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The mission of T&E Care is to maintain a network of people providing financial and other material assistance to persons in need in and around the Tredyffrin and Easttown township area.
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THANK YOU FOR VISITING T&E CARE! We look forward to your support! Sign up to help us out, offer a donation, support some of our programs, or join us at an event (see below). You can also follow us on facebook! We have it all!
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The T&E Care Grab Bag - a big success!On Saturday April 21, T&E Care held it's first annual Kids Clothing Grab Bag. In all accounts we believe it was a big success and a good service to the community. The quality and quantity of the donations was unsurpassed! Tables and tables of great kids clothing were available for a donation of $5/bag - and the bags were huge. (And over $1600 was raised - so we had a lot of good shoppers!) People who came to "shop" were overwhelmed with the selection and repeatedly commented on how nice the clothes were. We have already received some emails of thanks for running the event - such as:
- I just wanted to let you know that the Kids Clothing Grab Bag was wonderful. I was able to get some nice things for my daughter. I also wanted to tell you that I went to another clothing exchange on Saturday before I came to this one and it was no where near the quality of TECares. Everyone at TECares was very helpful, the clothes were organized by sizes and in neatly folded piles and the clothes were in very good condition. I was very happy that I made it to the event and wanted to say thank to all that help put this event together. I am very happy to be apart of a community that cares and does so much for everyone. I hope with this being the 1st Kids Clothing Grab Bag that it continues in the future years. Great Job and Thank you to everyone.
- I wanted to thank you so much for holding your Kid's Clothing Grab Bag this past Saturday. We are on a tight budget and I was able to find wonderful clothes for all my children at your event. I went with my sister and friend who were both able to get great finds for their kids as well. Thanks again and looking forward to hopefully another Grab Bag next spring!
Many thanks again to St. Matthew's Methodist Church for hosting the event, and also for surprising us with a welcome table of coffee, juice, and muffins for volunteers and shoppers. What a wonderful gesture! They truly bent over backwards for us - we couldn't have asked for a better location. Special recognition again to our drop-off locations: All the TESD schools, Doctor's Best (Berwyn), Penn Liberty Bank (Wayne), Play It Again Sports (Berwyn), Center on Central (Paoli), Wayne Presbyterian Church, Paoli Hospital, Johnson Matthey, Plato's Closet, St. Luke Church, St. John's Presbyterian Church, The Baptist Church of the Great Valley, and of course St. Matthew's Church. To all those who cleaned out their closets - you did a GREAT job finding us wonderful clothing. MANY THANKS! We also appreciated donations of the plastic bags from Wegmans, Acme, Paoli Hardware, Giant, and Walmart, and some of the coat hangers from Organic Clean Natural Cleaners (Devon).
Again we appreciate all those who helped volunteer during the collections or set up, at the event itself, by creating and/or hanging posters, and dropping off the left-overs at other charities. We especially appreciate the help by so many of the families that we have supported in the past - many volunteered for this event - it was a great way for them to give back! A really tremendous job done by all. Special thanks also to our chairs: Jeanette Alwine, Lynn Greco, Laura Pratt, and Karin Maynard. It's always risky to tackle a new project, but they thought it through well and figured out all the possible glitches.
We hope to soon be able to say - watch for this to be scheduled for the spring of 2013!
Pictures can be seen by clicking here (one set up picture is below, many more to come)!
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| Setting up for the big event! Even more donations came before we finished! |
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SPECIAL NEEDS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES
If you have the ability to help with any of these VERY important needs for a few of our local families - please let us know. The power of "community" can make the impossible possible!
Assorted items:
None at this time
Baby Items:
no requests at this time
Appliances/Furniture:
Please contact us if you can help with any of these:
5/10/12 - a family needs a queen box spring (we have a frame and mattress). Please let us know ASAP if you have one to offer.
4/11/12 - a family needs bunk beds. If you can help them with this please let us know.
3/24/12 - a family needs a refrigerator but has a space issue. The refrigerator can be of any height, but the width is restricted to 30" (really 29").
2/9/12 - a family has asked us to help them find an electric dryer (must be 110Volts)
Clothing:
no requests at this time
Cars:
(See Donating Cars and Services page for more information.)
