President`s - Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce

President’s
Perspective
By Bob Welch
CBCC President
S
pring has arrived
early this year and
just in time for the
kick-off of the Central Bucks
Chamber of Commerce
Bucks Fever celebration.
Bucks Fever is an annual
series of local arts, cultural
and historical events
occurring between March
and October. This is the 26th
year that the Chamber has
organized and promoted this
program. Bucks Fever started as a small series of arts
events in 1986 and has grown to include over 400 in
the present day.
The programs in Bucks Fever include such things as
art exhibitions and shows, writing workshops, musical
and vocal concerts, as well as many local history and
family fun events. All of these events have one thing
in common, they celebrate the unique and wonderful
arts culture that we enjoy here in Central Bucks
County. A complete listing of these events is found
in the Bucks Fever brochure which is distributed to
many area businesses and is part of the spring
2012 issue of Bucks County Magazine. You may
download a copy from the Chamber’s Website:
www.centralbuckschamber.com. I encourage you to
attend as many of these events as possible as they
are truly a lot of fun and, better yet, located right
in the neighborhood!
As President of the Central Bucks Chamber of
Commerce, I am often asked “why do you support the
arts through programs like Bucks Fever? Aren’t you
supposed to support business?” The answer is simple.
The arts are a huge business in Central Bucks County
and the single biggest draw of tourism and out of the
area shoppers that we have. Let’s face it, without our
area’s museums, antique shops, artist studios, bed and
breakfasts and so on, this region is like any other. It’s
the cultural, artistic and historical attributes of our
area that make Central Bucks County a destination.
My family and I chose to live here because of
these attributes, as they make our area a vibrant
and interesting one. As a result, this area is highly
desirable and people want to live here, causing
property values to stay relatively high, which in turn
supports great systems of public and private schools.
Businesses locate where the living is good and people
spend money: Central Bucks County fits this rule
perfectly! That’s why the Chamber supports the arts;
the arts and arts culture here are big business to
our area.
Let’s hope the nice weather will increase general
business activity and the economy continues its
recovery. Please remember to patronize Chamber
members when you are looking for a consultant,
contractor, manufacturer or any other service
provider. And don’t forget to attend as many Bucks
Fever events as possible; you won’t be sorry that
you did.
Mark Your C a l e n d a r
April 2012 thru May 2012
December 16, 2010
Saturday, April 21 – Sunday, April 22
1 to 3 p.m.
Bucks Fever Artist Studio Tour - Self-guided driving
Holiday
tour of Open
BucksHouse
County Artists Studios; 12 to 4 p.m.
Chamber
Headquarters
FREE Tours,
Courtesy of Allure West Studios
Catered
The Ramada
Specialby
Catered
Reception for ticket holders Sunday,
New
Hope
April 22 - 5 to 7 p.m. at Bucks County Gallery of
With
FineWines
Arts, 77 West Main Street, New Hope, PA 18938
Major Benefactor:
Academy
Courtesy
of Chaddsford
Winery Wealth Advisors
Supporting Sponsor: H.G. Services, Inc. and
Lisa Leleu
January
11, Studios
2011
Noon to 1 p.m.
Friday,
April 27 – 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Link
at Lunch
State of the State Breakfast – The Waterwheel
Restaurant, 4424 Old Easton Road, Doylestown,
$25 Members/$35 non-members
Featuring: Bucks County Delegation of Legislators
Event Benefactor: Independence Blue Cross
Event Sponsors: Comcast and Wells Fargo Advisors
Wednesday, May 2 - 8:30 to 9:45 a.m.
New Member Orientation - Chamber Office,
Bailiwick Office Campus #23, 252 W. Swamp Rd,
Doylestown - Free
Event Sponsor: Monument Bank
Mission:
The Central Bucks Chamber of
Commerce builds alliances among
its members by uniting business,
industry, professionals, artists and
non-profit organizations.
January 13, 2011
Tuesday, May 8 – Noon to 1 p.m.
5Link
to 7 at
p.m.
Lunch – TJ Smith’s Restaurant,
Business
CardRoad,
Exchange
1585 Easton
Warrington, PA
Fred
Beans Hyndai
Networking
lunch open to all members and
Route
313 (Swamp
Doylestown
sponsored
guests -Road),
$25 Members
$35 Non-Member Sponsored Guest
Pre-paid20,
Reservations
Required.
January
2011
Send
check
to
CBCC,
252
W. Swamp Rd. #23,
8:30 to 10 a.m.
•
Event
Sponsors:
Doylestown,
PA
18901
Young Professionals Networking
Workshop
CertaPro
Painters,
MKJ
Creative
Sponsored by AB8 Waste Solutions and
3rd Federal
Bank
Chamber
Headquarters
Free for Chamber Members
Wednesday, May 16 – 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.
2012 Expo – Delaware Valley College Student Center,
700 East Butler Avenue, Doylestown
Business Card Exchange – 5 to 7 to 6 p.m.
Grand Sponsor: Hatboro Federal Savings
Card Exchange Courtesy of Eastcom Inc
and Chambers 19
Every Wednesday, May 30 - August 29
Brown Bag-It With The Arts –
Sponsored by: First Savings and PECO
Tabor Days
Enjoy fun activities
for the entire family
at Tabor Children's
Services, Main Street
& New Britain Road,
Doylestown on Sat.,
June 9, 11 a.m. to 4
p.m., and Sun., June
10, noon to 4 p.m.
Delight in a petting zoo, climbing wall, inflatables,
Tubs of Fun ride, games, pet parade, delicious festival
foods, plant sale, pet adoptions, youth Performance
Competition, and a youth 3 on 3 Basketball Tourney.
Proceeds benefit abused and neglected children.
Find more information at www.tabor.org. W4
The Chamber serves as a catalyst
that creates a rich business climate
and improves the quality of life
in the community.
The Chamber is devoted to
furthering the arts, humanities and
welfare of the Central Bucks region.
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About the Cover
“Sun Dancers” by Loretta Luglio, “Hibiscus” by Suzanne
Zoglio, and “English Lavender" by Keith Mountford, are in
the Byers Annual Bucks Fever Art Exhibition, April 12 until
April 22 at Travis Gallery, New Hope, story on page 21.
Chuck Gale (Gale Nurseries) founded the Bucks Beautiful
program, Bulbs for Bucks, story on pages 15 & 16.
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Connections
Business Card Exchange
Hosted by Jamie Hollander Gourmet Foods
at The Moose Lodge in Doylestown
Photography by Chris Whitney, Whitney Landscapes
Aaron Castro (Aaron Mitchell Photography), Tom Biehl (B&B Electrical Services)
Seth Goldstein (Goldstein Media LLC), Eugene Leffever (Interpersonal Dynamics).
Sonia Smith (County of Bucks) President Bob Welch (Academy Wealth Advisers)
and Jim Happ (Happ Contractors).
Ervin Hall (Profection Advisors), Pam and Jack Mikula
(Mikula Web Solutions/Bucks County Alive).
Chris Nisbet (J. Carroll Molloy Realtor) and Cindy McFarland.
W4 (USPSOO9782) is owned and published six times a
year (Jan./Feb., March/April, May/June, July/Aug., Sept./Oct.,
Nov./Dec. ) by the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce,
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Marge Nocton-Barr, MS, CRS (Licensed Professional
Counselor) and Gloria Walker (Mary Kay Cosmetics).
Jack Skudris (Memorable Affairs Caterers) and Jen Walton
(The Doylestown Moose & The Oscar Martin Room).
