December 16th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
Triskeles’ Youth Philanthropy group collected $1400 this summer–and gave it away this week to organizations in our area who are doing good things for others. What a great feeling, to be able to help others do good things for those who need it.
Youth selected five Philadelphia-area non-profits to receive grants from their fund:
Startup Corps in [...]
December 12th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
At our Next Steps workshop on December 10th at the beautiful new Beaver Farm community education building, ‘energy conservation’ was the phrase of the day. With their teen-aged mentors, the young participants in Next Steps discussed ways to save energy–then they acted out one tactic in a little skit for the rest of the group. [...]
November 1st 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
Will Guinan (aka Fosta Gee), one of our talented youth in the summer program this year, surprised us at the final dinner event by performing this rap poem capturing his feelings about the experience he had had:
Food For Thought Rap
By Fosta Gee
Food for thought is who we are
We strive to be healthy and work hard
That’s [...]
October 27th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
Saturday evening, October 22nd, saw the West Pikeland township building transformed into an elegant dining and wine tasting room, as the 2011 Triskeles Wine Event, under the guidance of master chefs Barbara and Charlie Orlando, gave guests an opportunity to sample world-class foods accompanied by wines from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The event raised [...]
October 25th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
The Chester County Food Bank dedicated its new facility in Guthriesville Monday evening Oct. 24th. A wonderful, warm event highlighting the dedication and commitment of the CCFB Board, staff, and–especially–volunteers. Friends from many organizations who work with the CCFB as well as individuals from Chester County joined all three county commissioners and State Senator Andy [...]
October 11th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
Some of our Green Interns were ‘hired’ by Kimberton Whole Foods and Organic Mechanics soil to man the displays at the Entrepreneurs Expo in Phoenixville on October 8th and get some experience marketing products to the public.
Held for the first time, the expo at Franklin Commons featured many different businesses, speakers, and products. Senator Andy [...]
October 3rd 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
Last Saturday, Oct 1, a very caring and hard-working group of Vanguard volunteers joined the Triskeles Side by Side and Next Steps programs youth in their activities. Helping ‘younger’ (our Green Interns and Side by Side teens) and ‘youngest’ (the Side by Side and Next Steps students) this group of committed volunteers baked, made cider, [...]
September 14th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
The parent gardening group at North Coventry elementary school has done a superb job of managing and maintaining the gardens there this summer. Despite very hot–and then very wet–weather, the gardens look great, are weed-free, and still producing a variety of great organic foods.
Many school families suffered during the recent flooding, and the local food [...]
September 1st 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
It’s September, and the garden at the Eagleview Potter Building site is reflecting the change of seasons. Cucumbers were fantastic this year, but now they’re yellowing and small and soon will be gone. Tomatoes are still found, but ripen slowly. Green beans–also a bumper year–are getting scarcer. Yellow squash, peppers, eggplant–fewer each week. Parsley: we [...]
May 26th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
A collaboration between Triskeles and Fellowship Farm brought out 34 people of all ages from infants to seniors to cook healthy food together, eat it, and learn about the Triskeles’ Food for Thought summer program.
The Healthy Options for the People of Pottstown (HOPP) and Triskeles’ Food for Thought/Green Internship programs are both funded by the [...]
TRISKELES FOUNDATION (donor advised funds)