{"id":41115,"date":"2023-05-16T10:42:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T14:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=41115"},"modified":"2023-05-16T10:42:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T14:42:24","slug":"phillies-honor-ctc-of-downingtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=41115","title":{"rendered":"Phillies honor CTC of Downingtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_18036\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18036\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18036\" src=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_9075.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18036\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CTC staff, board members, and community partners braved the rainy weather to enjoy a night of fun and baseball while seeing the organization recognized as a Phillies Charities, Inc. grant recipient on Wednesday, April 26<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Communities That Care of Greater Downingtown (CTC) was honored to be recognized as a 2022 Phillies Charities, Inc. grant recipient at the Philadelphia Phillies home game against the Seattle Mariners. CTC staff, board members, and community partners enjoyed a night of fun &amp; baseball as the Phillies provided the organization with free tickets to see CTC recognized as a 2022 Community Heroes organization. CTC of Greater Downingtown was chosen as a grant recipient in December 2022, along with 39 other local community organizations, and was awarded a grant of $25,000 to be used for organization&#8217;s HYPE youth program.<\/p>\n<p>CTC Executive Director, Bethann Cinelli, said, &#8220;Communities That Care\u00a0of Greater Downingtown is grateful to the Philadelphia Phillies\u00a0organization for recognizing and awarding $25,000 in support of our Healthy Youth Positive Energy Clubs (HYPE). The Phillies commitment to healthy communities and youth is critical in our mission to prevent substance use, promote mental health, and empower youth to make positive choices.&#8221; <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>CTC received the grant to support the Healthy Youth, Positive Energy (HYPE) program. HYPE is a youth run club that works to create\u00a0a healthy community through advocacy and\u00a0leadership to prevent substance use and promote positive mental and emotional well-being. HYPE students\u00a0make a difference through social media, peer &#8211; to &#8211; peer\u00a0messaging, sharing the youth perspective and adding\u00a0their voice to the prevention conversation. HYPE clubs engage youth in prevention initiatives by\u00a0promoting healthy behaviors and providing youth\u00a0education on substance use and abuse, as well as\u00a0mental and emotional wellness. To learn more about HYPE, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0011FT0EAVJ1U5sDH490OsLrAfiN8mWSscg0IffwE-dpvhWupdVnnUX74CcSrgKk0YsKGYdioaNhk3Otl4_pdBolkRFX4l3zer_wN5eNX7rV1tbQIbSalHWV-rjAhV7fxbJ85nrszyiSf31aWyMbHxTOw==&amp;c=khytP_VerBnzObBBhUtAyklyeBkJd79VDka4w1etNsPKMClZeWtTCw==&amp;ch=sTVuS--Ghb48IWtCJT6MAqhCk5MfYpWjgG9Ts1BCiCg5_TReuYD3Nw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.dtownctc.org\/hype<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, Communities That Care of Greater Downingtown (CTC) was honored to be recognized as a 2022 Phillies Charities, Inc. grant recipient at the Philadelphia Phillies home game against the Seattle Mariners. 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