Southern Chester County Connections Fall/Winter 2018 Edition

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- Task force finds solutions for the mushroom industry - A bright new future for Jennersville Hospital

ISSUE 1 Fall/Winter 2018

Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Magazine



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Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Table of Contents Fall/Winter 2018 In Each Issue Letter from the Chairman ................................8 SCCCC Chamber Calendar ..............................9 SCCCC President Cheryl B. Kuhn ..................10 SCCCC Directory ...........................................53

Meet our Member Genesis Health Care ......................................16 The Tri-M Group, LLC ...................................26 Bowling Green Brandywine ...........................32 Neuchatel Chocolates ....................................42 La Comunidad Hispana ..................................50

Featured Articles Mushroom/AG Task Force .............................12 Fire Companies ..............................................18 Jennersville Hospital ......................................28 Route 1 Economic Development Initiative...................................37 Member-support programs ............................44 Cover Photo by Jie Deng 6

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Letter from the Chairman Dear Members and Friends, It is a both a privilege and an honor to Chair the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in 2018. I am fortunate to be part of a group of business leaders who are committed to excellence in our business community and I am humbled at the opportunity to work so closely with them. Southern Chester County continues to grow and thrive. Our business community is comprised of large, midsize and small businesses that all constitute a place where people continuously want to live, work, and play. Our members constitute influenDoug Doerfler tial business leaders and professionals, not-for-profits, institutions, legislative leaders and more. Our Region continues to offer a distinctly favorable business climate that stimulates economic development and business growth. Our approach for much of 2018 has been to build on being a member-centric organization, and shifting our focus outward by asking more questions, listening for understanding, and anticipating the needs of our members. By utilizing information from member surveys, focus groups, and a partnership with the Widener Small Business Development Center, we are anticipating new programming offerings for 2019 based on direct input from those we serve. We have also taken a much broader perspective of our business community with proactive involvement on issues that impacts all businesses within our service area. Our Mushroom/Agricultural Task Force has worked to address the labor shortage, influence legislation that will positively meet challenges, and change public perception of the industry that either directly or indirectly affects almost every resident in Southern Chester County. Our Route 1 Initiative with the Chester County Economic Development Council has provided developers, municipalities, and property-owners the opportunity to take a collaborative approach to development possibilities from Kennett Square to the Maryland border. Building on that effort, our Municipal luncheons have brought both elected officials and key Municipal staff together to share challenges, successes, and opportunities for working together more regionally. We have continued to enhance our image, visibility and presence through both traditional and social media by proactively communicating what sets the Southern Chester County Chamber apart. We were thrilled to launch or new website at www.scccc.com to drive our reach to our membership, our community and the public. This exciting time opens the door for so much potential for our Chamber! I want to thank you, our members, who provide us the reason to do what we do best - listen and support you to the highest degree possible. This allows us to set the foundation for both business and personal relationships to form, grow, and continually be nurtured to share in each other’s’ successes. I again want to thank our leadership – the Board of Directors for working together towards the success of the Chamber – and to the Chamber staff, our president, Cheryl and member services manager, Julie – for their continued hard work and dedication. Together, we all make this the special organization it is, and one of which I am proud to represent. All My Best,

Doug Doerfler, SCCCC Chairman of the Board (Genesis) LEAD · CONNECT · EDUCATE · ADVOCATE

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SCCCC Program and Event Calendar November 2018

February 2019

SCCCC Business After Hours Thursday, November 1st, 2018 5:00 – 7:00 pm Member Host: Harvest Ridge Winery Tasting Room

SCCCC Women in Business Breakfast Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 8:30 - 10:00 am Member Venue: Jennersville Hospital – Tower Health Presentation: Heart Health

SCCCC Member Anniversary Friday, November 2nd, 2018 4:00 – 6:00 pm Member: Kennett Symphony SCCCC Women in Business Breakfast Wednesday, November 7th, 2018 8:30 - 10:00 am Member Venue: Wyncote Golf Club SCCCC 101 Drive Your Membership Program Friday, November 16th, 2018, 8:30 – 10:00 am SCCCC Office, 8 Federal Road, West Grove SCCCC Network at Noon Thursday, November 29th, 2018 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Member Venue: Kennett Square Golf and Country Club Event Sponsor: Vanessa Ross Cakes

December 2018 SCCCC Holiday After Hours with Genesis Tuesday, December 4th, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Event Host and Sponsor: Genesis Member caterers showcase their fine foods. Enjoy holiday spirits and networking. SCCCC Women in Business Breakfast Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 8:30 - 10:00 am Visit www.scccc.com for venue and details SCCCC Network at Noon Thursday, December 13th, 2018 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Member Venue: Kennett Square Golf and Country Club

January 2019 SCCCC 2019 Annual Meeting Breakfast Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 8:00 am – 9:30 am Visit www.scccc.com for details SCCCC Referral Group Open House Tuesday, January 8th, 2019 7:45 – 9:00 am SCCCC Office, 8 Federal Road, West Grove Hosts: BizNet, GROW and Oxford Area Connections SCCCC Network at Noon Thursday, January 31st, 2019 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Member Venue: Kennett Square Golf and Country Club Event Sponsors: Diamond State Financial Group & Paisley Solutions

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52nd Annual Chairman’s Gala Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 Member Host: Longwood Gardens, 6:30 – 10:30 pm Presentation of 2018 OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARD Live Music, Dancing & Mingling SCCCC Network at Noon Thursday, February 28th, 2019 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Member Venue: Kennett Square Golf and Country Club Event Sponsor: Eichman Law, PLLC

March 2019 SCCCC Women in Business Breakfast Wednesday, March 6th, 2019 8:30 - 10:00 am Visit www.scccc.com for venue and details Guest speaker: Bryan Tuk, Esq. SCCCC 101 Drive Your Membership Program Friday, March 15th, 2019, 8:30 – 10:00 am SCCCC Office, 8 Federal Road, West Grove SCCCC Network at Noon Thursday, March 28th, 2019 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Member Venue: Visit www.scccc.com for venue and details Event Sponsor: CertaPro Painters

April 2019 SCCCC Women in Business Breakfast Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 8:30 - 10:00 am Visit www.scccc.com for venue and details SCCCC Member Business Breakfast Tuesday, April 16th, 2019 8:30 - 10:00 am (tentative) Member Hosts: Cross Talks and Diamond State Financial Group Visit www.scccc.com for venue and details SCCCC Network at Noon Thursday, April 25th, 2019 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Event Sponsor: Technivate Visit www.scccc.com for venue and details

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SCCCC PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Members and Friends,

Your Success Is Our Business

Welcome to the Chamber’s new magazine, “Connections”. Our sincere thanks and appreciation to our Advertisers. The publication would not be possible without the support of our members. Within these pages, you will find a myriad of news and relevant information, including our Member Directory. I encourage you to take time to read and share this valuable marketing tool. Importantly, when seeking products and services, please use the Business Directory – and - reach out to a Chamber member! As our Mission states, the Southern Chester County Chamber is dedicated to advancing a pro-business agenda to strengthen, support and promote business and sustainable economic development. As the leading force in our region, we play an integral role in many pro-business activities and programs, some of which you will read in “Connections” – others you’ll Cheryl B. Kuhn find on our website, www.scccc.com. In addition, the Chamber aligns with these members for the betterment of our local youth: • Foundation for Free Enterprise Education’s PA Free Enterprise Week program, an internationally recognized program to teach young adults to understand and celebrate the importance of the private enterprise system of the United States. • Chester County Technical College High School, Pennock’s Bridge Campus as host of the Southern Chester County School-To-Work Day, in support of career opportunities for local youth. • Avon Grove, Kennett and Unionville High Schools – for the Chamber’s Scholarship Program. One graduating senior from each high school receives a monetary scholarship for exemplary academic discipline, community involvement and leadership abilities. With all we have to offer, I urge you to make the commitment to activate your membership! Best regards,

Cheryl B. Kuhn, IOM President & CEO Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce LEAD · CONNECT · EDUCATE · ADVOCATE 10

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Southern Chester County Mushroom/ AG Task Force helps region’s leading industry address a labor crisis It’s an example of the Southern Chester County Chamber’s collaborative approach to meeting the needs of its members By Steven Hoffman Staff Writer

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ne illustration of how the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce is responsive to the needs of the community is the Southern Chester County Mushroom/Agriculture (AG) Task Force. Formed in 2017, the task force is committed to finding solutions to issues impacting the mushroom industry—including the severe shortage of workers who are applying for jobs that are available in the industry. Doug Doerfler, Director of Leadership and Talent Development with Genesis HealthCare, is Chairman of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. He

HARVESTER Harvest mushrooms in climate controlled rooms depending on the passes prescribed for that day and prepare beds for good mushroom growth.

