Two GNPAL Student Volunteers honored at MCBLEOA Dinner

The Montgomery County Black Law Enforcement Officers Association recognized the contributions of two GNPAL student volunteers at their annual banquet on February 27.

Sean Rahatt (on the left of the picture), a junior at Norristown Area High School and a student at Montgomery County Technical High School, credits his friend Ms. Faith Crabbe for encouraging him to volunteer at GNPAL.  Sean has started his own business fixing computers and plans a career in IT after college.

Shohom Basuthakur (on the right of the picture), a senior at Kennedy-Kenrick High School, has volunteered his time over the past several years helping Mrs. Barbara Richet with the GNPAL After School tutoring program.  Shohom will be attending the University of Pennsylvania next year with an eye to being a businessman after graduation.

Congratulations to Sean and Shohom!

GNPAL Community Partner Honored for Youth Tennis Efforts

Norristown’s Eisenhower Tennis Association was recently recognized for excellence in tennis programming by the United States Tennis Association Middle States Section Philadelphia Area Tennis District.

At its January 24th Awards Brunch at the Green Valley Country Club in Lafayette Hill, USTA MS PATD President Rose Weinstein presented Eisenhower Tennis Associaition Director, Tony Giambrone with PATD’s Community Tennis Association of the Year award.  (See picture at left.)

The Eisenhower Tennis Association is located on the corner of Coolidge and Harding Boulevards in Norristown.  The five outdoor courts are home to Senior, Drop-in tennis and a 7 week Youth Summer Tennis Program.  Eisenhower Tennis Association also hosts Tennis Block Parties to introduce tennis to youth who have never played the sport.  The organization is active in promoting tennis in the Norristown Area School District; community organizations like the US Junior Olympics and The Greater Norristown Police Athletic League. 

For Information on the 2010 NJTL Summer Tennis Program contact: Greater Norristown PA L at 610.278.8040.

The USTA MS Philadelphia Area Tennis district is the largest district in the USTA Middle State section boasting more than twelve thousand USTA members across the Philadelphia, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester and Bucks County areas. Each year the district recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of tennis.                                                                    (January 27, 2010)

United Way Reminder

 Dear Friends of Greater Norristown PAL,

 Fall means many things to different people.  The start of school, a new football season, baseball

 playoffs or raking all of those leaves are just a few ways that we mark the new season.  In the world of

 non-profit organizations, it also marks the beginning of the annual United Way campaign. 

 The United Way serves area non-profit groups by coordinating fundraising campaigns that reach out

 directly to employees in thousands of area businesses.  The funds are then allocated to member

 agencies through an application process.

 If you are participating in your employer’s United Way campaign, you may want to take advantage of the

 Donor Choice program.  Donor Choice allows you to designate your UW gift directly to the agency of

 your choice rather than into a general pool of funds.  Undesignated funds are sent to agencies all over

 Southeastern PA.  Donor designated funds go right where you want them and directly impact the

 community that you care about.  The program also allows you to have your gift deducted from your

 paychecks in small increments, thus lessening the impact on your personal budget.

 I encourage all of you to participate in your company’s UW campaign and to designate your gift to

 Greater Norristown PAL.  Our donor designation code is 12709.  If you have any questions, please

 contact me at 610-278-8040 or brett.wells@norristownpal.org.  Thank you for supporting GNPAL.

 Sincerely,

 GNPAL Operations Director