Community Service
Through Community Service our members contribute to their communities as caring people with a strong sense of commitment. The Community Service Committee plans activities to meet the need for improving and extending benefits for retirees and to encourage further services by retirees for the benefit of the community.
Community Service Survey
Our PASR Delaware County members are asked to share with us their volunteer service hours so our Chapter can report those volunteer efforts to the state organization. We encourage ALL our chapter members to keep track of your volunteer hours. To help track and report your many hours of volunteer service CLICK on the Community Service Survey files below to either download the editable WORD document or download the Community Service Survey Pdf. Return completed survey to:
Dr. Phyllis Simmons 1108 Gateway Avenue, Garnet Valley, PA 19060.
The deadline for Community Service Survey is June 30, 2025.
Our PASR Delaware County members are asked to share with us their volunteer service hours so our Chapter can report those volunteer efforts to the state organization. We encourage ALL our chapter members to keep track of your volunteer hours. To help track and report your many hours of volunteer service CLICK on the Community Service Survey files below to either download the editable WORD document or download the Community Service Survey Pdf. Return completed survey to:
Dr. Phyllis Simmons 1108 Gateway Avenue, Garnet Valley, PA 19060.
The deadline for Community Service Survey is June 30, 2025.
Word Document Version - PASR Community Service Survey
| pasr_community_service_survey-_rev_3-2024.docx |
Pdf Document Version - PASR Community Service Survey
| pasr_community_service_survey-_rev_3-2024.pdf |
Delaware County Community resources Page
This page provides Delaware County residents with up-to-date information about local, state, and nonprofit resources available to help address food, housing, and financial insecurity.
At a time when many families are facing uncertainty about access to critical federal and state assistance programs—particularly the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—Delaware County is working to help residents navigate these challenges. The County is committed to providing clear guidance, connecting individuals to available services, and ensuring that no resident is left without support during this period of instability.
At a time when many families are facing uncertainty about access to critical federal and state assistance programs—particularly the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—Delaware County is working to help residents navigate these challenges. The County is committed to providing clear guidance, connecting individuals to available services, and ensuring that no resident is left without support during this period of instability.
CLICK HERE
NOTE: This page will be updated regularly in the coming days and weeks as new information and resources become available.
Bernardine Center Donation Opportunities
Food Donations to Bernardine Center
Non-Perishable Food Collection: Our main drives for collecting food are at the Fall Luncheon and Spring Luncheon. Please check expiration dates on all food. The Committee would like to extend this throughout the year and is asking Chapter members to bring food donations to every meeting. Donated food will be given to the Bernardine Center Food Pantry in Chester.
Over the years our Chapter has donated thousands of pounds of food and hundreds of dollars to the Center.
Non-Perishable Food Collection: Our main drives for collecting food are at the Fall Luncheon and Spring Luncheon. Please check expiration dates on all food. The Committee would like to extend this throughout the year and is asking Chapter members to bring food donations to every meeting. Donated food will be given to the Bernardine Center Food Pantry in Chester.
Over the years our Chapter has donated thousands of pounds of food and hundreds of dollars to the Center.
80+ BOOK DONATION MARKS PASR 80TH
The Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR) marks the 80th anniversary celebration of PASR by donating 80+ books to the Bernardine Center in Chester Pennsylvania. The mission of the Bernardine Center is to provide a helping hand to low-income Chester area residents. The book donation will be used as part of the family education programs offered by the Center. Chapter volunteers helped label each book with a bookplate commemorating the 80th Anniversary of PASR.
The Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR) marks the 80th anniversary celebration of PASR by donating 80+ books to the Bernardine Center in Chester Pennsylvania. The mission of the Bernardine Center is to provide a helping hand to low-income Chester area residents. The book donation will be used as part of the family education programs offered by the Center. Chapter volunteers helped label each book with a bookplate commemorating the 80th Anniversary of PASR.
CLICK HERE TO SEE SLIDESHOW of our Book Donation Project
Kozy KidZ Donation Opportunities
Kozy Kidz Greater Philadelphia Area
Do you enjoy crocheting or knitting? Kozy Kidz is a ministry that collects hats, scarves, and gloves that are made by hand or donated. Our members are encouraged to bring donations of hats, scarves, and gloves to each meeting throughout the year. Also, this year Kozy Kidz is adding new or gently used coats and jackets for school age boys and girls. Distribution of coats will be done in the future.
