Events
The Daddy's Spirit program is event-driven. The opportunities we provide are designed to engage the children who participate, most often as a group.
A listing of our past events follows; information regarding future events is available to prospective participants and qualified referral sources by completing the "Contact Us" form on this website.
We also hold periodic events open to the general public, as an opportunity for people to learn about the Daddy's Spirit program and to express their support. Information regarding the schedule of these events is found on the home page.
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Daddy's Spirit Honors Race Car Driver David Donohue at awards ceremony (6/12/10) |
Daddy’s Spirit Moves Me Forward, a non-profit organization devoted to providing positive educational and recreational experiences to children who are grieving the loss of their father, is proud to announce the 2010 recipient of its inaugural “In My Daddy’s Spirit” award – professional race car driver David Donohue, a resident of Malvern, PA, and son of the late racing legend Mark Donohue, who was born and raised in Haddon Township, NJ. |
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Daddy's Spirit enjoys tour and lunch at Reading Terminal Market (4/17/10) |
On Saturday April 17, 2010, a small group from Daddy's Spirit was treated to a tour of the Reading Terminal Market by RTM General Manager Paul Steinke. The tour reviewed the history of the market (dating back well over 100 years), took us through most of the merchant stalls, and after taking in the sights, sounds and aromas of the market, ended with lunch. We thank Carmen's Famous Italian Hoagies and Tootsie's Salad Express for our delicious lunch (pictured below) as well as the Flying Monkey Bakery for the wonderful cupcakes. |
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Kids Enjoy Outing to Flyers Skate Zone in NE Philadelphia, Courtesy of Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation (1/9/10) |
Thanks to the generosity of the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation, we had a group of 20 kids and chaperones on our own rink for 90 minutes on January 9. |
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Daddy's Spirit guests of Flyers' captain Mike Richards (11/14/09) |
On November 14, 2009, Daddy's Spirit was honored with the opportunity to spend a Philadelphia Flyers hockey game in the Captain's Corner suite and be recognized with a brief announcement during a break in play. Although the Flyers lost to Buffalo, a great time was had by all - there were 12 moms and kids in attendance, treated to food, soft drinks and autographed photos of Mike Richards. We even had a surprise visitor between the first and second period (see photo below). Thank you to Mike Richards, Linda Mantai and to Lauren Hart for helping us have a very spec |
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Rotorfest at the American Helicopter Museum - (10/3/09) |
Thank you to Sean Saunders and the American Helicopter Museum for providing Daddy's Spirit with tickets to Rotorfest, the annual air show held on the grounds of the museum on October 3-4, 2009. Several Daddy's Spirit families had the opportunity to attend - which marks our third year at Rotorfest. |
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Daddy's Spirit Open House at The Center on Central (7/18/09) |
On July 18, 2009, The Center on Central, a new creative arts center in Paoli, PA, opened its doors to the Daddy's Spirit program, and provided a free Young Rembrandts cartooning class and a complimentary week of its 1/2 day summer drawing camp to children in attendance. |
| Phillies Outing, Courtesy of Reading Terminal Market Merchants (6/16/09) | 28 children and chaperones attended the June 16, 2009 Phillies game versus the Toronto Blue Jays as guests of Reading Terminal Market merchants Tootsie's Salad Express, Dinic's, and Spataro's. In a year when we have experienced bad economic times collectively, and in many cases, individually, it’s particularly noteworthy that a group of locally-owned businesses have exhibited such generosity to make this outing possible. | |
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Teen participants in the Daddy's Spirit Program attended the play "Eggs" at People's Light and Theatre Company (4/25/09) |
On April 25, 2009 our middle schoolers and high schoolers were invited to attend the stage adaptation of Jerry's Spinelli's novel, "Eggs" at People's Light and Theatre Company. |
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Philadelphia Phantoms Hockey (2/28/09) |
On February 28, 2009, participants in and supporters of the Daddy's Spirit program attended the Phantoms game that evening. We had 42 people in attendance, and after the game, all kids were invited to skate on the historic Spectrum ice, along with members of the Phantoms. There were lots of smiles to go around. Reflecting back, this was our third year attending a Phantoms game, and this time we also were able to set up a table near the south entrance and distribute literature and, in general, help build awareness of Daddy's Spirit. |
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Teen Bowling Outing - Palace Bowling, Downingtown, PA (12/14/08) |
Sadly, the photographs of our first teens-only event did not come out - but we do have our memories, and a bowling pin signed by all in attendance (pictured below). |