Community Outreach

TSC Kids Create Birthday Kits for Children at Drueding Center

This past week, some of our TSC Kids families and Member Volunteers collected and assembled 15 “Birthday-in-a-Box” kits for children of the young, homeless families in the transitional housing program at Drueding Center. This was a brand new service project concept for our group and one we are hopeful will spread joy during a difficult time. Read Full Post

01.27.21 Community Outreach

Used Technology Drive Helps Arm Local Students with Essential Resources for Virtual School During Pandemic

Throughout the month of January, The Saturday Club ran a community-wide Used Technology Drive in support of the Philadelphia Children’s Foundation. PCF’s mission is to help arm every child with an equal opportunity to learn in the digital age. Dozens of used laptops, web cameras, tablets, printers and accompanying accessories were collected and delivered to PCF — where their technology refurbishment volunteers could immediately prepare the tech to be put into the hands of local students and faculty throughout Philadelphia and its Western Suburbs. Read Full Post

11.28.20 Community Outreach

Thanksgiving Food Donation Drive in Support of Philabundance

The Saturday Club hosted a virtual food donation drive in support of Philabundance this Thanksgiving season. We were able to raise over $2,400 — allowing Philabundance to provide over 4,800 nutritious meals for local persons facing food insecurity. Thank you to all our members, their families & friends and our community who helped spread the news about this important drive and donated to such an important cause! Read Full Post

10.13.20 Community Outreach

Annual Red Cross Blood Drive Another Great Success

The Saturday Club’s October blood drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross has been an important annual community event for many years at The Saturday Club — and this year was no exception. Before our doors even opened, we had over 80 booked appointments! We were ultimately able to collect nearly 65 pints of blood for the American Red Cross during such a critical time for donations. Read Full Post

10.12.20 Community Outreach

Over 650 Children’s Books Collected for CHOP Doctors & Nurse Practitioners in the RoR Program

The Saturday Club, with help from our membership, their children and our community, collected over 650 children’s books for Reach Out and Read Greater Philadelphia at our drop-off book drive on October 7th! Reach Out and Read is a national non-profit organization that gives young children a foundation for success by incorporating books into pediatric care and encouraging families to read aloud together. Read Full Post

09.22.20 Community Outreach

Partnering to Support ‘Off Their Plate’

The Saturday Club held its first Community Outreach project of the new club season — virtually! — this past weekend. The event kicked off with an inspiring presentation by event chair Stephanie Harris, who introduced us to Off Their Plate, a grassroots nonprofit with a dual mission to provide an economic lifeline to COVID-impacted restaurants and also feed frontline workers and communities in crisis. Read Full Post

06.13.20 Community Outreach, Latest News & Press Releases

Drop-Off Donation Drive for ‘Baby Bundles’

After having to postpone the spring collection drive and sorting event with The Baby Bureau, a local Bucks County 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to providing critical infant and toddler supplies to under-served families, The Saturday Club was overjoyed to have the opportunity to host a drop-off site at our Clubhouse on June 12th. With the growing unemployment rates in the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Baby Bureau is anticipating their requests for ‘Baby Bundles’ to grow by 50% over the next few months. Read Full Post

04.14.20 Community Outreach, Latest News & Press Releases, Media Coverage

The Saturday Club 2020 Philanthropy Grants Awarded

THE SATURDAY CLUB PRESENTS THE 2020 GRANTS TO FIVE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS Grants announced for this year’s recipients: Advocates for Homeless & Those in Need, Education Law Center – PA (ELC), Interfaith Hospitality Network on the Main Line (IHN-ML), Jill Melmed-Buzzeo Award (JMB Award), and St. Augustine Academy (SAA After School) WAYNE, PA – April 14, 2020 – While we are in the midst of a global pandemic, The Saturday Club is proud to share the culmination of the hard work of its member volunteers supported by our wonderful community, who have continued our mission to aid our local community. Read Full Post

03.11.20 Community Outreach, Latest News & Press Releases

Blessing Bags Bring Hope to the Homeless in Philadelphia

The Saturday Club members and their children collected and assembled over 550 ‘blessing bags’ for homeless men and women in the Kensington area of Philadelphia in partnership with AIM Angels In Motion. Each ‘blessing bag’ contained non-perishable food items, hygiene products, pamphlet with essential resources for the homeless and a hand-written note of encouragement. Angels in Motion has been able to increase its presence within the Philadelphia area and deliver its ‘blessing bag’ on a weekly basis thanks to the amazing generosity of volunteers like The Saturday Club. Read Full Post

02.18.20 Community Outreach, Latest News & Press Releases

The Saturday Club Collects & Sorts Over 650 Books for WePAC

The Saturday Club partnered once again with West Philadelphia Alliance for Children (WePAC), the only non-profit in Philadelphia systematically working to open closed school libraries. This year, our member volunteers collected, sorted and barcoded over 650 books to be donated to Overbrook Elementary School’s new WePAC-run library. The members were elated to take part in helping outfit this school that has not had a library in operation for over nine years, but once again will in the Fall of 2020. Read Full Post

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