Upcoming Events
Concert benefitting Bucks for Kids
Zero Tolerance and Jekylls Hyde Concert
Saturday, May 30, 2026
9pm to 1am
McStew’s Pub, Levittown
Cover charge: $10
100% of proceeds will be donated to Buck for Kids
IN THE NEWS
February 2026 – Bucks for Kids was featured in Doylestown Living’s February Issue. The Power of Showing Up: How Bucks for Kids Changes the Lives of Foster Youth in Bucks County. The article brings awareness to Bucks for Kids mission and showcases their impact on the community.
February 17, 2026 – At the February meeting b4k granted $2,000 on four applications. $430 for travel soccer costs, $1,000 for Special equestrian enrollment and $154 for Flag Football participation and $400 for Martial arts classes.
August 4, 2025 - Bucks for Kids gratefully received a $6,597.57 donation from Kimberton Whole Foods Ottsville store. This represented proceeds from “Round Up at The Register” for the month of June! Half of that amount came from generous customers and the other half from the corporation.
We are so grateful that Kimberton chose to partner with us for the third time to benefit the kids and teens we serve!
In picture left to right: Nancy Larkin-Taylor, Bucks for Kids; Chase Smith, Hannah Maguire, Dustin Parent, Stephanie Lafferty, all of Kimberton Foods in Ottsville.
May 12, 2025 - Bucks County Children & Youth honored their Resource Parents at a celebratory dinner at Spring Mill Country Club. All Resource Parents were honored for their dedication, devotion and hard work involved in caring for at risk children in the Bucks County foster care system. The evening consisted of awards to Resource parents for their years of service and a raffle of beautiful gift baskets. The Speaker was Roger Saillant, Ph.D., a former foster child during the 1950’s. Dr. Saillant spoke about all of the special role models who had shaped his life, built his self-esteem and molded him for success.
Left to right: Constance Van Dine, Bucks for Kids; Mary Lou Pinckney & spouse Dr. Roger Saillant; Dawn Padanyi, Rebecca Van Dine and Robert Davis, Bucks for Kids; and Diane Meyer, Bucks County Children & Youth Liaison to Bucks for Kids.
February 25, 2025 - The Bucks for Kids Board is deeply grateful to Montana Tradesmen of Chalfont for their generous donation of of over $10,000 to Buck for Kids. This amount represents donations from their Holiday Party. In addition, a few employees donated several thousand to the corporate donation. Founded in 1997, Montana Tradesmen was built on a dream of providing homeowners with a unique combination of innovative design-builds and functional life-style spaces that deliver exceptional quality at fair market value. Montana Tradesmen prides themselves at truly working as a cohesive team with no ego.
October 1, 2025 – Bucks for Kids is grateful for the efforts of several Doylestown kids and to Ground Control Design for running a lemonade stand during the Bucks County Classic Bike Race in September. Between lemonade sales and Ground Control’s match, we received a generous $500!
Thanks, once again, to this inspiring group of kids and adults who are trying to “pay it forward” to disadvantaged kids and teens.
January 21, 2026 – Bucks for Kids Board is (once again!) deeply grateful to the Financial Group of Philadelphia (office in Yardley) for inviting Bucks for Kids to their annual Holiday Party at the Buck Hotel. The spirit of giving was in the air! The company and their clients had collected $5,000 worth of $25 gift cards for Bucks County C & Y social workers to use for their young clients during the holiday season and beyond. Several of the evening’s attendees also gave us cash. The dinner, company and entertainment were awesome!
Thanks, once again, to this generous group of people who are “paying it forward” to disadvantaged kids and teens.
In picture: Paul Bufty & Ellen Boyce, Financial Group of Philadelphia; Nancy Larkin Taylor, Dawn Padanyi, and Kathleen Dwyer, Bucks for Kids; and Michael Bufty, Financial Group of Philadelphia.
