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Heidi Hamels

Saturday, February 2, 2013

A Patch Q&A with Heidi & Cole Hamels

The Phillies pitcher and his wife, Newtown Square residents, debuted the Bryn Mawr office of their charitable foundation Friday night.

Bitingly cold, Friday night was no time to loiter on a sidewalk. But pedestrians at Lancaster and Merion avenues in Bryn Mawr, one after another, couldn't help themselves. There, conducting press interviews behind a storefront window, stood one of the most recognizable couples in the Delaware Valley: Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi Hamels, founders of the Hamels Foundation charity. The Hamelses were throwing a private party at 880 W. Lancaster Ave. to celebrate the opening of the foundation's new office and retail shop, formerly located in Center City. Beginning Monday, fans can browse and purchase merchandise between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. weekdays. Proceeds benefit the five-year-old foundation and its education projects—…

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