Reading Downtown Improvement District announces holiday parade winners
Reading, PA- The Reading Downtown Improvement District has announced the winners of the 2016 Reading Holiday Parade. "A Storybook Holiday" served as theme of Saturday's parade as participants celebrated classics like "A Christmas Carol," "The Night Before Christmas"...
Reading youngsters enjoy early Thanksgiving, thanks to Junior League
READING, PA- Every year, the Junior League of Reading puts on a Thanksgiving dinner for kids at the Olivet Boys & Girls Club, and every year it's not clear who enjoys it more - the kids or the adults. At the club's Oakbrook location Thursday night, about 150...
Olivet cuts ribbon on new clubhouse at Pendora Park
Reading, PA- For many kids, the Olivet Boys & Girls Club is like a second home, Eric Savage said. More than 50 pre-teen children on hand for the ribbon-cutting Monday afternoon at Olivet's new Pendora Park felt at home enough to make full use of the game room,...
Olivet Boys & Girls Club opens at Pendora Park
Reading, PA- The recent opening of the Pendora Park Olivet Boys & Girls Club at 19th and Forest streets means the organization now has a club in every corner of the city, said Heather Moyer, Olivet's chief development officer. In just two weeks, the club...
Day for Kids at Pendora Park in Reading
Reading, PA- The Day for Kids sponsored by the Olivet Boys & Girls Clubs was four hours of fun Saturday at Pendora Park, 19th and Forest streets. There were games, a basketball clinic, arts and crafts, prizes, face painting, live music, club registration and...
Reading mural dedication honors a man, malt shop, and mutual love
Reading, PA- Mayor Wally Scott must have been having a bad day. During his remarks at the City Council meeting last Monday night he noted how easy it is for some folks to be negative. During the first eight months of his administration he has overseen the...
Live to Read campaign kicks off in Reading
Reading, PA- Oakbrook Olivet Boys & Girls Club director Milton Munroe spoke in front of 70 club children. "There is nowhere in life that you're going to go or be and not have to read," Munroe told the kids Thursday night. "When you're out on the street, all those...
Olivet Wraps Up 8 Weeks of Fun
Reading, PA—Every summer Olivet Boys & Girls Club opens its doors to youth ages 6-14 to participate in an eight-week fun-filled camp program. This year was no exception; the organization had over 900 youngsters enrolled in camp at 8 locations in Reading and...
Olivet helps kids get ready to get back to school
Reading, PA- Amanda Aston knows how expensive it is to get students ready for class. The Exeter Township woman is the mother of five children who will be heading back to school soon. "It would have easily cost me more than $300 to get everything they needed if I...