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  Hendley Receives Community Service Award

  Grace Teenshop's program director and chapter alumna Felicia Harris (left) nominated Teenshop founder, Elleanor Jean Hendley, to receive the Community Service Award from Philadelphia's Thankful Baptist Church. Felicia is a longtime church member and is also working on her Master's Degree.
  
  The award was presented during the annual Scholarship Luncheon. Suzann Henry, Grace Teenshop's treasurer and talented singer/songwriter, performed during the event.
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  The Philadelphia Tribune Celebrates 125 Years of Service

  Althea Fogle, Executive Director of Mount Carmel Teenshop (left), Frances McPhail, Program Director and alumna of Zion Teenshop, and Elleanor Jean Hendley were among Teenshop family members celebrating the 125th Anniversary of The Philadelphia Tribune. The newspaper has been tremendously supportive through the years sharing news about Teenshop, and we were happy to be a part of this milestone.
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  Teenshop Alumna Donates Funds

  Elena Singleton, a chapter alumna and Executive Director of Grace Teenshop, held a fundraising party to celebrate her 30th birthday and gave fifteen hundred dollars of the proceeds to Teenshop, Inc. Although Elena generously donated the funds to the general Teenshop treasury, we felt that Grace Teenshop should be the beneficiary since her chapter has the largest enrollment and more girls to serve.
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  Charity Banquet Celebrates 23 years

  Teenshop founder Elleanor Jean Hendley has served as a co-host of the Laborer's Local 332 Charity Banquet since 1982 along with Kenny Gamble, the founder and chair of Philadelphia International Records. Janet Ryder, president of AKA, Omega Omega chapter and my soror, was among the hundreds of guests who attended the event that has raised more than one million dollars over the years.