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PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS JOURNAL
PEOPLE: GOOD WORKS
philadelphiabusinessjournal.com | DECEMBER 11-17, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers treat
children to a game as guests
Singer Lauren Hart (right) met with children invited to be guests of the Flyers.
Philadelphia Flyers team captain Mike
Richards invited 12 children to a game as
his guests on Nov. 14 as part of a new
program launched this season called
Captain’s Corner. The guests were from
Daddy’s Spirit Moves Me For ward, a
nonprofit charity based in Paoli that provides educational and recreational expe-
riences for children who are grieving the
loss of their father.
The guests that night included seven
kids and five moms who were treated to
the game, soft drinks and snacks, an autographed picture of Richards, as well as
a visit from singer/songwriter Lauren
Hart, who sang the national anthem at
the game. Hart is the daughter of the late
Gene Hart, the voice of the Flyers. Captain’s Corner will periodically invite children’s groups or military groups.
Beneficial acts
Beneficial Bank of Philadelphia donated $5,000 to the Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton on Nov. 18. The donation will go toward the Burlington
Emergency and Community Ser vices
Center in Delanco, N.J., and Providence
House Domestic Violence Ser vices of
Burlington County. Bank employees also
visited the center to help prepare Thanksgiving food bags for the center’s food
bank.
Beneficial also hosted a Thanksgiving
lunch at Old St. Joseph’s Church in Society Hill for the homeless and people in
need. Employees provided a complete
meal with turkey, stuffing, cranberr y
sauce and desserts. Representatives from
Beneficial serve lunch every Tuesday to
local homeless at Old St. Joseph’s
Church.
Six degrees of fundraising
The Bacon Brothers, a band comprised
of actor Kevin Bacon and his brother
Michael Bacon, held a benefit concert
Dec. 5 at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia to help raise money for the 2010
Mummers Parade. The Philadelphia natives, with help from Grammy nominee
Bunny Sigler and more than 25 banjo,
saxophone and accordion playing Mummers, also recorded a special version of
their song “New Year’s Day” which was
included on a DVD for sale to benefit the
parade.
Deck the house
Students and teachers from Parkway
School’s Circle of Giving club in Mount
Laurel, N.J., decorated the Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey in
Camden on Nov. 25. Students in kindergarten through fourth grade collected
food and Thanksgiving-themed decorations. At noon on Thanksgiving Day the
Washington Township Rotar y Club
cooked and served the food donated by
Parkway School. This is the fifth year that
the Rotary Club has participated.
Nursery gift
The Laborers’ District Council Charity
Fund donated $20,000 to Jenkintown Day
Nursery Nov. 25. The nursery is a nonprofit that helps children afford quality
early education. The Laborers District
Council Charity Fund seeks to help organizations that provide ser vices to the
needy in the Philadelphia area.
— Marilyn S. D’Angelo