very special honor to receive this grant!
• July 2021 – Thanks to Our Lady of Assumption for offering a great donation to T&E Care through their outreach program.
• July 2021 – A HUGE thanks to the IGN Foundation for once again recognizing our efforts to help our neighbors.
• July 2021 – Amazing thanks to Globus Medical for their very general donation!
• Thanks to the Philadelphia Foundation for recognizing our School Supply Drive as an opportunity for assistance.
• June 2021 – Thanks to the CHS Parent Class of 2021 for recognizing their outgoing parent chair, Katrina Hottenstein, with a donation to T&E Care.
• June 2021 -Thanks to Eadeh Enterprises and the UML Rotary for helping T&E Care to cover the cost of braces for a young lady in our community.
• June 2021 – Thanks to FLITE for helping with the new laptops that are given to local students going to college.
• May 2021 – Another wonderful donation from St. Luke Episcopal Church to help with our support.
• May 2021 – A true hats off to the Hillside ES staff and Lauren Scott for making masks and then “shopping” for them, with funds coming to T&E Care.  What a great and much appreciated surprise!
• April 2021 – A super wow to Granite Run GMC for helping us find and prepare a great used car for a local college student who is a commuter and needed transportation!  She saved up from her job, T&E Care put in funds, and Granite Run GMC threw in new brakes and got the car all fixed up for this young lady. Really a terrific partnership!
• March 2021 – A HUGE thanks to Saint Peter’s Church in the Great Valley for supporting our dental assistance program with an incredible gift to us.  What a difference this can make!
• March 2021 – Thanks to the Women’s group at Berwyn United Methodist Church for a great donation.
• March 2021 – Special thanks to Whole Foods Community Giving Program for offering support to T&E Care through a grant application.
• March 2021 – Thanks to the New Eagle PTO for a wonderful donation to support our programs.
• March 2021 – Thanks to a matching gift from AmerisourceBergen.  These matching gifts are a great help to us!
• January 2021 – Thanks to The Good Sports of Wayne for stepping up once again to support T&E Care. They were the group that helped us get started back in 2005, so it’s always special to continue that partnership!
• January 2021 – Thanks to Greystone Benefits Inc for making a donation to help with our many programs!

2020 THANKS

• December 2020 – Hats off to the Upper Main Line Rotary Charitable Fund, the RE/MAX Main Line Charitable Foundation (a fund of the Chester County Community Foundation), and the Chester County Board of Commissioners.  All three groups offered fantastic donations to T&E Care to finish 2020 on a high note!
• December 2020 – Thanks to all who participated in our amazing Holiday Drive 2020!  It was a “village” effort for sure!  Special thanks to all those in the TESD who lent a hand – whether it was a family, a teacher, an administrator, or any other staff member.
• December 2020 – Special thanks to the Paoli Hardware Center for offering some of their Christmas trees at no cost to families we support.  They ended up giving away eight trees for free!  What a gift that was for these families.  One said: We just wanted to extend gratitude to T&E Care and the Hardware Supply store for the Christmas tree… kids were sooooo excited –  they put ornaments on the tree that very night! 
• December 2020  – Thanks to Pampered Chef, Waynesborough Country Club, Caldwell Heating and Air Conditioning, Perspective Financial Group, an Alera Group Company, and DBA Dempsey & Associates – all of which offered great support during the holidays!
• December 2020 – Thanks to St. Monica’s, St. Luke, the Baptist Church in the Great Valley, and St. Norbert’s for both lending a hand in various ways during the holidays!
• December 2020 – Thanks to all those who helped with our Thanksgiving Dinner and Holiday Outreach Programs, including the Amana Foundation which offered bags and bags of great fresh produce!
• November 2020 – Thanks to Cindy Brauer at Mojo Fitness, to Tasty Table Catering, and to to Erin and Mike Shine at Nothing Bundt Cake (Gateway) for running fundraisers for T&E Care in the busy holiday season!  These are GREAT partners for sure!
• November 2020 – Thanks to the foundations:  FLITE and Fox&Roach/Trident Charities for continuing to support T&E Care!
• November 2020 – Thanks to Walter Cook Jewelers and NBC KOP INC, for wonderful donations!
• November 2020 – Thanks to the AMAZING sponsors, the great donors, and all those who bought raffle tickets for our 2020 Fall Fest, Day of Impact!  This was a huge success, even moving to the virtual format!
• October 2020 – The CHS Classes of 2021 and 2022 held a fundraiser and a portion of the proceeds went to T&E Care.  They sold masks and lanyards.  We thank them for thinking to share this so we could support local families.
• October 2020 – Many thanks to the The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust for approving our grant to help cover some of the costs of our Home & Hearth Program.  This partnership is huge in our efforts to keep families safe and in their homes.
• September 2020 – Thanks to Governanti Solutions LLC and the S.M.A.C.K. Honey family for amazing donations to T&E Care.
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• August 2020 – Thanks to Providence Consulting Group for donating 5 laptops to T&E Care.
• August 2020 – Thanks to ARR Counseling and Lincoln Investment Planning LLC for their generous donations – it’s all about community support during these challenging times!!
• July 2020 – Amazing thanks to Our Lady of the Assumption and St. Luke Lutheran Church for their continued support of T&E Care.
• July 2020 – Thanks to all for their donations to the annual School Supply Drive!  Special thanks to the Moms Club of T/E and Wegmans (Malvern).
• July 2020 – A huge shout out to the IGN Foundation for their remarkable support of T&E Care these past few years.
• June 2020 –  Thanks to great generosity from the Philadelphia Foundation which made a donation to T&E Care during the coronavirus pandemic:
• June 2020 – Thanks to FLITE for covering the Computers for Kids costs so we could get new laptops for 10 students going to college.
• May 2020 – Thanks to Junior Capers, Moms Club of Tredyffrin Easttown, and Fox & Roach/Trident Charities for making donations to T&E Care during the pandemic.
• May 2020 – Thanks to an amazing partnership with Globus Medical  which made a donation to T&E Care during the coronavirus pandemic:
• April 2020 – Thanks to the Connelly Foundation for allowing a trustee-sponsored donation to T&E Care.
• April 2020 – Thanks to St. Luke Lutheran Church for a donation as the result of a holiday program in 2019.
• April 2020 – Thanks to T/E Middle School’s PTO who have made a donation to T&E Care during the coronavirus pandemic.
• April 2020 – Thanks to all the local businesses and organizations who made donations to T&E Care during the coronavirus pandemic: Stillwater Capital Advisors, ARR Counseling, John H Ansley Inc, Commit to Kind, Junior Capers, and Luzerne Music Center, Inc. 
• March 2020 – Thanks to St. Luke, United Church of Christ, and The Baptist Church in the Great Valley for hosting the 2019 Alternative Gift Market and allowing T&E Care to be one of the recipients of their support.
• March 2020 – Thanks to all the local businesses who have made donations to T&E Care during the coronavirus pandemic:  Pergamon Prints, Sweet Pose LLC, and Databanx.
• March 2020 – Thanks to Valley Forge Middle School and Hillside for their recent donations to T&E Care.  It’s great to know that the PTOs support our efforts!
• March 2020 – Thanks to Berwyn United Methodist Church for supporting T&E Care with their Alternative Gift Program.
• February  2020 – a HUGE shout out to Corporate Business Solutions America Inc. for offering a great donation that we will use to get laptops for college students. We will use some of this to support some of our pending college graduates so they can get off to a great start on their new adventure.
• February 2020 – Really special thanks to the Upper Main Line Rotary for their ongoing support of T&E Care.
• February 2020 – Thanks to the Old State Road Book Club for their recent support of T&E Care.
• January 2020 – A big WOW and thanks to the folks at Clifton Larson Allen LLP for including T&E Care in their annual fund raising drive.  What a special treat to get this support!

2019 THANKS

• December 2019 – A huge thank you to all those at St. Norberts who participated in the annual Giving Tree program.  All the gift cards we received through this were a tremendous help with our holiday drive.
• December 2019  – Many thanks to the Gerry Lenfest Legacy Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation for honoring us with a donation again this year.  We are awed to think that we would be partnered with anything related to Gerry Lenfest, given his amazing contributions in the Philadelphia area and beyond.
• November 2019 – Thanks to FLITE (the local education foundation) for agreeing to once again fund the Computers for Kids program for the 2019/2020 school year.  This will allow us to prepare refurbished computers as well as provide new laptops for some of the college-bound students we are supporting.
• November 2019 – a HUGE shout out to a local foundation for once again recognizing our efforts with a very nice grant. We are most appreciative of this support.
• October 2019 – Thanks to the Vanguard Group Foundation for again recognizing T&E Care in their Vanguard Hometown Grants program. What a huge vote of confidence in what we do.
• October 2019 – Thanks to all those who participated in the Blue Horse Leggings Event this past October 6 at Dana Zdancewicz’s – we are very excited to receive this support from this special event!
• October 2019 – Special thanks to St. Luke Church for a wonderful recent donation from their Social Ministry outreach mission. St. Luke is an amazing partner – we can’t thank them enough for their continued support.
• October 2019 – Hats off to the folks at Berkshire Hathaway’s Devon office for their recent Annual Charity Day efforts.  The volunteers did a lot of different projects around the community – including two big ones for T&E Care.  It’s really great to have this assistance and partnership.
• October 2019 – Thanks to the Glenhardie Ladies Golf Association and to the Glen Valley Garden Club.  These two groups recently made donations to T&E Care – very special indeed!
• August 2019 – thanks to Our Lady of Assumption Church for making a very generous donation to T&E Care.  We much appreciate this support!
• July 2019 – Thanks to the additional organizations that donated to our 2019 School Supply Drive:  Wegmans (Malvern) and USLI Care2Fund. Special thanks as well to Play It Again Sports and the Tredyffrin Library for hosting our drop off locations, and to Conestoga HS and the district custodial staff for helping with sorting day.  
• July 2019 – Many thanks for the recent Beaumont ES donation for the School Supply Drive – it is always a treat to have such support from the local schools and PTOs!
• July 2019 – A huge thanks to CCRES (Chester County Regional Educational Services) for again approving us for a grant to support our College Assistance Program.
• July 2019 – An amazing thanks to the IGN Foundation for sending us a very generous donation in support of the families we assist.
• June 2019 – Thanks for the continued support of the Chester County Community Foundation/REMAX Main Line Charitable  Foundation for helping with the annual School Supply Drive.
• June 2019 – Thanks always to FLITE for the wonderful donation in support of our College Assistance Program – they help to fund the computers that are purchased for the students we support.
• May 2019 – Thanks again to the families and students of New Eagle Elementary School for supporting T&E Care in its annual Fun Run.
• April 2019:  Thanks to St. Matthews United Methodist Church for hosting our annual clothing drive, to the TESD schools and Tredyffrin and Easttown Libraries for hosting our collection sites, and to ALL the groups and businesses who lent a hand in this entire effort.  A special shout out to Jimmy Johns (King of Prussia), Coal Fired Pizza (Chesterbrook), Panera, Trader Joes, and Starbucks (Gateway) and Elegance (Paoli) for donating food for the volunteers!  With all the sorting this was a huge help!
• April 2019:  The Connelly Foundation made a donor advised donation to T&E Care which is always appreciated.
• April 2019:  The Planned Giving Circle chose T&E Care as one of its recipients this year – we were MOST appreciative of this special recognition.
• March 2019 – the Good Sports of Wayne have come through again!  Thanks so much for their amazing support!
• February 2019 – a big shout out to the Upper Main Line Rotary for once again supporting our efforts with their donation.  Huge thanks!
• February 2019 – Thanks to Berwyn United Methodist Church for including us in their holiday Alternative Gift Program.  We appreciate this support!
• February 2019 – Thanks to St. John’s Presbyterian Church for helping out with another donation to our programs.
• January 2019 –  VERY special thanks to the Fox & Roach/Trident Charities, the Thornedge Foundation, the Baptist Church of the Great Valley, Frazer Mennonite Church, St. Luke Lutheran Church, and a local book group – all of whom made recent donations of one type or another to T&E Care.  We value these partnerships and always appreciate this amazing support.

