Great Valley Middle School Principal Edward Souders and his family lost their home this past weekend (January 30) to a devastating fire. At this time, only monetary donations are being collected for the family. Here's how to help:

Cash donations at the offices at GV schools.

Tax-deductible donations via "The Foundation at Great Valley", c/o Chuck Linderman, 47 Church Road, Malvern, 19355. Mark "Sounders Family" on the memo line. Questions: Jennifer Blake at jblake@gvsd.org.

Tax-deductible donations via "Great Valley Community Organization", 19 N. Bacton Hill Road, Malvern, PA 19355. Mark "Community Relief Fund"on the memo line. The Tax ID No. for GVCO is 261139318. Questions: Rayne Christen at (610) 889-9454, or raynechristen@comcast.net.

The Boys/Girls 1st/2nd Round Robin will be held at the GVBL center. All games will be 20 minutes with a running clock on the Ryan court. On Jedi court, there will be a party for the players with a moonbounce, games, music, pizza and hotdogs.

Join us for the Great Valley Community Organization and GVBL Restaurant Festival at the Helicopter Museum in West Chester. Check the flyer.

The Rose Bigelow Scholarship Fund presents annual scholarship awards to a deserving Great Valley senior boy and girl who plan on continuing their education. This tournament is open to kids and adults half court, short games, all played on 10-foot hoops at Great Valley High School. For registration information, call 610-993-8011 or e-mail RB3x3@comcast.net. Download a registration form.

The Relay for Life Flea Market to benefit the American Cancer Society will be held in conjunction with the tournament.

Come join the fun! Wednesday nights at 8:30PM in the month of January will start pick-up basketball. The W inter League will start in February. No one will be turned away. Register as an individual or as a team (10 players max) by February 5th. All ages and all levels. Fee is TBD. Need more information, contact Andrea Strang at StrangPSU@aol.com.

WE DID IT! Thank you to everyone for completing the Responsible Sports Parenting and/or Coaching coursework. Your support in this initiative earned Great Valley Community Organization one of seven $2500 grants from Liberty Mutual.
Congratulations to the entire GVCO community. Without the dedication you have shown, opportunities like this would not be possible. The Nike Back Your Block news is not as exciting. After a strong rally late in the voting period GVCO finished 3rd. I believe WE WILL WIN this grant in 2010.
Again, thank you to everyone for your support in these grant efforts. There will be other opportunities coming soon and I truly believe success stories like this will continue.

GVBL will once again be offering the Challenger Gym Program this winter. The purpose of Challenger Gym is to provide a community gym program for kids in the Great Valley School District who have physical and/or other special challenges. The emphasis is on having fun, providing physical activities in which the kids can successfully participate, and forging relationships between kids with special challenges and GVHS High School students. For more details on the program, look at the registration form and visit the Challenger Gym Program page.

Junior Hoopsters begins December 8th. Junior Hoopsters is a program designed to introduce pre-K and kindergarten girls and boys to the game of basketball. For more details on the program, visit the Jr. Hoopsters page.

Registration form (.pdf) or Registration form (.doc)

GVBL will once again have an "Open Gym" night for Men (age 18 and older) on Thursday nights at the GVBL Center beginning October 16th. more details...

The Great Valley Basketball League is designed to be an instructional youth basketball league for kids within the Great Valley School District, serving the 1st through the 12th grades. The purpose of the program is to create a fun experience for the kids, playing and learning the game of basketball, while competing within their peers from the surrounding community
The GVBL Center is located at 19 North Bacton Hill Rd, near the intersection of Bacton Hill and Swedesford Rd. Here is the location via Google Maps.