WCCCC Awarded a Proclamation
by Chester County Commissioners
County Planning Commission gave a short
presentation and introduced Greg Prowant and
Terry Bruno. WCCCC is grateful for the
continued support from both the Chester
County Planning Commission and the Delaware
Valley Regional Planning Commissions who
helped supply the grant monies for the Future
Focus Study and continue to work with us to
proceed with initiatives from our study.
Photo courtesy Becky Brain, Chester County Commissioners
The Chester County Commissioners held their
June public meeting at the Public Safety
Training Facility in South Coatesville. As part
of that meeting, they highlighted the Western
Chester County Chamber and, in particular, the
Future Focus Economic Development Study
and its related initiatives including the Western
Chester County Council of Governments.
David Ward, Assistant Director of the Chester
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Pictured left to right; Commissioner Ryan Costello; Bill Shaw (Life Transforming Ministries & WCCCC Treasurer);
Ted Reed (Modena Borough & WCCCC Gov’t Affairs Chair); Bob Grabus (Chester County Economic Development
Council & WCCCC Board); Terry Bruno (Borough of South Coatesville & WCC COG President); Greg Prowant (Caln
Township & WCCCC Regional Initiative Committee Chair); Todd Darlington (Verizon & WCCCC President);
Josh Young (Caln Twp Commissioner); Bob Holliday (Brandywine Watershed Regeneration Initiative & WCCCC
Program Chair); Greg Lownes (Lownes Computer Service & WCCCCC Technology Chair); Lorraine Tindaro (Caln Twp
Commissioner); Commissioner Kathi Cozzone; Commissioner Terence Farrell
WCCCC at the Strawberry Festival
The Western Chester
County Chamber
would like to thank
our many chamber
members for
volunteering to help
man the Souvenir
booth this year. We
are proud to help the
Brandywine Health
Foundation raise
money for this
wonderful
community event!
Photo courtesy Marilyn Costalas, Precision Flooring
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Our Vision:
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& accessible for community & business growth.
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Welcome New Members
Arcadia Properties
Chuck Diacont
100 Gateway Drive, Suite 310
Bethlehem, PA 18017
610-691-5700
[email protected]
www.arcadiaproperties.net
Developer
Does This Look Familiar?
If not you’re missing Out!
Referred by John Newton,
First Eastern Development Co.
Boulder Falls Mini Golf
Steve Gehris
1426 Marshallton Thorndale Road
Downingtown, PA 19335
610-383-7973
[email protected]
www.boulderfallsminigolf.com
Entertainment
Hydraterra Professionals, LLC
Joe Boldaz
1691 Horseshoe Pike
Glenmoore, PA 19343
610-942-3000
[email protected]
www.hydraterrapro.com
Engineering/Surveying/Design
Referred by Jay Sedor, Bulldog Construction
and Cynthia Quinn, CPA
Palace Bowling
& Entertainment Center
Domino Campellone
977 East Lancaster Ave
Downingtown, PA 19335
610-269-9999
[email protected]
www.palacebowling.com
Entertainment
Parsons Brinckerhoff
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Lukens Band
Laura Vattilana
Mike Givler
CRD Multimedia
O’Meara Law Firm
Steve Moore, P.E.
1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Ste. 700
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-209-1206
[email protected]
www.pbworld.com
Consulting
Ross Darlington
Anita O’Meara
DiMatteo Insurance Agency
Pope John Paul Elementary School
Referred by Bob Grabus, Chester County
Economic Development Council
Jason Miller
W. C. Adams
Honey Brook Pharmacy
Snap Fitness
Reed Smith, LLP
Tony Scalies
Ty Blocker
Steve Voigt, Esq.
2500 One Liberty Place,
1650 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-241-7995
[email protected]
www.reedsmith.com
Attorney
Image Ink
Sovereign Environmental Group
Seawell’s Market
Krapf Bus Companies
Carol Seawell
428 W. First Ave. Ste A
Parkesburg, PA 19365
610-857-9583
[email protected]
Market & Caterer
WesternChesterCounty.com
Al DiMatteo
Maria Samson
Edward Jones
Andy Sheridan
Roehrs, Stanton,
Willimann & Assoc
Fairways Apartments
& Townhomes
Rotary Club of Coatesville
Geoffrey Roehrs
Larry Johnson
Janet Petsko
J-S All Things Plumbing
Bob Sparr
Keller Williams
Cathy Johnson
Keystone Federal Credit Union
Chuck Jackson
Gary Krapf
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July / August 2013
The Latest News from WesternChesterCountyFutureFocus.com
Save the Date
Fare Increases for TMACC Public Transportation
September 10 will be a very special
breakfast event organized by our
Regional Planning Committee as part of
implementing our Future Focus Study.