THANKS 2018

•  December 2018 – Thanks to St. Norbert’s Church for including T&E Care in its Giving Tree Project in December and for collecting so many gift cards for us.  When we get a request for gas or food or clothes, we usually need to respond quickly, so it’s wonderful to have this inventory ready to go!
• December 2018 – thanks to Sondra Zalewski and Donna Costin, and Laura Pratt for their efforts coordinating the Holiday Dinner program, to St. Luke Church for donating space for the sorting, to the Amana Foundation for donating bags and bags of fresh produce and to all those community members for donating the food to make the holiday dinners extra special for these folks.
• December 2018 – Many thanks to the Gerry Lenfest Legacy Fund of the Philadelphia Foundation for recently honoring us with a donation.  We are humbled to think that we would be partnered with anything related to Gerry Lenfest, given his amazing contributions in the Philadelphia area and beyond.
• December 2018 – we thank The Nelson Foundation for a recent grant of $2500.  This is a wonderful and much appreciated surprise from this great granting organization.
• December 2018 – we are honored to have recently received a $7500 Hometown Grant from Vanguard.  We are humbled to receive this recognition from Vanguard and are excited to partner with them in our efforts to lend assistance to local families.
• December, 2018 – Thanks to Mojo Fitness and Cindy Brauer for holding the Turkey Burn on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  It was well attended and over $500 was raised for T&E Care that day.  Thanks to Cindy for her continued support!
• December, 2018 – Thanks to Nothing Bundt Cake for naming T&E Care as the charity for their Benefit Day grand opening of the new store in Gateway.  Over $500 was raised that day.  The cakes are delicious and Mike and Erin Shine (store owners) were wonderful to offer us this opportunity.
• November 2018  – Our Thanksgiving Dinner program was very successful again this year!  Thanks to Cindy Gilroy, Danyll Lockett, and Laura Pratt for their amazing efforts organizing this important event.  We also want to do special shout outs to St. Luke Lutheran Church for hosting the cooking and collecting, to the Amana Foundation for once again being a huge help by providing bags and bags of fresh produce, to Mrs. Thompson’s 4th grade class at BES for making fun cards to include with the dinners, and to all those who helped to cook and to those who provided all the food needed for this to be a success.  We KNOW the families receiving these dinners are MOST appreciative.
• November 2018 – We recently put out a request for laptops to help with our refurbishing program, and SEI came through big time.  We got 20 laptops through this request – which totally fulfills our needs at this point.  Many thanks for this amazing support!
• November 2018 – A million thanks to everyone who supported our 11th annual fundraiser – the Fall Fest.  Those who attended, those who donated prizes, those who bid on prizes, those who pulled the event together, and those who sponsored – it was a huge team effort.  
• November 2018 – Not only has St. Luke Lutheran Church been a fabulous support hosting our Thanksgiving and Holiday Dinner programs, but they also recently made a general donation to T&E Care.  We are extremely thankful for this amazing partnership.
• November 2018 – Thanks to Community Backstop – another local group that helps out families now and then – we were recently able to replace the roof for a local family.  Partnering with Community Backstop on bigger projects like this is very helpful!
• November 2018 –  We are honored to announce another wonderful grant from The W.W. Smith Charitable Trust.  The Trust’s support shows they continue to understand the many difficult family needs assisted by our organization.  We thank them for this amazing recognition.
• October 2018 – Louella in Wayne recently had a shopping day for T&E Care and $250 was raised as a result.  Thanks to all who enjoyed the chance to shop at this great store on our behalf!
• October 2018 – Many thanks to Berwyn United Methodist Church for a recent donation for our general fund.  We always appreciate the support of our local faith-based organizations.
• September 2018 – A round of applause for a number of folks from the Devon office of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Fox & Roach who recently donated their time to do a clean-up for a local resident, and to also help with some Fall Fest invitations.  We appreciate all the help with can get with these projects!
• September 2018 – Hats off to the Paoli Ford dealer for helping with a repair of a car to a local resident – offering a 10% discount off a significant repair.
• September 2018 – Much appreciation to the WAWA Foundation for honoring T&E Care with a $1500 grant to put towards our School Lunch Assistance Program.
• July 2018 – A huge thanks to CCRES, (Chester County Regional Educational Services) for the award of a $4000 grant toward our College Assistance Program. The mission of CCRES is to ensure quality educational and human service programs for children, families, and schools – which fits perfectly with our attempts to help students get a college degree.  For more information on CCRES, go to www.ccres.org.
• July 2018 – Thanks again to the Glen Valley Garden Club for a donation to our organization.  We appreciate their continued support!
• June 2018 – Thanks again to Fazal Syed, Level 7 Tennis, for hosting the tennis clinic in June.  What a generous person to donate his time and talent on behalf of T&E Care.
• June 2018 – The St. John’s Presbyterian Women’s Fellowship Board surprised us with a wonderful donation.
• June 2018 – The Charitable Flex Fund made a donation to T&E Care through an individual request.
• June 2018 – FLITE covered much of the cost of our Computers for Kids program.
• May 2018 –  Jennifer on the Avenue (Berwyn) did a shopping day for us a few weeks ago.
• May 2018 – St. Monica’s Church recently received special donations that they were able to turn around and offer to some area non-profits, and T&E Care was luckily on that list.  This was an amazing donation that will certainly be put to good use as we continue to help local families.
• May 2018 – matching gifts came from J&J, Merck Foundation, Chubb, and the Boeing Company.  These are easy and much appreciated ways to lend some extra support!
• May 2018 –  Village Wellness made a donation to T&E Care through “laughter yoga” on World Laughter Day!  Now that’s a FUN donation to receive!
• May 2018 – a huge shout out to the families and staff at New Eagle ES for hosting the annual Fun Run and supporting T&E Care in the process. (see pix below)
• April 2018 –  the James J Brooke Estate Plumbing & Heating Inc made a nice donation to T&E Care – just because!
• April 2018 – a big thanks to the Beaumont Elementary School staff and families for their support of a recent fun day event, with the proceeds coming to T&E Care.
• April 2018 – St. Peter’s Church in the Great Valley donated their Good Friday offering to T&E Care – what a nice gesture!.
• April 2018 – a shout out to Paoli Village Shoppes for making a donation to our camp program for 2018.
• March 2018 – Thanks to St. Luke Church for including T&E Care in their alternative gift program for the past holidays.
• March 2018 – Thanks to the GE Foundation for an amazing matching donation.
• February 2018 – Thanks to the Thornedge Foundation for making a terrific donation to our organization.  
• February 2018 – Thanks to employee giving programs at both Merck Foundation and The Boeing Company – these programs really help us a lot!
• January 2018 – Thanks to the Berwyn United Methodist Church for putting us in their Alternative Gift program for the holidays.
• January 2018 – thanks to The Upper Main Line Rotary Charitable Fund for a TERRIFIC donation.  We are very proud of this partnership. (see pix below)
• January 2018  – thanks to the VFMS PTO for making a donation to T&E Care.  It’s fun and IMPORTANT to have the support of the local PTOs!
• January 2018 – Tompkins VIST Bank made a wonderful donation to T&E Care, in conjunction with Easttown Township – we very much appreciate this assistance!
• January 2018 – The Baptist Church in the Great Valley and the United Church of Christ at Valley Forge made nice donations to T&E Care to support our efforts.  Thanks!

THANKS 2017

• December 2017 – A special thanks to Weihnachtsmarkt – the German Christmas Market organized by Helena Malarkey – which raised funds for T&E Care.
• December 2017 – Amazing thanks to those supporting the St. Norbert’s Giving Tree which helped to provide over $1400 in gift cards for our holiday drive.
• December 2017 – Thanks to those who attended the Blue Sky and Deck 5 Band Concerts on December 2 – the music was wonderful and they raised over $1200 in gift cards!  We appreciate 30 Main offering us the space for the event.
• November 2017 – A big thanks to all who attended the annual Turkey Burn for T&E Care – run by Cindy Brauer and Mojo Fitness.  $600 was raised in one hour – that’s a lot of sweat!
• November 2017 – Thanks to 30 Main (Berwyn) for offering a Thanksgiving dinner for 4 to a local family.  What a delicious way to offer support!
• November 2017 – A HUGE shout out to the Paoli Business & Professional Association for selecting T&E Care as their charity during their fall fund raiser.  We were recently given a check for $5000!!  This is an enormous benefit to the families we support.
• November 2017 – Thanks to Daphne’s Details and Jennifer on the Avenue for hosting special shopping days for T&E Care this fall.  We really appreciate the support of these local businesses!
• October 2017 – Thanks to the Glen Valley Garden Club for their donation to our cause.  A GREAT support!
• October 2017 – Many thanks to the WW Smith Foundation for approving our grant to help cover some of the costs of our Home & Hearth Program.  This partnership is huge in our efforts to keep families safe and in their homes.
• October 2017 – Thanks again to FLITE for helping with the grant to cover the cost of back packs for our recent School Supply Drive.
• September 2017 – Thanks to Our Lady of Assumption for a wonderful donation from their outreach program!
• August 2017 – Thanks to McAndrews Law Offices for their recent generous donation!
• July 2017 – Special thanks to CCRES for supporting our College Assistance Program with a $5000 grant.  The students we support REALLY appreciate this support.
• July 2017 – We appreciate the matching gifts from GE Foundation and from Chubb – two very generous organizations.
• June 2017 – Thanks again to Talbots for hosting a shopping day for T&E Care in May.  We received the check and are pleased to have this partnership!
• June 2017 – Special thanks to Trinity Presbyterian Church (Berwyn) for their recent donation.  We always appreciate this partnership!
• Special thanks to the Tredyffrin Easttown Education Association for a recent donation to T&E Care.  We work hand in hand with the staff in this district and this donation is MUCH appreciated.
• June 2017 – Thanks to the Willis Foundation for offering a grant to T&E Care.  We are excited about this new partnership.
• May 2017 – Thanks to the Wawa Foundation for extending a grant to T&E Care to be used for our lunch program.  What a perfect partnership!
• May 2017 – A huge shout out to SAP for matching the donation made through the German shopping day last December.  We are very thankful for this extra donation!
• May 2017 – Thanks to FLITE for the computer grant funding – this is such as important grant to help us fund our computer refurbishing program as well as our new laptops for the college students we support.  And thanks to Bruce Gibbard for helping set up all the computers.
• May 2017 – Thanks to St. John’s Presbyterian Church Women’s Fellowship group for selecting T&E Care for a donation.
• April 2017 – Thanks to the Church of the Good Samaritan for their surprise donation to help us with our general family support.  We appreciate this partnership!
• April 2017 – Thanks to New Eagle Elementary School for hosting the annual Fun Run and donating some of the money raised to T&E Care.  This is a fun tradition and we thank them so much for this support!
• March 2017 – Berwyn United Methodist Church included T&E Care in their Christmas Alternative Gift program and sent us the amount raised this past holiday season. What a wonderful surprise.
• March 2017 – At the Paoli Acme Markets’ Grand Re-opening after renovations, they donated $1,000 in gift cards to T&E Care.  Talk about a huge help – that was amazing!
• March 2017 – Many of the Beaumont Elementary School kids participated in a Sock Fun Day fundraiser for T&E Care.  The kids had lots of fun playing all sorts of games in the gym after school. Thanks to Jen Bracco for organizing the event, to the staff for donating their time to run this event, and to all the families for participating. Over $1,300 was raised, which will go towards our Summer Camp Program.
• February 2017 – Thanks to WSFS Bank in King of Prussia for sponsoring the recent T&E Care Board dinner. Every year the Board of Directors and Auxiliary Board members (and spouses) gather to socialize and review the past year’s activities. We were delighted to have the support of WSFS in helping to sponsor this event.
• January 2017 – Thanks to The Baptist Church in the Great Valley and the United Church of Christ at Valley Forge for supporting us again with their Alternative Gift Market event in November. We received the donations from this event, and it was a major WOW.
• January 2017 – Thanks to John’s Village Market for again offering coupons for hoagies. We were able to offer free hoagies to almost 35 families. What an amazing treat this was.
• January 2017 – 30 Main in Berwyn donated $500 as the result of the band concert that was held there in late November. We are very appreciative of their continued support.
• January 2017 – The Anexinet Corporation made an incredible donation to T&E Care in January and we are thrilled for this support.  When we receive these “out of the blue” donations we are especially grateful.
• January 2017 – A number of laptop computers were donated by Tronox and BioTelemetry, Inc. to be used with our computer refurbishing program.  Thanks to these companies for their wonderful support.
• January 2017 – We received a donation of a $250 gift card in honor of the Tredyffrin Police department.  A community member wanted to thank the local police for helping her out and the police directed the donation to T&E Care instead.  What a great bounce pass.
• January 2017 – The Paoli Business and Professional Association – back in early December Santa arrived to the Paoli Shopping Center where he was greeted by the community and members of the PBA. Cookies and punch were served to those waiting, and donations were suggested for any who enjoyed the treats. T&E Care was the recipient of those donations. Thanks to the PBA for choosing our organization at this fun event.