We know of a numerous local families who are desperate to get a "new" car. Some of these families currently have cars, but the cars are FALLING apart and unsafe to drive. If they lose the car, they lose their jobs. They can't pay their rent without getting to work. The cycle begins. Getting a "new" car will stop the tailspin before things get out of control. Some families RIGHT IN OUR AREA have no car and this is limiting their housing and job options because they can only look for housing and jobs on a transportation line. If you have a car that works well that you would like to sell cheap or donate to a local family, please let us know. We will work with you on applying for a tax deduction for this donation. This would be a great opportunity to get a special tax deduction while truly changing a family's life.
If you can help out with anything requested on this page - please email us at help@tecare.org. THANKS!
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| John Hegarty of Hegarty Maintenance receives a check from T&E Care President Sandi Gorman |
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HELPING JOHN HEGARTY
John Hegarty is a local businessman - he runs Hegarty Maintenance (Chesterbrook). He's been working in the community for many years - doing odd jobs for many community members. Due to an injury and diabetes, John recently lost part of his leg. The Tredyffrin Township Police Department has been supporting John in his efforts to raise the funds to buy a prosthetic leg so he can get back to work. The prosthesis has been estimated at around $16,000, and insurance covers half. T&E Care has made a donation itself, and has hooked John up with another organization that also made a significant donation. But more assistance is still needed. The police plan to run a car wash in the future to help with fund raising for Mr. Hegarty - so watch for news on that. In the meantime if you'd be interested in making a donation to help with the cost of these medical bills - you can drop off a check (made payable to John Hegarty himself) to the Tredyffrin police department. They will deliver the funds raised to Mr. Hegarty. Go to T/E Patch to read the article on Mr. Hegarty.
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Making a donation to T&E Care in lieu of a gift
Are you struggling to think of the perfect gift for the person on your list who has everything? Consider making a donation to T&E Care in his/her name? This option is always available - at the holidays or anytime of year. Information on making donations to honor others can be found on our donations page. A letter will be sent to your recipient alerting them of your kind donation (or we can send a card to you for you to wrap and give yourself).
Thanks for considering this option.
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It's official ! We have PayPal !
If you would rather make a donation to T&E Care using a credit card or directly with your PayPal account - just click on the button on the right and you will be directed to PayPal to make this transaction. Please note:
- You do NOT have to have a PayPal account to make this donation - any major credit card will work.
- T&E Care will NOT be given any of your personal credit card information when we receive information about the donation.
- T&E Care will get your address and email so we can send a proper thank you note.
Thank you for considering this option for donating to T&E Care!
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Many THANKS for the recent donations ....
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- 4/25/12 - Many thanks as always to St. Luke Lutheran Church of Devon for a recent donation in support of our efforts to help local families. We always appreciate the assistance of the local churches and other groups of faith.
- 3/15/12 - Thanks to the Tigers, a baseball team in the Berwyn Paoli Little League organization, for covering the sponsorship of their team shirts to say "Friends of T&E Care"! What a fun idea!!!
- 3/5/12 - Special thanks to the Tredyffrin Township Police Association for their generous donation on behalf of the efforts of T&E Care. We are very proud to know that we have such a wonderful police staff here in T/E!!!
- 2/20/12 - Thanks again to Art Roman of The Kitchen Workshop (Paoli) for hosting a Soup Dinner to benefit T&E Care's efforts to support local families.
- 2/18/12 - As part of their Martin Luther Service Day project the students and families of New Eagle ES ran a fund raiser for T&E Care's summer camp program. A check was delivered to help with that program, PLUS 40 water bottles! What a treat it will be to not only send a bunch of kids to camp as a result of this generous gift, but also to give them a new water bottle. Thanks NEES!!
- 2/3/12 - A huge WOW to the Rossi's for donating their SECOND car to T&E Care. What a huge difference this makes to families in our community. We are very thankful for generous people like this.
- 1/15/12 - Thanks for the continued generosity of Fox & Roach Charities in our ongoing efforts to help local families with housing assistance. This annual grant is an important source of funding for us.
- 1/10/12 - Thanks to St. Luke Lutheran Church (Devon) for again including us on their Gift of Hope list for alternative gifts. T&E Care is honored to be part of this special list and appreciate the support from those in the church.
- 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!
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"Never underestimate the ability of a small group of committed individuals to change the world." Margaret Mead
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