Chester County Community Foundation

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 Chester County Little Lincolns Fund

Purpose...
The purpose of this event is to encourage youth, their families, and friends to become more involved in the community around them and more deeply appreciate local history and the key events that have shaped our nation.

Gettysburg Address Contest 2011...

Sponsored by the Borough of West Chester Historical and Architectural Review Board, seven middle school students recited President Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address. They spoke from the balcony of the historic Lincoln Biography Building to an enthusiastic audience gathered on the street below. Event founder and Master of Ceremonies, Bob Gross, presented the students with a commemorative Lincoln medal, and State Sen. Andrew Dinniman’s staff presented certificates to each participant.

Joe Martino, event organizer, noted “Each of the students did a great job in delivering the speech from the balcony of the Lincoln Building to the crowd gathered below on Market Street."

Winners included:
~ First Place: Rebecca Cohen (Fugett Middle School)
~ Second Place: Megan Short (Fugett Middle School)
~ Third Place: Katherine Quinn (Fugett Middle School)
~ Participation: Samantha Fenimore (Fugett Middle School), Mary McCluskey (Fugett Middle School), Maggie Dolan (Saint Agnes School), and Chip Lemheney (Saints Peter and Paul School)
~ Best Costume: Katherine Quinn (Fugett Middle School)

Judges:
Michael Karwic, Iron Valley Wealth Management
Cheryl McWilliams, Trust Administrative Assistant, DNB First

Kate Shaw, Executive Director, Research for Action
Stan Zukin, President, Zukin Realty, Inc.

The Borough of West Chester
Historical and Architectural Review Board
thanks our Sponsors:
Committee to Elect Kathleen Cozzone ~ DNB First Wealth Management
~ Friends of Andy Dinniman ~ Graystone Tower Bank ~ Herr Foods, Inc.
 ~ Iron Valley Wealth Management  ~ RKM Advisors
~ Stancato/Abdala Greentree Associates ~ Team Jean Homes, Inc.
~ Weston Solutions ~ WhirlAway Travel  ~ Zukin Realty, Inc.

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Donate now online
or mail check, made payable to
Chester County Little Lincoln's Fund to
Chester County Community Foundation
28 West Market Street
West Chester, PA 19382
 

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