THANKS 2016

• December 2016 – The Hayden Hoopla – once again the Hayden family has an annual holiday party and collects gift cards for T&E Care and they came through again big time for us!  Thanks to all who attend this party for their generous support (and of course the the Hayden’s for hosting the party in the first place!)
• December 2016 – Fox & Roach Charities – every year the local Fox & Roach Charity office decides which local charities to support, and again this year T&E Care was selected as one of their recipients.  Thanks again for this terrific support!
• December 2016 – St. Luke Lutheran Church named T&E Care as one of their alternative gift options this past December, and various members of the church selected us, raising $360 for our organization!  Thanks to all!
• December 2016  – Thanks to all those who attended the Weihnachtsmarkt, a German Christmas Market, in December.  The donations from this event were amazing.  Special thanks to Helena Malarkey for coordinating this event.
• December 2016 – The Baptist Church in the Great Valley made a donation to T&E Care in December through the Board of Deacons – how wonderful to continue to have this continued partnership!
• December 2016 – St. John’s Presbyterian Church made a donation to T&E Care in December through the 2016 Youth Fellowship Benevolence Gift program.  Combined with their amazing support earlier in the month as hosts of our Holiday Drive – this partnership continues to be amazing!
• December 2016 – The Upper Main Line Rotary Charitable Fund choose T&E Care as the recipient of a donation in December.  Many thanks to this terrific group for recognizing our organization with this great donation.
• December 2016 – The Mauro Family Dentistry made a donation to T&E Care in December – thanks for their continued support!
• December 2016 – thanks to 4R Systems, Inc (Berwyn) for their amazing donation to our holiday drive.  They took up a collection and wow – what results.  We are excited to have this new local community partner!
• December 2016 – thanks to the Sweet Pose Yoga class for making a donation to T&E Care in honor of their teacher, Anne Susas.  What a fun idea!
• November 2016 – A shout out to Cindy Brauer from Mojo Fitness for hosting the 4th annual Turkey Burn that raised $740 for T&E Care.  Thanks also to all those who danced and exercised for this special event!
• November 2016 – We thank the Chaneil Foundation for honoring us with a $2500 designated grant.  This amazing recognition was a wonderful surprise and we will certainly find a good use to help our neighbors when needed.
• November 2016 – Thanks to Jennifer on the Avenue for hosting a shopping day for T&E Care in October.  We really appreciate their continued support of our organization!
• November 2016 – A HUGE shout out to the 2016 Fall Fest sponsors!  Please offer them our thanks and your support: Presenting Sponsor:  Zeke Capital Advisors; Platinum Sponsors:  Amy & Michael George, Sandi & Kirk Gorman, Nudy’s Cafes; Gold Sponsors: Kate Beachell, Brandywine Realty Trust, Cathy & Seamus Duffy, Main Line Health, Managed Care Consultants, Penn Medicine; Silver Sponsors:  Melissa & Paul Acton, Cindy & Jump Dautrich, Eadeh Enterprises, Evolve, IP, Anne & Peter Ferola, Bonnie & Pete Motel, Claudia & Denny Willson, WSFS Bank, Nina & Steve Zodtner; Bronze Sponsors:  The Anti-aging and Aesthetics Center, Bryn Mawr Trust, Marie-Pierre & Gary Crowe, Jeanne & Michael Dechiario, Devon Dental Services, Sandra Grzybicki, DMD, Harvest Financial Partners, Patient First (Devon), Ricoh USA, RSM US Wealth Management LLC, SV Dental, TD Bank, and United States Liability Insurance
• November 2016 – The Shandtract Civic Association recently donated a portion of the proceeds from their Tyler Hedges Day event held earlier in October.  This event is held in memory of a young neighbor who lost his battle with leukemia, for the purpose of bringing the neighborhood together and raising money for local charities in his name. The funds received from this amazing event are used to support our camp assistance program. Last year over 80 local kids went to camp, in part with the assistance of this program – so they are really touching a lot of lives!  THANKS!
• October 2016 – the Paoli Village Shoppes was so thrilled with the response of the first 50 gift cards, they donated another 150 of them!  100 were given to the local food banks to spice up those distributions, and 50 more will be used with our upcoming holiday drive.  What an amazing donation!
• October 2016 – this year the Paoli Village Shoppes turned 50 yrs old.  In celebrating this special anniversary they collected 50 bags of supplies for T&E Care to be handed out at our holiday drive  They also sold raffle tickets at the Paoli Blues Fest, with proceeds coming to T&E Care.  AND they donated 50 $25 gift cards to some of the stores in the shopping center – to be donated to some of the families we support.  Thanks to Nudy’s Cafe, HomeCooked, Plato’s Closet, TJ’s, Primo Hoagies, Studio H, and Concord Pet Food for supporting this program.
• October 2016 – Thanks to Trinity Presbyterian Church in Berwyn for a donation from their mission program.  We continue to be very thankful for the support of the many local churches.
• The CHS Class of 2005 made a donation at its 10th reunion to T&E Care in memory of classmate Mark Abdullah, a classmate who suddenly passed away shortly after graduating from Virginia Tech.  The donation will go into our College Assistance Program fund to help a deserving college student.  Mark’s memory lives on with this special tribute!
• September 2016 – Thanks to Cammy Wagner and Debbie Weger for helping out at the Tredyffrin “Party in the Park” event.  And how fun to have had so many wonderful folks stop by the T&E Care table to say hi!
• July 2016 – Much gratitude to the following camps that offered scholarships to help with our summer camp program:  Sky High Baskeball, Tredyffrin Township, Center on Central, TEYSA, Future Stars, Pro Martial Arts, and Home Cooked (discount).
• July 2016 – A huge thanks to those groups and businesses who supported our recent school supply drive: Wegmans (King of Prussia and Frazer), USLI Care2Fund, RE/MAX Main Line Charitable Foundation, Johnson Matthey, BUMS (Berwyn United Methodist Church Preschool), the Tredyffrin Library, Play It Again Sports, and Conestoga HS.
• July 2016 – A round of applause to CCRES, (Chester County Regional Educational Services) for the award of a $6000 grant toward our College Assistance Program.  We very much appreciate their continued support for this very important part of T&E Care’s mission to help local families get into better situations.  The mission of CCRES is to ensure quality educational and human service programs for children, families, and schools.  For more information on CCRES, go to www.ccres.org.
• July 2016 – A special thanks for the Bewyn Devon Business and Professional Organization for recognizing T&E Care with a $1000 donation at their annual dinner.  These funds are the result of the May Fest.
• June 2016 – Once again a huge thanks to The Nelson Foundation for offering us a $6000 grant to be used towards our College Assistance Program.  The budget for this program continues to grow, so this support is MUCH appreciated.
• June 2016 – A HUGE shout out to the NEES PTO for hosting the Fun Run in late May and donating some of the funds received to T&E Care.  Over $4700 were offered to us for our various programs.  WOW!
• June 2016 – Thanks to the anonymous donor to T&E Care.  We received your amazing donation and want to thank you VERY MUCH!!!
• May 2016 – Thanks to the Devon PTO for making a donation to T&E Care!  We love the PTO connections that we have!
• May 2016 – Many thanks to Village Wellness (Berwyn) for running a fund raiser for us on Laugh Yoga Day!
• April 2016 – Thanks again to Van Cleve Collections (Paoli) for hosting a shopping day for community residents in support of T&E Care.  It’s always nice to have local businesses trying to help our organization.
• March 2016 – MANY thanks to Daisy Troop #41246 at NEES for creating birthday bags for some local families.  Each bag contains cake mix, frosting mix, and assorted other items needed to have a birthday party.  How fun and how valuable!
• February 2016 – Berwyn United Methodist Church sent us a surprise donation.  The support of the local churches is very encouraging in our efforts.
• February 2016 – The Rotary Club of the Upper Main Line recently surprised us with a wonderful donation. What a terrific assistance this will be for our efforts!
• February 2016 – We get occasional corporate matching donations – thanks to all who sign us up for this assistance. The most recent match was from The Merck Foundation.  Thanks for this great donation!
• February 2016 – Special thanks to CCRES (Chester County Regional Educational Services) for sending us the balance of the grant donation that was approved in 2015.  This grant is used to help cover some of the costs for our very important College Assistance Program.
• January 2016 – Some VFMS teachers directed their donation for the Casual Friday Fund to T&E Care in January.  What a fun way to help out a local group!
• January 2016 – St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church again included T&E Care in the Holiday “Gifts of Hope” program and donations were made to that effort.  Thanks so much to this church for once again being such a great partner to T&E Care.
• January 2016 – St. John’s Presbyterian Church got a surprise donation from the Board of Deacons a few weeks ago.  We very much appreciate the continued help from this amazing church!’
• January 2016 – We recently received some United Way funds from folks who designate T&E Care in that program.  Thanks to all those who help us in this way.  (For anyone else who might be interested, we are #49470.)
• January 2016 – Before the holidays Allison and Michael Hayden hosted an annual holiday party and asked for donations to T&E Care in lieu of hostess gifts.  Afte the party they handed us many many many gift cards as the result of this party – which are fantastic for us to have through the winter months when requests come in. Thanks to all attendees who made these donations possible!  The Hayden Hoopla is one of our favorite parties!
• January 2016 – Thanks to Jessica Mintz, our local Pampered Chef, for running a party in December and donating a percent of the proceeds to T&E Care.  We appreciate this support.  Happy cooking!
• January 2016 – What a great way to start the year!  Ava Novelli, a local 9-yr old, asked for donations to T&E Care instead of birthday gifts.  Her friends (all part of TEYSA soceer teams) donated the money to cover a tuition to TEYSA’s summer camp – which is perfect for our camp program! Happy Birthday Ava!