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Doug Doerfler, the Chairman of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, is Director of Leadership and Talent Development with Genesis HealthCare.

said that the mushroom industry is seeing a deficit of approximately 1,000 workers, mostly harvesters, which amounts to about 10 percent of the total industry-wide workforce. The severe scarcity of labor in the mushroom industry is causing growers to lose business, to the tune of what would amount to one day of productivity per week, and more, resulting in a serious employment gap in one of Chester County’s most important industries. “This industry, either directly or indirectly, affects every single one of our Members so we created a task force to address the crisis,” Doerfler explained. Erik Gudmundson, Vice President of Pegasus Technologies, LLC., echoed Doerfler’s comments about the impact of the mushroom industry on southern Chester County. He explained that while Pegasus Technologies obviously isn’t a part of the mushroom industry, the company does have a list of clients who are mushroom growers. Clearly, what impacts the mushroom industry impacts many other businesses—that’s how a business community works, and that’s precisely why it’s important that an organization like the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce brings business and community leaders, lawmakers, and local residents together to work on solutions. The task force is comprised of members of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce, elected officials, and other community leaders who work directly with the industry, including PathStone. PathStone is a private, nonprofit community development and human service organization located in Kennett Square. According to Cheryl Kuhn, the Chamber President, the task force works on three tracks. First, the task force wants to determine what can be done in the short term to address the labor issue. In an effort to quickly support the industry, the task force held a job fair at the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce’s headquarters in West Grove to connect mushroom companies with potential employees. 14

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A second track of the task force is to advocate for legislation that would positively help the mushroom industry. Doerfler explained that Congressman Lloyd Smucker toured businesses in the region that included a stop at a mushroom farm in West Grove. It was during that discussion when local mushroom growers outlined the severity of the labor shortage, the impact that it was having on the industry, and how legislation to address immigration reform was needed to meet the needs of all agricultural workers. Meghan Klotzbach, Regulatory Manager for Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms and task force member said, “I truly appreciate all of the support from the community leaders who have helped to build this task force. The amount of work that the Southern Chester County Chamber has dedicated to our industry has been invaluable and I feel our work together has just begun”. According to Kuhn, in January of 2018, the task force held a joint meeting with local legislators and mushroom growers. The purpose of the meeting was to build awareness about the crisis and devise ways in which the two groups could work more closely together. Subsequent tours and meetings have been held at several local mushroom farms in an effort to continue the dialogue and build relationships. Additionally, throughout the spring and summer of 2018, the task force organized tours and meetings of various workforce development groups, legislators, and others in an ongoing effort to raise awareness and to look at alternative labor solutions. The third objective of the task force is to change the perception about the industry, job opportunities and its workforce. Kuhn explained that technological advancements have changed how mushroom farming operations do their work and this has a direct effect on the quality of the work environment and pay scale. “There are work opportunities if you can harvest mushrooms, work in production, packaging, drive trucks and equipment, or work in an administrative capacity,” Kuhn explained. Gudmundson, Chair Elect of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors for 2019, said that the efforts to raise awareness about the issues impacting the mushroom industry will continue for as long as is needed. “The first step for us was listening—learning about what the issues were,” Gudmundson explained. “Certainly, following the job fair, some candidates were hired. But a lot more needs to be done. We need to continue to raise awareness with elected officials and residents in the area.” Establishing the Southern Chester County Mushroom/AG Task Force is a direct result of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce’s shift to a more member-centric approach to serving its members—and those efforts are ongoing, and will continue to evolve. To contact Staff Writer Steven Hoffman, email editor@ chestercounty.com. ——For

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Genesis HealthCare opens PowerBack Rehabilitation location in Exton

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enesis HealthCare is one of the best-known companies and the 42nd largest employer in Chester County. Based in Kennett Square, Genesis and its subsidiaries make up one of the nation’s largest post-acute care providers, with more than 440 skilled nursing centers and assisted/senior living communities in 30 states. Genesis subsidiaries also supply rehabilitation and respiratory therapy to approximately 1,600 healthcare providers in 46 states, the District of Columbia and China. The need for post-acute care continues to grow and change, and Genesis has worked to keep up with those needs. Today, they are one of the nation’s largest providers of post-acute care, and they continue to add to their range of services. This summer, Genesis officially opened its 12th PowerBack Rehabilitation location at 501 Thomas Jones Way in Exton. Patients who are recovering from a hospital stay for surgery, or an acute condition that required serious treatment, want to get home and get back to their normal lives as quickly as possible. In 2012, Genesis HealthCare launched its PowerBack Rehabilitation program in response to the demand for shorter post-hospital, patient recovery periods with fewer post-discharge setbacks. PowerBack’s goal is to help patients get back home as quickly and safely as possible. The concept has been a remarkable success, with 11 PowerBack Rehabilitation Centers located across New Jersey, Pennsylvania Colorado, Maryland and Texas, The newest PowerBack Rehabilitation site in Exton is on 5.6 acres and is approximately 85,000 square feet, and will employ approximately 300 people. PowerBack Rehabilitation has been working with PA CareerLink to fill many of these new positions. PowerBack is on Route 30, two miles from the Route 30 and Route 100 crossroads in Exton. The facility is composed of 120 private suites, with an expansive rehabilitation gym featuring state-of-theart therapy equipment, including the Hydroworx 1200 Therapy Pool. The hotel-like amenities include a restaurant-style bistro, spa services, a movie theater, and

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multiple outside patios, one of which has a fire pit. Instead of the stressful long-term care environment that is commonly associated with nursing home care, the relaxing, comfortable environment at PowerBack gives patients a positive, upbeat experience. The hotel environment is accompanied by attentive health care and rehabilitative therapy that is aimed at making rapid progress for each individual. From expert specialists to the most advanced technologies and equipment, PowerBack creates highly personalized plans to get patients home sooner. Expanded clinical capabilities include cardiac, orthopedic and pulmonary specialized care. At PowerBack Rehabilitation, patients enjoy all private suites, which are individually climate-controlled with spalike bathrooms. Bistro style and in-room dining services offer a wide variety of meal choices. Stay in touch with wireless Internet, flat-screen TVs and iPads, plus there is a full service salon on site so that you can always look your best. Guest Service Specialists are on hand to ensure that each patient has an outstanding experience. On the health care side of the experience, nursing, therapy and physician assessments are done within the first four hours of admission. Full-time physicians and nurse practitioners are on staff making daily rounds, plus a Care Transition Nurse follows up with patients for 30 days after they are discharged. “We are thrilled to be officially open and caring for patients in the greater Exton area,” said Thao Wesler, Center Executive Director. “PowerBack offers state-ofthe-art equipment and aggressive rehabilitation therapy plans in a pampering environment. Our entire team here is dedicated to helping our short-stay patients get their power back and return home as quickly as possible.” Most PowerBack Rehabilitation patients typically recover and return home within a couple of weeks. By calling PowerBack, patients can pre-book their stay to allow for a smooth transition from hospital to rehabilitation. PowerBack also encourages people, particularly those 50 and older, to order their own personalized PowerBack Card, which can be requested by calling 484-873-3700.

