Gather your family and friends for the 3rd annual Edgmont Township Community Day, which will take place on Saturday, September 7th, from 10am to 3pm at Arasapha Farms. Visitors will enjoy music, local performers, a petting zoo, pony rides, inflatables, field games, face painting, touch-a-truck opportunities with Fire, EMS, Police, Public Works and more!
The Township-sponsored event will be held at 1835 Middletown Rd in Glen Mills and will have something for everyone. Local craft vendors will sell handmade jewelry, bags, seasonal decor, fresh flowers and candles. The area’s top food trucks and restaurants will provide sweet treats and good eats, and a DJ will keep the mood fun and festive with great music.
The event committee is very excited about new additions to the lineup, including a sensory hour, pie-baking contest and animal adoption event. The sensory hour will be at the start of the event from 10-11am. During that time, no music, performances, or announcements and no horns or sirens will be sounded in the touch-a-truck activity area.
The inaugural pie-baking contest will be fun and inclusive for all ages. Edgmont Township Supervisor and Community Day Committee member Annie Thorne said, “I love that a pie-baking contest channels the small town, rural vibes that Edgmont Township is known for, and I’m delighted to be the sponsor of this year’s contest.” Participants may enter up to two pies. To enter, simply bring a homemade pie and the completed entry form to Community Day between 10:00am-12:30pm. Judging will begin at 1:30pm, and awards will be given to multiple winners in various categories, including a kid’s category for our young bakers ages 13 and under.
Annie encourages all Community Day attendees to stop by the pie baking contest tent during the event to see the pies and vote for the prettiest “People’s Choice” pie. Attendees can also pick up a free ticket for the quilt raffle in the same tent. This year’s quilt was handmade by Edgmont’s Administrative Assistant, Anne Rapposelli, who is also an integral part of the Edgmont Community Day Committee.
Another new organization joining this year is Rags 2 Riches Animal Rescue, a 501(C)(3) non-profit animal rescue. Folks from the rescue will be on hand from 10am-3pm to introduce you to the animals they currently have available for adoption. To learn more about the adoption process ahead of the event, visit their website, Rags2RichesRescue.org.
Pennsylvania Colonial Farmstead will have colonial games and crafts and the Newtown and Middletown Libraries will co-host a children’s story time in the performance pavilion. Many of our other local community non-profits will also be in attendance, including representatives from Ridley Creek State Park, Tyler Arboretum, Rocky Run YMCA and the Coatesville VA Medical Center.
The excitement is mounting, and the countdown is on! “We have a great committee of residents, business owners and township staff working to make sure this year’s Community Day will be even bigger and better than previous years,” Annie said. “Special thanks to Susan Abtouche, Nicole Bates, Randy Bates, Coleen Fickes, Brittany Fix-Labrensz, Christian Freyli, Paula Jackson, Jessica Mazzeo and Anne Rapposelli. It has been a pleasure plan-
ning this event with you, and I know we’re all looking forward to September 7th!”
The mission of the Edgmont Township Community Day is to bring together the community, businesses, township staff and government officials and foster a deeper sense of community, pride, optimism, positivity, and inclusiveness within Edgmont Township.
Newtown Square Friends & Neighbors magazine’s mission is Bringing People Together, and highlighting this event is the perfect way to celebrate our community!