THANKS 2015

• December 2015 – thanks to Costco for another donation to T&E Care December to be used for our holiday drive.  We again appreciate this support!
•  December 2015 – St. John’s Presbyterian Church surprised us with an amazing donation that comes as the result of funds they raised through parking for the Devon Horse Show.  Thanks sooooo much to the church for this wonderful offer!
• December 2015 – thanks again to Jennifer on the Avenue (Berwyn) for doing a shopping day for T&E Care!  We really appreciate their continued support!
• December 2015 – We received a check from the folks in the Shand Tract Community after the annual Tyler Hedges 5K event held this past fall.  These funds go into our ever-growing summer camp program and will be very much appreciated when we start to help cover camp tutions next spring!
• December 2015 – We received a check supporting T&E Care from Trinity Presbyterian Church (Berwyn) – so great again to receive support from the local churches!
• December 2015 – WOW – we got the results today of the 1/2 Collection Plate for theMain Line Unitarian Church – done during the month of October.  We have received over $2000 in this endeavor.  What a fantastic partnership!!
• October 2015 – Thanks to SEI for donating 3 laptops and 10 mice to our refurbishing program!  These will be well used soon!
• October 2015 – Thanks to Community Backstop for partnering with us to help with the purchase of a special computer for a local young lady who has significant vision issues.  Great partnership for sure!
• September 2015 – A huge thanks to Blank Rome LLP for donating 20 computers to us for our refurbishing program.  We’ve already started to hand some out – and the smiles … are well worth the effort!
• September 2015 – Thanks to Surrey for hosting our 10th Anniversary Celebration – the location was perfect for the event.  Thanks to Wegmans, Whole Foods, Wawa, Panera, and Acme for all the delicious food.  And we loved the balloon decorations from the Party Store of Berwyn.
• September 2015 – Thanks to Wawa for their recent foundation donation towards our school lunch program.
• August 2015 – Thanks to the Glen Valley Garden Club for their wonderful donation to our general fund!
• August 2015 – Thanks to those local businesses and organizations that helped out with donations and support of our School Supply Drive:  Johnson Matthey, Mom’s Club of T/E, RE/MAX Main Line Charitable Foundation, FLITE, USLI-Care2Fund, Doctor’s Best (Berwyn), 30 Main, Panera Bread (Wayne), Wegman’s (KofP and Malvern), Tredyffrin Library, Play It Again Sports, Long & Foser Real Estate, and the New Eagle PTO.  And hats off to the amazing committee for this drive: Eileen Ryle, Charu Gandhi, Barbara McConnell, Rita Gosnear and Amy Ard. And thanks to Conestoga High School and the district custodians who help with our sorting/delivery plans.
• July 2015 – Thanks to all the camps that offered scholarships to local kids through the T&E Care camp assistance program.  Those camps were run by:  TEYSA, Tredyffrin Township, Sky High Basketball, Center on Central, Great Valley Nature Center, Herb McGee Basketball Camp, and Future Stars.  Discounts were also offered from HomeCooked and 1st & Goal.  With 86 local students receiving camp assistance, and over $16,000 spent on the program, these scholarships (valued at over $2700) were really important to our ability to help more kids.  Thanks to Charu Gandhi, Story Picard, Allyson Hotz and Kristin Becket for a job well done coordinating all these folks and camps.  Thanks to Cindy Gilroy for coordinating the drivers, and to Lisa McNichol, Fred Stevens, and Toni Linder for doing the driving as needed.  A real community effort!
• July 2015 – Thanks to Our Lady Of Assumption for making a very generous donation to T&E Care.  We are excited to partner with this church!
• June 2015 – Through a generous grant from PNC Bank, we have been helping a number of local families cover medical bills this past year.  Included have been some significant dental bills.  The kids can go to the T/E Children’s Dental Clinic, but the adults often have no dental insurance and just put off this work.  Bernie Logan, an Auxiliary Board member, is a local dentist.  She has been a HUGE help in organizing many of these visits. Many of the local dentists have bent over backward to help out these folks.  These dentists included:  Dr. Samia Hardan, Dr. Cathy Mauro, Dr. James Godorecci, Dr. Ericka Klein, Dr. Greta Richter and Dr. Gary Riggs, Dr. Lorran Tokpa, Dr. Anna Rossis, and the Family Dental Group in West Chester.  Thanks to all!
• As the result of the great Wellness Festival held in May, the Berwyn Devon Business & Professional Association donated $2000 to T&E Care at the recent annual dinner.  We are so proud to get this recognition from this important local business association.
• June 2015 – The Re/Max Main Line Charitable Foundation made a terrific donation through the Chester County Community Foundation that will be used to purchase gift cards for our upcoming School Supply Drive.  Thanks for this continued partnership!
• May 2015 – Thanks to the local family that asked for a match from their business – the GE Foundation.  We LOVE matching donations!
• May 2015 – the Foundation for Learning in T/E has awarded us with another grant for our Computers for Kids program.  It’s a great partnership to have with FLITE!
• May 2015 – thanks to Valley Forge Elementary School for their recent donation related to the reading challenge!
• May 2015 – We are very sad that Shire is leaving the community, but we thank them for thinking of us with their recent donation of office supplies – we got some great stuff for our college kids and some of the families we support with budgeting needs.
• May 2015 – A special surprise donation came from St. Luke Church recently – what a nice treat!
• May 2015 – Thanks to Community Backstop for partnering with us to help a local adult who needed a “new” car.  We couldn’t have helped her without their help!
• April 2015 – Thanks to New Eagle Elementary School for including T&E Care in their annual Fun Run.  We appreciate this partnership and support!  (See pictures below.)
• April 2015 – Thanks to St. Matthews United Methodist Church for hosting the annual Grab Bag! Special thanks as well to all the TESD schools, Play It Again Sports, Doctor’s Best Immediate Care, Club La Maison, and the Tredyffrin Library for hosting collections.  Donations were offered to us from Whole Foods, Starbucks, Paoli Hardware, Wayne Sporting Goods, Plato’s Closet, and the Valley Forge Running Company.  The Saturday Club and TEMPO loaned us their clothing racks. Many other groups and individuals offered support as well – it’s truly a group effort!
• April 2015 – A special thanks to St. John’s Presbyterian Church in Devon for sending us a donation.  These church partnerships are very important to the mission of T&E Care.
• April 2015 – Thanks again to Whole Foods in Devon for selecting T&E Care for their Nickles for Nonprofits campaign this past winter.  We have received a check for almost $1000 through this program.  It’s amazing how those nickles can add up!!!
• March 2015 – Many many thanks to the Baptist Church of the Great Valley and  the United Church of Christ at Valley Forge for running the Alternative Gift Market before the holidays with donations coming to T&E Care.  It was amazing!
• February 2015 – Much thanks to Berwyn United Methodist Church for their recent donation!
• January 2015 – a special thanks to St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church for adding our name to their Gift of Hope list last December.  We really appreciate all the support by members of the congregation.
• January 2015 – the United Church of Christ at Valley Forge recently made a wonderful donation to T&E Care!  Thanks so much!

THANKS 2014

• December 2014 – Fox & Roach Charities once again selected T&E Care for support in its annual donation pool.  We are honored to be part of their yearly tradition!
• December 2014 – thanks to the Amana Foundation, to the students in Mrs. Lund’s class at Valley Forge Elementary School, and to the Hillside Elementary School 3rd grade Girl Scout Troop (#42060) for their amazing support of our Holiday Dinner effort on Dec. 22.  Special thanks to Melanie Bradish, Tammy Small, and Laura Pratt for their efforts putting this event together, as well as to all those families who made individual donations.  The eight local families receiving the food were overwhelmed!
• December 2014 – we are thrilled to have the support again this year of the PNC Foundation, in our efforts to offer medical support to local families in need.
• December 2014 – special thanks to the following businesses or groups who helped make the Holiday Drive extra special for so many local families:
  • Tredyffrin-Easttown MS Student Council – ran a toiletries drive
  • Tredyffrin-Easttown MS – collected paper goods
  • Beaumont ES – ran a food and toiletries drive
  • Beaumont ES staff – sponsored 2 families
  • St. Monica Church – collected cleaning supplies and bedding requests
  • Devon PTO – sponsored a family
  • Hillside ES – ran a cleaning supplies drive
  • New Eagle ES – ran a book drive
  • Valley Forge ES – ran a food drive
  • First Baptist Church – sponsored a family
  • Valley Forge MS – ran a hats, gloves, socks and scarf drive
  • Chesterbrook Quarters – ran a food drive
  • Girl Scout Troop 456 – made over 100 dozen cookies
  • Daisy Troop 4131 – put together some food baskets
  • MoJo Fitness – collected donations
  • Carol Verhake – hosted a gift card party
  • Blue Sky Band – hosted a performance on Dec. 5 at 30 Main, and collected gift cards
  • 30 Main – donated 10% of food from the Dec. 5 dinner
  • Coldwell Banker Preferred/Sarah Forti – they collected gift cards and cookie tins
  • CrossFit in Christ Youth Group – they collected assorted gifts on our wish list
  • Shire Pharmaceuticals – they sponsored some families
  • T&E Kids Care (CHS club) – they got items for kids needing help
  • Whole Foods Market Devon  – they donated 300 reuseable bags for our drive and 200 pounds of fresh produce
  • Four Counties Garden Club – decorated 30-40 wreaths for families
  • Tredyffrin-Easttown Administrative Offices – they sponsored a family
  • Pam Badolato – coordinated a PJ drive for a number of the kids in our program
  • The Saturday Club – provided food and other supplies
• December 2014 – we thank Trinity Presbyterian Church, The Baptist Church in the Great Valley, and St. Monica Church for three totally different donations made in this December.  How wonderful to be partners with these wonderful organizations!
• November 2014 – Thanks to St. Luke Lutheran Church (Devon) for agreeing to host our special Thanksgiving Dinner cooking event, and to Cindy Gilroy, Danyll Lockett and Laura Pratt for coordinating the event.  Special thanks to the Hayden family and the Amana Foundation for all their efforts with this amazing event.  The nine local families receiving this support were thrilled!
• November 2014 – We are excited to announce the receipt of a grant from The Nelson Foundation in support of our College Assistance Program.  As this program continues to grow, and a number of students are close to graduating in the spring, we are very thankful for this recognition and support.
• November 2014 – Thanks to the Shand Tract Civic Association for once atain supporting T&E Care’s summer camp program.  We always appreciate a portion of the proceeds from their annual Tyler Hedges Race and Fair.  It’s a great partnership.

• October 2014 – T&E Care was invited to attend the Paoli Malvern Berwyn Rotary dinner and was recognized with the Paul Harris Fellow award, for service to the community.  Thanks so much to the rotary for this special recognition!
• October 2014 – Over the past few weeks a whole group of local businesses gathered together to help a local family do some improvements to their home.  The before and after pictures are AMAZING!  We can’t say thanks enough to Stacey Ballard of Eadeh Enterprises for coordinating this project.  Also helping out were J&L Building Supply, Arader Landscaping, Sherwin William Paints, O’Rourke Steel, Keith Martin Electric and J. Buccarelli Concrete Contractors.  Everyone donated their time to do the work and many materials were donated or available at cost.  It’s likely that over $10,000 worth of work was done to this house, including all new windows, much tree work, painting, some electric work, and new steps.   A project of this type is done annually through Eadeh Enterprises’ “Neighbors Helping Neighbors Build Better Warmer and Safer”, in memory of Ernest Eadeh who loved his community and took pride in making it better and safer.  T&E Care was proud to be part of this amazing project and thanks those companies who made such a difference for a local family. (see pix below)
• October 2014 – T&E Care recently hosted the Upper Mainline Ministerium luncheon – a monthly event that takes turns around the area.  Thanks to Barbara McConnell, Kris Graham, Cathy Arpa, and Anne Sprissler for helping out with this event.
• September 2014 – Many thanks to the folks at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Fox & Roach Realtors in Devon for helping us collate and stuff our invitations for the Fall Fest on their Community Service Day.  We really appreciate their support and it was a great way to get an important step in the process accomplished.  Those helping included Kim Cunningham Marren, Debi Sugarman, Kathie Bushey, Maureen Mahoney, Marijjo Gallagher, Bob Davis, Audrey Willson, and Gabriella Peracchia.
• September 2014 – Much appreciation to the Society of Professional Women and Eileen Connolly-Robbins for allowing us to be the recognized charity at a recent luncheon.  A special thanks to Wells Fargo Bank for their $1000 donation as the result of this event.
• T&E Care was proud to be part of the September 27, 2014  birthday party at Wilson Farm Park.   Special thanks to Hal Ward and Theresa Augustine for organizing our volunteers, to Debbie Weger and Nancy Higgins for helping out, and to Hailey, Kathryn, and Rachel from the T&E Kids Care Club at CHS for coming and doing a bake sale at our table.