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Visit PowerBack Rehabilitation at www.powerbackrehabilitation.com to learn more or call PowerBack Rehabilitation in Exton at 484-873-3700. Genesis HealthCare is a longstanding member of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce and has had a number of employees serve on the Board of Directors, including the current Chairman of the Board, Doug Doerfler. Doerfler was nominated to represent Genesis by the Chamber Board in 2014. He has served on the Community and Governmental Relations Committee, having chaired that committee in 2017 while also serving as Chair-Elect prior to moving into the Board Chair role in 2018.

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Fire companies work to balance service, volunteers and budgets Changes in communities increase the challenges of attracting staff By Chris Barber Staff Writer

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Longwood Fire Chief AJ McCarthy looks out on Route 1 from his fire house.

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eople who live anywhere in southern Chester County can lay their heads on their pillows each night, confident that if a fire, sudden illness or injury befalls them, the volunteer fire companies stand ready to help. The Kennett Fire Company has roots that go back to 1875, while Longwood Fire Company began in the early 20th century. Between them, they cover all or part of Kennett, Kennett Square, Pennsbury, Pocopson and East Marlborough. For years, these volunteer companies have supported the community without fail, providing EMS education, CPR lessons, car-seat installation, football games and public events protection, fire police and more. That’s in addition to answering calls that involve downed poles, hazmat incidents, auto accidents, fire alarms and water rescues. Meanwhile, as their service areas have increased in population and square mileage, so have their fleets, their services, their buildings and their budgets.

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——————————————————————— Longwood Fire Company SCCCC member since 2000 Longwood was started by Longwood Gardens founder Pierre DuPont in the early 1920s. He reckoned that a facility as significant as Longwood needed to ensure protection if something went wrong. He enlisted a group of a few sturdy volunteers to plant their flag in the boiler room and prepare themselves for anything that went astray. By the 1950s, the crew grew to the point where they needed their own building, since they were serving not only the gardens, but also the surrounding community. Continued on Page 20

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The result was the present building, which sits just outside the entrance to Longwood Gardens and responds to about 3,000 calls per year. The building has been added to several times, but it is so small that many of the fire engines and ambulances must park outside. The leadership is hoping to build a new, larger and more modern facility a few hundred yards to the east along Route 1. With that in mind, they are embarking on what looks to be a multi-million-dollar capital campaign. Fire chief AJ McCarthy said they are in the very early stages, and before they go out to the public to seek donations and grants, they must organize a strategy and meet with fundraising professionals to plan the road ahead. Longwood Gardens and Longwood Fire Company are working together to switch properties for a new fire station, and it’s a work in progress. McCarthy, 37, has been a member since he was a teenager in 2007. He became chief in 2011, having been reared in a family that believes in community service. He bears the responsibility of overseeing a $3 million annual operation that includes two engines, a ladder truck, a heavy rescue truck, four ambulances, and an all-terrain

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vehicle, among others. The company is staffed by 50 volunteers, 30 EMS career members, the chief and a business manager. The budget for payroll alone is more than $1 million. They also have four ambulances which are used for both advanced and basic life support calls, generating ambulance billing that doesn’t totally cover paying the staff. With the company’s annual budget in mind, McCarthy tries to balance the mission of community service with a variety of fundraising projects to offset the major income source – local taxes. Today they are financed not only by local taxes (40 percent) but ambulance billing, EMS subscriptions, a fund drive in May, federal and state grants, and filling pools. Yes, the most successful fundraiser is filling swimming pools. They fill more than 2 million gallons of water a year, which amounts to hundreds of pools. The average cost is $50 per 1,000 gallons of water delivered, but final costs are calculated based on the distance from the firehouse and the water source. “Sometimes I don’t see they guys all day when they are out filling,” he said.

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McCarthy also worries about attracting and keeping volunteers. “People don’t realize how much volunteerism saves on taxes,” he said. He added that State Rep. Stephen Barrar has announced that in Longwood’s company, if they were all paid wages, the price tag would be higher by millions of dollars. McCarthy said they draw from self-employed locals, road crews and local municipalities, but it’s tough. “I’m trying to keep them,” he said. Continued on Page 22 The Longwood Fire Company sign advertises what events are coming up and reminds the public to stay safe.

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Kennett Fire Company No. 1 SCCCC member since 2009 The Kennett Fire Company is a prototypical small-town department. Originally, it grew out of a response to the borough’s first documented fire: An incident at the Unicorn Tavern on State Street in 1875 when a woman perished, unable to escape the flames. Shortly after that, the borough council set about to purchase a hand pumper and gather 40 members for volunteers. They were so proud of the pumper that in later years, they entered it in contests. The most famous pull (with their own brute strength) was Sept. 29 and 30 in 1972. The hand pumper was pulled from Kennett Square to Laurel, Del., for the Delaware State Fireman’s Convention. The trip was 102.2 miles and was completed in 34 hours and 20 minutes. The feat put the company in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest continuous pull of hand-drawn apparatus. Today, the pumper sits in the building’s south bay.

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Kennett Fire Chief Chris Plumley stands proudly beside a newly housed fire truck.

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Through the years, the Kennett Fire Company has occupied buildings on State Street, Sycamore Alley and South Broad Street. Then, in 1975, they acquired land on East Cypress Street beside the Red Clay Creek and railroad tracks. This current building is more than a housing for vehicles and offices, however. The structure along the Red Clay Creek holds council meetings in its Monroe Nute Room, and is an almost weekly host to receptions, celebrations and events in its Red Clay Room. Two of its most heavily attended events in that banquet hall are the annual Old Timers dinner and the springtime EMS awards meeting that attracts more than 400 emergency responders and public officials. Chris Plumley, 32, became chief on April 1, 2015, and, like others Continued on Page 24

Kennett Fire Company members participate in the ceremonial housing of one of two new trucks in 2016.

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The Red Clay Room at the Kennett Fire Company hosts many events throughout the year.


Plumley oversees a company that has more than 300 members, 65 of them active. Many of those who are social members don’t answer the fire bell, but they support fundraising and non-fire ground activities. They get 400 fire calls and 1100 ambulance calls a year. They have two rescue pumpers that are about 14 years old and also have a two-year-old Midmount 95-foot Tower, and a four-year-old, 3,000-gallon tanker. The Kennett Fire Company runs a 24/7 BLS ambulance, and has several small vehicles, including a brush truck, ATV for events and brush fires, and we have a three-boat complement for water rescues. Additionally, they have some major renovations going on around the station grounds, including upgrades and remodeling of the Red Clay Room and the outside gardens. This fall, they take delivery in of a new Pierce engine to replace one of our rescue pumpers, Plumley said. Dealing with fire calls and maintaining equipment is just part of a chief’s job, however. As the demographics change in the service area, with more people working out of town, so does the availability of volunteers. Speaking on behalf of fire chiefs throughout the county, state and nation, Plumley said, “More is asked of our members every year as the increase of growth and development in the area. Training requirements increase from the state and national levels. An essentials class in 2001 was about 100 hours. The same level class today is over 200 hours. “Training becomes more important as our fires become more dangerous,” he added. “There aren’t as many fires as there used to be, due to increased safety awareness and codes enforcement. Now you tell someone, ‘I need you to take all of this training, attend countless events, raise funds to help us, leave your family in the middle of the night, miss Christmas dinner due to someone else’s emergency, go to dozens of meetings a month, risk your life for total strangers, and by the way, do it all for free.’ “Work, life and volunteer balance is very difficult. It takes a toll on all volunteers in the area, and not just in Kennett, not even just in Pennsylvania, but all over the country.”