Partnering with us will be the PA/NJ/DE
CCIM Chapter, an organization of
commercial brokers, developers and
investors.
With the current base line fares in place for six years, the Transportation
Management Association of Chester County (TMACC) will raise transit
fares by $0.25 on its bus routes, the Coatesville Link, Coatesville Link
Evening Service and SCCOOT, effective July 1. Seniors who are 65 and
older who possess a valid PA Senior Citizen Transit ID Card will continue
to receive free bus service and will not be affected by TMACC’s fare
increase.
Main Street Summit will be an
interactive community showcase
highlighted with Keynote Speakers (to
date):
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Eli Kahn,
E. Kahn Development
E. Jean Krack,
Phoenixville Borough
Visit display tables from our main streets
and villages, such as; Caln (Thorndale),
South Coatesville, Guthriesville, Modena,
Parkesburg, Honey Brook and Atglen to
find opportunities where businesses can
locate or expand. Healthy main streets
build community success.
The Coatesville Link serves communities west of Coatesville to Parkesburg.
It provides service between Regency Park in Coatesville and Exton Square.
In addition to the fare increase, the Coatesville Link route will be revised to
better serve residential neighborhoods and increase travel time reliability.
The new Link route will access the 1st Avenue corridor from Lincoln
Highway to Modena Road to serve the neighborhoods of South Coatesville
Borough.
The Brandywine YMCA and the Freedom Village retirement community
will become “on-demand” Link service. Commuters wishing to travel to
and from these locations must contact TMACC’s vendor, Krapf Coaches, to
schedule trips.
TMACC Executive Director P. Timothy Phelps said “We believe these
measures will result in quicker travel times, more satisfied customers and
increased ridership.”
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees Attorneys Recognized
Theodore F. Claypoole, Esq. has been named as a
Rising Star for the fourth consecutive year. As part of the
selection process, outstanding attorneys who are under
40, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less, are
nominated by their peers. The list is then vetted through
an attorney led research team to ensure a diverse and
well-balanced list. No more than 2.5 percent of lawyers
in Pennsylvania are named Rising Stars. Theo serves on
the Chamber Board of Directors and is active on our
Government Affairs Committee.
In addition, numerous attorneys from Unruh Turner
Burke & Frees have been named as 2013 Pennsylvania
Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers® Magazine. Donald
Turner, William Burke, III, John Fiorillo, Stephen Lagoy,
Andrew Rau and Thomas Wilson were named as Super
Lawyers for 2013. Only five percent of the attorneys in
Pennsylvania are recognized as Super Lawyers.
Unruh Turner Burke & Frees was founded in 1990 with a
commitment to provide clients with the highest quality
legal representation. The firm has more than tripled in
size since its formation and has significantly expanded its
areas of practice. The firm is presently comprised of 22
attorneys whose practice
areas include commercial
litigation, commercial
transactions, creditors’ rights,
estate and trust planning and
administration, general
business, labor and
employment law, real estate
transactions, personal injury,
criminal defense, taxation,
and zoning and land use.
Theodore F. Claypoole, Esq.
Business in the News
Chester County Planning Commission Unveils County-wide Transit Ride Guide
The Chester County Planning
Commission in partnership with the
Chester County Human Services
Department, Chester County
Department of Community
Development, and county transit
agencies have released a “Ride
Guide” to educate Chester County residents on available
transportation services in Chester County. Chester County
is served by four public bus providers, two rail providers, a
county-wide paratransit system and taxi service in select
locations of the County. The Ride Guide was created as a
one-stop resource to inform and direct transit users to the
appropriate transit options that address their particular
transportation needs.
website where transit users can obtain
more information about eligibility,
procedures, schedules, and fares. For
additional information about the Chester
County Ride Guide please go to
www.ChescoRideGuide.org, where
transit users can utilize an interactive
map that showcases all available transit services within the
County and allows users to distinguish where each transit
option is located and what options are available at each
location.