Kindergarten Center Upper Darby School District was chosen through lottery as the 2019 recipient for the Kozy Kidz program. Pictured below are John Wehler, social worker at the Kindergarten Center receiving our donation as presented by Elizabeth Gladulich, Chair of Community Services Committee and and Delco Charterer and Distribution Manager, Kozy Kidz GPA.
Past Recipient Schools:
2015 Bywood Elementary School, Upper Darby School District
2016 Chester Charter School for the Arts
2017 East Lansdowne Elementary School, William Penn School District
2018 Thomas G. Morton School, School District of Philadelphia
Please visit Kozy Kidz Greater Phila Area on Facebook for more information. Become a Friend and share it on your Facebook page.
Do you enjoy crocheting or knitting? Kozy Kidz is a ministry that collects hats, scarves, and gloves that are made by hand or donated. Our members are encouraged to bring donations of hats, scarves, and gloves to each meeting throughout the year. Also, this year Kozy Kidz is adding new or gently used coats and jackets for school age boys and girls. Distribution of coats will be done in the future.
Kindergarten Center Upper Darby School District was chosen through lottery as the 2019 recipient for the Kozy Kidz program. Pictured below are John Wehler, social worker at the Kindergarten Center receiving our donation as presented by Elizabeth Gladulich, Chair of Community Services Committee and and Delco Charterer and Distribution Manager, Kozy Kidz GPA.
Past Recipient Schools:
2015 Bywood Elementary School, Upper Darby School District
2016 Chester Charter School for the Arts
2017 East Lansdowne Elementary School, William Penn School District
2018 Thomas G. Morton School, School District of Philadelphia
Please visit Kozy Kidz Greater Phila Area on Facebook for more information. Become a Friend and share it on your Facebook page.
More Volunteer Opportunites
Teacher Teammates Volunteers Welcomed
Teachers’ Teammates teachersteammates.org is a nonprofit built by people in the field of education and residents of Delaware County who recognize that teachers must reach deep into their own wallets far too often to buy the basic supplies their classrooms need.
Our mission is to ensure all K-12 teaches and students in Delaware County, PA, have the resources to thrive in their education.
We believe teachers do not teach in a vacuum. They should know they have the support of families and the community at large. We are all responsible for our children’s education.
To volunteer or donate supplies go to teachersteammates.org/get-involved-volunteer-with-teachers-teammates/.
PathWays PA Delaware County Looking for GED Tutors
PathWays PA pathwayspa.org offers an array of services to low income individuals. They are currently looking for tutors to work with individual or small groups of students on reading, writing, computer and math skills. Their GED program helps students to build career and college readiness skills through classes and one-on-one tutoring. Many of our students are from foreign countries and are in need of additional help with the English language. Tutors are required to have a 4 year college degree and must commit to at least 3 hours a week.
Click link to learn more about the education program. If interested contact Kathy Raymond [email protected] or call (610) 543-5022.
RSVP Seeking Volunteers
RSVP www.rsvpmc.org volunteers help to improve the lives of vulnerable populations in the Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties by focusing on education and wellness and by supporting nonprofits through skill-based programs. RSVP matches volunteers with community based opportunities that benefit disadvantaged preschool children, at-risk youth, the elderly, veterans, those with low reading and STEM literacy skills, and by supporting other nonprofit organizations. Click link to RSVP Information Brochure which lists many of the volunteer program opportunities.
Interested in volunteering through RSVP visit www.rsvpmc.org for details or call (610) 834-1040 ext.123 or email: [email protected].
Thresholds Delaware County Volunteers Teach Decision Making Skills
Thresholds www.thresholdsdelco.org is a non-profit organization that teaches a decision making program to interested inmates in Delaware County prisons. The program serves men and women at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility (Delaware County Prison) located in Thornton, men at the State Correctional Institution at Chester (SCI-Chester), and juveniles at the Juvenile Detention Center in Lima. Volunteers can choose to teach in one or both prisons or at the Juvenile Facility in Lima.
Through the use of a workbook, volunteers teach inmates an essential thought process needed to make decisions and to solve problems. This allows clients to gain control over their lives and develop a more positive self-image. They are then better equipped to cope with life when they return to their families and the community as tax paying citizens. Click link to learn more about volunteering with Thresholds.
To become a volunteer call the Thresholds office at 484-301-0590 or email: [email protected] .
