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January 27, 2016
PHOENIXVILLE – The Phoenixville Community Education Foundation (PCEF), a charitable corporation dedicated to improving public education in the Phoenixville area, invites the community to attend its 2016 Phantom Fundraiser. Formerly the Winter Fundraiser, the Phantom Fundraiser raises money to fund learning programs and initiatives that benefit students, teachers, and principals throughout Phoenixville Area School District (PASD). This popular event is set for Friday, February 26, 2016 at 6pm at the Rivercrest Golf Club and Preserve. Guests of this year’s event ... View Article
January 26, 2016
By Virginia Lindak, Digital First Media; article courtesy The Mercury, photo courtesy Virginia Lindak PHOENIXVILLE: Good Samaritan Shelter hosted its annual Taste of Phoenixville event on Thursday night at Phoenixville Foundry in an effort to raise proceeds for the organization. The hugely popular event continues to grow each year, as hundreds of members of the community dined, danced and donated funds, all for a great cause. Attendees sampled a large variety of dishes from dozens of participating restaurants, all of ... View Article
January 12, 2016
WILLIAMSPORT, PA There is an exciting summer program that for nearly four decades has been exciting the imaginations of high school students throughout Pennsylvania about the world of business and private enterprise. That program, Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week (PFEW), will be marking its 38th storied year this July and August. Begun in 1979 by some farsighted business people in northwest Pennsylvania, PFEW was founded specifically to teach rising high school juniors and seniors about the American private enterprise system and ... View Article
January 7, 2016
In an article published by www.onlyinyourstate.com, Phoenixville, PA was named one of The 10 Most Underrated Towns In Pennsylvania You Should Check Out. In the article, written by Allentown native Christi, Phoenixville was listed as #6 alongside other towns such as Ardmore and Jim Thorpe. To read the full article, please visit www.onlyinyourstate.com/pennsylvania/pa-underrated-towns/
January 6, 2016
WYOMISSING, PA – Tompkins VIST Bank today announced that it has committed $265,000 in 2015-2016 donations to youth education organizations that qualify under the Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. The commitment represents the highest amount the bank has donated since participating in EITC. To date, Tompkins VIST Bank has donated more than $1.5 million to the program. The donations are being given to pre-kindergarten and scholarship programs and educational improvement initiatives throughout the bank’s Southeastern Pennsylvania marketplace. ... View Article
