{"id":464702,"date":"2025-12-22T16:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/464702\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:32:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:32:41","slug":"cb-school-hosts-friendsgiving-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/464702\/","title":{"rendered":"CB School hosts Friendsgiving lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For most schools the last two months of the year are defined by the rush of holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>At CB Community Schools (CBCS) they are defined by something deeper, the celebration of family.<\/p>\n<p>As a specialized institution dedicated to serving children within the child welfare system CB Community Schools knows its mission extends far beyond the classroom.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two months the school has decided to honor its people who make their mission possible, the students, staff and supporters who believe in the power of a supportive environment .<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"Tiffaney Whipple, CB Community Schools principal, Paula Solomon, CB Community Board President and Chair, and Dr. Robbin Smart, CB Community Schools, Head of School. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\" width=\"640\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-maggie-1216-02.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"739708\" \/>Tiffaney Whipple, CB Community Schools principal, Paula Solomon, CB Community Board President and Chair, and Dr. Robbin Smart, CB Community Schools, Head of School. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)<\/p>\n<p>The season of celebration\u00a0kicked off on November 25 with a \u201cFriendsgiving\u201d lunch at the school.<\/p>\n<p>The event was more than a meal, it was a physical manifestation of the core philosophy ensuring that every young person feels seen, heard and inspired.<\/p>\n<p>The house was filled with the leadership, students, staff and friends and the lunch provided a space where everyone could reflect on the great things within the CB community.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mng-gallery-initialized mng-gallery-slider\">\n<li data-index=\"1\" class=\"mng-ge mng-gallery-active\" id=\"mng-ge-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pennsylvania State representative Tarik Khan; Kerry Krieger, CB Community Schools...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-01.jpg\"\/>\n<p>Pennsylvania State representative Tarik Khan; Kerry Krieger, CB Community Schools Board member; Troy Kelly, USLI High School Program specialist; Frank Cervone, Esq. and Jules Catania, CB Community Schools vice president showed their support at the CB Community Schools Friendsgiving event. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"2\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tiffaney Whipple, CB Community principal, Paula Solomon, President and chair...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-08.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-08.jpg\"\/>\n<p>Tiffaney Whipple, CB Community principal, Paula Solomon, President and chair of CB Community Schools and Dr. Robbin Smart, CB Community Head of Schools. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"3\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CB Community schools students Quaadir, Isaiah, Naeem, Keyshawn and Amir...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-04.jpg\"\/>\n<p>CB Community schools students Quaadir, Isaiah, Naeem, Keyshawn and Amir enjoy the student appreciation lunch. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"4\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CB Community Schools student Malachi chats with Nyree Ellison, CB...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-03.jpg\"\/>\n<p>CB Community Schools student Malachi chats with Nyree Ellison, CB Community Schools board member at the appreciation luncheon. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"5\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jennifer Stanley, Class of 2022; Keshawn Wright, Laney Jackson and...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-05.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-05.jpg\"\/>\n<p>Jennifer Stanley, Class of 2022; Keshawn Wright, Laney Jackson and Debra Stevens at the 2025 CB Community Friendsgiving Celebration. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 5<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania State representative Tarik Khan; Kerry Krieger, CB Community Schools Board member; Troy Kelly, USLI High School Program specialist; Frank Cervone, Esq. and Jules Catania, CB Community Schools vice president showed their support at the CB Community Schools Friendsgiving event. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was a spirit of gratitude and it didn\u2019t end with Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>Building on the energy of the Friendsgiving event, two dedicated board members took it upon themselves to keep the positive environment moving forward driven by a desire to build comradery.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mng-gallery-initialized mng-gallery-slider\">\n<li data-index=\"1\" class=\"mng-ge mng-gallery-active\" id=\"mng-ge-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Donya Chamberlain, CB Community Schools board member, and Julie, CB...\" class=\"size-article_inline\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-02.jpg\"\/>\n<p>Donya Chamberlain, CB Community Schools board member, and Julie, CB Community student, chat with Nyree Ellison, CB Community Schools Board member. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"2\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Paula Solomon, CB Community Board chair and president spends some...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-07.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-07.jpg\"\/>\n<p>Paula Solomon, CB Community Board chair and president spends some time two CB Community students at the Friendsgiving event. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"3\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tiffaney Whipple ,CB Community principal helps in distributing dessert to...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-09.jpg?w=426\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-09.jpg\"\/>\n<p>Tiffaney Whipple ,CB Community principal helps in distributing dessert to friends at the 2025 CB Community Schools\u2019 Friendsgiving Celebration. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-index=\"4\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Volunteers help serve food with Miss Ann at the CB...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MLT-L-CBschool-1223-06.jpg\"\/>\n<p>Volunteers help serve food with Miss Ann at the CB Friendsgiving event for students, teachers and friends. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 4<\/p>\n<p>Donya Chamberlain, CB Community Schools board member, and Julie, CB Community student, chat with Nyree Ellison, CB Community Schools Board member. (Photo by Maggie Corcoran)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nyree Ellison and Donya Chamberlain sponsored a special appreciation luncheon providing free lunch hoping to build the bonds between students, teachers, leadership and staff.<\/p>\n<p>CB Community Schools, is a small school making a big difference for their children in the child welfare system and because of this it has been celebrating their school, their staff and especially their students.<\/p>\n<p>Both events were a celebration of the students their teachers, and supporters continuing their mission of creating a positive environment to impact and nurture the students for good helping to build a foundation for academic success and lifelong growth and confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For most schools the last two months of the year are defined by the rush of holiday season.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":464703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5132],"tags":[5229,728,50,1448,2830,1311,33431,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-464702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-local-news","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-pa","12":"tag-pennsylvania","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-top-stories-mlt","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115764185184664347","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=464702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/464702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=464702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=464702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=464702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}