January 2021

Our high school Founders made a difference in the lives of many families in our 5 county area this holiday season.  Our “Founders4Families” service project was a success. The students were asked to donate an item or two to a local food pantry, church or community food bank during the holidays.  Donations were made in Bucks Co., Chester Co, Delaware Co., Montgomery Co. and the City of Philadelphia.

Some of the locations being Supported are:
The Lord’s Pantry of St. John the Baptist Church in Ottsville, PA
Our Lady of Guadalupe Food Drive in Buckingham, PA
St. Agnes Day Room in West Chester, PA
The Lord’s Pantry in Downingtown, PA and the
Tredyffrin Police Department Food Drive

Sunday, April 28, EA held its 63rd Annual Founders Award and Scholarship Reception at the beautiful Woodcrest Mansion on the grounds of Cabrini College.

Eighteen young women from schools in our five county area were presented with EA’s 2019 Founders Award. We also awarded 8 post-secondary scholarships to our senior students who, as Founders Awardees, continued their volunteer service and participated in EA events throughout their high school years. Our guest speaker, a former EA Founders Awardee and Scholarship recipient was Katie Katro, who currently is a reporter for Channel 6 ABC. Katie spoke to our extraordinary young women about her school and work experiences. Her words were heartfelt and motivating to all present.

It was a wonderful afternoon for EA and for the families and school representatives who were present to honor our new 2019 Founders Awardees and our EA Scholarship recipients.

The Emergency Aid is extremely proud to award a major Grant to Radnor Memorial Library as the Named Sponsor of its new Family Play Area, a very exciting element of its Be Part of the Story campaign for the Library’s extensive revitalization project. In this, our 102nd year of volunteers working to improve the lives of women, children and families, and to promote education, leadership and community service in young women, we parallel and applaud Radnor Memorial Library’s mission to enhance the quality of life in the community through life-long learning for its families and residents.