READING, PA- The National Retail Foundation estimates parents will spend about $115 on average this year to outfit their children with the classroom supplies they will need for the start of the new school year. And that figure balloons to nearly $700 when the cost of...

READING, PA- Sitting in his Shillington kitchen, recounting his life as an actor, director and theater educator, Richard Bradbury doesn't hesitate to pinpoint the time when the door opened for him. As a student at Northwest Junior High School, Bradbury, 57, a...

READING, PA- Olivet Boys & Girls Clubs is teaming up with local businesses to collect donated school supplies over the next few weeks during a Stuff the Bus campaign. Donations will be accepted from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Chick-fil-A in the Exeter...

WYOMISSING, PA- Julian Smith stood in front of 700 people and delivered a speech by heart. "Every tough decision I had to make, I always heard the Olivet calling my name," he said in front of a packed ballroom at the Crowne Plaza Reading, Wyomissing. Julian, 17, is a...

READING, PA- Restaurateur Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz and musical entrepreneur Demetrius Profic, also known as T.O.P., joined forces Friday night to raise money for the Olivet Boys & Girls Clubs in Reading. The fundraiser was held at Mi Casa Su Casa, Cepeda-Freytiz's...

READING, PA- Local coaches and players held a softball clinic behind Lauer's Park Elementary School. About 10 girls attended the clinic on Tuesday; it was the first in the area to be put on by Olivet Boys & Girls Clubs. Umpire and coach Todd Becker said the clinic...

READING, PA- A group of more than 30 children in Reading learned Monday how to tackle the hurdles life will throw at them. The event, "Tips for Overcoming Adversity," was held at Olivet Boys and Girls Club's Oakbrook location and aimed to give the kids advice and...

READING, PA- Albright College students teamed up with children recently to create and celebrate art at the Olivet Boys & Girls Club Center for the Arts in Reading. It was the second year the college's chapter of Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP) conducted...

READING, PA- Students at Penn State Berks and kids from Reading joined forces Monday to do a little spring cleaning. The group took part in the Great American Cleanup, gathering to tidy up Baer Park and a one-mile section of the nearby Schuylkill River Trail. The...