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The event will feature live music by Bryar Bullock (left photo) from Freedom Life Church, face painting for children (center photo) and children’s games (right photo).
Chester County Connect Care To Present Free Family Picnic
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hester County Connect Care (CCCC) will hold its fourth annual Summer P icnic , featuring free food, games, live music and more, on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. at West Brandywine Township Park. The
event will also be a celebration of CCCC’s 40th anniversary. Among the free picnic fare will be cheeseburgers, hot dogs, soft pretzels, fresh funnel cakes, watermelon, popcorn and snacks. Kona Ice will be offered courtesy of Kona Ice of Southern Chester County. Scheduled to perform in the
park’s amphitheater is Bryar Bullock, worship leader from Freedom Life Church in Atglen. Also featured will be professional face painting by Joyful Canvas and an Agape Gang children’s puppet show. Children’s activities will include miniature carnival games with prizes and organized sports activities.
For the first time, the event will include a cornhole tournament. “A lot of the (activities) are mini carnival games for kids, so we are doing the first annual cornhole tournament that we hope will get more adults involved,” said Kirstyn Veneziale, CCCC marketing and event coordinator. Prizes will be See Picnic pg 6
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Music Event Will Help Fund Adoption BY ANN MEAD ASH
According to Matthew Waltman, adopting children was a “staple” with his family of origin. “My sister is adopted from China,” he said. “(We were part of) a community with other families adopting internationally, and there were play groups and get-togethers specifically to celebrate adoption and make (the adoptees) feel special for what made them different,” Waltman family members (from left) Matthew shared. Matthew, Joanna, and Nicole will With that background, it was benefit from an adoption fundraiser R120218
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only natural for Matthew and his wife, Nicole, to opt for adoption with their own family. “I knew that was something I wanted to do for sure,” said Matthew. With Nicole and their 4-year-old daughter on board, the Waltmans decided to pursue private adoption, and they are currently working through that process. Adoption is not an inexpensive endeavor. Unlike with biological children, there is no insurance that covers part of the cost. To offset the expenses, Matthew and Nicole See Music Event pg 3
Church Offers Summer SPARK Program BY FRANCINE FULTON
There is still time for the community to enjoy the free SPARK in the Park summer program, which is offered by Penningtonville Presbyterian Church on the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Atglen Community Park, 400 Ridge Ave., Atglen. The final SPARK in the Park events for the See Summer SPARK pg 2
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