The other night my husband and I sat on the couch wearing slightly dazed expressions (a day of homeschooling, upended routines and messy kids will do that to you) while watching a mind-numbing reality show. In one scene, the show’s cast members strutted into a packed restaurant, sat down and proceeded to argue their way through dinner and endless rounds of drinks. At one point my husband turned to me and said, “Remember when we used to go out to dinner?” I thought of our favorite family restaurant in Wayne and how I used to play tic-tac-toe with my middle daughter until our food came. It felt like a lifetime ago.
Sometimes I can’t believe how much my world has shrunk in a matter of weeks. Things I did without a second thought—like going out to eat, taking a class at the gym or popping into a local shop—now feel fraught with risk. (And literally impossible—everything’s closed!) It’s an especially tough time for small businesses; many have closed their doors, laid off employees and been forced to reinvent their business models overnight just to survive.
MainLine Neighbors wants to help. We recently launched a special promotional section called LOCAL LOVE. If you’re a local small business or restaurant with a special announcement, update or new services to share—such as virtual classes, expanded delivery options or gift card promos—just e-mail us and we’ll publish your message on our Web site or in our newsletters FOR FREE! (You can also sign up here to join our Web site as a business member, and we'll waive the yearly fee.)
Readers can show small businesses and local restaurants some love by purchasing gift cards, ordering takeout (and tipping generously), shopping local online when possible and rescheduling (rather than cancelling) appointments.
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Please Support Our Local Advertisers
Who Support Us!
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Kimberton Whole Foods started as a small store on a biodynamic dairy farm in Chester County in 1986. Over the past thirty years, we’ve grown to six natural grocery stores that are committed to organic and fair food, and local agriculture.
It’s our priority to keep our customers and team members safe. The next time you shop, here’s how you can do your part:
- Limit shopping to one family member whenever possible.
- Keep a safe distance from other shoppers and team members.
- Observe the product limits posted in-store.
- Bag your own groceries when you bring your own reusable bags.
- Stay at home if you are sick.
Delivery trucks are coming to our stores daily, and our team is working diligently to restock. You'll find our produce department filled with fresh, organic fruits and vegetables, a well-stocked fresh meat department with a variety of chicken, beef, pork and fresh fish options, and shelves filled with everyday grocery and household essentials. This couldn't be done without the dedication and extraordinary efforts of our team members, buyers, warehouse team, and distribution partners.
For updated store hours and information on Senior & At Risk Hour, visit our website: kimbertonwholefoods.com
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| THIS WEEK'S LOCAL LOVE
Spread The News!
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| SNAP KITCHEN
Place an order on our website to ***FEED THE FRONT LINES*** You buy 3 pies and we’ll kick in 2 more.
Those 5 pizzas will be delivered where they are needed. Just select your location, and the hospital associated with that store. We can do more if we work together.
For you and your crew that are staying home, we have a “Grab a healthy family meal deal” – Pick 3 of your favorite signature pizzas or salads for one low price of $22.99, or you can order one of our PIZZA SURVIVAL KITS! Each kit has everything you need to make 2 fresh-baked pizzas in your own oven. No pizza stone needed. Order online.
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My Karate Place
214 N Aberdeen Ave, Wayne
(610) 283-0515
Offering virtual classes for kids ages 5.5 to 10!
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Garden Accents – Local & Alive
We imagine you may be anxious to get started working in your yards and landscapes while at home. Garden Accents is ready for your seasonal shopping today! Visit our website where we have added many new pieces that have arrived for this Spring. With over 5,000 items from around the world on site, the website is a sampling of our incredibly large and eclectic inventory. View some of our exciting, beautiful Planters, Garden Fountains, Jars & Amphoras.
Email madeline@gardenaccents.com or call us at 610-825-5525 and let us know what you are interested in or what you are looking for.
ELLIE Main Line in Eagle Village Shops, is offering a gift card special with 10% of sales going to the Paoli Hospital Auxiliary. Purchase $100 gift card and get $25 extra. More information.
Christine Shirley Designs
✂️Using our gifts for the greater good + asking for your help . We are going to make these face masks for local hospitals to protect their staff. 👩⚕️🧑⚕️
I am asking for donations to...
1. Cover material costs
2. Help keep my business afloat while we are closed.
3. Compensate people working with me.
👉🏼👉🏼👉🏼$10 will cover 2 masks. If you can help, thank you!! We are hoping for 100 masks over the next week! If you’d like to chip in, please Venmo/PayPal this emoji 😷 to ChristineShirley33.
They are also available on the website for purchase.
🙌🏼Thank you all SEW much! (please share this!)
XO, Paige
christineshirleydesigns.com
AR Workshop Malvern
DIY kits are available for delivery!
Knit a chunky blanket kit! Details here!
Make a pillow or tote. Details here!
Creativity Time with The Handwork Studio
Every day at 10:00AM EST, tune in live on Facebook The Handwork studio is sharing their favorite projects made with items from around the house. Sign up to receive your daily supply list and reminder. #veryneighborly
facebook.com/TheHandworkStudio
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| OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL (VIRTUALLY) GO
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| Just because you’re practicing social distancing doesn’t mean you have to stop exploring. Besides, virtual tours are definitely having a moment right now.
• Wander the Musee d’Orsay in Paris. Explore this renowned French museum that houses dozens of famous works by Monet, Cézanne, Gauguin and others.
• Hike Japan’s Mt. Fuji. Bonus: This tour won’t leave you breathless!