W4/Who, What, Where, When:
Dr.Vail P. Garvin, FACHE, Executive Director • Amanda M. Soler, Editor/Deputy Executive Director: Operations • Sally Parham, Deputy Executive Director:
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For more information, call (215)348-3913 or fax (215)348-7154. E-mail: [email protected]. W4/Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, Bailiwick, Ste 23, Doylestown, PA 18901
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Who • What • Where • When
Academy Wealth Advisers: Bringing Leadership,
Discipline, Integrity and Efficiency to Investment Management
By Rick Welch
C
hief Investment Officer
Richard M. Welch, Jr.,
is pleased to announce
the recent opening of Academy
Wealth Advisers, and the global
launch of its new website www.
academywealthadvisers.com.
"We created our wealth
management firm to meet the
needs of business owners and
corporate executives who, like
us, demand individually tailored,
focused, efficient and straightforward investment plans," says
Welch. "Together with my brother
and shareholder, Robert J. Welch,
we have more than 20 years of
investing and wealth management
experience. Our success as both
business owners and real estate investors dictates that
we have our own investment plans which are founded
upon solid principles, have an adaptable and easily
understandable framework and embody commonsense
investing philosophies. More simply stated, what we
do is provide investment and money management
advice. As we provide this advice we bring leadership,
discipline, integrity and efficiency to our role as
investment and portfolio managers."
Headquartered in Bucks County, PA, Academy Wealth
Advisers assists clients in identifying investment goals
and objectives, risk tolerance and an investment time
horizon. The firm's new website features a unique
and customized "Portfolio Builder" to determine
appropriate asset allocation and asset class mix for a
given level of expected return.
Bucks Chamber of Commerce, and is a former trustee
of The James A. Michener Art Museum. W4
For a complimentary consultation, or to obtain
more information about Academy Wealth Advisers, c
all 215.603.2976, or log on to
http://www.academywealthadvisers.com
"Our consultative approach to successful
investing incorporates a client's vision with our
recommendations as we prepare, implement and
continually monitor all mutually agreed upon options
and strategies," notes Welch.
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy,
Richard Welch has also earned a Master of Science in
Systems Management from the University of Southern
California and a Master of Science in Finance from
Temple University. He holds FINRA Licenses 63 and 65
as well as Life Insurance and Variable Annuity Licenses.
He is a member of the Financial Planning Association.
A local businessman and highly regarded real estate
investor, Robert Welch is a graduate of the United
States Military Academy. He has significant experience
in historic renovation, zoning and land use, and
environmental permitting, as well as lease negotiation.
Robert was recently elected president of the Central
New Member Orientation
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
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Doylestown's New Hope Academy
T
ucked in the Penn’s Court business complex
on South Main Street is New Hope Academy, a
non-traditional private school for middle and
high school students. Founder and executive director
Kathleen Rosso–Gana describes this alternative school
as a “cross between a home, school, and an office”.
New Hope Academy is an extension of its parent
company, Motivational Educational Training Company
(METC) which was established in 1972 as a small
tutoring studio. Parents appreciated its teaching style
so much that they encouraged METC to establish a
day school. As a result, in 2000, New Hope Academy
was founded in Yardley, PA where the main campus is
located. The name New Hope Academy implies a ”new
beginning” for its students. The Doylestown Campus
was added in 2005. The same opportunities are offered
at both locations.
These opportunities typically include a two-to-one
ratio of students to teachers. Full-time professional
counseling is available. Subjects range from
conventional classes such as math and social studies
to optional courses such as performing arts, yoga,
chess, digital photography and 3D production. Despite
non-traditional aspects like mandatory monthly parent
meetings, NHA maintains an element of tradition by
holding two drama performances per year and hosting
a spring prom.
An example of the method in which NHA
accommodates and nurtures its students is the manner
in which a new student is transitioned into the school.
He/she follows (“shadows”) a veteran student through
his/her schedule for a day, or more if necessary, to
acclimate to the school. During this time, teachers are
attentive to classes that interest the new student. The
student’s introductory schedule will provide a liberal
number of these classes to help “anchor” the student
into the school.
New Hope Academy hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. The parent company, METC, which has grown
from a small tutoring studio to one that is housed in
both Doylestown and Yardley schools, is open to the
public. Hours of operation are from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m. For more information call 215-345-9333 for the
Doylestown campus or 215-493-4200 for
the Yardley campus. Visit the school’s website at
www.NewHopeAcademy.net. W4
Gary Harris, Assistant Director, Doylestown Campus
[email protected]
An informal and minimally restrictive atmosphere
permeates the school. Each campus includes a
family room where teachers and students eat lunch
together. This room is also used for special events
such as birthday celebrations and weekly roundtable
discussions. The interior design of NHA imparts a
relaxed but sophisticated business atmosphere. The
school was purposefully located in a business complex
in order to foster workplace ethics and behavior.
NHA is certified in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to
grant high school diplomas. Ninety percent of students
who were once struggling in other schools ultimately
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Local Students Learn About
World of Business
I
n 1979, a marvelously innovative program was born
to teach our area young people (juniors and seniors
in high school) about those issues that face business
people every day. Chamber member Pennsylvania Free
Enterprise Week (PFEW), internationally-acclaimed for
its excellence, now annually graduates approximately
1,500 students with a vastly improved understanding
about free market economics and how economic
opportunity is so integrally tied to personal freedom.
Each summer, PFEW holds four, one-week individual
sessions in July and August. The focus of the week
is to group the participants (strangers at first) into
“management teams” of senior executives who have
inherited imaginary “companies.” These teams, under
the guiding hands of “executives-on-loan,” called
Company Advisors, operate their firms for a
computer-simulated three-year period of time. To
add a sense of reality, they are competing against
two other student “companies” manufacturing
and distributing the same product. These fledgling
corporate executives are faced with decisions that any
real-life business person confronts daily. They work
with balance sheets, statements of income, market
share surveys, etc., etc., and must also react to a variety
of external factors.
PFEW is designed to give every participant, in broad
brush strokes, an idea of what is germane and
pertinent to the business world of today. Each day’s
activities include four to five presentations from
world-class business people from a list that reads like
who’s who in Pennsylvania. The students hear about:
Business and Finance, the Role and Relationship of
Business and Government, Taxation, Business Ethics,
Labor Relations, and much, much more. Does it work?
Graduate Ankur Gramopadhye, of Central Bucks High
School-East said, “The week was one like no other as
I learned many important things which will remain
with me forever. I met many new wonderful people,
experienced stunning lectures, and was exposed to
tremendous amounts of useful knowledge!”
John Trombetta, President of the Foundation for Free
Enterprise Education at (814) 833-9576 ext. 106 or
e-mail him at [email protected]. PFEW is open to all
current sophomores and juniors in Pennsylvania
and information on attendance, as well as program
applications, can also be found on their website.
Questions can be directed to Ms. Michelle Warofka,
Manager of Schools for PFEW by calling her office
at (814) 833-9576 ext. 105 or by emailing her at
[email protected]. W4
The application process is currently ongoing for
Central Bucks area students who hope to be part of
PFEW 2012. Every student attends PFEW on a fully
tax-deductible $525 scholarship (the actual value of
the scholarship exceeds $1,500) which is provided by
a local firm. Each graduate corresponds with his or
her sponsor following graduation to report on the
program and what they learned. As a bonus, every
PFEW graduate automatically qualifies for scholarship
grants from either of PFEW’s host campuses, should
they enroll there as undergraduates. Both campuses
are in Williamsport, PA –Lycoming College offers a
$20,000 scholarship and the Pennsylvania College of
Technology offers an $8,000 scholarship to any
PFEW alumnus.
