The Christmas tree sale will run from the Friday after Thanksgiving until Christmas Day. There will also be a great selection of wreaths and cemetery blankets. The sale benefits the various programs at Don Guanella Village.
1797 S Sproul Rd Springfield, PA 19064-1137 (610) 543-3380
Don Guanella Village
is on Route 320 Directly Across
from Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery
History of Don Guanella
In 1881, Blessed Luigi Guanella founded a religious congregation, the Servants of Charity, whose primary mission is to minister to persons with developmental disabilities. In 1959, this congregation accepted the invitation of two late American Cardinals � Cardinal O'Hara of Philadelphia and Cardinal Mooney of Detroit � to come to this country. The Servants of Charity began their work with boys who had developmental disabilities at Don Guanella School in Delaware County, PA, and at St. Louis School, now in Chelsea, MI.Don Guanella School opened its doors for the first time in the fall of 1960 to serve young men and boys with a primary diagnosis of mental retardation along with other developmental impairments as well. Located in Springfield, Delaware County,Pennsylvania, Don Guanella School continues today to serve young men and boys between the ages of six and twenty-one. Don Guanella School welcomes referrals from throughout the five county area and most especially from the Department of Human Services in Philadelphia.In 1976, the Cardinal Krol Center opened its doors in response to the needs and prayers of families of men and women over 21 years of age withdevelopmental disabilities.
http://www.cssmrserv.org/dgvtop.htm
