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NBC10 / WCAU-TV, Telemundo62 / WWSI-TV and Comcast NBCUniversal, announced that its competitive grant challenge, the NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants, is returning in 2024 for its seventh year and will award $227,272 in unrestricted funds to eligible local nonprofits. Eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits can access more information and apply for NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants at localimpactgrants.com and the Spanish-language becasdeimpactolocal.com  today through...

The public is invited to a free and festive event to celebrate Benjamin Franklin’s 318th birthday on Friday, February 9 from 10am to 1pm at the Benjamin Franklin Hall of the American Philosophical Society on 427 Chestnut Street. Residents, visitors, colonial characters, Philadelphia dignitaries, and Franklin himself will gather in Old City to hear a panel discussion examining the important…

In partnership with the American Center for Asian Students and the National Association for Korean Schools, the Penn Museum soars into the Year of the Dragon with its 43rd annual CultureFest! Lunar New Year, on Saturday, January 27, 2024 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Beginning with the first new moon and ending 15 days later on the first full moon, Lunar New Year is...

Cathedral Kitchen, the largest emergency meal provider in South Jersey, will host over 500 guests at their 15th annual Harvest for Hunger, on Thursday, November 2, from 6 – 9 p.m. at Lucien’s Manor in Berlin, NJ. The event features local wine, craft beer and spirts tastings as well as live and silent auctions. NBC10’s Erin Coleman, who serves on…

The Penn Museum will showcase Mexico’s vibrant traditions with the annual CultureFest! Día de los Muertos, on Saturday, October 21 from 10am to 4pm. Blending Indigenous Mexican beliefs with the Catholic celebrations of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, Día de los Muertos is observed in Latino communities around the world and traces its roots back 3,000 years...

The 11th Annual Haverford Township Music Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 9, 2023 from 12 noon to 9 p.m. It will present a full day’s worth of entertainment, headlined by internationally renowned recording artists DANA FUCHS and THE SPLIT SQUAD and former NBC’s The Voice contestant DEVIX, supported by numerous regional performers from throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond,…

The Luther Vandross Foundation will hold its inaugural luncheon on Saturday, April 22nd from 1 PM to 4 PM at the Historic Belmont Mansion in Philadelphia. Ticket prices are $150 per person for admission to the event. The Luther Vandross Foundation’s mission has been to continue Luther Vandross’s legacy by providing financial assistance to students attending Historically Black Colleges and…

Concilio’s Resource Parent Program finds temporary safe homes for children in Philadelphia’s foster care system through the recruitment, assessment, and training of quality community members who solicit to become certified foster parents. This program provides supportive mentoring for the biological families, promoting reunification efforts, such as visitation and enhanced communication with biological families throughout the child’s time in the...

Applications are accepted from Tuesday, March 19, 2024 until 7:59:59 p.m. ET Friday, April 19, 2024.  Late submissions will not be considered. Please check back for updates.

New Jersey’s Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is making upgrades ahead of its summer opening.

Citizens is now accepting applications from local nonprofit organizations for the Champions in Action program in the category of Youth Summer Workforce Programming. Non-profit organizations or partnerships that provide summer jobs or training for local youth are encouraged to apply. The Champions in Action award will be presented to an organization whose summer jobs programming enriches the lives of youth…

The 31st annual African American Children’s Book Fair will be held in person on Saturday, February 11th, from 1PM to 4PM at the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th & Arch Streets. Free admission will be offered at this event. NBC10 and Telemundo62 is proud to return as a sponsor for the 2023 event. Hosted by the African American Children’s...

A group of Wisconsin school bus drivers are emphasizing the importance of community this year using an old bus decorated to be a haunted house experience.