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Collegeville
Main Street Program
Forming Farmers Market Planning Committee
The
Collegeville Main Street Program’s (CMSP) Economic Restructuring
(ER) Committee invites you to join the new Farmer’s Market
sub-committee now being formed to develop a Farmer’s Market
on Collegeville’s Main Street.
Communities all around Collegeville are rooted in growing and raising
foods, fruit, and vegetables. One of the efforts of the ER
committee is to promote the local economies in the Collegeville
area as well as draw people to Collegeville Main Street. The Farmer’s
Market sub-committee plans to conduct planning and vendor recruitment
throughout 2010 with the intention of launching the Farmer’s
Market in 2011.
If you are interested in helping out by becoming part of this sub-committee,
join us for our first meeting on Thursday, February 18, 2010 at
6:00 PM at the CMSP office located at 476 East Main Street, Collegeville
(near Schrader’s Auto). The committee will be focusing
its efforts on volunteer management, the recruitment of farmers
and craftsmen, marketing efforts, planning entertainment, and contributing
ideas and labor to make this initiative happen.
Cathy Kernen, ER committee member says, “There are other
important goals of a Farmer’s Market beyond just the economic
benefits. It brings people together to help build a strong
and vibrant community. And just as important, you will be
able to get fresh food and produce directly from the farmer and
take it immediately to your dinner table to promote the health
and wellness of your family.”
The Main Street Program urges you to come out and volunteer your
time by joining the ER Farmers Market sub-committee as we craft
our Farmer’s Market for Main Street, Collegeville. No
experience is needed. The ideal committee member will have
a passion for providing options for community members to support
local farmers and to obtain local produce and other food items.
To learn more about the Main Street Program or to get involved with
the farmers market planning, contact Linda Flederbach at (610) 454-1050
or e-mail manager@collegevilledevelopment.org.
Press Releases Ursinus
College Lighting the Way to Pedestrian Safety
Collegeville
Main Street Program Design Committee Awards
Golden Brush Award
Gouls
and Gals to Gather for Collegeville Rotary Halloween Parade
Collegeville
Main Street Program One of Ten in Country Selected to Participate
in Pedestrian Safety Program
This
Place Matters: Group Photo Planned Outside of the Perkiomen
Bridge Hotel in Collegeville
Collegeville
Main Street Manager attends rally in Capital Rotunda to support
funding for Main Street and Elm Street Programs
Collegeville
Main Street Program Design Committee to Award First
Golden Brush Award
Newsletters
CBS
Channel 3 Live News Coverage
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Main
Street Happenings
Community
Music School
Friday, February 5, 7:30 PM
Winter Ensembles Concert
Saturday, February 20, 8:00 PM
A Little Night Music – Michael Mizrahi, piano
Ursinus
College
Tuesday,
February 9 through Sunday, April 11
Drawing the Curtain
Berman Museum of Art, Upper Gallery
Tuesday, February 16, 7 PM
Poet Patricia Smith
Musser Auditorium, Pfahler Hall Rm. 100
Monday, February 22, 7 PM
The Art of Entertainment Brushstrokes in CinemaScope: Vincente Minnelli’s
Action Painting in Lust for Life
Scott Bukatman
Olin Auditorium
Tuesday, February 23, 7 PM
Political Cartoons and Their Impact
Joe Szabo
Musser Auditorium, Pfahler Hall Rm. 100
Wednesday, February 24 through Saturday, February 27, 7:30 PM
Ursinus College Theater
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
The Kaleidoscope Lenfest Theater
Tickets: $5 general admission, $2 students & senior citizens
Information and reservations: 610.409.3795
Thursday, February 25, 4:30 PM
Davis Lecture on Judeo-Christian Values The Convergence of Islamic and Jewish
Studies in the Nineteenth Century
Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, Ursinus Class of 1957
Musser Auditorium, Pfahler Hall Rm. 100
Sunday, February 28, 4 PM
Heefner Organ Recital
Alan Morrison, Ursinus College Organist
Bomberger Auditorium
Foot
Smarts
From the Collegeville Police Department and Collegeville Main Street
Program Pedestrian Safety Committee…
Did
You Know:
- At intersections with
no signals (even a broken signal), pedestrians have the right-of-way
when crossing the road within a crosswalk (whether it’s
marked or not).
- Pedestrians
may not suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and
walk or run into the path of a vehicle that is so close as
to constitute a hazard. Doing so could result
in fines and court costs in excess of $50. Think twice
before you step out into traffic!!
- In
2008, Pennsylvania drivers were involved in 174 fatal crashes
with pedestrians. And that doesn’t
include the non-fatal but serious accidents.
- It
takes the average person 1.5 seconds to perceive and then react
to an incident in the road ahead of them. During
those 1.5 seconds your car is STILL moving forward. This
is why we post speed limits – to give you time to react. Keep
our citizens safe! Drive at or below the speed limit – and
maintain a safe following distance.
- The
safe following distance is MUCH farther than you may think. Use
the 3-Second Rule: follow the car in front of you, and
stay THREE seconds behind it. At night or in hazardous
weather, double that to SIX seconds. Maintaining a safe
distance from cars ahead of you is critical to safety, especially
in an area where there are pedestrians. Stay safe – stay
alive.
PennDOT reminds motorists that the pedestrian crossing signs placed in the center
of the road at designated areas are designed to slow down traffic and alert motorists
to areas where they can expect pedestrians.
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