Community Outreach

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

  This past weekend, a group of our Member Volunteers helped to relieve one worry to the families staying at @philarmh by cooking a weekend breakfast alongside their Food Services Staff. The Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House supports families of seriously ill children by creating a community of comfort and hope. Keeping families together during this time is an integral part of each child’s treatment. Read Full Post

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  This past Wednesday, 1/29, TSC Kids gathered at Pamela Badolato’s home to prepare a large, delicious meal for the Gift of Life Family house in Philadelphia. This residence is a “home away from home” for transplant patients and their families. At this event, TSC Kids enjoyed rolling up their sleeves to prepare baked chicken, roasted vegetables, cornbread and brownies for the house’s residents. Read Full Post

    We are excited to have teamed up with theVillage again this year. TheVillage provides child welfare, residential programs, mental health, and prevention services to children and families in Philadelphia and neighboring counties. This year, we selected a family whose requests for gifts has the whole family as a top priority. The circumstances this family has overcome to be together, is truly moving. Read Full Post

Thank you to everyone who came out to Favorite Things this week and donated to home of the sparrow. We had a great night & delivered a beautiful assortment of products for their holiday store. Special thanks to chair Heather Chivinski for making the event so social. Read Full Post

On September 15th, 2019 The Saturday Club KIDS hosted a table at the Radnor Fall Festival in Wayne, PA giving away baked goods for a cause. All collected donations will go to the The Saturday Club KIDS Kindness Coin Jar collection in May. TSC Kids was started in 2017 as a way for members children to join in giving back to the community. Read Full Post

The Saturday Club was honored to participate in a unique exhibit at the King of Prussia Mall just outside of Bloomingdale’s called ‘Works of heART’, benefiting Laurel House, a domestic violence agency located in Montgomery County. The Saturday Club, along with several other local groups, was asked to create a structure out of donated items that would all be donated to Laurel House and the women and families they support.  Read Full Post