Category: Business

3rd Annual Pottstown Pet Fair this Saturday

This news comes via the Pottstown Pet Fair’s Facebook page…

This Saturday, the 3rd Annual Pottstown Pet Fair will take place in Memorial Park at 75 King Street from 9 am – 3 pm. There will be over 80 vendors. This is the LARGEST FREE PET EVENT IN Pennsylvania! Check out their Facebook page today and tomorrow to see all the vendors and wonderful sponsors too. Bring the furry loves in the family too, and if you don’t have any pets, our rescues can help with that adoption of a forever love of your life.

Pottstown SCORE offers fall workshops

How to Start and Operate a Small Business
You will learn practical, real-life information on how to start a new business or enhance you current business ideas to make more profits. Workshops will be held at the Pottstown SCORE office, 244 High Street, Suite 102 (New York Plaza).
             Session I, Monday, Sept 9, 2013 7:00 PM

Tax and Legal Implications and

How to get information about business

Session II, Monday, Sept 16, 2013 7:00 PM

How to set up a Business Plan and

How to get a Business Loan

Session III, Monday, Sept 23, 2013 7:00 PM

How to Market your product

 Session IV, Monday, Sept 30, 2013 7:00 PM

It’s All About your Profits

Why are you in Business?

Call 610-327-2673 or register online at www.pottstownscore.org 

More information is available at www.pottstownscore.org 

Future Workshops
5 Must Do’s for Every Small Business Owners – Monday, October 7, 2013  7:00 PM

Quickbooks 101 – Monday, October 21, 2013  7:00 PM

To get more information go online at www.pottstownscore.org or Call 610-327-2673

Rotary trip to Phillies this Thursday – tix still available!

Join The Pottstown Rotary Club for an evening of fun with the Rotary Strike Out Hunger Night at the Philadelphia Phillies, Thursday, August 22nd 4:00 pm. Meet at Klein Transportation in Douglassville. One price includes ticket, transportation, hoagies with all the trimmings, beer, wine, soda. Bring canned goods if you can. Contact Len Giesler at lengieseler@pottstowninsurance.com or 610-323-2201. Only a few tickets left!

ROTARY STRIKE OUT HUNGER NIGHT
AT THE
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

JOIN THE POTTSTOWN ROTARY CLUB FOR A NIGHT
OF FUN AT CITIZEN’S BANK PARK
AND HELP THE FOOD BANKS

DATE: THURSDAY AUGUST 22ND
PRICE: 58.00 PER PERSON

INCLUDES:
3OO LEVEL RIGHT FIELD TICKET
BUS TRANSPORTATION FROM THE KLEIN BUS
LOT IN DOUGLASSVILLE
HOAGIES, SNACKS,CANDY, PRETZELS ETC..
ALL THE BEER, WINE AND SODA YOU CAN DRINK.

TIME: LOADING AT 4:00 LEAVING AT 4:30

FOR TICKETS OR INFORMATION CONTACT
LEN GIESELER AT
lengieseler@pottstowninsurance.com
Or 610-323-2201
GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

Grumpy’s menu for the week

Grumpy’s Handcarved Sandwiches is at 137 E. High Street in the heart of Pottstown. Their hours are 8 am – 6 pm, Tuesday Saturday. Eat in or take out by calling 610- 323-1232. They will be closed for vacation from Aug. 24th until after Labor Day!

This week’s specials include some yummy homemade dessert, veggies from the Community Gardens and more!

TUESDAY:

Soup: Turkey Noodle
Salad: Chef Salad
Sandwich: Grilled Cheddar & Bacon Sandwich
Sides: Grammy Baked Beans and Home style Potato
Dessert: Homemade Peach Cobbler / Muffins – Chocolate Banana Walnut

WEDNESDAY:

Soup:  Fresh Tomato Bisque
Salad: Cobb Salad
Sandwich: Irvanish  and Black bean Burger
Sides Tuscany Bean Salad, Grilled Veggie Salad
Dessert: ?

THURSDAY:

Soup: Maryland Crab Soup
Salad:Southwest Roast beef salad
Sandwich:Corned Beef and BBQ Meatloaf
Sides: Fresh Homemade Mashed Potatoes Roasted Beets
Dessert:Fresh Fruit

FRIDAY:

Soup: Shrimp Corn  Chowder
Salad:Fresh Fruit with homemade vanilla yogurt with granola
Sandwich: Crab Cake and the Dagwood
Sides:Mac and cheese, Orzo and Sundried Tomato Salad

ArtFusion holding Beef ‘n Beer fundraiser

Join ArtFusion 19464 on Saturday, August 24 from 6-9pm at the Ballroom on High at 310 E. High Street in Pottstown for a Beef and Beer Fundraiser.

