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Located inside the Oscar Lasko YMCA in West Chester, East Chestnut Fitness is not your typical fitness facility. East Chestnut Fitness is an intimate fitness…
As many local students head back to school this week, state Senator Carolyn Comitta met with leaders and educators from the YMCA of Greater Brandywine…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine will welcome pickleball players and enthusiasts from across the nation to the Upper Main Line YMCA in Berwyn.
UMLY will…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine gymnastics team made history at the YMCA National Gymnastics Championship and Invitational held last month in Cincinnati, Ohio.
At the…
Taylor Kassel is stepping in to her new role as the Branch Director of Operations at the Oscar Lasko YMCA (OLY). She will be responsible…
As new year’s resolutions become old news, faculty from West Chester University and instructors from the YMCA encourage families to keep fitness at the…
Join the YMCA of Greater Brandywine on Sunday, Jan. 15 to learn the sport taking the nation by storm during a free introductory pickleball clinic…
If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting Denise Day, President and CEO of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine, you’ve sensed the passion that…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine, in collaboration with the Michael & Nancy Pia Foundation, has asked the community to join them in a year-long…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine’s gymnastics team, the GYMCATS, traveled to compete at the YMCA National Gymnastics Championship in Toledo, Ohio, from June 22…
The Philadelphia Business Journal’s list of “best real-estate deals” are defined as those bringing large-scale benefit to the region as symbols of…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine recently welcomed more than 200 gymnasts from across the state to the 2022 YMCA Pennsylvania State Gymnastics Championships.
The competition…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine is hosting hiring events throughout April for a variety of careers and summer positions.
As the leading nonprofit dedicated to…
Seven branches of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine are hosting Summer Camp Open House Celebrations from Friday, March 25 through Sunday, March 27.
Times vary…
Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America is proud to announce the upcoming G22 Girls in Scouting Summit. The event marks the third anniversary of…
Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America proudly announces its 2021 Scouting for Food program. The annual outreach is coordinated in partnership with the Chester…
It’s common to think of Scouts participating in outdoor activities like camping or hiking. But thanks to a multi-year effort by the Chester…
Seven branches of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine are hosting Fall Open House Celebrations on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 9 AM–12 PM. All are…
Bridgette Barbera-Byrne has been named the new director of branch operations for the Oscar Lasko YMCA and Childcare Center in West Chester. Barbera-Byrne…
The nursery is ready, the car seat is installed, and you’re stocking up on sleep knowing it may not be easy to come by…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine’s gymnastics program and its competitive team, GYMCATS, hit a major milestone in their quest to raise funds to renovate…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine is expanding its gymnastics training center located in the Oscar Lasko YMCA branch in downtown West Chester. The expansion will…
A new, full-day, academic kindergarten program at the Upper Main Line YMCA in Berwyn welcomes families with rising kindergarteners to learn more about its…
Pickleball, a racquet sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis, and ping pong, is the fastest-growing sport in the U.S.
The YMCA of…
Tower Health, the financially struggling health system that owns several local hospitals, is having trouble finding interested parties after putting all of its hospitals and…
The much-anticipated new home of the Chester County Council, Scouts BSA is nearing completion on 28 acres along Route 30 in Exton. Financed entirely…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine and West Chester University have partnered to offer free nutritional education to all in the community. Two webinars will be…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine is hosting a diaper drive this month in partnership with Chester County Women’s Services and the Chester County Department…
Coatesville native Bakari Green Jr. has been named the first recipient of a scholarship focused on diversifying law enforcement in Chester County.
The scholarship to…
Downingtown resident Arun Deb, an engineer who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania after retiring in 2003 from Weston Solutions, an environmental consulting firm in…
Coatesville native and longtime philanthropist Ione Apfelbaum Strauss has died at the age of 87, writes Jesse Bernstein for the Jewish Exponent.
Strauss graduated from…
The Chester County Economic Development Council has announced the election of four new members to its Board of Directors.
“One of CCEDC’s continuing goals…
As new schooling models emerge due to COVID-19, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine is welcoming children to its childcare and early learning programs, in…
The pandemic may have prevented the Chester County Council, Scouts BSA from holding its annual Eagle Scout Recognition Banquet, but it also enabled the Council…
As school districts grapple with how to educate children safely in light of COVID-19, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine has announced that it will…
Now that Chester County has entered the green phase of the state’s plan for reopening, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine is ready to welcome…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine is terminating its affiliation with CrossFit after its CEO’s tweets about the death of George Floyd at the hands…
Main Line Health hosted its ninth annual – and first virtual – Healthcare Disparities Colloquium last Friday. Each year, employees from across Main Line Health join community…
After months of being cooped up and quarantined, it’s time to get out and enjoy summer at the YMCA of Greater Brandywine’s camp…
The staff and members of the Oscar Lasko YMCA coordinated a caravan last week that included the mayor, police, family, and friends to celebrate the…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine has opened its doors to neighbors struggling to put food on the table as a result of the COVID-19…
With the state and national focus on reviving the manufacturing industry in America, students from 12 local schools from across Chester County and Delaware County…
A pair of grade school buddies who went on to found Victory Brewing Company have been chosen by the Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC…
After the Boy Scouts of America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week, the national organization headquartered in Irving, Texas is unsure of how…
The new year will bring transformative changes to Chester County Hospital’s campus – all geared toward creating an even better care experience for patients.