THANKS 2013

• September 2013 – Super thanks to the Kistler-Tiffany Foundation for their recent grant in support of our Home & Hearth Program.  This is terrific help!
• September 2013 – The Yang family offered us the funds from the restitution check for the incident that occurred involving Mr. Yang in January 2012.  What an amazing gesture!
• September 2013 – Many thanks to Pete’s Auto (Malvern) for donating the inspection for a recently donated car to T&E Care.  Because of that savings, we were able to do some repairs to the car and found a family that needed the car!
• August 2013 – Many thanks for another donation from the Tredyffrin Township Police Association!  Their continued support of our organization is always appreciated!
• August 2013 – Thanks to all those groups and individuals that gave special assistance for the School Supply Drive:  Panera Bread for donating delicious bagels and coffee for the volunteers, to Johnson Matthey for their continued support of our drive with a ton of gift cards, supplies, and general donations, and to Re/Max Main Line Charitable Foundations for their generous gift card donations.  A grant from the Foundation for Learning in Tredyffrin/Easttown (FLITE) helped us purchase good qualify backpacks for the older kids.  And extra inventory supplies were provided by Stuart Clark (cases of binders) and Dave Hyett’s 4th grade class at DES were much appreciated!  Our sincere appreciation also to Conestoga High School for once again opening their cafeteria to our volunteers for sorting, and to the custodians who will help move the items around to the various schools.  And of course – we can’t give enough thanks to all those adults and students who came to CHS on August 1 to help sort – what a big group.  The sorting took only about 3 hours!
• July 2013 – During the summer these 6 wonderful folks helped drive some kids to/from summer camps, because the kids’ parents could not.  This is among the most genersous acts of kindness offered to T&E Care families.  Special thanks to Toni Linder, Barb Zonino, Fred Stevens, Anne Miller, Pat Clark, and Lori Whiteman for sharing their summer with the kids of T&E Care.
• July 2013 – In June Barbara McConnell and Sandi Gorman of T&E Care were part of a big event at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Devon, called the Neighborhood Fun Fest.  As the result of our participation in the event, a donation to T&E Care was made.  We very much appreciate St. Luke’s donation and enjoyed the chance to be part of this program.
• June 2013 – Late in the Spring NEES students did a Fun Run to raise money for T&E Care and FLITE.  We recently received the results of this event, and are so thrilled!  Many thanks to all NEES students, staff and parents for their continued support!
• June 2013 – It’s easy to have faith in our countries future when we get notice of donations such as this.  Leo Guillen, a NEES student, decided to hold a bake sale for T&E Care, and sent us a donation of $120!  He said he more than doubled his goal! Wow – how great is that! Congrats Leo for your efforts!
• June 2013 –The Devon ES 4th graders (Dave Hyett – leader) – in May they ran a mini-collection drive for us to jump-start our summer efforts.  Great job DES students and families!
• June 2013 – Birthdays are special times, but for two local boys – the special times were for T&E Care – more than for the boys!  Instead of asking for gifts, they asked for donations to T&E Care!  Extra special thanks to Conner Sullivan and William Delaney for being so generous on their special days!
• May 2013 – Polka Dots ran a shopping day for T&E Care earlier this month – and we’ve received our payment.  Thanks so much to Polka Dots for all their support and to all those who shopped that day!  What a wonderful idea!
• May 2013 – the Newcomers of Great Valley recently did a charity event for T&E Care which resulted in a nice donation to our organization.  What a great surprise this was.  Special thanks to Karen Bossan for her efforts in organizing this!
• April 2013 – Thanks to Stuart Clark – he donated cases of binders that we can use for the upcoming school supply drive.
• April 2013 – Many thanks to the WW Smith Charitable Trust for offering a grant to T&E Care!  The funds will certainly be put to good use!!
• April 2013 – The  2nd annual T&E Care Kids Clothing Grab Bag was a huge success again.  A list of all those to be thanked can be found on our grab bag wrap-up page, but special hats off to St. Matthews United Methodist Church of Valley Forge for hosting this event for us.  The staff there was incredible!  Such hospitality we’ve never felt before!  Special recognitions as well to Panera Bread (Gateway), Starbucks (Wayne) and Pizza Land (Chesterbrook) for providing food to feed the volunteers!  Also thanks to Paoli Hardware Center for providing the large trash bags needed for left overs (which went to Cradles to Crayons!).  Special groups including NHS and Key Club of CHS, the CHS girls softball and field hockey teams, HES first graders, and Brownie Troops 42062 (HES) and 41242 (BES) were also fantastic in helping out!  The list is longer – check HERE for more names!
• April 2013 – Much appreciation from two area churches for recent donations to T&E Care – Berwyn United Methodist Church and the Church of the Good Samaritan. It’s always wonderful to have partnerships with these groups!
• April, 2013 – Thanks to the local Staples (Gateway) for giving us a great deal on our recent computer purchase for a number of CHS seniors heading off to college.  We bought 15 laptops, printers, and assorted accessories for these kids and were able to get a much needed discount from Staples.  It’s wonderful to partner with a local merchant on something this important!
• March 2013 – Thanks to FLITE (The Foundation for Learning in TE) for awarding us a grant to be used to purchase some of the backpacks and flash drives needed for our upcoming School Supply Drive.
• March 2013 – Brownie Troop 4161 has done it again – 10 more birthday bags showed up recently.  We’ve been handing out the first group – and everyone is so excited to receive them!
• February 2013 – thanks to McKenzie’s Brew House in Devon for donating some gift cards to T&E Care that we can offer to a family that needs a special night out.  We really appreciate this gesture by them and know some family will be thrilled!
• January 2013 – The 8 members of Brownie Troop 4161 recently donated 10 birthday bags to T&E Care – to help a struggling family enjoy a special event.  What a great project!
• Jan 2013 – We were honored again to be part of the St. Luke Lutheran Church alternative gift program this past December, and recently received a wonderful check from this program! Thanks to St. Luke for this special gift.

• January 2013 – Special thanks to the Fox & Roach Charities for their unsolicited gift to T&E Care.  We appreciate this recognition of our efforts.

THANKS 2012

• Dec 2012 – Many thanks to St. John’s Presbyterian Church for once again helping us out with a nice donation.  We really appreciate our relationships with the local churches.
• Dec 2012 – We send a very special thanks to the families of NEES for their incredible support of our recent holiday drive.  Not only did the kids collect and wrap tons of books for local kids, but a fiancial collection was also taken.  Many thanks for helping to make the drive such a success.
• 12/31/12 – A great year end finish when we received a donation from the Good Sports of Wayne.  These great guys have been supporters of ours in the past – and we can’t thank them enough!
• 12/26/12 – Many thanks for the continued partnership of the Tredyffrin Township Police Association for their generous donation to our organization.  We are so lucky to live in a community with such a great police force!
• 12/22/12 – Wow – “thanks” is hardly enough for the crew that helped with the holiday dinners this year.  Eight local families were treated with all the fixings and more for some very special meals.  Special thanks to Aimee Ducasse and Jim Battista, Jen and Erica Battista, Ibrahim Souadda and the Amana Foumdation, and St. Luke Church.  We couldn’t have done it without you!  More information and other helpers can be found here.
• 12/18/12 – Many blessings to ViroPharma, Incorporated (Exton) for it’s wonderful donation to T&E Care – how special to have a business supporting our efforts!
• 12/16/12 – A special recognition to TEI Salon in Paoli for collecting donations for T&E Care during the holiday season – we recently received their donation of $500.  WOW!!!
• 12/15/12 – Many thanks to the Paoli Fire Company for offering us a donation to be used for our general support of local families.  Another wonderful partnership in the community!
• 12/120/12 – The holiday drive is over now and what a wonderful time had by all.  The families receiving the gifts were more than appreciative, and our fantastic chairs, Lisa Christy, Pat Clark, and Melody Ticknor, are still smiling!  Lisa’s house was totally taken over in setting up this event – but hopefully the mess is cleaned and the house back to normal.  Lots of pictures and words of thanks can be found here.
• 12/4/12 – Special recognition to Alexandra and Maggie Stetson and Sammi Stephans for giving up a few hours of their Sunday to represent T&E Care at the recent Berwyn Tree Lighting ceremony.
• 12/3/12 A heartfelt thanks to the Vogt family and friends, Joe Barks and Bruce Broser for lending their trucks, and to members of the CHS crew team for lending their muscles, as we recently moved a bunch of furniture for a couple of families.  To help a family have a “new” bed or couch when they have nothing at all is most gratifying.
• 11/30/12 – Many many thanks from Mainline Coastal Development (Berwyn) for their great donation to T&E Care!  Another wonderful community partner.
• 11/26/12 – Thanksgiving will never be the same for the 9 local families receiving special treats from T&E Care.  There was so much food – each family will enjoy Thanksgiving over and over!  Special kudos to Cindy Gilroy and Danyll Lockett for overseeing the event, Art Roman at The Kitchen Workshop for sharing the space and arranging for the cooking of the dinners, and to the Hayden family and the Amana Foundation for their incredible donations.  Please check here for more information and a complete list of donors.
• 11/14/12 – A HUGE hug to TD Bank for again letting us be part of their Affinity Program!  the 2012 numbers are in (our calendar year is 9/30/11-9/30/12) and we recently received a check for over $14,000!  This is such a SIMPLE fund raiser, and the results are amazing.  If you have a TD Bank account and can hook up with this program – please read the info and sign up soon!  These funds are used to help area kids with college-related expenses.
• 11/6/12 – For yet another year we send a thanks to George Shoffner and Kristin Thies at Lewis, Shoffner & Co (King of Prussia) for preparing a review of our financial statements at no cost to us.  This generous offer of assistance saves us much money that we can instead use to help families.  George and Kristin are very special partners to our organization!
• 11/6/12 – The Fall Fest is now history, and what a success it was.  Special thanks to Karin Maynard, the chair, and her right-hand volunteers:  Jeanne Dechiario, Anne Ferola, Cathy Duffy, Colleen Blejwas, Heather Greenberg, Carla Ojha, and Debbie Weger.  Please click here for pictures and a lot more information about this special event.
• 11/5/12 – Many thanks to the Beaumont ES PTO for authorizing a donation to T&E Care.  We very much appreciate the support of our local PTOs.