This fun end-of-summer beef and beer features beer courtesy of Victory Beer, food by Boneyard Joe’s (House of Great Sandwiches and BBQ) and Montesano Bros Bucktown Market & Cafe, live music and a fun 50/50 raffle.

Victory Brewing Company has an amazing philosophy on brewing beer. They meld European ingredients and traditions with American creativity, and their beers feature the finest ingredients to achieve their exciting flavors. Go here to learn more: http://www.victorybeer.com/about/brewery/.

Victory is generously donating all the beer for this event!

Live music by Elisha Kane!

Tickets are only $20 and include beer, hot beef sandwiches, great side salads, homemade desserts, and water and soda. Vegetarian wraps are available on request.

NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.

Purchase your regular or vegetarian tickets here.

Check out and follow the event on Facebook!

FREE HOUSING COUNSELING CLASSES OFFERED IN POTTSTOWN

This comes to us from Genesis Housing…

There has never been a better time to make the most of your money and to “clean-up” your credit.  Learn the best ways to reduce your debts. Learn how to improve your credit scores. Make good decisions with your money. Learn what they never covered when you were in high school!

Genesis Housing Corporation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit community development corporation, is bringing the FREE class series back to Pottstown on Tuesday evenings, July 30th, August 13th  and September 17th from 7:00 to 9:00 PM, at the Mosaic Community Land Trusts Offices, 10 South Hanover Street, Pottstown, PA 19464.  The classes are offered every month in Norristown. This will be the second time this year to have the classes in Pottstown.

The classes are designed to help to:

  • Understand Credit — Information on credit scores, improving your scores, re-establishing credit, dealing with debt.  Class participants can obtain a free credit report with scores from the three major credit reporting services (Tuesday, July 30, 2013).
  • Money Management – Information on preparing realistic budgets that are more than just monthly bills, prioritizing spending in tough times and understanding how current spending impacts your future financial options (Tuesday, August 13, 2013).
  • Home Buying Basics — Information the home buying process — finding a realtor, home inspections, Agreements of Sale, mortgages and first-time homebuyer grant programs (Tuesday, September 17, 2013).

Nikki Holcroft, an award winning and certified housing counselor, will teach the classes. Ms. Holcroft has more than twenty-five years experience working as a housing counselor, mortgage banker and community lender. Ms. Holcroft has worked with Genesis Housing Corporation since 2001 and teaches monthly classes on credit, money management and the home buying process. Ms. Holcroft also provides individual housing counseling sessions to help clients achieve their financial goals.  Ms. Holcroft has worked with families to restructure their mortgages, avoid foreclosures and reduce their debts.

Reservations are recommended and can be made by calling Genesis Housing Corporation at 610-275-4357 or online at www.genesishousing.org.

The Pottstown classes are funded, in part, by National Penn Bank. Additional funding was provided by Montgomery County. National Penn Bank is a member FDIC. National Penn Bank and Genesis Housing Corporation are nonaffiliated entities.

Genesis Housing Corporation’s housing counseling programs provide free classes and individual counseling helping over 7,000 clients. Monthly classes focus on topics not taught in regular school including understanding credit, credit repair, money management, saving plans, grant programs and understanding the home buying process including selecting a realtor and finding the best mortgage.

Since 1994, Genesis Housing Corporation has served Montgomery County as a 501(c)(3) non-profit community development corporation and is dedicated to the development of affordable housing and educating consumers on housing and financial issues.  Genesis Housing Corporation has been certified as a FannieMae Counseling Agency and is approved by PA Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for housing counseling. Genesis Housing Corporation is also an approved agency for many programs including the Montgomery County First-time Home Buyers Program and the Norristown First-time Home Buyers Program.

In addition, Genesis Housing Corporation has developed affordable housing by rehabilitating vacant homes and by building new homes for income eligible homebuyers. Renovated homes are currently available in Norristown and Pottstown. Genesis Housing Corporation also renovates existing owner-occupied homes for eligible families for the Montgomery County Homeowner Rehab Program and the Pottstown Homeowner Rehab Program.

Visit us on Facebook (www.facebook/GenesisHousing). For more information on Genesis Housing Corporation programs, please call 610-275-4357 or visit our web site at www.genesishousing.org.