Included in the Ride Guide is information about each of
the County’s four transit options (passenger rail, bus, taxi,
and paratransit service), and links to the transit agency’s
For more information visit: www.chescoRideGuide.org or
contact Justin Smiley, Ride Guide Project Manager, at
610-344-6285 or [email protected].
We encourage anyone who is an existing or potential
transit user within Chester County to explore what the Ride
Guide has to offer.
Keystone Valley Regional Fire District Recognized
Photo courtesy PA Dept Community Economic Development
In Chester County, Keystone Valley Regional Fire
Rep. John A. Lawrence presented to the KVFD and
District (KVRFD was recognized for its
Member Ray Stackhouse a proclamation recognizing the
intergovernmental cooperation through
hard work that went into this
the consolidation of three fire companies
Consolidation of three fire
covering Sadsbury, West Sadsbury and
companies and the creation of
Highland townships and Parkesburg
a Regional Fire District. Ray
Borough. The successful consolidation
Stackhouse stated “The
was a result of municipal cooperation
consolidation was a team
and will provide local communities with
effort and when we say team
a stronger emergency service presence
we mean the entire
at a reduced cost. The Keystone Valley
membership of the KVRFD,
Fire Department was also formed as a
Fire District, CCDES, PA
consolidation of Parkesburg, Atglen and
Economic Development and
Left to right: Frank Haas, West Sadsbury Chair of
Pomeroy Fire Companies. They now
other supporters.”
Supervisors; Ray Stackhouse, Fire Chiefs Association
service the above mentioned
of Chester County and Rob Brady, PA Dept
Community Economic Development
municipalities and District.
Jones J-S Sparr
All Things Plumbing
Realtor,©ABR, ASR
R E A L
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610.500.4373
[email protected]
"Service with a Smile and Dedication"
Chesco Grand Prix Schedule
Thursday, July 4, 8 am-3 pm .........................Chesco Road Race
(Unionville)
Sunday, July 7, 4-9 pm ..................................Coatesville Classic
MEMBER HAPPENINGS
Chesco Grand Prix
Tuesday, July 9, 5-9 pm .........................Parkesburg Criteriums
An Annual Chester County
Cycling Series
Tuesday, July 9, 5 – 9 pm
Wednesday, July 10, 5-9 pm ........................... Eagle Criteriums
www.chescograndprix.com
Monday, July 8, 5-9 pm .............................. Malvern Criteriums
Thursday, July 11, 5-9 pm ....................Phoenixville Criteriums
Friday, July 12, 5-9 pm ................................. Oxford Criteriums
Celebrate Coatesville
Saturday, July 13, 4-9 pm ...............Kennett Square Criteriums
/Series Final
July 7, 2 – 9:30 pm
Fireworks 9:15 pm
Sunday, July 14 ........................................................ Chesco Tour
(Location TBD)
http://rotaryclubofcoatesville.org
Summer Team Building Opportunity
Boulder Falls Mini Golf is
the premier 18 hole mini
golf course in all of Chester
County. Boulder Falls
features a cascading
waterfall with winding
streams flowing into
fountain ponds, making your putting game more
exciting. We offer special company discounts for
employee team building outings. Call us at 610-3837973 or www.boulderfallsminigolf.com. Located at the
United Sports Training Center, 1426 Marshallton
Thorndale Rd., Downingtown PA.
Valley Day
August 10, 12 –5 pm
www.valleytownship.org/
Member Happenings are not Chamber sponsored. Please contact
the organization directly with any inquiries.
If you have an event that you would like listed in the newsletter you
can email the time and date with the web address to
[email protected] by August 10 for the
September/October issue, or by October 10 for the November/
December issue. Events must be hosted by a Chamber member in
good standing and open to all chamber members. The date and
time of the event may not conflict with a Chamber scheduled event.
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Meet Our Members
Harcum College Coatesville Enables Area Residents
to Earn Associate Degrees
By Judith Lee
A new member of WCCCC has been “doing good” in our area for
five years.
Harcum College has been offering evening classes in Coatesville at
6th and Lincoln Highway since Spring 2008. With the growth of the
program, they have expanded to include the Graystone Mansion in
the Lukens Historic District. These accelerated classes are
convenient for working adults interested in completing their
associate’s degree. More than 60 students currently participate in
the Coatesville program; many are non-traditional age students. Two
dozen students have graduated since 2010.