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Meet Our Member:

The Tri-M Group, LLC SCCCC member since 1970 By Marcella Peyre-Ferry Staff Writer

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n its 54-year history, The Tri-M Group has grown and evolved to meet the electrical needs of commercial and industrial clients in the mid-Atlantic region. That includes building automation, energy analytics, network infrastructure, security, electrical construction and high voltage. “We started out solely as an industrial electrical contractor. We have evolved into a solutions company,” President and CEO James Horn said. “We refer to ourselves as an electrical solutions company because there’s not much we can’t do when it comes to wiring.” Tri-M was founded in 1964 by brothers Tom and Dick Musser, with Tom buying out his brother early on. After 34 years of expanding the company, Musser sold the firm to Encompass Services, Inc., but within a few years he took the lead in buying back his creation and serving as its chairman. In 2002, Chairman Tom Musser and Horn became joint owners. Musser passed away in 2016, but his spirit remains with the company. He lived by the philosophy “always be thankful, but never satisfied.” He was thankful for his family, his country, his freedoms, his employees and customers. His vision, passion and entrepreneurial spirit motivated others to be their best and not be complacent, and forged the growth of Tri-M. Tri-M does not do residential work, but focuses solely on commercial and industrial clients. They are able to tackle large or small jobs, in new construction or retrofitting. Toward that end, Tri-M offers a unique and convenient way for clients to request service and monitor the progress of their project through an online project navigation tool – ProNav. Today, providing power to a building is not enough. Businesses want buildings that have a self-controlled environment, built-in security systems, and the latest in data access. 26

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“Smart building intelligence is big today. It used to be called energy management,” Horn said. “It has evolved into a building automation product. It controls not only the temperature, but the card access system for entering and leaving the building, and lighting controls.” Tri-M is ready to help clients design a plan for their buildings that will meet their individual needs. “We have about 15 to 18 engineers that will meet with a customer and customize a solution for them,” Horn said. “In our building automation group, we do a lot of retrofitting for colleges and universities,” he said. Currently, the company is working on major projects for the University of Delaware. With offices in five locations, including Kennett Square, and about 450 employees, Tri-M covers the Delaware Valley, Lehigh Valley, Pine Valley and more. Along with new installations, Tri-M offers preventive maintenance and 24-7 service. “Our network services group does a lot of work for a lot of local companies in the Kennett Square area. That’s the voice and data cabling for phone systems and data wiring,” Horn said. When Horn joined Tri-M as a designer, there were just 35 employees. “We have a strong commitment to quality for our customers and a strong commitment to our employees,” Horn

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said. “Our commitment to our employees is to continue to grow this company, to provide opportunities for them, just like the opportunities provided for me. We want everybody to seek the level of their aspirations. If they want to be a vice president someday, we want to provide that path, and the only way we can do that is to continue our commitment to growth. We also have a strong commitment to safety. Safety with no injuries. A lot of companies out there don’t take safety seriously -- we do.” Tri-M puts an emphasis on employee training, with new hires going through an extensive three-day onboarding process. Tri-M also has several PA state approved apprenticeship programs for employees to earn their journeypersons papers. “Technology changes every year, We as a company have to keep up with it to provide our customers with the latest solutions,” Horn said. “I think it’s a lot of fun. It’s neat to evolve to take on challenges.” Because they cover all facets of electrical services Tri-M employees have a wide spectrum of skills. “The nice thing about Tri-M, if somebody’s looking for a career, is that we offer a wide range of employment opportunities because our service offerings are so diverse within the electrical field. You can seek out the career you want here,” Horn said. Tri-M is also committed to the community. Horn has served on the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce board for many years, and is currently on the steering committee for the Route 1 Corridor and the Community and Government Committee. To learn more, visit www.tri-mgroup.com.

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A bright new future for Jennersville Hospital Q: What was the primary goal for the hospital under Tower Health? A: Jennersville Hospital’s mission is to provide compassionate, accessible, high-quality, cost-effective healthcare to the community. Our mission is influenced by our ultimate goal to advance health and transform lives in the community we serve. The hospital was acquired by Tower Health on Oct. 2, 2017 as a part of Tower’s plan to expand access, high value and quality care across the region. Tower Health positions Jennersville Hospital to advance growth in healthcare services, investments in hospital infrastructure and technology, and recruit the best physicians and staff. Tower Health is a non-profit organization, and all hospitals within Tower Health are non-profit. Jennersville Hospital, as a non-profit organization, is positioned to fully support health initiatives and programs within the community. Jennersville Hospital is conducting, with other community organizations, a Community Health Needs Assessment to identify and address health and socioeconomic factors impacting the community. You’ve been here since January. What have been some of the changes you’ve been part of at the facility? Jennersville Hospital is focused on improving quality and safety for our patients and staff. We have invested in patient care equipment, including electrocardiogram (EKG) machines, laboratory equipment to support efficiency in performing and reporting patient results, upgrading and replacing surgical equipment and supplies, and renovations to patient care rooms to provide a higher level of comfort to patients and family members. Some indirect patient care changes include replacement of the roof, replacing the air handling system, upgrading the alarm system including fire, replacing the parking lot, and more. One of the most significant changes, directly impacting the delivery of care and access, is the implementation of our new electronic health record system, to be implemented in the summer of 2019. 28

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Ronnie Ursin is the President and CEO of Jennersville Hospital.

Jennersville Hospital, now a member of Tower Health, has been serving the southern Chester County community for more than 100 years. In January 2018, Ronnie Ursin was named as President and CEO of the hospital, and has been part of a successful new direction for the facility. Ursin recently answered some questions about the hospital and its vital place in the community.

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How is the hospital reaching out to the Latino community in southern Chester County? The hospital cares for any individual presenting to our facility for healthcare. Jennersville Hospital is working closely with and building a stronger relationship with organizations such as La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) to ensure health initiatives developed are diverse and include a broad population including our Latino community. Given the stability at Jennersville over the last nine months, what changes have you seen, within the staff and doctors, as far as focus and morale? Jennersville Hospital staff has fully supported the ownership transition to Tower Health. Physicians and staff have communicated their support and appreciation verbally and in writing to hospital leadership. Since our transition to Tower Health, Jennersville has added new staff to support the emergency department, medicalsurgical/telemetry units, surgical services, physician practices, human resources, and other departments. Hospital leadership implemented and sustained a culture of transparency and open communication. Town Hall meetings are held on a quarterly basis, which provide the opportunity for staff to hear information and ask questions. We feel and see a tremendous difference from a year ago. How have pop-up medical facilities these days affected the bottom line for hospitals in general? It would seem to be shifting the health care model, because more routine services can be purchased a la carte at these businesses. Our focus at Jennersville Hospital is identifying and providing needed services to the community. Despite developments of medical facilities in the area, we are focused on serving our community by providing excellence in quality and safe care to our patients. We have 100 percent support from Tower Health to achieve what is best for the patients we serve. You’re coming up on your first year at Jennersville, so how do you feel about the direction of the facility? This year has been challenging, yet rewarding. I have met many wonderful people over the last 10 months who show support for our hospital and share feed-

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back on how we can continue to enhance the patient experience. I feel strongly we are moving in the right direction in alignment with Tower Health’s strategic goals and objectives. We look forward to the impact our partnership with Drexel University College of Medicine and Acadia Healthcare will have on the West Grove community. In addition, with the acquisition of Premier Urgent Care, Tower Health becomes the largest provider of urgent care services in the region. What would you like the facility to have achieved in another year? Our strategic plan focuses on expanding services to support the needs of our community. I would like to ensure we provide greater access to patients by recruiting excellent primary care providers and specialists. We will continually strengthen existing programs and services across the continuum of care and develop new programs to support the findings and recommendations of the Community Health Needs Assessment.

