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| June 23, 2011 | E-Update
Souderton Telford Main Streets
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Check out the cool video below that the oh-so-creative Bob Brecker made to celebrate the season's opening. We also have a couple of news items for this weekend and for events coming up soon.
Let's get started. |
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 | Our Own Commercial for the Market |
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The 2011 IVFM Season is here!
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| Market Details |
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What You need to Know?
The Market is open for business from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm. Rain or shine. Our farmers will always be there but some of our other vendors are rains-adverse.
The vendors fall into three categories:
- Traditional farmers with fruits, vegetables and meat,
- Prepared food vendors such as several bakers, Country Creek Winery and Rising Sun Coffee Roasters
- Craftspeople with jewelry, quilts, woodworking and other items.
Of course, we always try to jazz things up a bit with unusual events, entertainment and vendors.
The Telford Vet will be on hand with information about their services.
Of course, the best part of the Indian Valley Farmers' Market is seeing all the familiar faces of vendors, friends, neighbors and family while you stock up on fresh, locally grown food!
See you at the Market. |
| Survey for Business Owners |
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Help Us, Help you
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!
You will keep seeing this article until we have as many completed surveys as possible.
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| Be a part of National Night Out |
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Join The Team
 On the Souderton Telford Main Street website, we have a letter for Officer David Gale about this year's National Night Out.
He is requesting community help with the tenth anniversary of this local celebration of a national event.
A lot of the local First Responders are participating in this event.
This is a wonderful opportunity for the local community to step up and show our thanks for all they have done this past spring to quickly resolve the recent tragedy in our community. |
| Time to Register for the Fun |
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Annual Tradition
 The annual Moyer Indoor/Outdoor 5K race, Kids Run and Fitness Walk will be held on Wednesday, July 13 at 6 pm.
Get all the necessary details at this link. Registration is open and you don't want to miss the 17th Annual event. |
| Concert Series Continues |
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Sunday, June 26
 This week's concert features one of the best family entertainment shows available for outdoor concerts.
The Fabulous Grease Band puts on a memorable show as they feature the best dance music from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. The crowd will be on their feet dancing all evening!
According to our email reports, our readers like to checkout the performers on the Concert Sundaes line up.
Bookmark this page on our website. When I posted the schedule, I Googled all the performers and put links to their website, if they have one. You can look up the bands and performers between newsletters. |
| Keeping Up with Generations
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Do you have the energy to keep up at Generations?
 Let's see if we can do a lighting review of some of the cool the activities that the active adults are doing on Second Street in Souderton. The Summer Book Club will begin on Tuesday, June 28 and continue every other week until they have finished Dan Brown's Lost Symbols. Then they have a trip scheduled to Washington D.C. to explore the symbols in the book. They don't sit at home at all. Here are some of their trips for this summer: Martin Guitars & Bethlehem Brew Works, Ladore Retreat Center, Hunterdon Hills Dinner Theatre, Chanticleer Gardens, Schuhlkill Center for Environ. Ed, Showboat Casino, Cabelas & Cracker Barrel, 19 Bella, Pride & Prejudice at the PA Shakespeare Festival, Grounds for Sculpture, Hershey, PA, Green Dragon Farmers Market & Ephrata Cloister, Washington DC Lost Symbol Tour. Generations of Indian Valley welcomes our friends and neighbors to the following events open to the public: July 1- Evening Dance with Gary Dee; July 13 - BBQ Picnic; August 10 - Farmers Pride Festival; August 24 - 50s Soda Shop Hop Dance with DJ. Did you know that the Generations Café is open to the public from 9-1? Featuring friendly people and friendly prices, the Café is home to light breakfast and lunch items including coffee, tea, bagels, salads, wraps, soups, pastries, cookies and daily specials in the cold case! Tell your friends to stop by and check them out! 259 N. Second St. Souderton. Bookmark their website so you don't miss out on any of the fun! Email or call Amy Stover, the Activities coordinator for details at 215.723.5841. |
| Cool Off with Laughter |
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Neil Simon Always Delivers
 The newest production at the Montgomery Theater is a Neil Simon show, "The Prisoner of Second Avenue."
Although it opened on Broadway in 1971, the scenario could take place today with our current economy.
It is the story of an executive laid off from his firm and trying to come to grips with the impact on his life.
Of course, it was written by that master of comedy Neil Simon with local comedic actor, Tony Braithwaite, in the lead role. You know it will be great fun. Order your tickets online now. The show opens tonight and runs through July 16. |
| Keeping Kids Busy |
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What to do with the kids this summer?