If you would like to learn more about this
award-winning program and how you can help, you
can visit their website at www.pfew.org or contact
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Garden & Home Edition
Home Is Where the Equity Is
By Barton Skurbe, Residential Mortgage Area Manager, Univest Bank and Trust Co.
J
ust as spring bursts with
flowers and new beginnings,
it also bursts with new home
listings for potential buyers.
Traditionally, the real estate market
has seen sellers wait to list a home
until after the holidays, when the
weather starts to get warmer and
buyers are motivated to get out
and shop for their future home purchase.
If you are a homebuyer, this means a wider variety
of houses will be on the market to choose from;
therefore being aggressive in your search is key. The
most desirable homes, priced to sell, will move quickly.
Additionally, while it is hard to predict exactly how the
2012 housing market will compare to 2011’s market,
there are two factors that will have an impact this
spring. First, the recent housing crisis has made it a
buyers market with homes being listed at lower prices
that make buying a home undeniably affordable.
Secondly, mortgage rates remain at historically
low levels.
If you, like many homebuyers, feel this is the time to
move on your home purchase then you should consider
these tips to enable you to move quickly and get the
house of your dreams.
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Before you start shopping with your realtor,
obtain a pre-approval letter from a lender. Call
to find out what materials and documents are required to get pre-approved.
Who • What • Where • When
•
Review your credit history and do not apply
for any new loans or credit cards until after
the purchase of your home. New loans and
credit cards will pull your credit score down
and increase your debt-to-income ratio,
possibly negatively effecting your application.
•
Once you are pre-approved, find a realtor
that you trust and will provide you with information and personal attention. Ask
friends and family who have recently purchased a home for recommendations.
•
Once you have found the right home and
are ready to make an offer, provide your lender
with the details of the home such as sale price,
real estate taxes, home inspection report and
any other pertinent information.
• Review and choose the mortgage product that best fits your needs.
Once you have provided your mortgage consultant
with your information, they will guide you through the
process and even expedite certain steps to ensure your
peace of mind.
For more information on purchasing a home or if
you know of a person interested in applying for a
home loan, contact a mortgage advisor at Univest.
A mortgage advisor will meet with you one-on-one,
discuss the home buying process and explain the steps
needed to get your home sweet loan. Call the Univest
Home Loan team at 215-600-3638 or e-mail us at
[email protected]. W4
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Garden & Home Edition
Save Time, Money and Headaches on Your Next
Construction Project: The Design-Build Advantage
M
ost businesses and homeowners have been
through the drill – you excitedly plan a new
building project, addition and/or renovation,
and work hard to put together a budget and
construction timing that fits best with your busy life.
As architects, interior designers, engineers, construction
companies and consultants get involved, you find your
time consumed by having to make so many decisions,
your bank emptying from all the unforeseen expenses,
and your patience running out as deadlines come and
go without any of the expected progress.
Traditionally, most commercial and residential projects
follow what is known as the Design-Bid-Build process.
The client first hires a designer for the project, and the
actual construction work is put out for bid utilizing
the existing design. To come in at a desired price, the
construction firm may be a wise economical choice,
but perhaps has no previous experience working with
the architect. And that gap often opens the door
to undesired consequences inherent with this
building process.
The client is now obliged to oversee all the contractors
involved with the project, having to put together the
big picture without benefit of knowing how these
firms are working together. Each contractor would
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increased work for another, the budget begins to spiral
out of control; time the client must spend managing
the project consumes time allotted to other priorities.
The modern approach to this scenario is the
Design-Build process; the design, construction and
other aspects of the job are headed under one firm.
Bidding is handled by the firm that is hired instead of
the client, allowing for greater efficiency in concurrent
processes. The client benefits from having a single
point-of-contact during the course of the project, and
the natural agreement and cooperation between the
builder, architect and all other participants as they are
on the same team from the beginning.
Budgets are known upfront and better adhered to,
disruption due to missed deadlines and incomplete
projects is greatly minimized, and the risk of disputes
and litigation to the client inherent when working
with several contractors is reduced by more than 50
percent. By making use of the knowledge of labor
and materials costs, cost relationships between project
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risk minimization, and coordination of all aspects of
construction, quality and schedule adherence, the
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Garden & Home Edition
The Doylestown Food Co-op is All About You!
OUR COMMUNITY: We want to foster a healthy and
economically viable environment for our farmers and
our community. When local farmers and producers are
assured of a convenient, ready market, they can afford
to keep (and even expand) their farms – maintaining
the special beauty and character of our area. When
you shop at a food co-op, 70 cents of your dollar stay
in your local community.
We wish it worked that way! Our member-owners are
the key to building the equity we need to open our
community store. A community owned store needs
community owners. For Doylestown, it's a familiar
story. After all, we are the community who built a
hospital, swimming pools, playgrounds, and, most
recently, a dog park. Can we build our Co-op together?
You bet!
For our consumers, the Co-op offers tremendous
convenience. Many of us value shopping locally,
especially when it comes to food. But it's hard to
access the bounty in our county when we have to
travel hither and yon to find what we want to put on
our families' tables. Enter the Co-op: now we can get
it, all in one place, at one time. Dinner is served, and
while our families benefit from fairly raised food, so
too do our local food producers. It's a win for us, a win
for our producers, and a win for our community.
OUR STORE: In our member-owned bricks-and-mortar
store convenient to the area, our Co-op will provide
local, nutrient-rich foods in season. Fresh fruits and
vegetables, locally-grown beef, pork, lamb, chicken,
and bison; local eggs and milk; home-made bread, pies
and cake, jams and jellies; what’s your pleasure?
Looking for organic bulk foods? We plan to have that,
too! And we will always source as close to home as
we can. That means your dollar goes into the hands of
local producers, who, in turn, keep more of their own
dollars in the local community.
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Garden & Home Edition
Lessons From Gardening -- Marketing Secrets
We Can Learn for Our Business Growth Success!
By Yoon Cannon
I
don’t love to garden, but I love
looking at beautiful gardens.
Particularly, I enjoy seeing
gardens thrive in my own yard.
In my first home I filled my front
beds with petunias which grew
amazingly fast and easy. I enjoyed
them so much that I decided to
scale the effect. I thought I could
create Longwood Gardens in my home by planting
thousands of seeds that I envisioned would flourish
in my garage through the winter for me to easily
transfer into the ground in the spring. I clearly did not
understand how to garden.
I’m sure you’ll laugh at my foolishness when I tell you
how my gardening strategy played out. I bought 40
trays and stocked it with soil and seeds. I thought I was
clever by hiring an electrician to install overhead lights
in my garage, so my dear seeds would get light through
the winter. Well, the busy-ness of life quickly distracted
me. Four months came and went with only a few visits
to my garage to water the seeds. When spring came I
was depressed and frustrated that all I had were some
very weak looking sprouts. I was deflated that my yard
was not going to be Longwood Gardens that year.
Why didn’t my seeds grow? I had no idea, so I asked
a gardening expert who pointed out first, my trays of
seeds were sitting on cold concrete floor in my garage
(I didn’t pay attention to temperature), second, while I
had the lights, I didn’t actually turn on those lights for
enough hours each day, and third, I did not consistently
water the seeds. Finally, I should have also used the
right fertilizer.