To create the program for students, Harcum College partnered with
the Institute for Leadership, Education, Advancement and
Development (I-LEAD). To bring the program to our area, Harcum
and I-LEAD partnered with Life Transforming Ministries (LTM).
There are 10 such partnerships throughout southeastern
Pennsylvania, which extend Harcum’s reach into communities well
beyond its Bryn Mawr campus.
“These sites go into the communities to reach people who did not
think college would be a part of their lives. Since starting our first
partnership site in 2005, a total of 310 students have earned their
associate’s degree through the program,” noted Dr. Denise
Beauchamp, Executive Director of the Continuing Studies
Department for Harcum College.
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Director of Life Transforming Ministries and
Associate’s Degree
Harcum’s Partnership coordinator on the lawn of by attending class
Graystone celebrating with the May 2013
two evenings a
Coatesville graduates and their families.
week. This format
affords the
students the ability to work full time during the day and earn a
degree in the evening.
“The format is ideal for working adults,” noted Bill Shaw, executive
director of LTM, past president of WCCCC and a current WCCCC
board member. “We strive to make the program attainable as well as
affordable, so every student attending a partnership site like ours
receives a generous Harcum scholarship.”
Beauchamp is quick to credit the success of the Coatesville program
to Shaw and LTM: “The LTM staff, including 2011 graduate Portia
Graham, markets the program, recruits students and retains students.
WesternChesterCounty.com
It is a lot of work
and they do it all
with a smile.
They continually
look for new
ways to enhance
the program for
their students
such as a
textbook lending
Dontae Harris (left) and Andre Bennett with
program. We
Harcum’s mascot Hatcher.
cannot build these
Dontae
will be attending DeVry University
programs without
and Andre has been accepted into Immaculata
partners like LTM,
University’s Nursing program this fall.
which has earned
the trust of the community, and can inspire people to explore a
program like this one.”
Beauchamp observed that some nontraditional students have even
faced obstacles such as unemployment and homelessness at some
point in their lives. “Often our students are responsible for extended
family members as well. They juggle family and work. Now they
are adding school to that list of responsibilities. By partnering with
community based organizations like LTM, Harcum creates
opportunities for its students to access support services, which gives
them the added guidance they need to succeed. There is such a
transformation that takes place with our students from that first
inquiry through to graduation. We see them at graduation, in their
cap and gown, their heads held high. They are confident and ready
to move to that next level: a new job, a promotion or furthering
their education,” states Beauchamp. “We encourage them to
continue on for their bachelor’s degree and provide transfer and
career guidance to assist them. We also remind them that they will
always be a part of the Harcum family and can call us at any time
for information, a letter of recommendation or just to talk.”
In May of 2013, the Coatesville program graduated eight students,
and all but one are already enrolled in the next phase of their higher
education. We are very proud of our students and what they have
accomplished.
The students benefit by achieving a higher education level and
increasing their job qualifications. What Chamber members may not
realize is the program can benefit the local economy.
“Just recently, Whole Foods made the decision to locate a new store
in the Lehigh Valley. They indicated that a primary factor in their
decision to choose the Lehigh Valley over other locations in our
region had to do with the levels of educational attainment in the
Lehigh Valley,” Shaw said. “Increasing the educational attainment
levels in Western Chester County can lead to many related positive
results.”
This program offers many opportunities for Chamber members to
participate and make a difference in a student’s life. We invite you
to mentor a student, be a guest speaker or even become an adjunct
instructor.
Western View
July / August 2013
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Young Professionals
Amy Davis Joins Chamber Staff
By Nina Malone, Arbonne
Our Young Professionals meet
every other month and have gotten
quite a following! Join us st the next
YP event on July 25th at
Honeybrook Golf Club for
networking from 5 to 7 pm or come
early to golf nine holes for a 3 pm
tee time.
Recognize that other friendly voice
on the phone? Long-time volunteer
and Western Chester County
Chamber of Commerce member
Amy Davis is now on staff.
Amy will assist Executive Director
Donna Siter with a wide range of
operational issues. Amy previously
served the membership in volunteer capacities as the
Chamber Board treasurer (two years) and as a Finance
Committee member (four years).
Given Amy’s experience, professional expertise and in
depth understanding of the Chamber’s operations and
activities, she is an excellent addition to our staff.
