| 2009
- Past Events:
January 15, 2009 – Member’s
Breakfast Meeting 7:30am-9:00am
Exciting News! Main Line Today Magazine will be featuring
Paoli in a Community Spotlight supplement later this year.
Come and hear the details directly from Jim Bauer, Associate
Publisher. If you haven't seen the Spotlight on West Chester
in the October issue - Check it Out! It's Great!
- Where: Upper Main Line YMCA Carriage
House
- Cost: $10 Breakfast
- RSVP: Either via evite or call Betty
Colmery at 610-647-2828
Bring a friend!
January 26, 2009 – Blues
Fest Planning Reminder...
Planning meeting for the Paoli Blues Fest is Monday, January
26; 5:30pm at the United Methodist Church of Paoli, the corner
of Devon and South Valley Roads.
February 10, 2009 - Member’s
Luncheon Meeting - Noon
PBPA is proposing a Business Improvement District for the
Town Center of Paoli. Come and hear the details that property
owners are being presented and what it means to our Paoli
businesses, residents and vitality of our village! $10
February 11, 2009 - Blues Fest
Planning Reminder...
Planning meeting for the Paoli Blues Fest is Wednesday, February
11; 5:30pm at the United Methodist Church of Paoli, the corner
of Devon and South Valley Roads.
February 23, 2009 – Blues
Fest Planning Reminder...
Planning meeting for the Paoli Blues Fest is Monday, February
23; 5:30pm at the United Methodist Church of Paoli, the corner
of Devon and South Valley Roads.
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.
PBPA
Annual Banquet - 2007
November 7th join the festivities
at the Desmond Hotel beginning at 6:00pm cocktails, 7:00 dinner
and awards recognizing the business community's stars.
Business
Person of the Year - Joe Tankle, Upper
Main Line YMCA CEO The YMCA is a leading community organization
dedicated to building strong families and communities.
Citizen
of the Year - Tom Colman founder of FLITE,
Foundation for Learning in Tredyffrin/Easttown FLITE recognizes
that some children do not have the financial, emotional, and
environmental support to succeed in school. FLITE aims to
invest in helping these students, and thereby invest in the
good of our entire community.
Humanitarian
Service Award - Paoli Presbyterian Church
For their congregational effort in collecting care packages
for the soldiers in Iraq. This program is still going on.
Beautification
Awards will be revealed that evening
- businesses that continue to improve the street scape and
buildings in Paoli to keep it vibrant and a busy commercial
district.
Cost: $80/attendee Tables of 10 can
be reserved: Cost - $750
Are you a colleague or friend of the award recipients?
They'd love you to share their night and we'd like to welcome
you. For further information or reservations please contact:
Marie Thibault at 610.296.7443 or at marie@partnersadv.com.
The Paoli Business & Professional Association is the sole
leadership organization in Paoli that fosters ongoing pride
and improvement of the commercial district to maintain a Main
Line Shopping experience for the surrounding residential community's
needs and happiness. If you are not already a member, please
join and become an active asset to continue our goal of ongoing
excellence.
For Membership
information please click here.
Looking
for Paoli: A Documentary by Corsicans – Sorba and
Aiqui
November
8, 2007 at 7:00pm at Delaware Valley Friends School
We all seem to know that our town, Paoli, was named
after a famous Corsican freedom fighter – Pasquale Paoli.
Now we have a rare event happening next week – we are
a part of a documentary made by Corsican playwrights who will
premiere the film right here in Paoli at the Delaware Valley
Friends School.
- Time 7:00 pm on Thursday, November 8
- Address: 19 E. Central Avenue, Paoli
In the film are Ed Auble and Barbara Mangos
representing our town of Paoli. See how they and we fit into
a greater world picture of time and place through the eyes
of these international film makers. Click
here for entire document and synopsis
of film.
The Bell
PBPA received a donation
of an historic railroad train bell, that once sounded a signal
on an engine from the Erie-Pittsburgh line. The Bell was contributed
by Brian Walker in memory of his Mother Patricia Walker. Ira
Dutter of the Paoli Fire Company aided in moving the bell
from the Walker home to its new permanent site at the War
Memorial.
The Erie-Pittsburgh
Rail Line was a branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad that was
the largest coal hauler as well as the largest consumer of
coal until diesel locomotives emerged in the 1940’s
and 1950’s.
Tredyffrin
300
Celebrate
300 Years from September 14th to 23rd, 2007
Look for Sponsorship Opportunities also. Click
here for a schedule of events. Click
here to see a trailer of the Tredyffrin Documentary on
YouTube.
Front
Porch Trust Scholarship Program
Breakfast
for Champions
Thank You to our sponsors: Penn Liberty
Bank, Paoli Memorial Hospital & People's Light & Theater
Company. Congratulations to the Conestoga and Great Valley
Scholarship Winners. We Wish All Our Winners Success!
Seeking:
Paoli Area Volunteer - Reporter
Reporter needed to develop stories regarding the Greater Paoli
area for the association monthly news, "Paoli Press".
Articles may involve people, places, ideas, current events,
legislation and activities of the association itself. Writing
ability and a commitment to our community are paramount.