THANKS 2011

• 12/31/11 – Many many thanks to all those who helped with this year’s Holiday Drive.  Lisa Christy is a fantastic chair – special thanks to her family for putting up with all the “stuff” that is in her house for a few weeks in preparation for the event!  Thanks to Pat Clark and Melody Ticknor for their assistance, and to all those who helped sort and wrap, make deliveries, host drop-off locations, and make donations!  Special recognition to the following groups that helped out.  It was a true team effort!Long and Foster Realtors (ran a food drive)
  Coldwell Banker Preferred (did a food/cleaning supply/toiletry drive)
  CHS Girls Lacrosse Team (collected toys)
  T&E Kids Care Club (collected toys)
  4 Counties Garden Club (provided holiday centerpieces for some local families)
  VFES 4th grade classes adopted a family
  TESD central office staff adopted a family
  DES, BES, and HES PTOs each adopted a family
  NEES did a book collection for the families
  CHS National Honors Society (collected toys)
  Hayden Hoopla – neighborhood party – collected gift cards for T&E Care
  The Murphy neighborhood party – collected gift cards for T&E Care
  The Quarters holiday party – collected food for T&E Care
  CHS Boy’s Lacrosse team (ran a fund raiser for the holiday drive)
  The Garden Shoppe LTD, Wayne (donated Christmas trees for a few local families)
  CHS Ice Hockey Team (collected toys)
  Paoli Wildcat U12 boys team (did a food/cleaning supplies drive)
  VFES Junior Girl Scout Troop 456 (baked over 800 cookies and made up 60 bags of snowman soup mix)
  A number of Wisteria Lane families (made over 20 tins of cookies)
  A number of families from Fernfield Circle (collected gift cards)
• 12/26/11 – Another 13 families received delicious Christmas dinners through the efforts of many local groups.  Thanks to Art Roman (Kitchen Workshop, in Paoli), AMG (Wayne), the Amana Foundation, and many other individual volunteers for making this happen.  Special thanks to Amy Ard, the Bird family and the Hay family for their extra efforts on behalf of these families.
• 12/1/11 – Thanks to those who ran the Berwyn Tree Lighting for including T&E Care in the program.  It was a great chance to gather extra supplies for our holiday drive.
• 12/15/11 – Once again we applaud John Toates of Peter Zimmeran Architects (Berwyn) and the Mark and Wenzinger families who donated 28 vouchers good for admission to the Pennsylvania Ballet performances of the Nutcracker.  What a VERY special treat for many of our local families.
• 11/28/11 – Another great Thanksgiving dinner was had by many through the generosity of Art Roman (The Kitchen Workshop, Paoli) and many other local volunteers.  Dinners and extra food were collected and delivered to 8 families.  Those groups helping out included:  Our Lady of Assumption, Johnson Matthey, the kids in the Amana Foundation.  The Haydens baked 8 pies as well – what a special treat!  Special thanks to Cindy Gilroy for coordinating this event.
• 11/14/11 – many thanks for being selected by the Elite Foundation as a recipient of their fall 2011 grant.  We really appreciate the support of this very special foundation!
• 11/6/11 – incredible thanks to TD Bank for presenting out first annual check related to our Affinity Program membership.  Jeff Salvo, manager of the Devon Branch was at the Fall Fest and presented a check to us for $11,177!   These funds will be put toward our College Assistance Program – to help local kids have the funds to continue to stay in college even with limited funding from home.  This is the easiest fund raiser ever – so if you want to help our 2012 check be even bigger – please call Jeff and sign up!  More details can be found at the TD Bank Affinity Program description.
• 11/9/11 –  Another huge thanks to George Shoffner and Kristin Thies at Lewis, Shoffner & Co (King of Prussia) for again this year preparing a review of our financial statements at no cost to us.  This generous offer of assistance saves us much money that we can instead use to help families.  George and Kristin are really terrific people!
• 11/5/11 – Special thanks to Karin Maynard and Brian Pierce for creating the incredible story cards we used for decoration at the Fall Fest.  Special thanks also for their help upgrading our T&E Care brochure!
• 10/24/11 – Thanks to Steve’s Sewing, Vacuum & Quilting (King of Prussia) for donating a gift card to a family who lost their sewing machine.  We were able to get a donated machine from a community member, but this gift card will help replace some of the supplies needed.
• 9/26/11 – Hats off to the Devon Elementary School PTO for their recent donation to T&E Care.  How wonderful when the PTOs can support our many efforts!
• 9/18/11 – Many thanks to the families from the Trinity Presbyterian Vacation Bible School for taking up a collection this summer for T&E Care.  We received the donation at the church service on the 18th, and really appreciate their support of our efforts!
• 8/3/11 – Thanks to Comcast Spectacor Foundation for their recent donation to T&E Care.  In talking with the foundation about our programs, especially our summer camp program, they felt that this fit into their mission of fun for the local kids.  We greatly appreciate their support.
• 7/12/11 – Hats off to the many families who participated in the Wayne Presbyterian Church Vacation Bible School collection called “Across the street and Around the world”.  Monies were collected during the week of camp to be divided between T&E Care and an orphanage in Ethiopia. We were thrilled to be included in this special drive and thank all those who made donations.
• 7/11/11 – Much appreciation to Citizens Bank Foundation for giving us a grant to be used to help with rent and utility assistance to local families.  It’s great to know that the local banks are willing to support this important initiative!
• 7/5/11 – Thanks to the Elizabeth Robinson for her efforts in writing a grant to the Connelly Foundation, and to that foundation for awarding us with some assistance in our various efforts to help local families!  A terrific partnership!
• 6/25/11 – We learned that T&E Kids Care (at CHS club) did fundraisers during the year, and have sent us $500 to help with our various projects.  How great is that!  Many thanks to the whole CHS student body and staff for supporting the many club fundraisers – and to the T&E Kids Care participants for their ongoing efforts on behalf of so many local families!
• 6/21/11 – WOW – the local T/E teachers did it again!  Today was the TEEA walk for T&E Care and FLITE.  The teachers who participated in the walk were one very enthusiastic group!  Those teachers and many others made donations which will be divided for both T&E Care and FLITE – and this extra support will certainly be put to good use!  Many thanks to the TEEA!
• 6/19/11 – A “regular” supporter of T&E Care – Play It Again Sports in Berwyn – has been wonderful again!  One of the kids taking advantage of our Camp Assistance Program needed a tennis racquet, and the family was able to get one from Play It Again for free.  Thanks so much for their continued help to local families!
• 5/3/11 – 2 of our great volunteers are the guys who help us with our computers.  Joe Bolmarcich does the refurbishing for all our donated computers.  Bruce Gibbard helps set up the new laptops we give to seniors going to college.  We are so very thankful to these 2 community members for sharing their incredible talents to help out so many people.
• 4/1/11 – Hats off to Pete at Pete’s Auto Service in Malvern for helping with a recent car repair for a local family.  Pete offered a great discount in making a significant repair for this car – enabling the family to get the car fixed and get back to their jobs.   Thanks to Pete for being part of our T&E Care Car group!’
• 1/25/11 – Members of St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church (Devon) have again blessed our organization by choosing T&E Care in the Alternative Gift Program last December.  Thanks to all those at St. Luke’s!
• The weekend of January 22/23  a large group of community members came together to help out some local families in need.  We had 3 different people offering furniture (one was a significant amount!), and 9 different families needing furniture.  We were able to find 8 different folks with trucks wiling to help move the furniture, and a number of the members and the coach of the CHS Ice Hockey Team plus a few other CHS students offered their muscles – and we were able to make the move much quicker than anyone thought.  Many many thanks to all those who helped out – the families receiving the furniture were THRILLED and very thankful for our help.    Three notes that we received stated:
  • THANK YOU T & E cares!  I cannot thank you enough for the perpetual kindness that you show towards my family and me.  My entire experience w/ T & E cares has been both humbling and amazing.  Not only are you responsive to my concerns, but proactive as well.
  • In response to today, my children said “TE cares and these guys ‘Rock’!”   Although my husband was at work when the gentlemen came to our home, I know we both concur with our children’s sentiment.  Please again thank your “moving gentlemen” for their helpfulness and pleasant attitude.  Not only did they remove our broken floor model TV, but a couple of the younger gentlemen complimented my children on their bunkbeds (they have a homemade tent over their bed for fun).  That made my children smile, and feel good. Again, we sincerely thank you.  Please consider how we can be helpful…now or later.  I continue to pray Gods fullest blessings on you, and yours.  Have a great night, and a wonderful week!
  • I really appreciate your help and generosity by giving us a bookcase and the dresser, in cold day you delivering to the community what they need… IT IS ACT OF LOVE AND BLESSING FROM GOD – THANK YOU VERY MUCH – WITH ALL MY RESPECTS

THANKS 2010

• 12/18/10 – Fox & Roach Charities came through again with another incredible donation to T&E Care.  Our many thanks for their continued generosity and support!

• 12/1/10 – A giant thanks to Peter Zimmerman Architects (Berwyn) and The Wenzinger Family (Wynnewood) for offering tickets to the Pennyslvania Ballet’s The Nutcracker to 3 local families.  It was a dream come true for these families – what a special holiday surprise for them!
• 11/28/10 – Special thanks again to Art Roman of The Kitchen Workshop (Paoli) for hosting the preparation of the holiday dinners for local families.  A lot or people volunteered their time and resources to help Art.  Special recognition to the families and students in the Amana Foundation for providing a ton of extra produce for these families.
• 11/15/10 – A big shout-out to George Shoffner and Kristin Thies at Lewis, Shoffner & Co (King of Prussia) for again this year preparing a review of our financial statements at no cost to us.  This generous offer of assistance saves us much money that we can instead use to help families.  George and Kristin are really terrific people!
• 11/13/10 – Special thanks to Johnson Matthey for their donation to be used to help cover the cost of some of the food purchased for the Thanksgiving dinners T&E Care will be preparing (in conjunction with The Kitchen Workshop) for eight local families.  Johnson Matthey has proven over and over what it takes to be a great community contributor!
• 11/10/10 – Once again the 5K run in memory of Tyler Hedges proved to be a huge success.  Many thanks to the organizers of that program for again choosing T&E Care to receive a portion of the funds raised at the event.  These funds will be put toward the summer camp program organized by T&E Care.
• 11/9/10 – The Saturday Club awarded T&E Care a grant to be used to help fund their School Meal Assistance Program.  MANY thanks to this great community organization for this important support!
• 10/25/10 – Blank Rome LLP made an incredible donation of 25 computers to T&E Care – we are in the process of getting them ready to be sent out to area homes – this should really make a dent in the problem some families have related to computer access!  (Now if we could just solve that internet problem as well!)  Thanks to Larry Liss for organizing this fantastic donation!
• 10/16/10 – The Good Sports of Wayne came through again.  Even though they didn’t hold a party this year, they gathered donations and gave a surprise gift to T&E Care!  What a huge help this donation will be as we continue to work to assist local families!
• 9/30/10 – Many many thanks to Art Roman of The Kitchen Workshop, and a crew of community members for helping to make some goodies to be sold at the Tyler Hedges Event on Oct. 2 and 3.  Delicious cookies were made by all – and hopefully were sold to help make money for T&E Care.  Special thanks to the members of T&E Kids Care (a CHS Club) who were part of the group of bakers.

• 9/30/10 – Many many thanks to Art Roman of The Kitchen Workshop, and a crew of community members for helping to make some goodies to be sold at the Tyler Hedges Event on Oct. 2 and 3.  Delicious cookies were made by all – and hopefully were sold to help make money for T&E Care.  Special thanks to the members of T&E Kids Care (a CHS Club) who were part of the group of bakers.
• 8/20/10 – Huge thanks to all community members who made donations to our School Supply drive – giving over 170 kids a great start to the school year.  Special thanks to those local businesses and organizations who also lended a hand:  Johnson Matthey, Wegmans, Trinity Presbyterian Church, RE/MAX Main Line Charitable Foundation, St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, Play It Again Sports, Becker’s School Supplies, and Vertex.
• 8/15/10 – Thanks a million to all those who helped drive kids for the local summer camp program, as well as to those camps that donated scholarships for local kids – we couldn’t have run the program without their incredible assistance:  Sky High Basketball Camp, Herb Magee Basketball Camp. The Kitchen Workshop Cooking Camp, Picket Post Tennis Camp, TEYSA Soccer Camp, The Center on Central Art Camp, Tredyffrin Township Day and Basketball Camps, & United Methodist Church of Paoli – Innabah Program Center
• 8/11/10 – Many thanks to the Rotary Club of Chesterbrook for their recent donation to T&E Care.  The Rotary does so many wonderful things for our community – we are honored that they included us by making this donation.
• 6/27/10 – Hats off to the Community Outreach Committee of NEES and the students at NEES who did a service project for a Martin Luther King recognition.  This project included a fund raiser that was then donated to T&E Care.
• 6/26/10 – A shout out to the VFMS 8th grade gifted leadership students, who raised money through various fund raisers this year, and donated the funds to T&E Care.  It’s programs like this that make it possible for us to help out local families in need!
• 6/25/10 – a very special thanks to the 2010 CHS Parent Organization for making a donation to T&E Care in honor on their Class Chair, Martha Thomson.  The Thomson’s have been big supporters of T&E Care, and the parents wanted to thank her for her efforts with them by making this donation to our organization.
• 6/11/10 – thanks to T&E Kids Care – the local CHS club that also helps support local families in need.  They recently made a $500 donation to our organization that will be used to support a local family.  Great job!
• 6/9/10 – The 4th-6th grade youth group at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church recently did some fund raising and turned the funds over to T&E Care.  The funds will be helpful in our efforts to fund summer camps for local kids who can’t afford to go on their own.  Many thanks to this terrific effort by these kids and their leaders.
• 6/7/10 – Kudos to a local dentist for doing a free root canal on a local mom who was really in pain.  Dr. Ron Garinger (Paoli) went above and beyond in helping out this mom!  THANKS!
• 5/21/10 – On May 20 the TEEA (TESD teacher union) ran the 2nd annual TEEA Trek for FLITE and T&E Care – a fund raiser that the TESD staff run for our two organizations.  Just like last year – the TEEA matched the donations raised during this event.  It was a gorgeous day and those who participated in the walk at Wilson Park enjoyed the exercise – all for a good cause.  Many many thanks to the staff for stepping up (pun intended) and helping out!  No wonder this district is so fantastic – the teachers are incredible!
• 5/11/10 – Thanks to Whole Foods (Devon) for the donation of a $100 gift card to be used for a local family in need.  There are always people we know who can use some help getting food!
• 5/10/10 – Incredible thanks to Greg and Ali Dahms and Ali’s parents Dan and Candy Kane for hosting a party on behalf of T&E Care.  The proceeds raised at the event will go a long way to helping some local families.  Many thanks to all those who attended and made the donations!
• 4/21/10 – A shout out to the students, staff, and parents of New Eagle Elementary School for their efforts at a recent one mile FUN RUN!  They raised money in this event for charities, and T&E Care was one of the recipients.  We were overwhelmed at the amount of money raised – thanks so much for thinking to include us in this event!
• 4/20/10 – Special thanks to the Conestoga High School Student Council for their recent donation to T&E Care.  We received the nicest note from them (written by the President of the Student Council) along with this donation.  One part of the letter read:  “The other executive officers and I are extremely impressed with your contributions to the community.  Because the Main Line is considered a wealthy area, I think many people look past the fact that individuals and families struggle.  Your efforts are the answers to their wishes.  We truly commend you for everything you do.”  This letter was written to all of you!!!!