Moral of the lesson is that I started out my whole
gardening project with the wrong set of expectations.
At the time, I really did think that all I had to do was
throw some seeds into these little trays and
4 months later I would have an abundant
greenhouse in my garage.
These principles about gardening is a lot like the
success principles of your marketing. If you are not
getting the results you envisioned from your marketing
efforts stop to think about what’s getting in the way
of your marketing success? Could it be that you might
just have the wrong expectations about how
marketing works?
Wrong expectations is a common hurdle that blocks
many marketing ideas from blooming the way it could.
The marketing game is not a candy machine where you
put a quarter in and instantly, out comes a fistful of
m&m’s. Instead, it’s more like the old fashion
water pump.
When I was growing up, I frequently visited a friend’s
farm where the family had old water pump outside
in the middle of their expansive yard. When I first
tried it I thought it was broken because nothing came
out when I pumped it 3 or 4 times. My friend Gene
laughed at me and said I didn’t pump it long enough.
So, then I gave it another 5 or 6 attempts, but gave up
complaining that my arm was too tired.
Then Gene came over and just gave it 2 more pumps
and what do you know, out came a surge and steady
flow of water!
So, the question for your business is to ask yourself are
you giving up too quickly on your marketing tactics?
Marketing success is not overnight. Trying out the
marketing-idea-of-the month is like me trying to get
the water pump to work after just a few efforts.
Often times I hear small business owners remark that
“direct mail just doesn’t work” or “networking groups
just doesn’t work” or some other specific tactic. It’s
easy to think that the “pump” is broken, but what’s
really broken might just be not understanding how to
work the pump.
Your marketing tactics are like seeds. It takes time for
each tactic to take root. Consistent attention, even
in small does, nurtures these roots into sprouts. Keep
giving it the right balance of water, temperature and
fertilizer nurtures your field of sprouts into shoots and
finally into full bloom.
pump, changing your expectations is the first step to
changing your results.
Of course, if you’re still scratching your head trying
to troubleshoot your marketing consider calling
in an expert. You can reach me direct at
215-292-4947 or email me at YoonCannon@
ParamountBusinessCoach.com. W4
Business Growth Expert, Yoon Cannon has helped
hundreds of Entrepreneurs, small business owners &
CEO’s achieve dramatic results in your sales, marketing
and strategic planning.
Having started, built (and sold) 3 other companies over the
past 20 yrs, Yoon offers a fresh, outside perspective from
a seasoned entrepreneur. Her coaching & consulting firm,
Paramount Business Coach, LLC is based in Doylestown.
For more great articles like these subscribe at
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So, if you’re frustrated with your marketing results
stop and think about what your expectations are. As
I learned from gardening and from the old water
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66th Annual Meeting Luncheon
Pete Ciarrocchi: Crab Fries and
Chickie’s & Pete’s Are Thriving
in Bucks County By Anne Biggs
T
he first story most people want to hear about
Chickie’s & Pete’s, the famous local Philly sports
bar and restaurant, is about those crab fries that
celebrities, sports stars and regular joes go to great
lengths to munch.
“It was the end of crab season,” owner Pete Ciarrocchi
recalled at the Chamber’s Annual Meeting in February.
Having over-ordered on the spice, he found himself
with tubs of it left over and his father giving him grief
about it. “So I decided to play around with the spice a
little. I thought I’d put it on the potatoes and call them
‘crab fries.’”
And the rest, as they say, is history. That same creative
entrepreneurial approach has led to other patented
dishes as well as setting up shop in Veteran’s Stadium
in 1998 and, more recently, unveiling PLAY2, the
world’s first interactive sports bar.
It was a “natural progression,” he says of the expansion
of sites from the South Philly flagship restaurant,
bought by his parents in 1977, to 46 locations all
together. That includes his “No. 2 and No. 3 busiest”
right here in Bucks, a fully integrated facility in the
PARX Casino on Street Road in Bensalem and the latest
Chickie’s & Pete’s on Route 611 in Warrington.
Annual Meeting
Sponsored by Wells Fargo Advisors
Business & Arts Award
to James Peruto, Keenan Motors
Sponsored by Syd & Sharon Martin
Photography by Chris Whitney, Whitney Landscapes
“All of them are successful,” Ciarrocchi says of his
various locations, “but in Bucks County they thrive.”
Jim Peruto receives Syd and Sharon Martin
2012 Business and Arts Award for his generosity
to the arts community, businessman Jim Peruto was
honored with the 2012 Business and Arts Award.
Peruto has been using his luxurious Keenan Motors
facility for over-the-top events since his own wedding
was held there in 2005 before all the renovations
to the old Sommer Maid Creamery were completed.
Over the years, he has donated use of the two-story
marble-floored showroom, which most days is set
with Mercedes, Mayback and collectors’ models, for
a Chamber Red Ball Gala and Gourmet Getaways,
numerous community art shows and fundraising
events, and the Chamber’s Byers Bucks Fever Art
Exhibition and the Bucks County Sculpture Show
Founded by Dr. Selma Burke.
The Chamber’s Business & Arts Award, sponsored by
Syd and Sharon Martin, was established in 1997
to honor businesses that exhibit an outstanding
commitment to the arts in Bucks County. W4
David H. Werrett (Wells Fargo Advisors) with speaker
Pete Ciarrocchi (Chickie’s & Pete’s). Wells Fargo Advisors
served as event benefactor.
Lisa and James Peruto (Keenan Motors). Jim Peruto, owner
of Keenan Motors, Doylestown, was honored with the
Syd and Sharon Martin Business & Arts Award.
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Ron Davis (Parx Casino & Parx Racing) introduced speaker
Pete Ciarrocchi (Chickie’s & Pete’s).
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photos from the Annual Meeting,
taken by Chris Whitney.
Connections
Business Card Exchange
at PennLand Farm, Toll Brothers
Photography by Chris Whitney, Whitney Landscapes
Jennifer Thome, Sales Manager at PennLand Farm
(Toll Brothers) and Chamber President Bob Welch
(Academy Wealth Advisers).
Egle Karvelyte (Buona Via Ristorante Italiano) and
Art D'Angelo, CLU, ChFC (Insure4Life).
Douglas Sanders (Brentwood Group, Inc.) and
Collette Hering (Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority).
Hal Levin (CMM Direct), Peter Bonacum (ActionCoach), and
M.J. Haaz, CTP.
Eric Jacobson (IQnection Internet Services), Doug Reasoner
(Doug's Cakes), Seth Goldstein (Goldstein Media) and
Claude Mercier (DiDi’s Chocolates).
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Bucks Beautiful
Bucks Beautiful was founded in 1990 by Robert & Joyce Byers, who brought their idea to beautiful Bucks County with gardens to the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce.
Bucks Beautiful is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
B
ucks Beautiful is designed to promote
and extend the development of gardens in
communities, towns, along roads, business
premises and private homes. The goad of Bucks
Beautiful is to compliment the world fame of Bucks
County with a parade of lush, distinctive gardens.
Individuals, organizations and businesses are invited
to participate in Bucks Beautiful and beautify Bucks
County with distinctive gardens reflecting variety,
color, creativity and visual impact. Bucks Beautiful is a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is comprised of
six programs:
Bulbs for Bucks Program - is a key beautification
initiative to beautiful Bucks County with blooming
daffodil bulbs each spring in key locations. With the
completion of Phase 1, “Bulbs along the Bypass”
in 2010, 40,000 daffodil bulbs have been planted
along the Route 611 Bypass. Phase 2 is “Color on the
Canal” was completed in 2011 with 300,000 daffodil
bulbs planted along the Bucks County boarder of the
Delaware Canal from Bristol to Reiglesville.