• The Great Wall of China Awaits! Explore one of the most phenomenal ancient structures on the planet—minus the crowds.
• Experience Bruce Canyon National Park in Utah. Savor a star-filled night sky, check out the park’s unique rock formations and take a horseback ride through the canyon.
• Easter Island in Chile. Get up close and personal with one of the most remote places in the world known for its collection of giant stone statues (called moai).
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| COOKING WHILE QUARANTINED
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| I’m cooking more than ever these days, and I’m starting to get bored with my regular recipe rotation. Here are a few links to spice things up:
• 24 one-pan dishes from the New York Times. I often steer clear of NYT recipes (too fussy and time consuming) but these are ON POINT. Side note: The Creamy Mac and Cheese is everything.
• Jenny Rosenstrach of Dinner: A Love Story just launched a new series called Project, Pantry, Purpose where she shares (among other things) simple, delicious meals that you can make from ingredients found in your pantry. Nothing too complicated here, which I find an ideal antidote to all the chaos outside.
• 89 Recipes, each with 5 ingredients or less. You’re welcome.
• I’m also a big fan of sheet pan dinners, especially lately when the dishes seem to pile up by the second. This and this are household favorites.
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| REACHING OUT
We're all in this together!
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| Chester County Food Bank
Food and monetary donations are critically needed. Consider becoming a Beyond Hunger 365 donor.
Covid
Donate
Wayne Food Pantry
210 South Wayne Avenue, Wayne
Drop off bin located inside front door.
Donations: bread, pasta, peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti sauce, toiletries
Wayne Food Pantry
Upper Merion Community Cupboard
191 Town Center Road, King of Prussia
Thursdays, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesdays, 9:00 AM drop-off - fruits, vegetables, milk only
Donation pick-up or drop-off: Contact@UMACC.org
Non-perishable food donations drop offs and donation bins:
- Outside UMACC doors – 191 Town Center Road; entrance off Independence Road
- UM Community Center – 431 W. Valley Forge Road
- UM Township Building – 175 W. Valley Forge Road
- Rep. Tim Briggs’ office – 580 Shoemaker Road
UMACC
Foundation for Delaware County
Delaware County
Donors to the Delaware County COVID-19 Response Fund: “Gift Designation".
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| The constant influx of bad news has taken a toll on many of us. You might find comfort in some of these resources.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness, Main Line PA list of support groups
• The chronic pain app Curable, which focuses on the mind- body connection and chronic pain, is offering free resources, including meditations, visualizations, and education about chronic pain.
• Support Group Central has free or low-cost virtual support groups
• Psych Central features online resources, quizzes, news, an “ask the therapist” function, and support communities
• The American Psychological Association’s “Road to Resilience” is a step-by-step guide that helps you develop a strategy for enhancing your resilience
• Mental Health America has all the tools you could ever want
I also love this article, which helped me give myself permission to feel, well, everything, and offered a name for those feelings.
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The Baldwin School develops bright, talented girls into confident, accomplished women with vision, global understanding and the determination to make enduring contributions to the world.
Baldwin School
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From Ebeneezer Scrooge and Sherlock Holmes to your neighbors in Kennett Square, the people, places, and stories that connect us take center stage in our 2020/2021 Season.
Read more at peopleslight.org.
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Campers explore, fish, swim, boat, and play. Camp traditions include GaGa Ball, arts & crafts, cooking, zip lining and so much more.
vfes.net
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Sing, dance, and act all summer long at Wolf Performing Arts Center's Summer Theatre Camp! Rising K-12th grade students perform in original and Broadway musicals. Before and after-care, scholarship, and payment plans available!
wolfperformingartscenter.org
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Guided by Quaker principles since its founding in 1885, Friends School Haverford promotes academic scholarship, creativity, respect, integrity, and self-awareness with a commitment to creating a culture of stewardship and kindness.
Friends School Haverford
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Visit Friends' Central - Virtually!
Friends' Central's campuses may be closed, but our school is open for learning and building community!
For the next few weeks, Friends'Central will host Virtual Parent Information Sessions via Zoom, where families can chat with Admissions officers, get an overview of campus life, and enjoy the opportunity to talk with division Principals in an intimate setting.
Join us April 8 at 9 am for this special inside look at the FCS experience.
Register online here.
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A FREE 10-week Online SAT Prep Class for Main Line Students and Beyond
For students who were affected by the COVID-19 March SAT cancellation, we are offering a 10-week long bridge class to keep them on track and get their highest scores yet. In these difficult times, we know not every family has the resources to pay for test prep tutoring—especially if they prepped for the March SAT already. This is our way of giving back to the community that has supported us for all these years.
Details Here
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Due to COVID 19, Relay For Life of Penn State has moved its annual 5K to a Virtual Event!
All money raised during the 5K will go directly towards supporting our Virtual Relay For Life’s goal to raise $80,000 for the American Cancer Society by April 25, 2020.
Join us in our fight against cancer (and get some fresh air!) by registering to participate in the Virtual 5K for only $10. Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place based on submitted times, and all participants who complete the 5K on April 4 will receive a participation certificate and chance to win raffle prizes!
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MainLine Health would greatly appreciate donations of the following due to a shortage of personal protective equipment across the country:
Gowns
Masks
N95 masks
Goggles
Face shields
Tyvek coveralls
Surgical gowns
Isolation gowns
Gloves
If you have any of these items to donate, please email covidsupplydonations@mlhs.org
MainLine Health thanks you in advance for your generosity and support as it cares for the community during these unprecedented times.
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