Teachers’ Teammates teachersteammates.org is a nonprofit built by people in the field of education and residents of Delaware County who recognize that teachers must reach deep into their own wallets far too often to buy the basic supplies their classrooms need.
Our mission is to ensure all K-12 teaches and students in Delaware County, PA, have the resources to thrive in their education.
We believe teachers do not teach in a vacuum. They should know they have the support of families and the community at large. We are all responsible for our children’s education.
To volunteer or donate supplies go to teachersteammates.org/get-involved-volunteer-with-teachers-teammates/.
PathWays PA Delaware County Looking for GED Tutors
PathWays PA pathwayspa.org offers an array of services to low income individuals. They are currently looking for tutors to work with individual or small groups of students on reading, writing, computer and math skills. Their GED program helps students to build career and college readiness skills through classes and one-on-one tutoring. Many of our students are from foreign countries and are in need of additional help with the English language. Tutors are required to have a 4 year college degree and must commit to at least 3 hours a week.
Click link to learn more about the education program. If interested contact Kathy Raymond [email protected] or call (610) 543-5022.
RSVP Seeking Volunteers
RSVP www.rsvpmc.org volunteers help to improve the lives of vulnerable populations in the Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties by focusing on education and wellness and by supporting nonprofits through skill-based programs. RSVP matches volunteers with community based opportunities that benefit disadvantaged preschool children, at-risk youth, the elderly, veterans, those with low reading and STEM literacy skills, and by supporting other nonprofit organizations. Click link to RSVP Information Brochure which lists many of the volunteer program opportunities.
Interested in volunteering through RSVP visit www.rsvpmc.org for details or call (610) 834-1040 ext.123 or email: [email protected].
Thresholds Delaware County Volunteers Teach Decision Making Skills
Thresholds www.thresholdsdelco.org is a non-profit organization that teaches a decision making program to interested inmates in Delaware County prisons. The program serves men and women at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility (Delaware County Prison) located in Thornton, men at the State Correctional Institution at Chester (SCI-Chester), and juveniles at the Juvenile Detention Center in Lima. Volunteers can choose to teach in one or both prisons or at the Juvenile Facility in Lima.
Through the use of a workbook, volunteers teach inmates an essential thought process needed to make decisions and to solve problems. This allows clients to gain control over their lives and develop a more positive self-image. They are then better equipped to cope with life when they return to their families and the community as tax paying citizens. Click link to learn more about volunteering with Thresholds.
To become a volunteer call the Thresholds office at 484-301-0590 or email: [email protected] .
Celebration of Service Awards
Our PASR Delaware County Chapter recognizes our members at a Celebration of Service Awards luncheon. Awards are given to individuals that provide service to our Chapter and to the greater community. Their acts of service and volunteerism exemplifies our motto - To serve not to be served.
In keeping with the theme of service and giving and the efforts of our Community Services Committee, attendees brought donations of non-perishable food for the Bernardine Center Food Pantry and warm clothing items for Kozy Kidz.
- 2022 Celebration of Service Awards - John J. Dillion Award & Volunteer of the Year - CLICK HERE
- 2021 Special Awardee - Stephen K. Kupsov - Dr. David Noyes, PASR Region 1 Director presented the award to Steve who is the only PASR member that has now been awarded the John Dillion award and the Fred McKillop award. Stephen K. Kupsov a longtime member and leader of the Delaware County is a true example of our Motto: “To Serve, Not To Be Served.
- 2020 Celebration of Service Award - John J. Dillion Award - CLICK HERE
- 2019 Celebration of Service Awards - CLICK HERE
- 2018 Celebration of Service Awards - CLICK HERE
- 2017 Celebration of Service Awards - CLICK HERE
In keeping with the theme of service and giving and the efforts of our Community Services Committee, attendees brought donations of non-perishable food for the Bernardine Center Food Pantry and warm clothing items for Kozy Kidz.
Youth Service Award Recognition
Mary Payne was honored at the PASR 2017 Convention for her work with
Youth Guidance Groups
Youth Guidance Groups
Youth Service Toy Project Mary Payne, our Chapter Youth Service Award recipient and President of the Xi Chapter works with the Xinos and Kudos Youth Guidance Groups to sort and pack toys at the City Team Mission in Chester. This Toys for Tots project helped to fill wish lists bringing holiday cheer to boys and girls.