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PBPA
2008 Program Schedule
Mark your calendar!
June
24, 2008: Monthly meeting featuring guest speaker
Beverly Arsht, a facilitator for crafting a beginning
vision of what Paoli could become. Among her many accomplishments,
Bev planned and facilitated the National Volunteer Summit
here in Philadelphia. She has worked with large organizations
with many stakeholders such as the AMA, large school
districts, the Points of Light Foundation etc.. When:
7:30am; Fee: $10
Where:
 Tredyffrin
Township Building, 1100 DuPortail Road, Wayne, PA 19087
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* Please note new
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Front Porch Trust Scholarship
Fund 2008 Breakfast for Champions: May 2, 2008
Call for Sponsors
Join
us in sponsoring the 2008 Front Porch Trust Scholarship Fund…
a unique opportunity for all PBPA members to make an impact
on the future!
The Paoli 250 Committee, in conjunction
with the PBPA, created the Front Porch Trust Scholarship Fund
in 2005 to recognize and reward students who are making a
difference in our community through volunteer efforts, and/or
school and civic involvement. Six scholarships are awarded
to deserving seniors at Great Valley and Conestoga High Schools.
Selection of winners is based on their school and community
work, as well as a written essay related to the Margaret Mead
quote, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s
the only thing that ever has.”
On May 2nd, all participating students
and their parents are invited to attend the Breakfast For
Champions at Paoli Hospital, our host for breakfast. Penn
Liberty Bank is again graciously willing to be the lead event
sponsor. We are appealing to local businesses and individuals
to support the Front Porch Trust Scholarship Fund, with a
tax deductible donation of any amount. All donors will be
listed in the breakfast program. Anyone contributing $250
or more will also be offered a business display table at the
breakfast.
Please send a check by April 20 to:
Front Porch Trust
P O Box 550
Paoli, PA 19301
For more information contact:
Andy Wilson (610) 647-5600
Locals Speak Out on Paoli Transportation
Center Delays
By Gretchen
Metz, Staff Writer, Daily Local News
Rena Coyle drives
to the Paoli train station several times a week from her home
in Newtown, Delaware County, to take the Amtrak to New York
City. She works near Penn Station in the Big Apple. Timewise,
taking the train is about the same as driving, but dollarwise,
it is
half as expensive, she said.
"I love it,"
Coyle said of the train. "I was a die-hard driver. Now
the whole family has hung up their keys. I'm a convert."
Click
here to read the full article (PDF).
Chairwoman Tells Transportation Association Slip Ramp, Paoli
Center Concerns Can't Be Ignored
By
Gretchen Metz, Staff Writer, Daily Local News
EAST WHITELAND, March 26, 2008 - Carol Aichele wants
a Paoli Transportation Center up and running before she dies,
and she wants a slip ramp from the Pennyslvania Turnpike to
Great Valley completed by then, too.
The Chester County Commisioners’
chairwoman, in a presentation to members of the Transportation
Management Assocation of Chester County, was clear: “We
need to address these concerns. We can’t be put off
again.”
Click
here for full story (PDF).
Paoli Transportation Center Proves An Elusive Proposition
By
Gretchen Metz, Staff Writer, Daily Local News
So far, it’s
been a waiting game for the business community in Paoli.
The promised Paoli Transportation Center
was drafted a dozen years ago, and planned for several years
before that.
“And we’re waiting, we’re
waiting 15 years,” said David Rowland, a representative
from the Paoli Business & Professional Association who
attends discussions for the transportation center.
Click
here to read the full article (PDF).
Upper Main Line YMCA's "Healthy Heart Days"
 Be
our guest for Paoli Business Person Associaton Healthy
Heart Days. Experience YMCA membership with our 5-day
gift to the community. We’re opening our doors to everyone
from April 14-18. Try our wellness center and pools. Take
advantage of special Healthy Heart group exercise classes.
Hit tennis balls with our pros. There’s plenty to do
at the Upper Main Line YMCA.
We want you to Feel Great in ‘08.
Come see what we’re all about. Call for more information:
(610) 647-YMCA or visit
our website.
Please
click for more information about this event (PDF)
Welcome to Uptown Worthington
 The
hottest buzz in the area is the development of the old Worthington
Steel property at Rtes. 29 and 30. The plan is an amazing
collection of retail, residential and corporate space coordinated
with open areas and biking/walking trails, outdoor dining,
pet friendly and convenience-oriented living and playing space.
It is Disney’s “Celebration” on steroids
Please
click here for more information and photos of the Worthington
project..
Did You Know?
Snow
and Ice Removal: If
your business is in Tredyffrin Township, as an occupant or
tenant it is your duty to clear sidewalks in front of your
property no later than 30 hours after the snow or sleet has
stopped. For complete details, please
review this PDF file.
Address Number Display:
Also, required by the Tredyffrin Township Code is the display
of address numbers on each business that can be read easily
during daylight hours and made of reflective material for
visibility in evening hours. Full
details are included in this PDF file.
Packages
to Iraq – Let’s Keep Them Coming
And Going!
The
PBPA and Paoli Presbyterian Church have received several generous
gifts from “postage angels” to not only enable
the delivery of the existing 75 care boxes to soldiers in
Iraq, but we can even continue to collect more boxes to mail.
The Suburban and Wayne Times article that appeared in multiple
other local newspapers touched the hearts of many readers
who donated enough postage to send another 230 boxes.
Anyone interested in donating goods to
send to Iraq or has a soldier there and would like some packages
be mailed to him/her, please contact Marie Thibault at marietbo@aol.com
or Angie Schnetzka at angie.sch@paolipres.org.
Thanks
to all!
“Welcome
to Paoli” POLE BANNERS!
Get
a banner, or two, for your business this fall.
When
the “Tredyffrin Township 300” banners are removed,
there will be an opportunity for more “Welcome to Paoli”
Banners to take their place. This means more businesses can
be featured by reserving a banner and including your name
on the lower 8” x 24” banner. We are offering
a three year contract@ $250.00 total. With more than 20 brackets
available, you can choose the location you want. Click
here for the signup details and form (PDF).
Paoli
Beautification
The Welcome to Paoli Sign (west on
Rte. 30) got a face lift with the surrounding area cleaned
up - and future plans include the addition of landscaping.
Also, you must have noticed the beautiful new landscaping
at the War Memorial on the corner of North Valley Road and
Rte. 30, if not make an effort to check it out - it is cascading
with red, white and blue petunias - how appropriate! Keep
watching for ongoing improvements throughout Paoli.
FLITE
Tom Coleman, Chairman of the Board
of FLITE - Foundation for Learning in Tredyffrin/Easttown
- spoke to the PBPA about the mission dedicated to reach groups
and individual students who are unable to take full advantage
of the curriculum and activities that the District offers.
Click here
for more information or to make a donation.
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