United4Delco Hosts Gary Heasley For First 2026 Event
By Bob Small
United4Delco began in the summer of 2023 through the efforts of Joy Schwartz and her friends, Joe Dychala and Wendy Willauer.
Originally the Delco Conservatives, it met at Gatsby’s, 4936 Pennell Road, Aston, Pa.
Delco Conservatives has since evolved into United4Delco and Gatsby’s is now The Phoenix Bar and Grill, which continues to host the meetings.
When they began, the goals were to provide a meeting-place for like-minded individuals and to share news not always covered in the traditional media
To mobilize volunteers for voting and related concerns. They work with the PA Patriot Coalition on the State level. Various Conservative candidates and programs are also featured.
United4Delco hosts a townhall generally on the first Thursday Night of each month starting at 6.
This year has seen a bit of delay so the first event of 2026 is March 5, which is Thursday, and will feature Gary Heasley of Keystone Town Hall.
Though admission is free, attendees are urged to make a purchase of food and drink
Programs generally focus on politics, government and elections.
One example is Senate Bill 9.
They have presented programs in Haverford and Upper Darby. To receive future notices, email them at united4delco@gmail.com.
U4D did not “evolve” from anything.
For the record, Karen Elliot of Delco Conservatives ended her group immediately after the Shapiro Mastriano election. She sent out a mass email and posted on social media after the first U4D meeting specifically stating any current conservative group(s) in Delaware County are not affiliated in any way with Delco Conservatives as she has officially disbanded the group.
Wendy and Joy, along with myself, realizing that nature really does abhor a vacuum asked the owners of Gatsby’s if we could use the banquet hall for a newly formed group called United4Delco and the rest, as they say, is history.