• 3/15/10 – Thanks again to St. Luke Lutheran Church for donating a car to a local family.  This family is so excited to have this new means of transportation!
• February/March 2010 – Many thanks for the huge efforts of many groups in helping the families effected by the recent Strafford Station Apartment Fires.  With the risk of leaving names off this list – a special shout out to the lead churches: St. Lukes Lutheran Church, Main Line Unitarian Church, Valley Friends Meeting, United Methodist Church of Paoli, St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Our Lady of the Assumption Church,  Trinity Presbyterian Church,  and St. David’s Episcopal Church.  Other groups who helped include:  Community Backstop, Lori Liberatore at the Strafford Station Apartments, Christopher’s Restaurant, Hillside Girl Scout Troop #4038, Jenkins Arboretum, St. Norbert’s Catholic Church, the Conestoga Boys Basketball Team, Knights of Columbus, and Mattress Giant and Bed Bath and Beyond.  What a great community effort in helping with this terrible situation!
• 2/22/10 – Thanks to Art Roman of The Kitchen Workshop in Paoli for hosting an evening of soups and other great recipes, with the proceeds going to T&E Care.  Art continues to be a great supporter of T&E Care.  Many many thanks!
• January 2010 – Many thanks to 4 members of the Conestoga HS Ice Hockey Team who recently gave up a few hours to help move the T&E Care computers from our old location at the ESC to our new location by TEMS.  We had 6 carloads of things to move – computers, monitors,keyboards, mice, cords, tables, chairs, etc. that needed to be moved.  We couldn’t have done it without the assistance of these boys.  Thanks to Brody Shea, Cal Bailey, Tim Lopez, and Chris Kupp. (And thanks to the school district for finding us a corner in the basement of the Network Operations Center where we can do the refurbishing work that is needed for our computer program.)

THANKS 2009

• December 2009 – Much appreciation to the members of St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church for their support of T&E Care in the recent alternative gift program run in December.  We really appreciate being included on that list, and were overwhelmed when the results of this program were sent to us.
• C&J Auto Repair in Berwyn helped a local family with much needed car repairs in December.  They reduced the cost of their service, and then asked patrons to help with donations.  Many thanks for their efforts and to those who made these donations.
• Wonderful news – we received a grant from Fox Roach Charities to help with some of our support programs.  Many thanks to those involved in making that grant happen.
• November 2009 – Many many thanks to the Main Line Unitarian Church members for giving 1/2 their November collections to T&E Care.  These funds will be used to help with upcoming utility bill payments – something we know will be hard for families during the cold winter months.
• A special shout-out to the employees of the corporate office of Jefferson Health System in Radnor for their generous donations to our Educational Fund – which supports kids needing help with educational expenses (college tuition, books, SAT prep classes, etc). This was a wonderful holiday gesture.
• Many thanks to Play It Again Sports in Berwyn for making a nice donation to T&E Care.  It’s great to have the local companies helping out like that!
• Thanks to Chang’s School of Martial Arts in King of Prussia for donating the tuition for one local student to attend the program.  This is a huge help for the family and we appreciate the support of Chang’s!
• 11/6/09 – Thanks to the local company Johnson Matthey for donating $200 that will be used to buy food for the Thanksgiving dinners being prepared by Art Roman of The Kitchen Workshop for 8 local families.
• 11/4/09 – Thanks to John at D’Avico’s Auto Repair in Wayne for helping a local family with a free oil change!!
• 10/27/09 – Thanks once again to Joe Tucker from Allstate (Chesterbrook) for applying to the Allstate Foundation for a grant for T&E Care.  For the 3rd year in a row Joe has secured $500 for our organization.  Many thanks for his continued support!!!
• 8/14/09 – Special thanks to George Shoffner of Lewis, Shoffner & Co (King of Prussia) for his willingness to prepare a review of our financial statements at no cost to us.  This saved our organization hundreds of dollars in fees – money that we can use to help families instead!  We can’t thank George and Kristin Thies enough for their willingness to help like this.  They are terrific people!
• 8/8/09 – Special thanks to all who made donations, helped to sort, or contributed in any way to the School Supply Drive.  110+ students in the area will have a great start to the school year because of your generosity.
• 8/8/09 – Special thanks to the folks at Johnson Matthey for going above and beyond in collecting donations for the recent School Supply Drive.  They had agreed to sponsor 11 students, but ended up filling bags for 27!
• 7/31/09 – Special appreciation to Staples, 5-Below and BJs for donating gift cards for our current School Supply Drive.  These cards are a great way to supplement our needs for the drive!  We appreciate the response by our local businesses!
• 7/13/09 – Many many thanks to members of St. Luke Lutheran Church in Devon for donating food to fill about 100 bags of groceries (especially lunch items) to the local REACT pantry.  This gesture was done in response to the fact that (during the school year) so many kids get free lunch through the federal free/reduced lunch program but during the summer that program is not in existence.  With families needing to buy additional lunch items – their food bills significantly increase.  Thanks to Sean Moir and Carol Reilly for spearheading this effort.
• 7/12/09 – We recently asked for a number of furniture and clothing items for numerous families needing assistance.  On July 11 – about 8 people gave up their Saturday morning and drove around to dozens of families who offered a couch here, a chair there…. and then delivered the items to the families.  What a great example of coming together to get something positive done!    One mom that received our help sent this email of thanks that is truly from her heart: Please pass this along to all that have helped and donated their time and items to us. We are extremely appreciative for all that everyone has done for us. You are truly God’s angels. You make me us better people. I find myself trying to pass along the kindness to others by doing simple acts of kindness. It is becoming so natural now. I see it in how I act towards my neighbors and co workers I only hope one day I can be as giving of myself to others, as you have been to us. My family truly thanks you. It is a blessing to have you all in our lives. God bless you all.
• 7/12/09 – In that same email we also asked for financial assistance – and wow – we’ve had such a great response.  We hope we’re in great shape now to meet our upcoming requests for the next few months or beyond.  Thanks to sooooo many of you!
• 7/1/09 – Thanks to Katie Sainsbury – another young resident in our community that asked for donations to T&E Care instead of presents for her 5th birthday.  She received over $700 in donations – wow!  Many thanks Katie!!!!  These kids are amazing!
• 8/10/09 – Many thanks to Bob Lopes and AON Corporation of Philadelphia for donating 30 laptops FLITE, who in turn donated them to our computer program.  We have been working over the summer to get them ready for distribution – and most are now just waiting for a new home!  What a huge impact this will be – having a smaller unit will make a big difference for so many families who have limited space for those big old desktop units.
• 6/30/09 – Many thanks to Art Roman of The Kitchen Workshop in Paoli for hosting a cooking class dinner and donating the entire proceeds from that dinner to T&E Care – over $750.  We will be in turn donating these funds to REACT for the local food pantry.
• 6/26/09 – Thanks to Cooper Mueller, a young resident in the community, who asked for grocery gift cards instead of presents for his recent 5 year birthday.   Cooper received over $200 in gift cards that will be shared with families needing extra help in these tough times.  Many thanks Cooper!!!!!
• 6/23/08 – Many St. Lukes Church members (Devon) recently donated funds to T&E Care in lieu of end of year presents to staff members.  $700 in funds were collected!  Thank you SO much – what a tremendous help this will be in our efforts to help other families!
• 6/21/09 – Thanks to Acme for a $1000 donation for the local REACT food pantry.  Instead of giving us permission to run a food drive outside the local stores this summer, they made this donation.  This will be a huge help to avoid the frequent summer slow-down in food donations at the food pantry.
• 5/16/09 – Many thanks to the TESD staff members who gave up a few hours of their time on May 14 to walk 3 miles at Wilson Park to raise money for FLITE and T&E Care.  Special thanks to Deb Ciamacca (TEEA president) for helping to arrange the event!
• 5/15/09 – Many thanks to Art Roman of The Kitchen Workshop for offering 3 area children free tuition in his Young Adults & Kids Cooking Camps this summer.  More information about his great camps can be found on his website.
• 4/10/09 – An incredible Easter was had by some local families thanks to members of the Main Line Unitarian Church (led by Judy Wilson and Julie Chippendale) who made over 20 gorgeous Easter baskets, and to the many families who donated hams and other food items for Easter dinners for 8 local families.  These 8 families were all incredibly thankful for our offers of support, and their kids LOVED their baskets!  Thanks again to Art Roman of The Kitchen Workshop (Paoli) for also providing some of the food for the dinners.  Art is a true supporter of T&E Care.

• 3/31/09 – Special thanks to those community members who offered to help some local families with their taxes. This was a great savings for families who know that every dollar matters!
• 3/22/09 – Many thanks to the Conestoga Girls Lacrosse Team and Booster Club for collecting over 2 carloads of food for the local REACT food pantry.  Special thanks to Pathmark (Berwyn) for letting us host the event at their store, and to Joanne Priem for coordinating the event.  VERY special thanks to all those shoppers who bought the extra items for the food pantry.   (Thanks also to Trader Joes in Gateway Shopping Center for donating $35 in food to the food pantry.)
• 3/10/09 – Many thanks to Paoli Auto Repairs, Inc on Spring Street in Paoli for offering to do a free oil change and basic maintenance check for a local family.  They recognize that people are struggling through the hard times, and wanted to help out.  What a terrific community member!
• 2/20/09 – Many thanks to Dave Dobbins of Dream Finishers – a local contractor who did some work for a local family – transforming a bathroom with some much-needed renovations.  He did a terrific job and donated much of his time for this project.  Thanks Dave!
• 1/31/09 – Special thanks to Art Roman of The Kitchen Workshop (Paoli) and Shawn Maloney of Panera Bread (Gateway Shopping Center) for making our event today a success.  Art provided the ingredients for delicious soup, and Shawn brought over bread bowls for the soup.  Additionally Shawn brought a check for T&E Care for over $2500, collected at the restaurant since it opened in 2008.  Thanks to all those community members who joined us on this special day.
• 1/9/09 – Special thanks to St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church in Devon for including T&E Care in their list of options for their Christmas 2008 “Gifts of Hope” program.  People were able to make donations directly to various organizations listed in the church’s program in lieu of normal holiday gifts, we we really appreciated the support of those who made donations to T&E Care!  What a wonderful gesture at these special times.
•  1/5/09 – Thanks to two local dentists who recently offered their services to a family needing help.  Hats off to Dr. Rob Raymond (Gateway Shopping Center) and Dr. Joel Funari (Devon) for their generous offers of help.

THANKS 2008

• 12/29/08 – Many thanks to Main Line Tire in Paoli for giving us a great deal on 3 new tires for a family in need.
• 12/28/08 – Thanks to Carole Rubley and Duane Milne (local state representatives for Tredyffrin and Easttown townships) for sponsoring T&E Care as we applied for a grant through the PA Dept of Community and Economic Development.  We recently learned that we were awarded a $5000 grant that we will apply to our school meal assistance program.  This is terrific news – we are so excited to be able to know that we will have the required funding to run this program for the balance of this school year.   A number of families have been able to take advantage of this program and their kids are able to have a good lunch!   For more information about this program, go to the School Meal Assistance tab.