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And on a personal note, do you live in the community? I continue to learn more about the Jennersville/West Grove community. I currently reside in Maryland and have lived there since 2004. However, I am living in the North East area since fully transitioning to Jennersville. I have one daughter, Tabitha Bernadette, who is 1 year old.

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Bowling Green Brandywine

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iving with substance abuse and addiction challenges is overwhelming. Bowling Green Brandywine Treatment Center has the facilities and expertise to help make a successful, lasting transition back to sobriety and a life of long-term recovery. Located at 1375 Newark Road in Kennett Square, Bowling Green Brandywine uses a multidisciplinary approach that consists of medical, pharmacological, clinical, and behavioral interventions. During a stay at Bowling Green, clients have access to detoxification and stabilization services, residential and/or partial residential rehabilitation and dual diagnosis treatment. Medications such as vivitrol, naltrexone, buprenorphine and methadone may be used to assist in achieving and maintaining sobriety. There is also specialized programing available to meet the needs of pregnant women. Each individual’s length of stay at Bowling Green Brandywine, and the treatment plan they receive, are designed to meet their specific needs. After a thorough evaluation and assessment, clients can expect to participate in many programs and services, such as relapse prevention planning, specialty groups, and medically assisted treatment. Comprehensive case management helps match clients with the best programming for their specific needs. A typical day at Bowling Green may include group process, lectures, 12 Step work and recreational time. There are also individual counseling sessions throughout the week. All activities are part of the individual treatment plan. The daily schedule is designed to help clients take advantage of all the program has to offer. Daily participation is expected. 32

Each client has a designated primary counselor who works with them to design a treatment and discharge plan. Clients meet with their counselor to discuss the progress of that plan. Treatment plans outline goals and objectives while in treatment, and a discharge plan speaks to what the client should do to remain sober, one day at a time. Access to a counselor is available throughout each day. Some clients may be able to meet their goals without full-time residence at the facility. Day treatment allows those clients to participate in the drug and alcohol recovery program while returning home every evening. Under the day treatment structure, clients have the opportunity to practice the principles of recovery in their daily lives. When they return to the facility, they have a chance to share with peers and staff their personal successes and the barriers they encounter to staying sober. The system provides individuals with a smooth transition back into the community. One of the newest programs at Bowling Green is the HOPE program. This unique treatment experience focuses on healing the mind and body in unison from the effects of a destabilized endorphin system. The program consists of humor therapy, music therapy, integrative medicine, antagonist therapy, healthy nutrition, recovery-enhancing medications, physio fitness group, post-acute withdrawal and reward endorphin deficiency syndrome groups, as well as brain entrainment and meditation. Programs are covered by most insurance plans and Union Trust funds. Bowling Green’s resource center coordinators are available to check benefits availability prior to admission Each client receives an individual discharge plan specific to their needs that includes a list of aftercare resources. Online aftercare may also be available. The staff at Bowling Green Brandywine Treatment Center is a dedicated group of professionals who work tirelessly to provide an optimal treatment experience for every individual entrusted to our care. For more information, visit www.bowlinggreenbrandywine.com.

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A corridor of opportunity: The Route 1 Economic Development Initiative moves forward

By Richard L. Gaw Staff Writer

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hester County is the fastest growing county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and a highway runs directly through it. It is a corridor of heritage, seen in the sweeping views that showcase and preserve a region’s history, but it is also one that reveals its future, seen in the delicate balance of preservation and opportunity, where farmland meets commerce and business. Continued on Page 38

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It’s not just magic that allows a community to protect its past while at the same time offering a portion of it to make way for its future. It takes the work of planning, so in 2011, a group of stakeholders interested in preserving Chester County’s history and spearheading efforts to create its future formed the Route 1 Economic Development Initiative, in cohesion with the County’s Landscapes 2 Plan and its VISTA 2025 Plan. Over the last seven years, in what has become a continuing conversation with elected officials, residents, business leaders from Kennett Square to West Nottingham, the members of the Route 1 Economic Development Initiative have galvanized municipalities and communities to best answer the complex question of how to provide economic opportunity along Route 1, while at the same time helping to maintain its exquisite beauty. “The corridor was identified in Landscapes 2 and in VISTA 2025 as one of the corridors of opportunity for economic growth for the next decade,” said Jim Horn, the president of Tri-M, and the former chair of the Initiative’s steering committee. “Our mission during the first phase of the initiative was really to create the entire concept of municipal engagement. In order to make progress, we needed to have the public, private and government sector all working together.

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The power of the Initiative’s first phase was seen in its seven subcommittees that addressed key issues related to the future growth and preservation along the Route 1 corridor.

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“It’s the competitive and comparative component of human nature to want to take the lead, and what we began to find early on is that once one municipality began talking about their ideas for the corridor, others wanted to be heard, as well.” To best gather data and ideas, the Initiative formed seven subcommittees during Phase 1, in partnership with the Chester Council Economic Development Council and the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce. The first step was creating a mission statement and, following the blueprints of the Landscapes 2 Comprehensive Plan and VISTA 2025, its steering committee created a general playbook that would pave the way for attracting economic opportunities. Its municipal coordination committee met with representatives in municipalities along the corridor, in order to gauge their appetite for economic growth, open space and

land preservation. Its transportation committee measured the potential impact of economic development may have on transportation along Route 1, and its infrastructure committee began to locate all utilities along the corridor. Meanwhile, the Initiative’s economic development committee began assessing the economic impact of growth along the corridor as it related to schools, hospitals and other community services, while its housing committee worked with the county on finding affordable housing opportunities to those who would be seeking employment along the corridor. Finally, the economic development committee compiled a list of all available inventory along the corridor, and its branding and marketing committee worked with the students from Chester County Technical College High School Continued on Page 40

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in creating a centralized website that now contains vital data and information for prospective business leaders who may be interested in locating along the corridor. McGarrity said Phase 1 served as a listening and data collecting tour of the region that helped to provide sharper focus on key areas that could be future growth centers. “From a population perspective, we began to see the desire of many to focus that growth in our boroughs – in what we call our urban centers, in order to create opportunities for walkable centers with the right amount of commercial development,” she said. Phase 1 also served to calm the fears of preservationists who were worried that the idea of the Initiative was to turn Route 1 into a congested and unbroken link of retail and businesses. “Initially, there were people who thought that the Initiative was an aggressive movement to erase open space and not balance preservation with growth, but after seven years, we have an even better dialogue going with the preservationists and open space

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organizations,” McGarrity said. “They’re realizing that we’re working within the county’s plans, and not working outside of it.” Now in Phase 2, the Initiative is creating opportunities to put community leaders in the same room with business leaders, and get them to begin talking to each other. In 2017 and earlier this year, they invited township managers and supervisors whose municipalities, townships and boroughs border Route 1 to a municipal luncheon, that served as a forum for ideas. “These two events served as a springboard to create social opportunities that invites local leaders with business leaders who have already set up shop along the Route 1, as a measure of telling these leaders, step by step, how businesses were able to develop in the corridor, and what advice they would give to leaders in terms of loosening codes,” said James Turner of the Chester Water Authority, who is the current chairman of the Initiative’s steering committee. “It comes down to identifying inventory, infrastructure challenges, and the municipalities who want to work with us. Because