 You know your kids best. Here is a list of fun summer activities and links for more details.
Princess Week at Generations with Barn Studio of Dance from July 11 through July 14, 9:30 am to 11:30 am.
Summer Camp at the Indian Valley Boys and Girls Club includes trips to the new Souderton pool.
The new Pool has opened in Souderton to great excitement. Check out the video on this article.
The Indian Valley YMCA has a long list of summer activities.
The Indian Valley Public Library is amazing. They have far too many activities for me to list so you will need to explore it on your own. The Montgomery Theater has the ultimate summer camp for kids who love the spot light. "I'm bored' is no excuse this summer... |
| More Media Exposure
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Main Street Minute
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 at 11:10 am. You don't need to be by the radio to catch the fun.
Click on the link and listen on your computer. Check out the June 20 show to hear the interview with Anita Palazzo Serratore, the new IVFM market manager.
We also talk with Alan Worman and the new concept for the renamed restaurant at the Souderton Train Station, The Local. He is focusing on locally sourcing his ingredients to assure quality and taste. Very exciting.
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| Intro to Government Marketing
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Don't miss this opportunity
The program is called, "How to Sell Your Products and Services to the Federal Government and the County of Bucks" on Wednesday, June 29.
Are you marketing your products and services to a client who spends over $400 billion on over 20 million sales transactions annually?
The Federal Government is seeking small businesses, including women, minority, and veteran-owned businesses to meet their contracting goals.
Want to sell local?
The County of Bucks purchases over $60 million annually in products and services. This workshop will help you learn the fundamentals and develop aThe workshop will be held at the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce, 409 Hood Blvd., Fairless Hills, PA 19030.
The program begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 11:00 a.m. Pre-registration is requested due to limited seating; the program is FREE.
To register for the workshop, contact the County of Bucks Business Development Administrator Sonia Smith, at 215-345-3839 or by email
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| The Power of Email Marketing |
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Dave Yunghans, Philadelphia Regional Development Director, Constant Contact will present a seminar on "The Power of Email Marketing", Wednesday, June 29, 7:30 a.m. -10:00 a.m. Breakfast 7:30 - 8 a.m., seminar begins at 8 a.m.
This information packed seminar will show you how email marketing, the hands-on, low-cost marketing tool, can really help drive your business success.
The seminar will be held at Holiday Inn, 1750 Sumneytown Pike, Kulpsville, PA 19443. Discover how communicating with your customers regularly can help you stay connected, generate increased referrals, and repeat sales. This seminar will give you a concise, but comprehensive overview of how easy it is to create and send professional-looking email newsletters and promotions.
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| Keystone Opportunity Center's Summer Activities |
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Things You Do Not Want to Miss
The Keystone Opportunity Center has several activities on the schedule for this summer.
One of my favorite is a Friday morning walking tour of their downtown facilities. I strongly encourage newcomers to take this tour to get a grasp of the breadth of the services that this group provides. Even if you have been here a lifetime, it well worth your time. Check their website for upcoming dates and take this tour. You will be amazed.
Local golfers know that Keystone has a premier golf outing every year at Talamore Country Club. This year's outing is on July 11. All the details about the event and how to register can be found here. |
| Interns Needed at Main Street office
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Real Life Experience
 We need a summer intern at the Souderton Telford Main Street office. We have several small business marketing opportunities that need someone to guide and develop.
If you know someone who wants to learn about what life is like as a small business owner, this is a great opportunity. I work with the interns to make sure they get real experience that can help them in the future.
We have a strong record of helping our past interns prepare for their next step into the real world. Of course, it is an unpaid internship.
If you know of an student who would be interested, contact the Main Street office at 215.723.6627 or email me. |
| More Online |
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A grant application is calling
 I will be posting several more interesting and important stories on our website over the next week.
Watch for another email blast after the Fourth of July weekend.
Also follow us on Facebook for both Souderton Telford Main Streets and Indian Valley Farmers' Market.
In the mean time, I have a July 1 deadline for a grant that is calling for my attention. |
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| Facebook | Souderton Telford Main Streets is now on Facebook. Watch for daily posts about a variety of local interest news. Post your comments or photos.
We also have a page for the Indian Valley Farmers' Market.
Check out the pages we have found on Facebook for Souderton and Telford Businesses! Let us know of any we have missed on Facebook.
Find us by searching for Souderton Telford Main Streets! |
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