The final goal is to plant 1 million daffodil bulbs at key
locations throughout Bucks County
Garden Competitions – There are two competitions
per season; summer and fall. Open to any individual,
business, community organization in Bucks County. Awards
are presented in October/November to the winners.
Garden Grants - Since 1991 grants have been
provided for community gardens in Bucks County
totaling $337,309 to 223 community organizations.
Gardens must be visible to the public from the road.
The Garden Grant program is to encourage individuals,
non-profit organizations, schools and garden clubs
to host community gardens on view to the public
throughout Bucks County. The goal is to beautify the
county with annuals and perennials that continue to
show throughout the growing season. Typical garden
locations are roadside patches, public streets or town
squares. The grant award is a 50/50 cash match up
to a maximum of $2,000 per host each year and
applications are due by March 1st.
landscape contracting as well as a $2,000 scholarship
to a Delaware Valley College student studying in
the same fields. Since 1999 over $45,000 in college
scholarships have been awarded to students. W4
For detailed information about the Bucks Beautiful
programs or events contact, 215-348-3913 x 114 or
email [email protected] or visit
www.bucksbeautiful.com.
Garden & Home Show – The Garden & Home Show
is a three day event held at Delaware Valley College
each March. Its purpose is to educate the public about
horticulture, the Bucks Beautiful Program, as well as
help raise funds for their programs.
Garden Tours – is held the second Sunday in June
each year and features six homes in Doylestown
Borough. Garden Bus Tours are also offered to
various destinations to view magnificent estates
and gardens.
Scholarships – Bucks Beautiful is committed to
educating our youth. They offer two scholarships,
$2,000 to a high school student going to college to
study ornamental horticulture, landscape design,
The purpose of the tour is to showcase a wide variety of
homes and garden styles. This allows viewers to see everyone
can garden and not allow space to become an obstacle.
Past tours have featured a small container deck garden, a
patio garden with water feature as well as large gardens
featuring art and architectural accents. Wells Fargo Advisors
is the Major Patron of the Bucks Beautiful Kitchen & Garden
Tour. Pictured is the patio and garden of the Cacossa
Residence featured on the June 12, 2011 Bucks Beautiful
Kitchen & Garden Tour. The 2012 tour will be on June 10.
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On November 9, 2011, 300,000 Daffodil Bulbs were planted along the Delaware Canal for the Bucks Beautiful Bulbs
for Bucks program with an additional 10,000 Daffodil Bulbs planted along the Route 611 Bypass. The planting of the
bulbs was generously donated by Gale Nurseries, Inc, Gwynedd. The Bulbs for Bucks Program was the inspiration of
Bucks Beautiful Board member Chuck Gale, to beautify Bucks County at key locations with the first splendor of spring;
blooming daffodils!
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Bucks Beautiful would like to acknowledge the
support of the businesses & individuals of the Bulbs
for Bucks program.
Helen & James Aldredge
Stephanie Lovenguth
Judith Anderson
Kathleen Mahanes
Eric & Susan Martilla
D. Arnold
Valerie McCary
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Asplundh
John & Carol McCaughan
Alice Babinetz
Lois McClintock
Ann Balderston
Thomas & Mildred McDonald
Earl & June Bierman
Maureen McIlvaine
Susan Bucci
Didi Mercier
Bucks Country Gardens
Barbara Metwaly
Robert & Joyce Byers
The Estate of Pamela A. Minford
Judy Callun
Rosemarie Molyneux
Robert Creameans
Dr. Daniel Nesi
Dear Garden Associates, Inc.
Nickett Landscaping
Dennis & Laura DiBiagio
H. Paul
Dontech Inc.
Debra Peter
David Droppa
Linda Plank
Dublin Agway
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Kristine Qunnby
Mellissa & Phil Eiseman.
Richard Reif
Environmental Landscape Associates
Bruce & Linay Robinson
Feeney’s Wholesale Nursery, Inc.
Jeff Robinson
Peter Fernandez
Patrice Rubin
Sandra Fickes
Gertrude & Neil Schleiker
In Memory of Ken Fisher
Carole Seymour
Elaine Fitt
Carolyn Shaddinger
Gale Nurseries, Inc.
Dr. Anna Shantz
Chuck & Christine Gale
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Bob & Amy Welch
Bill Lloyd
Dr. John Whitehead
Bruce Long
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Doylestown Hospital was recognized as one of the 2012 Thomson Reuters 50 Top Cardiovascular
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performance in cardiovascular service in four key areas: outcomes of care, service-line efficiency,
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Bucks Beautiful
Photography by Mark Margraff, M Studios
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From left, Christine & Chuck Gale, Gale Nurseries Inc., with Joyce & Bob Byers show off daffodils to raise funds for the
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Discover
The Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce is a vast warehouse of exciting businesses and skilled professionals. With diverse product offerings, an array of important services and a wealth
of unique manufactured goods, the Chamber membership truly offers something for everyone. Make Chamber members your first choice when making your next purchase or seeking an
essential service. When making buying decisions, think Chamber members first! In this section, readers of W4 are invited inside member businesses for a glimpse of what they do and how
they do it. Discover the following businesses…
Art for Interiors
Mintzer’s new business, which arose from her
association with the Designer House, is called Art For
Interiors. She is working with Interior Designers to
create specific and unique art to coordinate with their
rooms and interiors. Most are large digital art canvases.
Some are oil and acrylic paintings. Mintzer is having
a solo show at the Designer House for the month.
Her work is also featured in several of the rooms.
Additionally, she is working with designers for the
Princeton Designer House.
“I’ve always been in the business of marketing,”
states Mintzer. “When we moved to Bucks County,
I transitioned into being an artist from being a
product designer. I quickly realized that people buy
art to enhance their homes and offices. Marketing
Art is not so different from marketing other products.
The difference between Sales and Marketing is that
salespeople sell what they have. Marketing people
find out what the
customer wants and
gives it to them. I use
this when I create
my art. Appealing,
colorful sometimes
dramatic Imagery is a
very important part of
my creative process.”
Mintzer is a pioneer in
Digital and computer
Art and has been
producing it, since its
its inception. Her first
solo show featured
digital art.
“At that time, nobody really understood it,” says
Mintzer. “Now I find everyone accepts and loves it. It
is also a very meaningful way to do custom created
and colored canvases of unlimited sizes. It’s hard to
find just the right art piece for a room. With my digital
art I can easily create it and also do custom colors.
It’s a real niche. The designers love it and I love
doing it.” W4
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Business Notes
Susan Sandor, founder
and creative director of
Strenk Sandor Advertising,
New Hope took a gold award
based on the evaluation of
the Association of Marketing
and Communication
Professionals’ judges in the Hermes Creative Awards
competition. The winning ad she wrote, styled for
photography, and designed titled “Debut” is for
Kelchner’s Horseradish Products of Dublin. The ad
made its debut in Bon Appétit magazine’s December
2010 issue. The Hermes Creative Awards is an
international organization consisting of several
thousand marketing, communication, advertising,
public relations, media production, and free-lance
professionals. Judges are industry professionals who
look for companies and individuals whose talent
exceeds a high standard of excellence and whose
work serves as a benchmark for the industry. There
were about 4,400 entries from the United States and
several other countries in the 2011 competition and
approximately 19 percent of the entrees received
the gold award. A complete list of winners can be
seen online at www.hermesawards.com. Shown are:
President of Kelchner’s Horseradish Products, Eric
Rygg, and Susan Sandor of Strenk Sandor Advertising
displaying the winning ad and award.
Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, LLP, a Bucks
County-based law firm, celebrates its 20th year of
providing high quality legal services to clients over a
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broad spectrum of practice areas. Founded on March
1, 1992, the Firm has been a strong part of the Central
Bucks County community by sponsoring charitable
activities and other programs. The Firm’s attorneys
serve on the boards of several local nonprofits and
participate in a number of local organizations. The firm
has grown along with the community, and our practice
has broadened over the years with the addition of
a highly skilled, experienced and knowledgeable
professional staff. Serving the greater Philadelphia
and New Jersey areas, Antheil Maslow & MacMinn,
LLP is a full-service law firm that offers sophisticated,
proactive, timely and cost-effective legal advice.
Michael Araten, President and CEO of The Rodon
Group and K’NEX Brands has been named a
Board Member of Pennsylvania-based “American
Made Matters.” The Rodon Group/K’NEX Brands
became a member of the organization dedicated to
educating consumers of the importance of American
manufacturing last year, along with more than 40
other companies that produce their goods in the
United States. Both companies are third generation
family businesses located in Hatfield, PA where they
are proud to be a part of the local community while
encouraging American entrepreneurship.
During a formal Fellowship Convocation ceremony,
Dr. Beth Snyder, Doylestown, was one of five members
of The International College of Cranio-Mandibular
Orthopedics to attain the distinguished credential
of Fellowship. The Fellowship Program of ICCMO
recognizes a practitioner’s competency, continuing
education and high standards in diagnosing and
treating craniomandibular disorders in patients
with headaches, TMJ and neck pain. Dr. Snyder is
a Doylestown based dentist with advanced postgraduate training in Cosmetic, Neuromuscular
Dentistry, Periodontal and TMJ Dysfunction.
Eastburn and Gray, P.C has announced that
Mark S. Cappuccio, Julie L. Von Spreckelsen and
Kellie A. McGowan have become shareholders of
the firm. Ms. McGowan has been in the Land Use and
Real Estate department of the firm since 2004. Ms.
McGowan focuses on land use and zoning matters,
representing clients before zoning hearing boards and
municipal governing bodies, as well as real estate
transactions, including real estate litigation matters.
In her representation of landowners and municipalities,
she has been involved in numerous appeals before the
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court and Pennsylvania
Supreme Court. Ms. Von Spreckelsen has been with
Eastburn & Gray since 2006 and concentrates her
practice on residential and commercial real estate
matters, advising landowners and developers on
land use and zoning issues, including those that
may require litigation. She also works on behalf of
several local zoning hearing boards and municipalities
providing legal advice and counsel in municipal
matters such as conditional use applications and
amendments to municipal codes. Mr. Cappuccio is an
experienced civil trial attorney, who has an extensive
litigation background in the areas of real estate,
zoning, condemnation and tax assessment law. As a
member of the Firm's Zoning and Land Use Group, he
represents individuals, businesses and municipalities
in a variety of real estate matters including land use,
zoning and condemnation cases.
In February 2012 the owner, Ben Bugajewski of
Bugajewski Facility Services, announced that he was
starting a division to clean residential homes in Central
Bucks and Upper Montgomery Counties. Bugajewski
has 30 plus years of experience in developing cleaning
programs for a vast array of industries and being
recognized by a number of industries and clients
of providing exceptional services. He started his
company in 2004 after having 25 years of experience
setting up programs for the health care industry,
sterile manufacturers, health care facilities, national
and local health care clubs and some of the fastest
growing and most respected retailers based in the US.
Bugajewski had provided numerous gifts to charitable
organizations since 2004 to raise funds and provide a
clean residential one time cleaning. Without exception
everyone who used his company services requested
them to take over their cleaning services. In 2009 Ben
shifted his company’s focus to the local commercial
market and the majority of his clients over 99% have
continued to use his services.
Members and employees of American Heritage
Federal Credit Union recently donated over 7,800
new books to local hospitals, community centers and
special care facilities. In its second year, the credit
union's “Books for Kids” program more than tripled
the amount of books that were donated last year.
Members of the Credit Union became “Book Buddies”
for a donation of $3, and a name plaque with their
name was placed in the donated book. The books were
then delivered to the Lansdale Boys and Girls Club,
St Mary’s Medical Center, Family Service Association,
Fox Chase Cancer Center, The Boys and Girls Clubs
of Philadelphia, and Grand View Hospital. A special
donation of over 2,900 books was given to the “Reach
Out and Read” program through the Seashore House
of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, which promotes
early literacy and school readiness in pediatric exam
rooms by giving new books to children and educating
parents on importance of reading aloud.
The Mercer Museum has received a multi-year grant
from the William Penn Foundation in the amount
of $183,810 to establish the position of Curator of
Exhibitions. Funds also provide general support for the
Museum Exhibition Program. The Mercer will mount
six or more changing exhibits a year along with related
programming. The goal is to transform the 96 year-old
museum from a one-time visit to one of continuing
engagement and excitement.
Hatboro Federal Savings
recently donated $25,000
to the Warwick Township
Volunteer Fire Company No.1
for the organization's $2
million Capital Campaign for
the construction of a new
and modern firehouse. President and CEO of Hatboro
Federal Savings, Joseph J. Tryon, Jr. was recently
elected president for a two-year term.
AmeriStructure, LLC, an Information Technology
team of professionals providing computer and
network services, is has announced its role in helping
four clients with office expansions. AmeriStructure is
working with Shane Patrick Associates Inc. to establish
a computer network in their brand new, Allentown
office space. TRU Salon and Day Spa is opening a
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second salon in Warren, NJ with AmeriStructure
coordinating the technology needs of their
newest destination. AmeriStructure is managing
the technology efforts of Metal Alliance, a metal
fabrication company, moving to a larger facility
in Huntingdon Valley; and Rhino World Inc,
communications consultants, moving to a bigger office
in Plumsteadville. AmeriStructure was established a
decade ago by three corporate IT professionals who
wanted to bring their knowledge and experience to
technology-minded small and mid-sized businesses
in our community. Headquartered on an 1800s Bucks
County farmstead, AmeriStructure takes pride in their
unique combination of personal and technical skills
that has enabled them to build long-term partnerships
with their clients.
Dr. J Stone and
Dr. Christina Carson-Sacco
have announced that
Nancy DiNatale, MPS,
ATR-BC, LPC has joined The
Center for Neuropsychology
and Counseling as a Licensed
Professional Counselor to provide individual and group
counseling for children, adolescents and young adults.
In addition DiNatale offers expertise for families
needing help navigating the behavioral health system
and finding educational placements for their children.
DiNatale has over 25 years of experience working
in a variety of settings as a clinician, administrator,
consultant, and educator. Her past employment
includes psychiatric and medical hospitals, ambulatory
care and public school settings, implementing and
managing partial hospital programs, alternative
school programs, outpatient clinics, private practice,
as well as the delivery and coordination of behavioral
health education. An experienced clinician and
program developer, Nancy was the Associate Director
of Foundations Community Partnership, the past
Director of Educational/Outpatient Services, and the
creator and Director of LifeWorks Alternative School
at Foundations Behavioral Health in Doylestown. Her
expertise lies in the areas of helping families navigate
the complex mental health and educational systems.