On…
As a first of its kind at West Chester University, international students and faculty will be brought to campus to join WCU students and faculty…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine’s gymnastics team, the Gymcats, who train at the Oscar Lasko YMCA in West Chester, capped off a strong year…
Former Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams coach Dick Vermeil held his 27th Annual Celebrity Golf Invitational on Tuesday at Ron Jaworski’s Downingtown Country…
As part of a community-engaged research project led by West Chester University Assistant Professors of Nutrition Jeanie Subach and Sandy Sarcona, 10 youth from…
Following on the heels of this year’s regional awards ceremony, the organizers of the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? (WSCM) student video contest…
On Saturday, April 27, the YMCA of Greater Brandywine will be among hundreds of YMCAs across the country celebrating Healthy Kids Day 2019. The Y…
More than 400 of the region’s top business leaders were in attendance as Michael L. Pia, Director of South Mill Champs, was inducted into…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine will present its highest honors, including its Service to Youth Award, Distinguished Service Award, and Community Partner Award during its…
With the state and national focus on reviving the manufacturing industry in America, students from 16 middle schools in Chester County and Delaware County endeavored…
The Chester County Council, Boy Scouts of America – which was chartered on Jan. 17, 1919 – recently hosted a 100th Anniversary Recognition Reception at its office…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine is an association of eight YMCAs that offer life-changing programs for children, families and adults for its more than…
Help us decorate Downtown West Chester for the holiday season!
Saturday, November 17 Shifts available: 9am-noon OR 1pm-4pm
Are you looking for something…
Join GWCC in making West Chester beautiful and festive for the Holiday season
The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce needs your volunteer help in…
Delaware County Community College
The college’s New Music Concert Series concludes its fall season with a performance by NakedEye Ensemble entitled “Time’s Illusion…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine, an association of eight YMCAs throughout Chester County, was recently awarded $57,000 in grants from the YMCA of the…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine believes the community is stronger when everyone feels welcome and we work together for the common good.
Celebrated annually at…
Immaculata University
The university’s Division of Nursing has secured a grant of $22,900 from the McLean Contributionship for the purchase of a Pyxis…
The Oscar Lasko YMCA and Childcare Center in downtown West Chester offers state-licensed, full-day kindergarten for children who are four years and seven…
VISTA.Today is a huge Chester County champion. This means supporting local businesses, products and authors. Here we’ve put together ten great products (in…
It’s one of today’s most popular workouts and it’s coming to downtown West Chester.
East Chestnut CrossFit – which will be located in…
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan hosted state and local officials Wednesday morning at the Oscar Lasko YMCA and Childcare Center in West Chester for…
The Good Fellowship Ambulance and EMS Training Institute has received a $184,000 donation from the Lasko family for a new ambulance, according to a…
Claudia P. Hellebush, President and CEO of United Way of Chester County, was inducted into the Chester County Business Hall of Fame at the 2018…
A few branches of the YMCA of Greater Brandywine will host training camps this weekend for the athletes representing Team Pennsylvania in the 2018 Special…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine will present its highest honors – including its Service to Youth Award, Distinguished Service Award, and Community Partner Award – during its…
Lasko 754200 Ceramic Heater takes the top spot out of the space heaters currently on the market, thanks to its great balance of performance, safety…
More than 42 million foreign-born individuals now call the United States home, a number greater than any other in history, and there’s never…
Chester County Commissioners
Chester County Commissioners Michelle Kichline and Kathi Cozzone were recently elected as officers of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP) for…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine is an association of eight YMCAs that offer life-changing programs for children, families, and adults throughout Chester County. It…
Lasko Holdings, one of Chester County’s oldest businesses, has found its new CEO in Terry Carlson, a veteran in the consumer products industry, writes…
Good Fellowship Ambulance & EMS Training Institute
Good Fellowship in West Chester recently received a donation of animal oxygen masks from Invisible Fence’s Project…
When the Continental Army packed up Valley Forge and headed on toward victory in the Revolutionary War, a stash of bayonets was left behind.
Almost…
The Oscar Lasko YMCA in West Chester offers full-day, private kindergarten that is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and it’s not…
This week saw the passing of Oscar Lasko, former chairman of home comfort appliance manufacturer and marketer Lasko Products. Mr. Lasko died on April 2…
Oscar Lasko, the former chairman of Lasko Products in West Chester and the recipient of the 2014 Chester County Hall of Fame Award from the…
Among the families that the YMCA of Greater Brandywine serves, Chad Gobel knows there are plenty of those in need.
That’s part of what…
The Lasko family is still investing in their renowned portable fan company’s future, but majority ownership of the 110-year West Chester family business…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine is hosting a rally today to launch the ‘Zoe for President’ campaign aimed at helping children in Chester County gain…
He took the concept of an electrical transformer to a whole new level, and now the lifelong Chester County man whose shocking electrical contracting success…
Based in West Chester, Lasko has been engineering and building great-looking, high performance home comfort products in the U.S. and around the world…
Wendy Sharpe Joins MCHC’s Board of Directors
The Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County has appointed Wendy Sharpe to its Board of…
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine is hosting a Summer Job Fair this week.
The YMCA hosts more than 4,200 campers every summer at eight…
Branch Name Change Announced by Greater Brandywine YMCA
The YMCA of Greater Brandywine has announced that their Oscar Lasko Youth Program Center in downtown West…
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With the end of the school year still fresh on the books, the United Way of Chester County is flipping the page to a fun…
The world is a better place thanks to West Chester’s century-strong home comfort innovator, Lasko Products.
The entrepreneurial West Chester-based company will…
Children from the Oscar Lasko Youth Program Center recently joined Denise L. Day, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Brandywine; Megan Rosanova, Vice President M…
The boards of directors of the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley and the YMCA of the Upper Main Line have united into one new regional…
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