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the next phase of this initiative will serve to bridge these municipalities with the business community, we’re entrusted with helping to create that dialogue and bridge those intersections.” The Initiative had another win this year: the development of the Route 1 Corridor Opportunity Map. Created in partnership with the Chester County Planing Commission, the map is a compilation of data that clearly spells out parts along the Route 1 corridor that are designated as preservation areas, as well as areas that are zoned for commercial and industrial development. It also gives up-to-date information about zoning and zoning codes for each municipality. “We asked the municipalities to identify sites in their communities that they want to see redeveloped, in coordination with the Landscapes 2 Comprehensive Plan, and in accordance with their own comprehensive plans,” McGarrity said. “This way, a developer can easily locate all of the information about the opportunities along the corridor in a one-stop shopping format. If they need any other information, there is a hyper link right to

the initiative group in email format, that connects these developers to answers and to people who can help steer them toward those answers.” If the heavy lifting of the first phase of the Route 1 Economic Development Initiative was seen in bringing together stakeholders in communities, in business and in conservation, then its second phase holds the promise of giving them the tools to work with. “The pieces of the puzzle we have helped develop are starting to be put in place,” Horn said. “We’re not to change who these communities believe they are. We’re trying to work with the people in these communities who wish to balance growth and preservation.” “What it comes down to is not what we do today, but the policies that we set for tomorrow, that will make the difference,” Turner added. “Officials may change, businesses may change and the will of the residents may change, but if there is strong policies in place and ways to accomplish our goals, then it will get done.” To contact Staff Writer Richard L. Gaw, email rgaw@ chestercounty.com.

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Neuchatel Chocolates By Marcella Peyre-Ferry

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ifth-generation Swiss chocolatier Albert Lauber offers the finest in Swiss chocolates, as well as new chocolate lines that appeal to contemporary tastes. Founded in 1982, Neuchatel is based in Oxford, where the chocolate factory creates a well-known and loved line of truffles and other chocolate treats, made with fine, imported Swiss chocolate. Shipped worldwide, Neuchatel is the choice of discerning chocolate lovers. “The Neuchatel line is chocolate made in Switzerland that we bring in, melt it down and make the candy with it,” Lauber said. Chester county residents are fortunate to have the Neuchatel factory store available, where additional chocolates can be found in a wide variety of shapes that are perfect for special occasions and gifts. Whether it be a chocolate horse for the equestrian, a mushroom typical of Chester County, chocolate bugs to delight the imagination, a seasonal shape for the holidays or wine truffles in a chocolate wine bottle, you are sure to find something that will be a thoughtful and tasty gift – or a special treat for yourself. “Those things we don’t ship because they break easily. We have pretty much any shape. Over the years we’ve accumulated so many things,” Lauber said. In addition to special shaped chocolates for the store, the factory produces different chocolate lines for other tastes. One of the newest is the Chocoeve line, made from fair trade purchased cocoa beans from the Phillipines and made at the Oxford factory. “I know those farmers and we try to develop their business. I actually go there to the farmers. We pay them more for the beans. Everything is fair trade,” Lauber said. “I know exactly which farmers my cocoa beans come from. I talk to the farmers and explain to them, ‘If you give us good beans and you get rid of the bad ones, we pay you more money.’

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Albert Lauber at Neuchatel in Oxford, where the factory creates treats made with fine, imported Swiss chocolate.

“The new line is the Chocoeve line that we now do bean to bar, from start to finish. The milk chocolate is less sweet. It’s geared toward people that don’t want as much sugar,” Lauber said. “You have a milk chocolate that is now nice and milky but it’s not so sweet. We have the dark milk chocolate which is 60 percent cocoa beans with milk powder. That is a little bit more bitter than what you are used to in milk chocolate. It’s all natural. It has raw sugar, cocoa beans, milk powder, cocoa powder, real vanilla and sunflower lecithin. Company wide, we no longer use soy lechetin. We have been soy free for six years.” There are also a number of specialty items in the Chocoeve line, such as the green tea hot chocolate. “It’s a chocolate milk that has green tea powder in it. It’s really good. We sell that a lot in Japan,” Lauber said. Neuchatel products are sold worldwide, with products geared to different regional tastes. “The Middle East is still one of my big [markets]. I still supply some of the royal families in the Middle East,” Lauber said. One way that Lauber gauges tastes is by participating in shows. “We do a lot of shows all over the world, and I see 2018 • Volume 1——


what people like,” he said. “We set up a table with different samples and we see what people prefer. We adapt.” Tastes even vary within the United States. “It starts in Boston, where we sell mostly dark chocolate. The farther south you go, the sweeter it gets,” Lauber said. Chocolate tastes also change over time. “Here in America, we started with dark chocolate that was 50 percent cocoa beans. People like more dark now. On television and everywhere you hear now the dark chocolate is healthy,” Lauber said. There are also more discerning chocolate buyers today who are looking for specific features, including chocolate at different percentages of cocoa content. “The different percentages of chocolate are popular. More people now want the 100 percent,” Lauber said. “Our 80 percent is one of the sweetest dark chocolates you can imagine. Because we select the beans that are really special and what we call sweet, you don’t even know you’re eating 80 percent. That’s actually our best-selling chocolate.” Other lines include organic and sugar-free chocolates, chocolate-covered snacks, chocolate drink mixes and much more. No matter what variety of chocolate you purchase at Neuchatel, you can be sure you are getting the very best in quality. “I do pride myself that my chocolates are the freshest around. We do not like to prepack stuff way ahead. We want people to get the freshest possible chocolate,” Lauber said. “I am still doing most of the production myself, so I know it’s consistent.” Shop Neuchatel at 461 Limestone Rd., Oxford, or visit the website at www.neuchatelchocolates.com.

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Southern Chester County Chamber initiates new member-support programs

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Guests at the SCCCC annual dinner applaud 2018 Outstanding Citizen Jim McLeod.

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he Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce has a rich history that reaches back more than 85 years in the region. To many residents, what stands out in their minds is the annual gala, started in 1968, that included a prestigious award originally called “The Man of the Year.” At that time, it was given to the late community activist and Kennett School District Administrator Bob Scott. The chamber continues that tradition, bestowing what is now the “Outstanding Citizen” recognize an individual each year in honor of his or her community support and service. But, as the nearly 500 members know, the chamber’s services go far beyond a yearly banquet. The Southern Chester County Chamber has led the region as a powerful economic driver as well.

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The chamber is the “pro-business voice” which seeks to strengthen, support and promote its membership and provide sustainable economic development in the region, according to its mission statement. In that vein, chamber President and CEO Cheryl Kuhn, Chairman of the Board Doug Doerfler (Genesis), and the board leadership are stepping up services to members even more through alliances that offer counseling, consulting and education to business owners who are seeking to grow. “I’ve wanted to do this for a while now, and with the current leadership, we said ‘Let’s do it,’” Kuhn said. Recently, following advice from chamber Vice Chairman Jim Turner, she contacted the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Widener University. This program is one of 18 small business development centers throughout Pennsylvania. It is supported by the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Pennsylvania Department of

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Community of Economic Development, and the 18 colleges and universities across the state that host the centers. Small Business Development Centers have, in a sense, earned their governmental support because they enhance business. They attract capital investment, they create jobs, they increase sales and customers, and produce more client satisfaction, according to Widener SBDC Executive Director Lenin Agudo. Its method involves presenting large group workshops and seminars to organizations, as well as one-on-one programs carefully crafted for individuals. According to a publication issued by the university, in 2015, for example, the Widener SBDC provided 3,139 hours of consulting services. It received a 90 percent satisfaction rate, working with 302 clients in the Delaware County community. “From these consulting hours, the SBDC was able to increase client sales by $2.6 million and secure $3.5 million

Chamber Vice President Jim Turner advised the board to seek a partnership with Widener’s SBDC.

