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PAHS’s Operation FOCUS Receives Grant from PCEF

PCEF Board Member Kelly Connors presents a check sized for a superhero to Phoenixville Area High School’s Operation FOCUS’s Debbie McGinn.
Phoenixville Community Education Foundation (PCEF) Board Members Kelly Connors and Sharon Bauer stopped by a meeting at Phoenixville Area High School last night armed with a giant check.

On behalf of PCEF, they awarded a $3,000 grant to Operation FOCUS (For Our Children’s Uncompromised Safety) in support of the PAHS post-prom party being held for the 12th year.

The mission of Operation FOCUS is to provide a safe alternative to other parties where drugs and alcohol may be present, parties that may be unsupervised, or situations that can lead to destructive decisions.

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