Community Connections
  
February
  
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Rambler's New Schedule 
Visit the Upper Merion Township building and pick up a copy of the Rambler's new schedule.  New stops include:
Heuser Park, Valley Forge Casino Resort, and Target. Wal-Mart and Wegmans are now permanent stops. Two buses travel a fixed route through the township from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Saturday. View schedule here.

Clean & Green
 The Safety and Codes Enforcement plumbing inspector has a new Chevy Sierra pick-up truck that uses compressed natural gas. A few months ago, Codes Enforcement entered the alternative fueled vehicle arena by purchasing a Chevy Volt, an electric vehicle.
 
Recognizing A Job Well Done
The Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council recognized the King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Companies as the "Pennsylvania Rescue Service of the Year" at their annual awards ceremony in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania in November, in conjunction with the annual Pennsylvania Fire & Emergency Services Dinner.

Shown in the photo are executives of the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council, Pennsylvania Director of Emergency Medical Services Richard Gibbons and members of the King of Prussia Volunteer Fire Company. King of Prussia Fire Company Assistant Chief of Rescue Services Bill Elder accepted the award on behalf of the company.
 
From The Township
  
New Social Sites
Upper Merion Township is expanding it's social media presence with Instagram and Vimeo! Instagram is a fun and quirky way to share your life with friends through pictures. Vimeo is a video-sharing website in which users can upload, share, and view videos. Vimeo doesn't allow advertisements on any 
videos that you upload.

Master Plan Meeting
The next public meeting for the P & R Master Plan Subcommittee will be held on Tuesday, March 3 at 6:30 PM in the Valley Forge Room.

Township Lines 
The spring edition of Township Lines is featuring many pictures. Do you have any pictures to share? Send photos to UMTinfo@umtownship.org.  Please include captions.    
  

Upper Merion Foundation Board 

The Board of Supervisors has created a new citizen board.  The Foundation's purpose is to secure resources from individuals, corporations, community organizations and foundations to be distributed for programs that benefit the citizens of Upper Merion Township.  Chosen programs will enhance the community's quality of life.  Click here to see vacancies. 

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DineKOP 

Restaurant week runs from March 2-8! Lunch menus are priced at $10, $15, or $20. Dinner menus priced at $20, $30, or $40. Find out here which restaurants are participating. 

 

CHOP - Summer Opening

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's (CHOP) new KOP Specialty Care Center is slated to open on N. Gulph Road in the summer of 2015. A portion of the proceeds from participating dineKOP restaurants will be donated to the facility. 


 

KOP Transforms

Come hear industry experts describe current and future projects and learn how community leaders are working to reposition King of Prussia for the next 50 years! Register here. Cost includes breakfast. 


Commissioners Invitation

The Montgomery County Commissioners have scheduled a series of six "Conversations with your Commissioners" throughout Montgomery County in the coming weeks. Find out more here.

 

BCA Awarding $10,000 & More

The Board of Community Assistance is awarding a $10,000 senior student scholarship this year; the largest scholarship the BCA has offered during its three year history. Click here.


 

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"KOP-BID ED Named To Phila. Business Journal TOP 10 Transformers"
 -Philadelphia Business Journal

 

"Valley Forge Casino Resort's slot revenue is up over previous year"

-The Times Herald 

 

"Upper Merion School District Feasibility Study: Personalize. Engage. Connect."

-Upper Merion Area School District
 

"Elmwood Park Zoo's Nora the groundhog predicts early spring"

-Mainline Media News

 

"Surveillance Video Relased In Connection With Montgomery County Courthouse Bomb Threat"

-CBS Philly

 

"Upper Merion SWAT Officer Honored"

-The Times Herald


 

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Editors Include: Karl Helicher, Library Director, Rita Pfeifer, Recording Secretary and the PIO team

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