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in investments,” the publication says. In Chester, it is credited with helping a number of small businesses grow, including Phatso’s Bakery and Cheryl’s Southern Style Cooking. After the chamber reached out to the SBDC, Agudo and his team met with chamber members in a group setting to determine their business needs. In the case of the Southern Chester County Chamber, two major topics they expressed were bringing relevant and timely business programs to our community, and having the ability to support the Latino business community, Kuhn said. The process will proceed from those expressed needs. Widener SBDC Assistant Director Peter Hornberger said the method and process they cling to is “hypothesis.” In other words, a business owner starts with the belief in a concept – growth, for example. (It could also be for increasing efficiency, working with social media or acquiring capital – any number of things). It is tested and evaluated. Given success or failure, the features are adjusted and evolve. In this way, SBDC has constructed a path for growth and repair that is alive and ever-changing. Hornberger pointed to an origami object hanging on the wall of the lab and said the model is significant to the process. In one way, an origami object begins with a flat, plain piece of paper, but it holds the potential

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to grow into something useful or significant based on how it is folded, according to the desire of the artist. Additionally, like an origami creature, it can be unfolded and changed into something else. Eighteen colleges and universities in Pennsylvania have SBDC centers. Since 1990, the Pennsylvania SBDCs have helped entrepreneurs start 30,000 businesses; obtain more than $3 billion in startup and expansion capital; increase sales by $13 billion; win $3 billion in government contracts; grow international markets with more than $1.6 billion in export sales; create more than 150,000 new jobs; and generate more than $796 million in new tax revenue, according to its brochure. The chamber is also presenting to members a second program in partnership with Penn State Brandywine as part of the Invent Penn State initiative. Brandywine Boost will offer support to small- and mediumsized business owners and entrepreneurs in the form of webinars and workshops. Areas of support may include accounting/bookkeeping, use of information management tools, marketing research strategy, entrepreneurial start-ups, leadership, and much more, Kuhn said. The chamber plans to continue its longstanding relationship with

Peter Hornberger is assistant director of the Widenerbased SBDC. He and Agudo meet with organizations that request help with business development and growth.

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Chester and Delaware County SCORE. With nearly 100 volunteers to assist those thinking of starting a business, or those already in business who need help with growth, SCORE’s experience and knowledge matches those of most business school faculties. SCORE’s primary goal is to help small businesses be successful by creating an ongoing relationship with the entrepreneur and providing necessary business expertise to foster success. In addition to offering fellowship and business support, the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce sponsors annual scholarships to highschool students and provides opportunities with Technical College High School at Pennock’s Bridge where businesses are invited to come in and interview students for shadowing, internships, co-ops and job opportunities.

Graduate student Josh Gallone and MBA graduate Na’Shaun Scott gather at a media event with the SBDC. Scott recently earned her degree and said she has worked with groups of women who sew professionally to get organized.

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Meet Our Member:

LCH offers quality health care for all

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CH (La Comunidad Hispana) added a fourth location in 2018, expanding their health care services to reach even more members of the community. LCH believes that everyone needs access to health care. To help make that possible for southern Chester County residents, they have spent the past 45 years extending health care services to a wide range of services to everyone in the region, regardless of their ability to pay. From their start, as a small health and social services agency providing just a handful of services, LCH has grown in recent years to provide comprehensive physical, behavioral, and dental health care from four locations. LCH’s Kennett Square headquarters, at 731 W. Cypress Street, provide primary care for all ages, along with behavioral health counseling, and a range of social services to address the social determinants of health, such as limited income and education. These services are provided using the evidence-based Integrated Person Centered Services (IPCS) model of care, which puts each individual at the center of his or her care plan and provides multiples services to help them reach their personal goals. In addition to health care, LCH offers a variety of programs, including ESL and GED classes, job-seeking assistance, a Family Fitness Program to encourage healthy diet and exercise, and health insurance enrollment assistance. LCH’s Oxford Health Center, located at 303 North 3rd Street, offers primary care and behavioral health counseling. The location addresses the needs of area residents who do not have access to reliable transportation to the main location in Kennett Square. Recognizing the need for dental care, and the difficulty accessing this care for people with Medicaid or no coverage, LCH offers oral health care for all ages at the LCH Dental Center, at 404 McFarlan Road, Suite 302-A. The latest addition to the LCH range of services is dedicated Women’s Health Center at 150 Vineyard Drive in West Grove. The facility is designed to provide a central location for all women’s health services,

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including routine cancer screenings, prenatal care, and family planning. All LCH locations have fully bilingual staff, speaking both English and Spanish, and all are open to see patients with private insurance, public insurance (such as Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP), and no insurance. LCH has been proud to receive a number of quality awards and recognitions in the past year. In recent national rankings released by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), LCH earned the status of Health Center Quality Leader for the second year in a row. LCH is one of only fourteen health centers in Pennsylvania to receive this award in 2018. “We strongly believe that we must focus on both quality and accessibility of care to have the greatest impact in our community,” said Alisa Jones, President and CEO. “For more than 50 years, LCH health centers have delivered affordable, accessible, cost-effective, and quality primary health care to patients regardless of their ability to pay,” said Ronan Gannon, Chair of LCH’s Board of Directors. “Health is a critical part of the bigger picture of a strong and prosperous southern Chester County, and we are proud to be making our community healthier.” LCH’s care model includes full-time, paid professional providers, ensuring that patients receive true continuity of care. The organization’s expenses are funded in part 2018 • Volume 1——


with federal funding from HRSA, and in part from insurance reimbursement. To meet their operations budget, LCH must raise well over $1 million each year in charitable contributions to cover the cost of caring for uninsured patients. Fortunately, LCH’s many friends in the community make this possible. Many local businesses partner with LCH to support their work, primarily through their two annual events: a 5K run at Anson B. Nixon Park, and the Amigos and Amigas of LCH Gala (to be held on Friday, November 2, 2018 at the Red Clay Room in Kennett Square). Both of these events are driven by the sponsorship and efforts and local businesses and volunteers. Anyone interested in assisting with the effort can reach out to LeeAnn Riloff, Director of Development for LCH, at lriloff@lchps.org. Needs throughout the community continue to grow, and LCH is preparing to meet future demand. “In the spring of 2018, LCH developed a new Strategic Plan, which will guide our growth for the next three years,” said Jones. “This included crafting a new mission statement: to change lives by serving southern Chester County as the leading provider of integrated health and community services. Changing lives is an ambitious target, but with the help of our friends in our region, I know we can do it.” Since 1973, LCH has held firm to their belief in the power of integrated health, behavioral and social services to change lives and strengthen our community. As southern Chester County’s only Federally Qualified Health Center, LCH provides care to all regardless of ability to pay. For more information, visit www.LaComunidadHispana.org.

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Celebrating Community Service. Leading The Way. Outstanding Citizen Of The Year Past Recipients

Presented by

Since 1968, the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce has presented the Outstanding Citizen of the Year award to deserving individuals from our community.

Is there someone who comes to mind when you hear the words,

“Outstanding Citizen?” …Someone who signifies an exemplary volunteer and community service mindset, vision, leadership and citizenship, and positively influences the welfare of the Southern Chester County community.

If so, please complete and return the 2018 Outstanding Citizen Nomination Submission below.