If interested or know someone who might
be so inclined, please contact Barb Mangos, editor, at mangos1@comcast.net.
 Historic
Waynesborough by Richard Bollinger
Give the perfect gift - a little piece of historic Paoli -
to family and friends, Chester County clients, as well as
a great going away remembrance or a welcome to the area for
new residents. This Commemorative Paoli 250 watercolor is
available in numbered prints. Painted by Chester County artist
Richard Bollinger, the original painting, sponsored by Malvern
Federal Savings Bank, is displayed in the bank's Paoli branch.
A limited number of prints are still available for purchase
at $75.
Contact the PBPA
Secretary or send the following order information with
a check made out and mailed to:
PBPA
P.O. Box 550
Paoli, PA 19301
Quantity: ___________________
Total Cost (plus $10.00 shipping) $ _______________
Total: $________________
Please Print Name and Mailing
Address:
Name: _____________________________________
Address: __________________________________
City: ______________________________________
State: _________ Zip Code: __________________
The Walk
PBPA received a grant from the DCA for improvement of the
War Memorial/Train Station sidewalk. Tredyffrin Township assisted
in removal of the old sidewalk and curb. A new curb and walkway
is in the process of being completed as the Paoli Business
& Professional Association pushes forward with making
Paoli a more walkable town.
The sidewalk will include the existing
“Heroes Walk” engraved bricks honoring past and
present armed forces members. If you have not purchased a
brick to honor a member of your family, a friend or colleague
you can contact Dan Green at reschool@aol.com.
Click here for
more information.
The Bell
PBPA received a donation of an historic railroad train bell,
that once sounded a signal on an engine from the Erie-Pittsburgh
line. The Bell was contributed by Brian Walker in memory of
his Mother Patricia Walker. Ira Dutter of the Paoli Fire Company
aided in moving the bell from the Walker home to its new permanent
site at the War Memorial.
The Erie-Pittsburgh Rail Line was a branch
of the Pennsylvania Railroad that was the largest coal hauler
as well as the largest consumer of coal until diesel locomotives
emerged in the 1940’s and 1950’s.
Pedestrian Safety
Board Members, Andy Wilson and Dave Rowland met with Sergeant
Giaimo and Captain Chambers of the Tredyffrin Police in regards
to pedestrian safety. They are looking into enhancing the
cross-walks and the signage at the crosswalks to make Paoli
safer for the increasing numbers of Paoli walkers. Watch for
updates.
Paoli Master Plan – Transportation
Center
In 2001, the Paoli Community Master Plan was completed by
Norman Day Associates. This document lays out a vision for
long range development of the Paoli Community that incorporates
recommendations from the Paoli Rail Yard and Transportation
Center Plan (1996) and a study done on pedestrian facilities
and streetscaping (1996). The implementation timeline for
the Master Plan spans 20 years, although significant development
could happen in the next five to ten years.
The focal point of the Paoli Community
Master Plan is the new Paoli Transportation Center (PTC) which
is to be located approximately 800 feet to the west of the
existing train station. Due to the importance of the PTC,
the Master Plan follows principles of transit-oriented development,
which suggest a hierarchy of population densities and land
uses that correspond to the structure of transit corridors.
These findings will be supported by the adoption of new zoning
ordinances by both Tredyffrin and Willistown Townships for
the area.
Click here for details.
 Paoli
Town Pride Maps
Click here to view this whimsical
map of Paoli (PDF).
Betty
Colmery Honored by Great Valley School Board
Betty Colmery, retired general manager
of the Paoli Technology Enterprise Center, a business incubator,
was recently honored by the Great Valley School Board for
her lifetime of community service.
She has lived in the School District for
nearly 50 years and has worked as a part time employee of
the district. During that time she has been a girl scout leader,
officer of the Down East Civic Association, Red Cross volunteer,
Director of the United Fund, on the strategic planning committee
for Paoli Library and GVSD, is past Worthy Matron of the Masonic
order of the Eastern Star and instrumental in forming the
Upper Main Line Senior Center, as well as Secretary of the
PBPA for six years. The Paoli Business Association recognized
Betty’s unmatched service to this community in 2006
with the Summit Service Award – given to those who go
above and beyond the call of duty.
“I can tell you Betty approaches
each and every one of her responsibilities with unfailing
commitment to excellence and an enthusiasm unmatched by colleagues
half her age. She is a tireless worker, and the first person
to say ‘yes’ when asked to help with any assignment,”
declared Sandy Claus when presenting the award.
PBPA remembers Brian Walker
PBPA
remembers Brian Walker, a Paoli resident who passed
away March 10. Last year, Mr. Walker
donated the Erie-Pittsburgh Railroad bell to PBPA in memory
of his mother, Patricia Walker, a long-time resident of Paoli.
The bell was installed earlier this year at the VFW Memorial
site, appropriately near the Paoli train station.
 PBPA
Annual Banquet
November 15, 2006
2006 PBPA
Honorees: Congratulations to George Steinmetz, Ed
Auble and Betty Colmery.
Click here to view bios of our Honorees (PDF).
Click a photo
to view the
full gallery.
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