Some areas of treatment specialties include anxiety,
depression, eating disorders, social, behavioral and
academic challenges, coping with school stress, and
ADHD. Nancy earned her Masters of Professional
Studies from Pratt Institute and Bachelors in
Art Education/Art Therapy from the Pennsylvania
State University.
Penn Color, a leading manufacturer of color and
additive concentrates, headquartered in Doylestown,
has opened a new 52,000 square foot plant in Milton,
Wisconsin and a new masterbatch manufacturing
facility in Venray, The Netherlands. The new $9
million plant in Milton Wisconsin employs 15 to
20 people and operates six extrusion lines. The site
can be expanded to at least 150,000 square feet.
The Venray, Netherlands site, which produces Penn
Color’s water based ink and coating products, was
expanded to roughly 70,000 square feet to include the
manufacture of thermoplastic color masterbatches.
The site will produce color masterbatches that are
sold to companies in the plastic industry, which
primarily manufacture packaging for consumer food,
household chemicals, medical, and personal care. This
expansion was completed in February. Penn Color has
invested both time and resources into becoming a
more earth-friendly company by developing initiatives
that have resulted in a number of reductions in energy
use and waste disposal. Both new plants have been
designed with an emphasis on energy conservation
– preserving and protecting our natural resources. In
the Netherlands plant, residual heat generated during
the extrusion process is being captured and reused.
Normally, as the water in the cooling baths heats up,
energy is spent to circulate this water through a heat
exchanger in order to cool it back down. In the new
plant, this hot water is circulated through the floor to
provide heating for the offices and laboratory. Penn
Color is a privately held company with manufacturing
facilities in the U.S., Europe, India and sales offices in
Asia. The company has 600 employees worldwide with
corporate headquarters located in Doylestown.
Walter Schieb, world-renowned White
House Executive Chef to the Clinton and Bush
administrations, will prepare a meal of gastronomic
perfection and share humorous First Family tales at
the “Taste of the White House Soirée” fundraiser on
Friday, April 20, 2012 at 6 pm. at Manufacturers’ Golf
& Country Club in Fort Washington. Support for this
fundraiser goes to HealthLink Medical Center, a free
clinic providing compassionate, quality medical and
dental care to uninsured, working adults in Bucks
and Montgomery counties who fall in between the
health care cracks. As a solution to the community’s
uninsured crisis, HealthLink counts on the essential
continued support of the local community.
Seven new shareholders have been added to the
ownership group of The Carroll Engineering
Corporation (CEC) Board of Directors, announces
Kenneth E. Heydt, P.E. President. Allen Mason, P.E.
is a Senior Vice President and Board of Directors
Member as well as the Manager of the Authority /
Municipal Services Department. He has over 25 years
of engineering experience and began with CEC in
1997 as a project manager. Mr. Mason is responsible
for all work performed by the Department. Alberto
Vennettilli, P.E. is a Vice President and also the Office
Manager of the King of Prussia and Malvern Offices.
He began with CEC in 2007 and is responsible for
all work performed by the offices for municipal and
private clients. Mr. Vennettilli has over 25 years of
engineering experience. John Swenson, P.E. is a Vice
President and an Account Manager in the Authority
/ Municipal Services Department. He has been with
CEC since 1987 and has nearly 25 years of experience
in all aspects of water and sewer systems engineering.
Joel Ardman is a Vice President and Manager of the
Sales and Marketing Department. He started with
the firm in 2005 as a Business Development Specialist
for CEC and has over 25 years of experience in the
consulting engineering field. William Malin, P.E. is an
Account Manager in the Authority / Municipal Services
Department and has worked for CEC for 25 years.
Mr. Malin is responsible for work performed by the
department for municipal water and sewer authority
projects that he manages. Sean Zhang, Ph.D., P.E. is a
Project Manager in the Authority / Municipal Services
Department. He began his employment with CEC in
2000 and performs project engineering for municipal
water and sewer authorities. Brad Fisher, P.E. is a
Project Manager in the Authority / Municipal Services
Department. He is responsible for planning, design,
review and management of municipal water and
wastewater projects. Mr. Fisher has over 30 years of
experience and has been with CEC since 1993.
John T. Parry, Chairman and CEO of The First
National Bank and Trust Company of Newtown,
accepted the distinguished 5-Star Superior rating
from BauerFinancial, Inc. Coral Gables, FL. A 5-Star
rating for financial strength and stability is the highest
rating attainable from BauerFinancial and is based on
the overall financial condition of the bank. Earning
a 5-Star rating denotes that The First is one of the
strongest banks in the nation.
Worth & Company, Inc., a leading regional provider
of mechanical contracting and maintenance services,
received multiple awards at the Eastern Pennsylvania
Chapter of the Associated Builders & Contractors’
(“ABC Eastern PA”) 21st Annual Construction “Awards
of Excellence” Banquet. The Firm was named Best
Specialty Contractor in the “Over $10 Million”
category and was recognized with Merit Awards in the
“Heavy Construction – Public Works,” “Industrial,” and
“Specialty – Mechanical” categories. ABC Eastern PA is
part of ABC, a national trade association representing
over 23,000 general contractors, subcontractors,
suppliers and associates who believe in the merit
philosophy. The organization’s “Awards of Excellence”
Banquet honors top performing Chapter members.
Descent to the River by
Dot Bunn received the
“Award in Memory of Charles
A. Wilson” at the Coryell
Gallery Annual Juried Art
Exhibition "Lambertville
& The Surrounding Area.”
The Lambertville Historical Society and the Coryell
Gallery celebrated the Exhibition held in the gallery,
from February to March.
Dr. Larry Stone, founder of Laurence H. Stone, DDS,
a cosmetic and general dentistry practice located in
Doylestown township, attended a three day, handson Attachment Course at the Sterngold Dental
manufacturing facility in Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Held from November 10-12, the intensive three-day
program was designed to provide attendees with the
skill set to design, prescribe and fabricate attachmentretained prostheses used in partial dentures,
overdentures, implants, and segmented bridgework.
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Chamber committee Presents
‘Practical Apps’ environmental seminar
By Michael Raphael, AIA, LEED AP, and Anne Biggs
A
sserting that the market is demanding a
different way of life than our communities’
current zoning supports, architect Bob Hillier
set a forward-looking tone for the Central Bucks
Chamber Architectural & Environmental Committee’s
seminar, Practical Apps for Green Living, on Thursday,
March 15.
Hillier, of Studio Hillier in Princeton, presented the
keynote address, “Where Green Begins: Zoning &
Planning,” for the 13th annual environmental seminar.
The event was hosted again this year by Heritage
Conservancy at Aldie Mansion.
Mark Janiczek, a leader in energy-efficient
construction and owner of Janiczek Homes, spoke on
“Evaluating Sustainable Design.” The evening’s third
presentation, “Passive House Design,” featured partners
Laura Blau and Paul Thompson of BluPath / GreenSteps,
LEED-accredited designers and consultants.
Urban exodus
According to Hillier, whose projects and reputation
are global, the cheap energy, interstate highway
development and home-mortgage-interest tax
deduction of post-WWI to the mid ’60s fueled an
urban exodus. Now “baby boomers” and “millenniums”
want to live in urban settings with cultural amenities,
less driving and more interaction in their community.
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They are looking for “walkable urban communities” to
support not only a place to sleep and a place to work,
but also, he said, a third location – a place
to be entertained.
