Upcoming (and see calendar below)
N.b. Anderson 725 S. Church St., Philips 700 S. High St.
Our annual auction starts Nov. 25!
Our 2027 auction will take place online, from your phone or computer, beginning at 8pm November 25 and finishing at 8pm on December 5.
During the auction’s last 3 hours, 5-8pm on Dec. 5, please also join us for dinner and continue bidding at Holy Trinity Church, 212 S. High St., West Chester. You can park in the large lot opposite the church across the 00 block of West Union St.
Go here and, under “Overview,” click “Donate & Tickets” to buy tickets for the dinner and/or click “Auction” and then “Register to Bid” to register for the auction. Then sign in if you already have an account from last year (be sure to update your credit card if it has changed) or sign up for a new account. There is no hurry but you will need an account before bidding.
A catered dinner by Mistral French & Fast includes vegetarian options; former restaurant owner Kim Stack will prepare vegetarian minestrone and a pasta main course; the dessert buffet offers a lemon wedding cake from The Master’s Baker, key lime pie from Yori’s, apple strudel and Dubai chocolate cake. Bid from home till 8pm or join us for dinner (adults $25, children $10) and view all the baskets in person.
What items are up for bidding? Learn to play Frisbee golf, savor a Bulgarian or Indian dinner or Syrian mezzi (appetizers for 20), cash in a gift certificate from Uptown!, enjoy a food basket topped with chocolate from the WC Co-op and, speaking of chocolate, shop at Eclat with a $50 gift certificate. Would you like to travel to an island in the Gulf with sugar sand beaches, stay a week in the sophistication of Hilton Head or retreat to a rustic hideaway in the French Alps? We offer budget-priced vacation stays.
The WCGT auction is a perfect way to do your holiday shopping and enjoy yourself in the process.
Pictured are two auction items: the village in the French Alps that is the location of a weeklong stay, and a basket of pottery and textiles by local artist Nancy Salamon.
This auction is the Green Team’s chief means of raising funds for our many initiatives during the year to come, such as:
- Helping create and maintain native flower gardens to beautify downtown areas
- Raising awareness on all aspects of sustainable living, such as renewable energy, plastics reduction, counteracting night light pollution, etc.
- Panels and lectures on environment and sustainability
- Educating children about the native people who lived on this land; about art, history and nature through activities like Adventure Bunnies at Porchfest, a train ride from West Chester to Glen Mills, plastic trash pickups, and canoeing on Westtown Lake
- Funding interns to help with our green initiatives
- Supporting West Chester Porchfest, an annual community gathering around music
Latest Newsletter
Our October 2026 issue contains many upcoming events (don’t miss our October 22 Plastics & Health Panel at WCU), a report on our annual meeting featuring Nick Rickards’ presentation of the Turks Head Trail project along the rail line from West Chester to Glen Mills (per the map), write-ups of the WCU Sustainability Showcase and the talk on “War Is Ecocide,” info on our upcoming auction, the WC Co-op, and West Chester’s new Bird Town status, what you need to know about night lighting, autumn leaves, and the fall Stream Snapshot, and an environmental quiz.
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Leave the leaves
From “Getting some autumn re-leaf” by Cheryl Wanko:
“…Research shows that a light layer of whole leaves (image from Pixabay) won’t harm your lawn. If you have too many, rake them under trees or shrubs, and use them to mulch your perennial beds. Even a deep layer won’t hurt what’s planted under them and will provide your dormant plants much-needed insulation in the cold, reducing the need for mulch….”
Read the full article here.
Light pollution, from our blog
“…West Chester Borough has a proliferation of bad lighting, both public and private. This includes locations that were built long after West Chester instituted its lighting ordinance, which requires that “All applicants shall promote a dark sky lighting effect through the installation and maintenance of light fixtures with lights pointing down, and lighting that is shielded to prevent lighting pointing up….”
From “Light Pollution: Does West Chester have an Environmental Justice Problem?,” by Tim Lawlor. Read the full article here.
Thanks for celebrating 2026 Porchfest with us!
Thanks to all who organized, supported, attended…
Looking ahead…
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Climate & Energy
Promoting green energy and combating climate change. This much talked-about environmental crisis threatens life as we know it!
Building community through events oriented to earth and arts. Our membership in Transition US underlies all our initiatives, including PorchFest, begun in 2022.
Pesticides & Herbicides
Reducing toxic chemicals in our daily lives, including in public programs, agriculture, and the home… and what drifts to our property across the fence.
Air & Water
We are compiling information on air and water, critical to life on earth. To learn more, or if you can contribute info or volunteer to help, read on!
Reduce use of Plastics
Reducing single-use plastics especially plastic bags and straws, which pose a worldwide problem of pollution, litter, overuse of fossil fuels, and harm to people and other species, including from ingesting microplastics.
Dark Skies Initiatives
Protecting species from disruptive light pollution at night. Unnecessary lighting disturbs bird migration, confuses insects and amphibians, threatens human sleep, and of course wastes energy,
Living Landscapes
Encouraging people to plant and maintain gardens and trees and care for their streetscapes, alleys and rain gardens.
The Living Landscapes program is part of West Chester Area Transition. Plant for the Planet!
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If you’d like to help on these ongoing or upcoming initiatives, or have additional ideas, please let us know by emailing us at westchestergoesgreen@gmail.com.
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