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Hobart’s, Foundation Extend Home Incentive to Dec. 31

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For additional information, please contact Alyssa Slade at aslade@hobartsrunpottstown.org or 610-705-1018. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 26, 2026 DEADLINE EXTENDED for Hobart’s Run, Pottstown Foundation Collaboration Supporting Homeownership, Property Improvements Free Homeownership Information Session Scheduled for Friday, August 7   POTTSTOWN, PA – Hobart’s Run and the Pottstown Regional Community Foundation (PRCF) are excited to announce … Read more

The Ricketts Center received some fresh paint thanks to Hill volunteers.

Hobart’s Run Helps Hill Day of Service

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In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19), more than 600 Hill School students, faculty, and staff participated in a large-scale Day of Service, supporting 15-plus organizations in Pottstown and neighboring communities. Service projects spanned a range of needs, from food security and senior support to environmental stewardship, education, health, and economic development. Students … Read more

Fall Cemetery Cleanup Brings Out Volunteers… and Bulbs

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The Fall 2025 Edgewood Historic Cemetery cleanup attracted about 50 volunteers who planted 750 bulbs along the Keim Street bank, mulched and beautified the flower beds, cleaned up the brick sidewalk along High Street, and raked leaves. Participants included students and teachers from The Hill School’s Afternoon Community Service program; Red Horse Motoring Club; and … Read more

Hill Student Philanthropy Opens Grant Applications

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, August 25, 2025 For additional information: Contact Cathy Skitko, 610-705-1017, cathy@hobartsrunpottstown.org POTTSTOWN, PA – The Hill School’s student-run Student Philanthropy Council (SPC) is again accepting applications from Pottstown-area nonprofit organizations for its SPC grant program. Interested organizations may complete an online form and submit a Request for Proposal. Detailed instructions on how to access the online application … Read more

Volunteers always have fun while working at the Edgewood Cemetery cleanup events!

Cemetery Cleanup Proves Another  ‘Can Do’ Community Event

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POTTSTOWN, PA – More than 35 volunteers – some new, some returning – pitched in at the annual spring Edgewood Historic Cemetery all-community cleanup day on Saturday, May 3, at 989 E. High St., beautifying flowerbeds, weed-whacking, and bagging sticks and other debris to make routine grass-cutting easier prior to the busy mowing season. (Please … Read more

Twila Fisher has accepted a public service position in Ellsworth, Maine, effective June 2025.

Hobart’s Run Executive Director Twila Fisher Accepts Economic Development Post in Maine

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Twila Fisher, Executive Director of Hobart’s Run, will be leaving her role after nearly a decade of service to Hobart’s Run, The Hill School, and the Pottstown community. Fisher has accepted a position as the Economic Development Director for the City of Ellsworth, Maine, where she will lead infrastructure and housing initiatives funded by federal and state programs beginning this June.

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