The former three-time state champion Reading High basketball coach and one-time Olivet kid has taken over as the organization’s new chief executive officer. For a brief moment, the bright smile usually found on Rick Perez’s face transformed into a determined scowl. He...
A Berks County staple is receiving national recognition for serving kids and saving lives. The Olivet Boys and Girls Club in Reading was honored for speeding up the vaccine rollout. “We needed to do everything we could at Olivet to try to return to some sense of...
NFL Hall of Fame member Andre Reed was the featured speaker at an event in Reading on Thursday night. The local product spoke at an event at FirstEnergy Stadium hosted by the Olivet Boys & Girls Club. Reed, who is a Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame member...
It’s a conversation that began with a question and led to lots of hands being raised. “When we saw the rash of violence that happened and, unfortunately, the death of young Aniya last week, [it] just kinda galvanized our efforts, and we said we needed to...
Dozens of residents and volunteers with a handful of community organizations packed the gym at the Olivet Boys and Girls Pendora Park Club in Reading Saturday night to address the recent wave of youth violence in the city. Organizers of the town hall announced...