Pottstown’s Annual Sidewalk Sale this Saturday

Please check out The Mercury’s recent article (partially re-printed below) about Pottstown’s Annual Sidewalk Sale, coming up this Saturday.

Summer is time for savings in downtown Pottstown, especially this Saturday, July 20th,

when the annual Sidewalk Sale takes to the streets from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

According to Main Street Manager Sheila Dugan, the day will include offers from more than 40 downtown merchants, as well as face painting, a visit from Rainbow the Clown and collections of Pottstown School uniforms.

Demonstrations will be provided by CrossFit at 21 N. Hanover St. at 12:45, 2:45 and again at 4 p.m.

Also providing demonstrations at 307 E. High St. will be Red Cloud Kung Fu at 12, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m.

Read more here:  http://business-news.thestreet.com/the-mercury/story/pottstown-merchants-will-take-the-streets-saturday-0/1

More National Night Out activities on tap – August 6th!

The Pottstown National Night Out celebration will be held on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 starting at 6:30 pm at the Washington/Chestnut Street Park in Pottstown. 

Please join us for an evening of fun that includes:

Moon bounce

Popcorn machine

Rita’s Italian Ice

Pretzels

Hot dogs and refreshments will be provided, first come first served!

Representatives of several local non-profits and Law Enforcement will be in attendance.

The NNO is an annual community event showing solidarity against drugs and crime, and celebrating the partnership between the community and local police, fire and emergency services. 

The celebration is being coordinated by Genesis Housing Corporation, National Penn Bank and MOSAIC Community Land Trust.

Questions? Comments?

Contact Anna Johnson (vivapottstown@hotmail.com)

 

Family Services seeks sponsors for 10-mile trail run

Family Services is seeking sponsorship for their upcoming 10 mile trail run!

Family Services has been selected to be the benefiting charity of the Annual Evansburg Challenge 10-mile trail run, to be held this year on Sunday, October 20th.  This 10-mile trail run through beautiful Evansburg State Park near Collegeville is one of the most popular trail runs in eastern Pennsylvania, attracting more than 200 participants each year. See sponsorship info here: Evansburg Challenge Sponsorship Levels 2013

Now in its 16th year, the Challenge is managed and planned by Pretzel City Sports.  The race course follows 10 miles of single and double track horse trails by the Skippack Creek with water crossings, ditches and puddles, and a steep muddy climb.  Pine groves, berry patches, and mud-gullies dot the trail. The 16th Annual Evansburg Challenge will be held on Sunday, October 20, 2013.

Family Services of Montgomery County PA (FSMC) is a 501 (C) (3) not-for-profit multi-service agency with three branches located throughout Montgomery County. The vision of Family Services is strong, caring community of individuals and families meeting the challenges and opportunities of life with the mission of being committed to improving the lives of people in Montgomery County, Pa.  The agency has three overarching goals: 1) People have improved life prospects, 2) Families function adaptively, 3) Clients reduce risks to achieving and maintaining self-sufficiency.

Please contact Tricia Reedy Jones at treedyjones@fsmontco.org or (610) 630-0201 to discuss your sponsorship level.  Thank you!

All donations are 100% tax deductible.  Please send donations to 3125 Ridge Pike, Eagleville, PA 19403 no later than September 1, 2013.   Please call (610) 630-0201.

Thank you for your contribution!

Tricia Reedy Jones, MPA
Program Director
Foster Grandparent Program
Program of Family Services of Montgomery County
3125 Ridge Pike
Eagleville, PA 19403
(610) 630-0201
Foster Grandparents – “Where Love Grows”

 

Girl Scouts collecting school uniforms in Pottstown on behalf of Cluster

A local Pottstown Girl Scout Troop is collecting new or used clothing that can be used as student uniforms in the Pottstown School District, such as white, light blue, or navy polo shirts, turtlenecks, certain sweaters and sweatshirts and navy blue or khaki pants, shorts, skirts, or skorts. All sizes.

All uniforms will be donated to the Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities to help children in Pottstown. Victoria Bumstead, who is the Volunteer Coordinator for the Cluster has indicated that uniforms are a huge need for their organization to support children in our community.

For more information about Pottstown’s uniforms, policies, and assistance programs, click here.

The Girl Scouts have drop-off sites at the following locations:

Grumpy’s Sandwich Shop at 137 East High Street

Rich Ranieri’s MAB paints at 218 E. High Street

Mike’s Brick Oven Pizza at 601 N. Charlotte St.

The YMCA at Wilson and North Adams Streets

Pottstown School District Administration Building at 230 Beech Street

and the North End Swim Club.

Please help spread the word!!

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