Calling all business owners within the boroughs of Souderton and Telford. As part of our ongoing development of programs to strengthen exisiting businesses and attract new ones, the Economic Restructuring Committee is asking your help. 

 They have developed an online survey that asks questions that will assist with planning their future workplans. All we need is YOUR ANSWERS!

 Please take about 8 minutes to compete this survey to assure that our efforts will have a positive impact on your business. Thank you for your help so we can better help YOU!

Last June I was writing to announce the beginning of our capital campaign - and our plans to add glass study rooms and enlarge the Community Room, all under an environmentally-friendly green roof.

Now, a year later, I am happy to report that the project has been finished, the ribbon-cutting will take place on June 10, and you're all invited to stop in during this open-house weekend - Saturday or Sunday, June 11 or 12. Enjoy a cup of coffee, meet our Board of Trustees, and look around. This is a beautiful, welcoming place.

You'll find that the six-foot high library stacks in nonfiction are gone; shelves are low, with comfortable chairs nearby, and it's easy to browse, linger, and read.

Thanks to hundreds of donors who contributed to the project and to the Capital Development Committee for heading up our fundraisers and capital campaign.

While you're here, check out all the new books, DVDs, Playaways, audio, Wii games, and more. The library is a true community treasure.   

 ~Linda Beck, Director 

If you read this email blast or follow us on Facebook, you know that yours truly has been doing a five to ten minute Main Street Minute on Monday mornings on the  Indian Valley Live radio show on  WNPV 1440. 

We go on the air about 11:10 am and I am out of the booth by 11:30am. Well, show host, John Ralston, has asked me to do a full show on June 20. Since his new bride, Patricia, is a friend and they will be on their honeymoon, I agreed. 

I plan to focus the day's show on Buy Local, Eat Local with our new Market Manager, Anita Palazzo Serratore as a guest. The Indian Valley Farmers' Market will be opening the following weekend so we will have lots to talk about.

I also have a few other guests in mind to invite who are also knowledgeable on the day's topic. Tune in and see if I can handle more than 10 minutes on the air. You can also listen to the show online in the archives after it is posted. (Please don't laugh too hard.)

The Young Professionals Group (YPG) of Montgomery County is a group that offers social networking, professional development, and other opportunities to ambitious young professionals. 

The next event is on Tuesday, June 7 from 8 am to 11;30 am at the Plymouth Country Club. 

MCEDC is always seeking ways to keep businesses in Montgomery County up to date on the current available financing tools. In today's trying economic times, it is getting more and more difficult to secure financing for various projects. 

Don't give up hope. There are alternatives out there to help you get your projects done. They've put together a panel of financial experts which will be presenting their programs to Montco's Young Professionals. You won't want to miss this exciting program which will be preceded by an hour long networking session and accompanied by a continental breakfast! RSVP to Carli Pio McCrea 

THE STATE OF THE INDIAN VALLEY AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Municipal Managers from communities in the Indian Valley and Carmen Italia, Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation, will be the speakers at a Membership Breakfast to be held Thursday, June 23, 7:30 a.m.  

The meeting will be held at Indian Valley Country Club, 650 Bergey Road, Telford. 

This Membership Breakfast will feature updates from Municipal Managers and Carmen Italia on current and future planned projects, the economies of local communities and the county as well as an outlook for the future.  Bryce Bergey and Denise Yannarell, Univest Corp will also address the current state of local banking.  Register online or call the chamber office at 215.723.9472. 

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The featured artist at Generations of Indian Valley for the month of June is local artist Mary Mangum who specializes in affordable custom paintings, drawings and pyrography using a variety of media and canvases.    Join Mary for a Wine & Cheese Reception and enjoy and evening of music, refreshments and art appreciation on Friday, June 10 from 7:00-9:00.  Tickets available while supplies last for $5 ahead or at the door.  Call 215-723-5841 to purchase tickets.   

 Choralrama, a combined program presented by the choirs of three area senior centers will take place at Generations on Tuesday, June 21 immediately following lunch (approximately 1:00).  You can come to see the program for free without having lunch.  If you'd like to register for their $2 noon lunch, however, please do so ahead by calling 215-723-5841 M-F between 9am-4pm.

The Generations of Indian Valley Lost Symbols summer book club will begin on June 28th.  Discussions are scheduled for every other week on Tuesdays at 3:00 in the Fireplace Lobby.   They will begin on June 28 so be sure to pick up a copy of Lost Symbols and read the first few chapters before then.  You can borrow the book on your own or purchase it there for $10.   Be sure to sign up for their subsequent journey to Washington DC on September 15  to visit the locations mentioned in the book and explore the landmarks which feature these hidden Masonic secrets.  

Generations and The Barn Studio of Dance proudly present  Summer Princess Camp from July 11-July 14.  They're inviting princesses from the newest generation in to enjoy a week filled with fairy tale fun! Spread the word to your friends and family about it and click here for more information.  

For more information call 215-723-5841 or check them out online. They seem to have a never-ending list of fun activities. The new program director, Amy Stover, is very creative and energetic!