May
18
2:30 PM14:30
Events

Shop with MANAS and Kendra Scott Fundraiser

Shine Bright, Do Good

Kendra Scott Ardmore, Suburban Square, 8 Coulter Ave, Ardmore, PA 19003

  • Come join us for an afternoon of shopping for good!

  • 20% of sales benefit educational opportunities for students at Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy!

  • Purchase gifts for Mother's Day and Graduation while contributing to the community!

Can't make the in-store event? Shop online at kendrascott.com between 5/17-5/19, using promo code GIVEBACK-GLJFQ for 20% of your purchase to support the fundraiser!

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Mar
25
7:00 PM19:00

FoCA Night Out 2023

FoCA Night Out is an adult-only party, auction, and fundraiser. Parents, teachers, and community members gather to socialize and support Chester Arthur School and Philadelphia public education. FoCA (Friends of Chester Arthur) helps to support the school, inside and out.

All proceeds go to Chester Arthur School, to support programming and capital improvements that without your help would not be possible, including:  

  • The Wildcat Workshop Makerspace and related STEM programs, like Lego Robotics 

  • Music and art instruction for students in all grades

  • Regular maintenance and improvements to the community’s jewel, our schoolyard

  • Dance programming and instruction

  • Student and family incentives 

  • Professional development for school staff

  • Technology upgrades to support innovative learning opportunities

  • Health and Phys Ed equipment

  • Furniture for new hybrid auditorium/cafeteria, known as the cafetorium

  • Spanish instruction for students in all grades

  • And so much more — but we can’t do it without your help!

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Mar
20
7:00 PM19:00

FoCA Night In!!

FoCA Night In is a virtual version of FoCA Night Out.
We’ll bring the party online with entertainment from 7 pm to 11 pm on March 20th.

The night consists of guest hosts and activities from Chester Arthur teachers, parents, and neighbors. We kick things off with a  kid-friendly hour of expressive arts. Then there’s adults-only Quizzo, our annual flash appeal, music and dancing, and highlights of FoCA’s fundraising impact at the school. Use your phones to participate in the silent auction and flash appeal all night long.

Buy Tickets Here!

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Mar
14
7:00 PM19:00

FoCA Night Out 2020

  • Trinity Center, 22nd and Spruce Philadelphia (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Us For an Evening of Fun, Food & Fundraising

Friends of Chester Arthur’s Night Out is a chance for parents, teachers and community members to gather in support of local Philadelphia public education. Proceeds from a silent auction will benefit FoCA and Chester Arthur School.

While this event supports the children of Chester Arthur, this night is just for us adults. Come meet new friends, drink with your neighbors, enjoy food from great local eateries and kick it on the dance floor at #FNO2020.

All bidding for the silent auction will be done online. You'll use your phones to bid on items, receive outbid notifications and make donations. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Buy tickets, here.

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2018 FoCA Night Out
Mar
24
7:00 PM19:00

2018 FoCA Night Out

  • Trinity Center for Urban Life (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The hottest FoCA event of the year, FoCA Night Out, is upon us!  A live band, dancing, beer, wine, food and a silent auction.  What more could you ask for from a Saturday night out?  So line up your sitter and buy your your tickets now!

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First Jobs Club
Jun
15
5:00 PM17:00

First Jobs Club

Help Arthur students get their very first job! Arthur will hold a community mixer on June 15th from3:30- 5pm at the Arthur School library. You'll get to chat with students about your career and give them some feedback on their resume.

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MLK Day of Service
Jan
16
10:00 AM10:00

MLK Day of Service

After such a successful outdoor cleanup of the Marian Anderson Rec Center, it would be amazing to see another great turnout for an indoor clean up! The wonderful Friends of Chester Arthur have signed on as a partner for this clean up and will be helping to provide volunteers and other needs.

Please join us at 10am on Monday, January 16, for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. We will be tackling things like common use rooms, bathrooms, and hallways. Cleaning supplies will be provided, as well as pizza for lunch. Children are very much welcome. 

We also expect to be accepting delivery of our Read by 4th Book Nook provided by the program and the Free Library of Philadelphia. This is an exciting new addition to the rec center and more info will be provided.

There will also be a coordinated effort to make Get Well Cards for the patients of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. A table and art supplies will be set up and monitored by a parent and a grandparent or two, and any children (or adults) can work on their art to cheer up the children at this hospital.

We will also arrange a tour of the new baseball facilities with Coach Steve if you haven't seen them yet. 

As with the last volunteer effort, this is a great way to get to know the center, what it offers, its potential, and your neighbors.

Thank you!!

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