Harvest Dinner and Wine Tasting

Join the Chester County Futures – which provides comprehensive academic support, mentoring, and scholarships for motivated economically disadvantaged youth – for an evening of wines from around the world in a historic Chester County venue.

From 6-10 PM on Thursday, Oct. 19 at the Historic Anthony Wayne House in Paoli, the evening will begin with a variety of three sparkling wines followed by a delectable dinner complete with wine pairings. Guests will also have the opportunity to bid on fabulous auction items.

Proceeds from Harvest Dinner and Wine Tasting will support more than 450 economically disadvantaged students enrolled in the programs of Chester County Futures. Click here to purchase tickets.

Chester County Community Foundation

The CCCF has recognized Westtown Township resident Michael DeHaven, CPA, as this year’s Door Opener Award winner. DeHaven will receive the award at the CCCF’s Legacy Awards Celebration and Annual Meeting on Monday, Oct. 23 at 5 PM at West Chester’s Uptown! Entertainment Alliance. The event is free and open to the public.

The Door Opener Award recognizes a professional advisor who takes the initiative to bring legacy philanthropy options to the attention of their clients, colleagues, and friends. DeHaven is a shareholder with Rainer & Co., with offices in Newtown Square and West Chester.

He is directly responsible for servicing clients in various industries, including construction, manufacturing, real estate, transportation, hospitality, professional service firms, nonprofit and government organizations.

West Chester University

On Thursday, Oct. 5, Jonathan C. Friedman, professor of history and director of WCU’s Holocaust & Genocide Studies, examines “The Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp: Atrocities on Trial.”

Friedman will discuss new research about this camp, located north of Berlin, and the postwar trials that involved the camp’s personnel, noting that 2017 is “the 70th anniversary of the major Sachsenhausen trial held by Soviet officials in their zone of occupation in Germany.”

Friedman – the author of nine books, most recently The History of Genocide in Cinema – will speak at 7 PM in Sykes Student Union Theater.

Workshop on Couponing

Couponing can help families save money on their monthly groceries, but did you know it can also help fight hunger?

An upcoming, free couponing workshop – hosted by Jen Freeman and Jen Morris as featured on the television show Extreme Couponing – will teach local residents how to utilize coupons for maximum value at supermarkets, while passing their savings onto those in need through donations to local food banks and food cupboards.

At the workshop, set for Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7 PM at the West Whiteland Township Building, Freeman and Morris, known as “The Couponing Angels,” will share their secrets to massive savings and giving back to the community.

Registration is required. Click here.

Job Fair

The PA CareerLink – Chester County, in partnership with the Chester County Workforce Development Board and the United Way Financial Stability Center, will host a job and career fair on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The event will run from 11 AM-2 PM, and will be held at the PA CareerLink – Chester County offices in Exton.

Walter Urban Jr., site administrator for PA CareerLink – Chester County, noted that local employers from many industries will be represented at the job fair.

“We are excited to announce that 32 local employers have registered to be part of the job fair, and all employers attending are actively hiring for current job opportunities,” he said.

Industry sectors being represented include healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, information technology, agriculture, education, transportation and logistics, and government services.