Battlefield Park gets boost from civic association

Posted by Emily Myers on October 20, 2010

The Chadds Ford Civic Association presented a check for more than $12,000 to Linda Kaat, president of the Friends of the Brandywine Battlefield during the associations annual membership meeting.

The association held four fund-raising events for the park, “4 the love of the Battlefield.” Jill Egan, president of the Civic Association presented Kaat with a check for $12,224.

Egan reported that the organization established its not-for-profit status this year, enabling it to act as a conduit for funds to support the Brandywine Battlefield. Membership in the organization is down about 10 percent, she said, which corresponds to losses reported by other non-profits nationally.

Paul Reussille stepped down from the Civic Association Board of Directors. Vincent Del Rossi was elected. Egan, Barbara Guin, Amanda K Konyk, and Susan Worteck were re-elected for another term.

George Franz, president of the Chadds Ford Historical Society, showed pictures of early Chadds Ford and traced the preservation of the John Chad and Barns-Brinton House. One early picture of the Barns-Brinton house showed Route 1 as a dirt road. He described the new home of the Historical Society built on the exact footprint of an old barn. The sides of the building facing the road are wooden not to detract from the John Chad house stonework. The sides facing the meadow are stones recovered from a barn on Route 52 which got destroyed in a hurricane.

Peter Jesson gave a report on the Tick Reduction Task Force. His group is organizing a hunt to reduce the deer population. The preparation will not be completed for the whole township by this hunting season, but they will proceed as areas are ready. The question of liability was raised by township resident Ginger Tucker. A 14 page legal document has been created to address this issue.

A letter was read from the Chadds Ford Township Supervisors expressing gratitude for the many contributions to the community made by the association.

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Emily Myers has lived and worked in Chadds Ford for over thirty five years. She founded the parent company of Chadds Ford Live, Decision Design Research, Inc., in 1982. ChaddsFordLive.com represents the confluence of Myers' long time, deep involvement in technology and community. Myers was a founding member of the Chadds Ford Business Association and currently serves on its board of directors. Her hobbies include bridge, golf, photography and Tai Chi. She lives with her husband, Jim Lebedda, in Chadds Ford Township.