• 12/28/08 – Thanks to Art Roman, Rita Seltzer, and all those who volunteered to make Christmas dinners for 8 local families this past Christmas eve.  What an incredible treat for these families.
• 12/22/08 – What a great time 20 of the local kids had at The Kitchen Workshop in Paoli on Sunday, 12/21/08 – when Art Roman helped them make cookies for their parents for a holiday gift.  Thanks to Art for hosting this really fun event, to Julia Fisher for organizing the drivers and arranging for the kids to come, and to those who helped drive the kids (we wanted the parents to stay home and be surprised at the presents!)
• 12/17/08 – Special thanks to Jim Wright and John Fattibene for their help with budgeting assistance for some families.  They are with Harvest Financial Partners in Paoli if you’d like to look them up!  They have been terrific to work with!
• 12/14/08 – Many thanks to all those who helped wrap gifts and books at the December 13, 2008 Barnes and Noble Day.  We raised over $400 at this event, and met a lot of really nice people!  Special thanks to Julia Fisher for organizing this event!
• 12/6/08 – Many thanks to Alan Epps of Epps Plumbing and Heating in Wayne.  We learned of a family with a plumbing issue and Alan was at the house within a day, made the repair, and never charged the family a dime.  The leak caused the family’s water bill to skyrocket beyond their ability to pay – so this repair is a HUGE help to this family.  Alan’s generosity can not be thanked enough! (Get a direct link to his business on our Grants/Supporters page)

• 11/30/08 – Thanks AGAIN to Joe Tucker, Chesterbrook Allstate agent, for applying the the Allstate Foundation on our behalf and securing us a $500 grant.  As we find many people struggling this winter with heating bills, we will quickly find a use for these funds.  Thanks to Joe for his continued support of T&E Care.
• 11/24/08 – Many thanks to Art Roman and The Kitchen Workshop in Paoli for preparing Thanksgiving dinner for 8 local families.  We’re talking the entire dinner – turkey, stuffing, potatoes, veggies, pies, etc!!  And special thanks to the MANY volunteers who helped Art with the cooking and delivering of the food, all coordinated by Rita Seltzer.  The families who were offered this dinner were overwhelmed – for many this will be their BIGGEST meal of the year.
• 11/24/08 – Many thanks to C&J Automotive in Berwyn for giving an incredible rate to fix the car of a family who was struggling with finances.  In order to get over the financial problems the mom is trying to get a better job.  To get to interviews she needed her car, and it suddenly made some horrible noises.  C&J Automotive jumped in and fixed it fast and reasonably.
• 11/5/8 – Many thanks to those who attended the Scare Up Some Care party held on Oct. 25 – it was a huge success and a fun way to support upcoming T&E Care projects!  Special thanks to Rita Seltzer and her committee of incredible volunteers for organizing the event! The committee included Susan Arnold, Jeanne Braun, Sage Bronzino, Chris Caine, Jane Creamer, Kim Destefano, Nicole Destefano, Mary Diller, Kathy Doto, Jennifer Kolmer, Tanya Lanzilotti, Amy Lord, Jeanne May, Kate McCanney, Anne Morris, Kathy Polites, Tracey Prestipino, Christine Reiss, Bettyann Silvius, Caroline Sweeny, and Margie Winters.  They all did a terrific job with decorations, invitations, food selection, and all those fantastic auction prizes.  Special thanks to all those who made donations for the auction.  A complete list of supporters can be found on our Grants/Supporters page.
• 9/27/08 – Many thanks to the Sovereign Bank Foundation and to the Foundation for Learning In T/E (FLITE) for supporting us with recent donations.  The Sovereign Bank Foundation grant of $1000 went into our general treasury for support as we need it for families.  FLITE has offered financial support for our on-going desire to help get computers to families in this community.
• 8/3/08 – A huge thank you to a local family that spent yesterday at the Paoli Acme running a bake sale to support T&E Care. Many thanks to all those who bought the yummy goods!
• 8/3/08 – Many many thanks to the incredible response we had for the 2008 School Supply Drive. Not only did we get all the required supplies needed for 32 local kids, but additional cash and gift cards were donated that will help the families get clothing for those first days of school, and food so the kids can start the day with healthy breakfasts. What a terrific community we live in! Thanks so much!
• 7/30/08 – Additional thanks to the families that supplied bed frames and air conditioners to the families needing these items.
• 7/7/08 – Many thanks to those families who recently donated patio furniture/grill, kitchen chairs, and air conditioners, as well as clothes for a girl going to summer camp – the families were THRILLED!!!!!! They are enjoying the chance to sit outside when they can, or cool inside when it’s hot out! And the smiles on the face of the girl getting those clothes – priceless! She can now go to camp (mom got a free scholarship!) and actually not stand out because all she had were old junky clothes.
• 6/16/08 – Many thanks to another family that donated a car to a local family. The family receiving the car had an older car that required many many repairs, and the costs were prohibitive for this family. They are thrilled with their “new” car!
• 6/5/08 – Thanks to Prudential Life Insurance for offering a grant to T&E Care to be used in the support of local families. Nan Turanski was the recipient of this grant in thanks for her many hours of work with T&E Care. Congrats Nan and thanks Prudential!
• 6/1/08 – Thanks to all those who donated sporting good items to us to be used by Play It Again Sports during the recent drive. The event was a success and the new Paoli store will be open soon for the community’s use!
• 5/20/08 – Many thanks to Susan Randels and the staff of Polka Dots, a specialty clothing store in the Paoli Shopping Center, for organizing the recent week-long event to support T&E Care. It was a great way to get the word out about T&E Care and raise some extra money to help local families. Thanks to all those who stopped by the store during this week.
• 5/1/08 – Many thanks to a local community member who donated a used car to one of our families. This family did have a car but it was truly on its last leg and was swallowing money faster than you could imagine. This family had no idea how they would afford a replacement, but the mom’s job required a car for transportation. The day the car broke down we got the call offering a “new” car to us – another one of our community angels for sure!
• 4/12/08 – Wow – the community really stepped up and the stores in Paoli were awesome. Many thanks to The Blue Tulip, Polka Dots, Chico’s, Julie’s Gold Ribbon, Terra Culture, Van Cleve Collection, Robinson’s Luggage, Paoli Hardware, Talbots, Paoli Nails, and Gentlemen’s Choice for participating in this event, and to all those community members who went shopping that day! A very special thanks to the TE North MOMS club for organizing this event on behalf of T&E Care!
• 4/9/08 – An incredible thank you to the staff at Panera Bread in Gateway Shopping Center for hosting our “thank you to the community” dinner on April 5. This event was totally free for us – Panera Bread covered all costs related to this dinner as their way to give their staff practice before their official opening on April 7. The staff was so nice, and the food was delicious. Thanks to the over 200 people who attended as well. AND special thanks to those in attendance for their very generous donations (over $1200) that will be given to families effected by the recent apartment fire in Malvern. (Please note that Panera will have a donation box at their counter for T&E Care for the entire year – and they will match all donations with 25¢ for each $1. What a great way to increase your donations!)
• 3/18/08 – A huge thanks to all those who attended the Good Sports benefit on March 15 (and thanks to those who could not attend but sent in donations anyway!). It was a great night out! Special thanks to the Good Sports committee who selected T&E Care to receive this special recognition!
• 2/28/08 – in less than 24 hours after sending out the email we had multiple offers of washers for the one family in need. We also got our needed dryer and 2 chairs. Incredible response. Thanks to all! We still need a few other items – keep checking the website for other requests!
• 2/20/08 – Many thanks to a few moms in the TE North MOMS Club for offering clothes to the twin girls in a local family needing support. The response was quick and thoughtful, and the girls are thrilled!
• 2/12/08 – Without even sending out a blast email the community was able to provide furniture for 2 additional families that were refered to us in the past few weeks. What an incredible response to our website postings of needs. THANKS so much for so quickly helping these families gain comfort in their homes as they struggle to adjust to their new surroundings.
• 1/21/08 – Many thanks to all those who helped a mom with 3 young kids and had almost no furniture! They now have a set of bunk beds, a double bed, lots of bedding, a desk and chair, a crib and high chair for the baby, a kitchen table and chairs, dishes and glasses, lamps, and all sorts of other items! Thanks to those who helped drive and deliver items as well. What a difference a day makes!
• 1/2/08 – Thanks to those who helped out with last minute donations to the holiday drive, and to those who offered twin mattresses to help out families in need!

THANKS 2007

• 12/19/07 – Many thanks to the many elves that came to Barnes and Noble to help wrap presents there, and to help spread the word about T&E Care. We received over $400 in donations during our day there, and handed out tons of brochures. We really appreciate all the help offered by those in the community!
• 12/15/07 – Thanks to all who have responded to the recent holiday request drive. The response from the local community was overwhelming. Twenty-two local families will have much brighter holidays because of YOU. Thanks for your support!!!!!
• 12/3/07 – Thanks to those who have recently donated some computers. We still have some families who could use a computer, but our list if getting shorter! Thanks also to some CHS students and some local community members who are helping to strip the computers and get them ready for the new families.
• 11/25/07 – Thanks to those who offered a washer and small refrigerator for some local families. These are VERY important items for the families. Thanks so much!
• 11/11/07 – Thanks to all who helped provide items for the family moving here from a shelter. You should see the house – it looks fantastic! Furniture and household goods came from all over the community – but it blended together and turned this small house into a warm home. We got a computer as well to help the kids with school work. With this strong start, the family has hopes for a good future.
• 10/17/07 – Thanks to those community members who were able to step up quickly to offer a crib and playpen to a local family in need. We were given just a fews days notice of this need due to an illness on the part of the child – and you responded (with multiple offers!) Super job!
• 9/10/07 – Thanks to TEYSA for offering scholarships to some local kids who needed assistance in order to participate in soccer this fall. While soccer may seem like a luxury – being part of a team can be very important to a child whose family is struggling in other ways. TEYSA continues to be a wonderful organization for this community.
• 9/4/07 – Thanks to TV Guide for donating a dozen computers that were distributed to local families with kids in the schools. These are critical to helping the kids complete required homework assignments.

• 8/21/07 – MANY thanks to all those who donated school supplies, clothing, cash, and gift cards to the school supply/1st day outfit drive. We were able to totally fill the school supply list for all 31 local kids, and all those who requested new outfits either got a donation of clothes or gift cards. Some got both! We had over $1000 worth of gift cards for all sorts of local stores to distribute to about 25 kids (about $40/student). Imagine how much better they will feel heading off that first day with all their supplies and a new shirt and/or outfit! It could make a difference for their whole school year! Never think a donation of a $25 gift card is too small – they ALL add up!

• 8/21/07 – Special thanks to Famous Footwear for donating a $50 gift card to one of our families. What a treat for one family to be able to get a new pair of shoes to start the school year!
• 8/15/07 – Thanks also for the gas dryer for one of our families – we were glad to be able to help out that family!
• 8/11/07 – Many thanks to Heather and her friends and family for baking all the yummy treats, and selling them at the Paoli Acme to raise money for T&E Care! The bake sale was very successful! The money will be used to help fill in holes on “needs list” for the School Supply/1st Day Outfit Drive. And the sale itself was a great way to get the word out to more of our neighbors about T&E Care.
• 8/2/07 – Thanks to Allstate for the generous grant to T&E Care, and to Joe Tucker, Chesterbrook Allstate agent, for facilitating the grant. The money will be put to good use in the days ahead!
• 7/19/07 – Thanks for the generous donations of food and gift cards recently received to help a family in need. What a difference a day makes when you have food to eat!

• 6/28/07 – Thanks for the 5 air conditioners, a fan, and bedroom furniture and bedding , some food, and some general donations that were recently given to T&E Care, as a result of the recent email. The local families you supported are incredibly thankful, and a lot more comfortable!

• 6/1/07 – Thanks so much for the recent donations to help out local families – especially some computers and a large TV – the families REALLY appreciate your support!

• 1/07 – Many thanks to those who have generously made donations to T&E Care. In the past few months we have used funds to provide support in the form of a few rent subsidies, we bought grocery gift cards for a family needing food, we paid for a parenting class for a mom, we paid for the carpet and some of the renovations in the “new” home for the family of 8 (discussed below) and we provided the funds needed for one mom to start a business from home so she could be with her kids. We could not offer this help without your support! YOUR neighbors are very grateful!!!!

• 5/1/07 – An item here, an item there…. a refrigerator was donated to a family, a computer to another family, a couch and chairs to another family….. thanks for answering the calls for help when we get them!

• 4/20/07 – Many thanks to the Saturday Club and the Tiffany-Kistler Foundation for awarding us a grants that we used in helping some local families. These grants were incredibly important sources of funding for some very needy situations. We are very thankful for them.

• 4/15/07 – Many thanks to all those who offered items for the family of 8 moving to a “new” home in April. The move went exceptionally well – the home renovations were completed just in time for the furniture to be moved in. Thanks to those drivers who went around and collected items, and to those who made so many donations. Donations included a number of beds, a couch, living room chairs, 2 TVs, a dining room table and chairs and a hutch, appliances, end tables, night stands, a bookcase, TEN bedroom dressers, a desk, lamps, kitchen items, bedroom items, bathroom items, baby items, and much more. It continues to amaze us how well a house can come together with donations from so many different people. Needless to say, the family was overwhelmed and said thanks many many times!