Hillier believes that zoning and planning for this new
urban lifestyle can result in a reduction of our energy
usage by 50 to 80 percent, mainly by eliminating our
requirement that we must drive to get everything we
need. By contrast, the inadequate supply of homes in
desirable walkable communities has put a premium of
400 to 3000 percent on those that are available.
Practical, passive
Janiczek provided a practical component for the
audience by comparing conventional construction with
different levels of sustainable techniques. He took into
account both initial costs and operating savings to
establish payback time frames for heating, insulating,
window replacement, water heaters, alternative energy
sources and healthy finishes.
A Passive House can be heated with an HVAC system
that is roughly analogous “to a hand-held hair dryer,”
said Blau. Adding photovoltaic arrays to a Passive
House enables the owner to achieve the “holy grail of
the environmental construction movement”: net
zero construction.
The evening began with networking and featured
a small expo of 14 vendors exhibiting services and
products that support the seminar’s environmental
objectives. Michael Raphael, AIA, LEED AP, emceed
the presentation and Phil Getty, hydrogeologist with
Boucher & James Consulting Engineers, managed
the Q&A.
The event’s main sponsor was Third Fed Bank.
Boucher & James sponsored a pre-seminar dinner for
the speakers and sponsors. P. Edwardson Construction
sponsored the cocktail hour with hors d’oeuvres
provided by Soup to Nuts; wine was provided by
New Hope Winery. W4
Blau and Thompson described how the construction
industry can reduce the energy demands of a
home by up to 85 percent over conventional codecomplying construction. This methodology of design
and construction follows the German Passive House
protocol to limit heat loss and energy consumption
while maintaining strict air-sealing tolerances.
Photography by Chris Whitney, Whitney Landscapes
3rd Federal Bank served as the event sponsor for the evening.
Shown are Kent Lufkin, Elizabeth Kaspern and Robert Zukowski,
all with 3rd Federal Bank.
Thomas Gockowski (Carroll Engineering Corporation) and
Peter Edwardson (P. Edwardon Construction).
P. Edwardson Construction made a contribution supporting the event.
Phil Getty (Boucher & James Inc.
Consulting Engineers) and Chamber
President Bob Welch (Academy Wealth
Advisers). Boucher & James Inc. hosted
a dinner for the sponsors and speakers.
Linda Jacobs (Soup to Nuts
Caterers) provided hors
d’oeuvres for a cocktail
reception kicking off the
Architectural &
Environmental seminar.
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Don Borden (D.A. Borden, RLA) and
Sandra Yerger (Heritage Conservancy).
Heritage Conservancy served as
supporting sponsor and hosted
the program.
David Curle (P. Edwardson Construction)
and renowned architect J. Robert Hillier.
Hillier served as a speaker at the program.
Mike Ehler (New Hope Winery). New Hope
Winery donated wine for the reception.
CBCCPresents
26th Annual Byers Bucks Fever Art Exhibition
Contributed by Jill Yris
T
he Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce is
presenting the 2012 Byers Bucks Fever Art
Exhibition at Travis Gallery, New Hope, from
April 12 until April 22.
Sponsored by Byers’ Choice, Ltd., "Contemporary
Visions - Artists of Bucks County" will feature works
from artists living and/or working in Bucks County.
Over 450 works were submitted to the much
anticipated upcoming exhibition. Members of the
committee then culled the submissions down to
96 pieces of acrylic, digital art, oil, collage, pastel,
sculpture, jewelry, mixed media, photography
and watercolor.
The exhibit includes scenes from Doylestown,
Lambertville, New Hope, NYC, Savannah and Trenton
captured by: Nathan DiStephano, Bill Donnelly,
Matt LeRay, Ron Morris, Barbara Postel, Jas Szygiel
and Alex Vishnevsky.
Seasonal representations include Robert Barrett's and
David Hahn's winter watercolor and oil, respectively,
and Steve Zazenski's gouache, Marina Bilovol's and
Robert Seufert autumn color oil’s, Harry Branson's barn
with pumpkins photograph, Joanne Grant's gourds
pastel, John Deitz' spring watercolor and crayon and
Lauren Travis’ oil, Bart Dunlap's and Patrick Hannigan's
beach acrylic and photograph.
“The Art Exhibition Committee wanted to do an
exhibition and a sale of local artists’ work that
highlights the contemporary side of Bucks County
artists work as opposed to the more famous landscape
genre,” said Bob Welch (Academy Wealth Advisors),
Committee Chairman and Chamber President. “This
theme fulfills the mission of Bucks Fever, which is the
Chamber’s program that celebrates the arts and culture
of the region. At the same time, the exhibit assists
artists by profiling and selling their work.”
in an 18th century stone farmhouse;
www.TravisGallery.com; 215.794.3903.
Exhibition hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
April 13 – 22. Admission: free. W4
“The Chamber of Commerce is always striving to
improve the business climate and environment in our
area and aggressively promotes the arts and culture to
achieve that end,” added Welch. This year’s exhibition
will take place at Travis Gallery located in Buckingham.
As an intricate part of the Chamber’s Bucks Fever
program, the Byers Bucks Fever Art Exhibition
continues to contribute to furthering the awareness
of Bucks County’s arts and culture while satisfying
residents’ ongoing desire to highlight, appreciate and
applaud notable talent.
The opening reception was held on Thursday, April 12,
5 to 7 p.m. at Travis Gallery, 6089 Lower York Rd. (Rt.
202), New Hope. Established in 1990 by Lauren Travis,
Travis Gallery is a fine art gallery representing living
representational artists specializing in original oil,
watercolor and acrylic. The gallery is located on Rt. 202
JOHN STYNER - "Kerouac" Digital Painting, $14x22, $300
LINDA LaROSE "Ooh La La Gioconda" Mixed Media,18x22, $2,000
DENSABUROU OKU - "
Gold Fish" Glass and Metal Sculpture 17x5x9, $1,400
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BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY EXP
Sponsored by Hatboro Federal Savings
www.hatborofed.com
Cutting Edge Connections
The Year’s Most Powerful Networking Event
Held in the Student Center of Delaware Valley College,
700 East Butler Avenue, Doylestown
Joe Tryon,
Hatboro Federal Savings
May 16 – 2 to 7 p.m.
FREE to Attend
Don’t miss out on-- Raffles from over 70 Exhibitors:
Free Water Ice Courtesy of Annie’s Water Ice
Free Shuttle Service, to & from Parking Lot – Just look for the Fred Beans van,
Courtesy of Fred Beans Family of Dealerships
Free Finger Foods from Applebee’s Grill & Neighborhood Bar
Robert Moore,
Eastcom Wireless
Business Card Exchange, 5 to 7 p.m.
Hosted by Eastcom Wireless
Matt Caffrey,
Chambers 19
www.eastcomwireless.com
Catered by Chambers 19 Bistro & Bar
www.chambers19.com
Wine Courtesy of Buckingham Valley Vineyards
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Buckingham
Valley Vineyards
Chocolates Courtesy of DiDi's Chocolates, LLC
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Free Professional Head Shots, Courtesy of Mark Margraff, M Studios
DiDi's
Chocolates, LLC
(First Come First Served)
Live streaming video, online, courtesy of BroadcastVenue, will show day’s events as they occur.
Chuck Hall, C Social Systems, LLC, will have a team of professionals on-hand to help people use
and understand how to use Facebook, Twitter & Four Square
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Connect with others in real time thanks to an innovative Bucks County technology firm and Chuck Hall.
Attendees’ posts and tweets will be featured live on a large screen for all to see.
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