County’s Color 5K Raises $110K for COPE Program to help fight opioid and heroin abuse
Chester County Commissioners Josh Maxwell (top row, far right), Marian Moskowitz (bottom row, fourth from right), and Michelle Kichline (bottom row, fourth from left) present a check for $110,000, representing the funds raised by the 2023 Chester County Color 5K. Accepting the check are Chester County’s Deputy Director of Drug & Alcohol Services, Kate Kinsley (bottom row, third from right),...
Despite rain, hundreds turn out for Chesco Color 5K
Runners didn’t let rain dampen their fun at this year’s Chester County Color 5K.
Hundreds of people didn’t let the rain dampen their fun at this year’s Chester County Color 5K, held in Exton Park on Saturday morning, October 7. Individuals and families of all ages ran, walked, and cheered on participants at the seventh annual event.
The event, initiated by Chester County Commissioner Michelle...
IBX named as presenting sponsor for Color 5K
WEST CHESTER ‚— Chester County Commissioners and District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the support of Independence Blue Cross as the “Transformation” presenting sponsor of the third annual Color 5K run and walk, raising funds to combat the opioid and heroin epidemic.
This year’s Color 5K will take place at Everhart Park in West Chester, on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Registration begins...
Chesco Color 5K raises $38K to fight opioid crisis
Chester County officials and senior staff at the announcement of funds raised by the 2017 Chester County Color 5K. From left to right: Commissioner Terence Farrell, District Attorney Tom Hogan, Health Director Jeanne Casner, Commissioner Michelle Kichline, Human Services Director Kim Bowman, Stephenie Stevens of Chester County Community Foundation and Commissioner Kathi Cozzone.
As part of Chester...
$5k presented to local hospitals to help overdose victims
As part of Chester County’s team effort to fight the opioid and heroin crisis, the County Commissioners, District Attorney Tom Hogan and members of the Chester County Overdose Prevention Task Force presented checks for $5,000 to representatives from all five of the county’s hospitals at this week’s public sunshine meeting. The funds, earmarked to support each hospital’s warm hand-off program,...
Op/Ed.: Color 5K sheds light on opioid abuse crisis
By Michelle Kichline, Chester County Commissioner
Michelle Kichline
On an early November Saturday morning, the Borough of West Chester was filled with county residents of all ages, who were there for a single purpose: To shine a light – or in this case, splash some brightly colored powder – on the opioid and heroin addiction epidemic that is affecting us all.
The facts are terrifying. According...