WCCCC has grown from 88 members in 2002 to more
than 300 members making Amy’s employment a critical
strategic move for our Chamber. I welcome her passion
about WCCCC, which will allow us to better serve our
members.
Amy currently is enrolled full-time at Penn State World
Campus finishing the business degree she started 27
years ago through this online program. Previously, she’d
worked for Fulton Bank for seven years starting as a
teller and working her way to branch manager.
Photo courtesy Todd Darlington, Verizon
Please make sure to share this invitation with all the
young professionals in your company and your circle of
contacts.
“I’m delighted to be in a position to help our Chamber
and our members grow,” Amy said. “We’re the
‘friendly’ Chamber because we have events which are
not only educational and informational, but also
promote socializing and networking. Every person I
have met through Chamber events has been open,
friendly and interested in not only telling me about their
business, but has been interested in mine.”
In her spare time, Amy likes to read, take long walks,
travel and hang out with her kids. She lives in Valley
Township with her children Megan, 12, and Michael, 14.
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Upcoming Events
July 10 — Happy Hour BYOC — 5:00-7:00 pm
Bistro on 10 Horseshoe Pub, 4690 Horseshoe Pike, Honey Brook
July 17 — Benefits of Social Capital to Business — 11:30 am - 1 pm
Brandywine Center, 744 E. Lincoln Hwy, Coatesville: Brian Parsons, Senior VP,
Communications Test Design Inc (CTDI); Conrad Olie, VP of HR, (CTDI);
Claudia Hellebush, President & CEO, United Way of Chester County
July 25 — Young Professionals Networking — Happy Hour 5 - 7 pm & Golf 3 pm
Honeybrook Golf Club, 1422 Cambridge Rd., Honey Brook
August 1 — WCCCC Night at Reading Phils with Fireworks — 7 pm
First Energy Stadium, Reading. Members get 10 free Tickets
WCCCC
August 8 — Happy Hour at Stottsville Inn — 5 - 7 pm
3512 Strasburg Road, Coatesville
Service Area
August 13 — Joint Networking at Holiday Inn Morgantown — 5 - 7 pm
Atglen Borough
Caln Township
Christiana Borough
City of Coatesville
East Brandywine Township
East Fallowfield Township
Highland Township
Honey Brook Borough
Honey Brook Township
Modena Borough
Parkesburg Borough
Sadsbury Township
South Coatesville Borough
Valley Township
West Bradford Township
West Brandywine Township
West Caln Township
West Fallowfield Township
West Sadsbury Township
WCCCC represents
the following
municipalities:
WCCCC, Honey Brook Community Partnership, Twin Valley Rotary
& Morgantown Area Business Association, 6170 Morgantown Road, Morgantown
August 22 — Joint Networking at Ingleside Golf Club — 5 - 7 pm
With Downingtown Thorndale Regional Chamber
104 Horseshoe Dr, Thorndale
September 10 — Main Street Summit — 7:30 - 10 am
Chester County Public Safety Training Facility
137 Modena Road, Coatesville
Chamber Board of Directors
Erik Brecht
Executive Committee:
Todd Darlington
Theodore Claypoole, Esq.
President
Verizon
Adrienne MacKenzie
President Elect
Vice President
The Wright Agency
Bill Shaw
Treasurer
Life Transforming Ministries
Patti Jackson-Gehris
Past President
Brandywine Hospital
Donna Siter
Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees, P.C.
Darren Cornish
MacKenzie Motivational Speaking & Team Building
Jonathan Wright
EMB Specialty, LLC
Executive Director
Tel Hai Retirement Community
Francesca Crane
Bridge of Hope
Lancaster & Chester Counties
Rob Croll
Citadel
Diane Fasnacht
Fashay Consulting
Matt Gorham
The Matt Gorham Group
Bob Grabus
Chester County Economic
Development Council
Mike Guyer
Fulton Bank
Jeff Hall
Legacy Solutions
Bob Holliday
Brandywine Watershed
Regeneration Initiative
Kirby Hudson
City of Coatesville
Karl Klingmann II
Penn Rise Benefits
Greg Lownes
Lownes Computer Service
Janet Petsko
Image Ink
Edward Piscopo
PECO, an Exelon Company
Greg Prowant
Caln Township
Ted Reed
Borough of Modena
Jeff Simon
French Creek Golf Club
Stephanie Smith-Dowridge
Borough of South Coatesville