2013 Chili Grantees
Posted by Judi Bell
Elizabeth Guman (far left), chair of the Community Philanthropic Committee(CPC) of the Rotary Club of West Chester, and John Schwab (far right), club president, introduced representatives of the 14 Chester County charitable agencies who received Rotary grants in 2013. They include (second from left) Jeani Purcell, Meals on Wheels, Mary Galligan, Chester County Historical Society, Catherine Friedman, Friends Association for Care and Protection of Children, Joyce Lacy, Interfaith Housing Assistance Corporation, Michelle McGowan, Home of the Sparrow, Monique Howard, Maternal Child Health Consortium, Betsy Billie, West Chester Area Day Care Center, Helen Flanders and Deb Cornelius, Oscar Lasko YMCA Youth Program Center, LeeAnn Riloff, Wings for Success, Dolly Wideman-Scott, Domestic Violence Center of Chester County, Deb Steeves, Legal Aid of Southeastern PA, Cindy Schneider, Acting Antics, and Catherine Binz, The ARC of Chester County. Also receiving a grant (not pictured) was Kevin Corcoran of Fame Fire Company. The grants totaled more than $32,000 and represent a large portion of the proceeds from the Rotary Club's Annual Chili Cook Off.