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One man's battle to aid the children of Chester Source: Dan Hardy INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF
Until recently, Jay McGinley, a 50-year-old former business executive turned passionate child advocate, enjoyed the comfortable lifestyle of a well-to-do suburbanite. In late October, however, driven by an anguished refusal to accept the suffering of children he worked with in the impoverished city of Chester, McGinley left his home in West Goshen Township, moved into his car and began a semi-starvation diet to express his outrage at seeing poverty in the midst of plenty.
Published on 2001-12-31, Page A01, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
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On a mission to enrich students' lives Source: Dan Hardy INQUIRER SUBURBAN STAFF
Jay McGinley has spent most of his adult life as a businessman, heading up company start-ups and corporate-turnaround efforts. A few years ago, however, hungering for a mission that was more meaningful than adding to a company's bottom line, the West Chester resident decided to apply his business-honed people skills to the field of education. Last fall, he was hired as a counselor at the 1,070-student Columbus Elementary School in Chester. "I've
Published on 2001-05-03, Page MD01, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
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