Suburban Life - Chester/Delco - Issue #12 (December 2023)

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SL_Rydal Park Profile_1223 . qxp_Layout 1 12 / 27 / 23 3 : 10 PM Page 2 affected by AIDS in South Africa , and an impoverished school in Uganda . In June 2010 , a group of high school students in Germantown created 18 stained - glass windows that were exhibited in Philadelphia’s LOVE Park and Visitor Center . The exhibition drew praise from several notable figures , including Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter , former Pennsylvania Gov . Ed Rendell , and former President Clinton , who wrote in a letter of recognition , “ I want to commend you for using your talents to help others . ” Shrager still receives calls and emails from former students who tell her how much the program meant to them , and how it helped them endure challenging times . “ It’s not just about what you give but what you get , ” she says . “ I’ve met all kinds of kids and got to see them grow and work hard to make something beautiful . I feel so enriched by those connections , which I Helping other people gives me never would have had if not for [ The Stained Glass Project ] . ” as much as it gives them . ” The desire for connection is among the things that drew her to Rydal Park & ? JOAN MYERSON SHRAGER , SHOWN HERE WORKING ON HER DIGITAL ART Waters two years ago . She was living in Abington , at the height of the pandemic , when she realized she needed a change . leanings . Stan and Jackie Silverman , who mans to simplify their lives and focus solely “ The main reason I’m here is the special moved to the community from their home on “ what’s most important to us , ” as Jackie friendliness that I’ve seen nowhere else , ” in Dresher three years ago , are among putsit — namely , spending time with family she says . “ I didn’t feel the need to shop them . and close friends , using their time and around . There’s a warmth here that made If their names sound familiar , it might talents to help others in need , and gathering me feel , ‘ This is the place I need to be . ’ … be from the couple’s many philanthropic with their kids and grandkids at their shore It’s a lovely place with a lot of diversity and efforts throughout the years , or from Stan’s home in Margate , New Jersey . highly educated people . ” weekly Philadelphia Business Journal “ I do not miss the lawn care , the snow She spends her days immersed in her column about leadership in business . As plowing , the tree surgeon , and everything work as a digital artist . Some of her work the former CEO of a global manufacturing elseyou have to be concerned about when is designed to support specific causes or firm , he has served on the boards of you have a large home with an acre of shed light on injustices . In response to the numerous companies and organizations , property , ” Stan adds . “ Now we have a tragedy of the war in Ukraine , for example , and has since whittled his commitments single home on one floor that’s close to she created an online art exhibition for the down to three : a member of the board of ourold neighborhood and is near shopping Abington Arts Center told through the lens trustees for AIM Academy , vice chairman and a good place to exercise . Moving here od of her own Jewish heritage and Ukrainian of the board of trustees for Drexel University , hasdecomplicated our lives . You can nGofocus roots . and a member of the board of directors on what you want to do with your time . ” ma Many of Shrager’s fellow Rydal Park & for St . Christopher’s Hospital for Children . Joan Myerson Shrager feels largely the Hu f Waters residents share her philanthropic “ Everything we do is aimed at children’s sameway . Whereas some people are con - o y education and chil - tent to sit back and relax in retirement , she rtes dren’shealth , ” he says . hasno intention of scaling back or slowing ou “ Our children are our down anytime soon . c to future , so everything “ I still feel young and part of the world , ” pho wedo in terms of phi - she says . “ I’m very fortunate in that I still ns lanthropy is to make walk a couple of miles every day . I still rma sure kids get on the drive . I still see and hear well , which is ilve right road . ” prettyamazing . As long as I have my health S ; The Silvermans ’ I intend to continue to do my art , to stay sonin philanthropy led to touch with people I love , and to help binthe their receipt of the kids I have met through The Stained RoGlass y 2022 Community Project . I feel enriched by it , and it’s meant Jod ? LeadershipAwardpre - the world to me . ” by Stan and Jackie Silverman , sented by the National s also residents of Rydal Park to Kidney Foundation . o & Waters , have supported ph Rydal Park & Waters Moving to Rydal various philanthropic causes er focused on improving education Park & Waters ghas 1515The Fairway | Jenkintown , PA 19046 ra and health for children . enabled the hSilver - ( 215 ) 999 - 7153 | Swww.RydalPark.org SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM VOLUME 15 ISSUE 4 | 15

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SL_MiaBloomfieldCompass_Profile_12_23_Profile 12 / 28 / 23 1 : 59 PM Page 1 MODERNIZING THE MAIN LINE Spouses Mia and Paul Bloomfield combine their talents to create stunning , elegant , and modern homes that stand apart from the crowd . by MAT T COSENTINO o n a world that has become increas - ative solutions for a wide range of projects . of the most desirable regions in the country , foli ingly cookie - cutter , Mia and Paul Mia and Paul have combined their unique many of the homes in the area were built in ort Bloomfield’s two children learned backgrounds and shared passion for design the traditional style . Even those that do have P I of early on the value of zigging when others and modern homes to offer clients an oppor - a modern flair are in need of significant up - sy zag . tunity to find the house of their dreams . To - dates . That’s where the Bloomfields come in . urte “ When they were young , one day our gether , they own a company called Portfolio Either through new construction , or more co daughter came home from a playdate and that blends Mia’s skills for finding hidden commonly through “ transcendent renova - tos said , ‘ Mom , how come other people’s houses gems on the Main Line and Paul’s ability to tion , ” they design and build the types of mod - pho are so boring and we live in such a cool transform those homes into stunning resi - ern houses that today’s buyers seek . These e house ? ’ ” Mia recalls . “ They always appreci - dences with modern sensibilities . homes feature dramatic forms with soaring hom ated the house they grew up in . They also ap - “ Our first real home together was a Frank spaces filled with natural light . Elegant mate - n ; preciated art and sculpture and music , those Lloyd Wright - designed house , and we still rials and modern elements are used through - inso things that come along with keeping your have that , ” says Paul . “ That was a real turning out . ob eyes wide open to new things . They’re still point for the both of us in becoming inter - The end result : a minimal , clean look R dy creative to this day . ” ested in that kind of architecture and design . more commonly associated with Europe , Jo Such creativity was no doubt inherited Our backgrounds were different prior to that , Australia , and the U.S . West Coast than the by from their parents . but since that point we’ve been moving to - southeastern corner of Pennsylvania . tos Mia is a multimillion - dollar - producing Re - ward a more modern aesthetic in our own “ Since the pandemic , people have real - pho altor at COMPASS RE with a relentless work home — high ceilings and open spaces . That ized they want to see the outside world and eld ethic and more than 20 years of experience was the big genesis of why we were able to be part of it , ” Mia says . “ One of the nice things mfi in real estate . Paul is the owner of Bloomfield do this . ” about living in a modern home is that the in - loo Architects in Bryn Mawr and an expert in cre - Although the Main Line is lauded as one side and the outside really become one , and B SUBURBANLIFEMAGAZINE.COM VOLUME 15 ISSUE 4 16 |

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