Submission Deadline: Friday, November 16, 2018 The recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Citizen award will be presented at the

1968 *W. Robert Scott 1969 *J. Norman Connell 1970 *Sidney Hutton, Sr. 1971 *Mrs. Harold Cooper 1972 *Lewis D. Einstein 1973 *James Walker Brown 1974 *Richard T. Worrall 1975 *Gerald A. Albert 1976 *Dr. John A. Torello 1977 *Knowles R. Bowen 1978 *Dr. Leonard Kanofsky 1979 Rev. John L. Ferguson 1980 *Andre R. Goetz 1981 *Katherine B. Way 1982 *Malcolm “Bat” Burton 1983 *Alma D. Struble 1984 *William Buffington 1985 *Dorothea Cloud Morse 1986 *John “Tibby” Connell 1986 *Donald E. McKay 1987 *C. Mercer Sloan 1987 Carol Wendel 1988 Carol Merrick 1989 Barbara Cloud 1990 *Ruth Brown 1991 Aaron J. Martin

1992 Dr. Barry R. Kanofsky 1993 Sister Jane Houtman 1994 Charles S. Cramer, Sr. 1995 David L. Myers 1996 *W. Thomas Musser 1997 Carol C. Berzon 1998 Donna L. Hood 1999 Linda Ingenthron 2000 Thomas C. Swett 2001 *Mabel Thompson 2002 *Tony Talamonti 2003 Michael Perna, Esq. 2004 *John W. Singer 2005 Kathleen Lafferty 2006 Doris Haley 2007 Eva Verplanck 2008 James T. Horn 2009 Michael R. Walker 2010 Janice Taylor 2011 Terence Farrell 2012 Stacie A. Kucera 2013 Ken Goddu 2014 Joan Holliday 2015 David M. Haradon 2016 Leon R. Spencer, Jr. 2017 James D. McLeod, Jr. *Deceased

52nd Annual Chairman's Gala of the Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce

Saturday, February 23, 2019 • Longwood Gardens 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 2017 Outstanding Citizen of the Year

PRESENTING SPONSOR

RECEPTION SPONSOR

James D. McLeod, Jr.

Join us for the social event of Southern Chester County! Please visit www.scccc.com for details and to register or call the Chamber 610-444-0774. Event Sponsorships Available.

Please complete the information below. You will be contacted by a member of the 2018 OCOY Committee.

Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce 2018 OUTSTANDING CITIZEN OF THE YEAR PLEASE PRINT

SUBMIT IN CONFIDENCE TO: Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Attn: James D. McLeod, Jr. 2017 Outstanding Citizen of the Year 8 Federal Road, Suite 1, West Grove, PA 19390

Nominee (full name) : Nomination Submitted By : Name : Address : Email : Phone : Submission Date :

Submission Deadline: Friday, November 16, 2018

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Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce Membership Index 3D Collision Centers - Oxford ........... 610-932-9210 Automotive Services - Body Shops A Hand For All Seasons, LLC ............ 484-467-4836 Home Services - Maintenance Accountemps, A Robert Half Company .................... 302-252-3162 Employment Agency - Temporary Placement Ad Pro, Inc. - Chester County Press . 610-869-5553 Media - Newspapers/Publications Advanced GeoServices Corporation . 610-840-9100 Engineering - Land Development Affinity Energy Management ............. 302-218-8920 Energy - Energy Consulting AGS International Forwarders Inc..... 610-255-5400 Transportation Albert J. Schmitt DMD, PC ................ 610-444-6300 Medical/Heathcare Services - Dentists Allen Insurance Group ................... 1-800-486-1244 Insurance - Group and Individual Medical, Dental, Life and Disability Allstate Insurance Company The Roselli Agency ........................... 610-444-0300 Insurance Alps Plumbing Services .................... 610-368-6388 Plumbing - Plumbing Contractors Ambassador Awards & Recognition Services ............................................ 610-459-1299 Business Services - Promotional Products American Financial Network Inc. ...... 610-388-4440 Mortgage - Home Mortgage American Mushroom Institute........... 610-268-7483 Mushrooms - Mushroom Farms/Companies American Packaging Distributing Corporation ....................................... 610-918-1988 Packaging, Shipping and Mailing - Packaging Anthony Zunino, Inc. ......................... 610-268-0201 Heating and Air Conditioning Anvil Land Transfer Company ........... 610-444-6800 Real Estate - Title Companies Aqua America ................................... 610-645-1019 Water - Water Supply ARRO Consulting, Inc. ....................... 484-999-6150 Engineering - Civil and Environmental AssuranceMD.................................... 610-361-8110 Business Services - Medical Billing Atlantic Pension Services, Inc. ......... 610-925-5554 Business Services Avon Grove School District ............... 610-869-2441 School - High School B-103 Corporation ............................ 610-388-2800 Accountant - CPA Baccellieri Family Dentistry LLP....... 610-444-0208 Medical/Heathcare Services - Dentists Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP ...... 302-442-4634 Accountant - CPA Barsz Gowie Amon & Fultz, LLC ...... 610-388-7800 Accountant - CPA Bartlett Tree Experts ......................... 610-274-3431 Landscaping BAYADA Home Health Care............... 610-444-1990 Medical/Heathcare Services - Nursing Care

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Burton’s Barber Shop, Established 1892 .............................. 610-444-9964 Personal Services - Barber ButlerBank Consulting....................... 610-268-1276 Business Services - Consulting BYL Companies, LLC ........................ 610-235-4600 Financial Services C.P. Yeatman & Sons, Inc./Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms ...................................... 610-869-3595 Mushrooms - Mushroom Farms/Companies Cabot-Kjellerup Realty Trust ............. 610-869-2800 Real Estate Camp Dreamcatcher, Inc. ................. 610-925-2998 Nonprofit Camp Saginaw .................................888-477-CAMP Lodging - Campgrounds Carosella & Associates, P.C. ............. 610-431-3300 Legal - Law Firm CASA Youth Advocates, Inc............... 610-565-2208 Nonprofit Center for Families ........................... 215-779-7560 Health and Medical Center for Orthodontic Excellence .... 484-730-1921 Medical/Heathcare Services CertaPro Painters ............................. 484-283-5003 Paint - Painting Commercial/ Residential Chadds Ford Animal Hospital ........... 610-388-2141 Veterinarian Chadds Ford Climate Control, Inc. .... 610-388-9333 Heating and Air Conditioning Chadds Ford Live .............................. 610-212-3639 Media - Newspapers/Publications Chaddsford Winery, LTD ................... 610-388-6221 Wine - Wine Tasting Chesco Security, Inc. ........................ 610-268-3922 Home Services - Security Chester County Agricultural Development Council ........................ 610-344-6285 Government Chester County Art Association ........ 610-696-5600 Art Chester County Community Foundation ..................... 610-696-8211 Nonprofit Chester County Conference & Visitors Bureau ................................. 484-840-7208 Recreation/Entertainment - Tourism Chester County Economic Development Council ........................ 610-458-5700 Nonprofit Chester County Food Bank ................ 610-873-6000 Nonprofit Chester County Hospital ................... 610-431-5699 Medical/Heathcare Services - Hospitals Chester County Technical College High School Pennock’s Bridge Campus ................ 610-345-1800 School - High School Chester County Women’s Journal ..... 302-236-1435 Media - Magazines

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Membership Index Continued from previous page Mendenhall Inn, Hotel and Conference Center ............................ 610-388-1181 Restaurants and Food Service - Banquet Facilities Meridian Bank................................... 484-540-9575 Financial Institutions - Bank Michael Moyer, State Farm Agent..... 610-444-5454 Insurance - Home and Auto MidAtlantic Farm Credit .................... 888-339-3334 Financial Institutions - Mortgage Company Midlantic Ltd. .................................... 610-444-8544 Business Services - Promotional Products MLN Marketing Solutions & Business Development...................... 610-405-0633 Business Services - Marketing Mobac, Inc. ....................................... 610-444-3490 Building Contractor Modern Massage Works ................... 610-444-5884 Personal Services - Massage Therapy Morris & Ritchie Associates, Inc. ..... 302-326-2200 Engineering Mushroom Central Supply, Inc. ......... 610-268-2211 Mushrooms - Mushroom Supplies/Service My Benefit Advisor, LLC .................... 610-537-1377 Insurance - Group and Individual Medical, Dental, Life and Disability Nawn and Company, CPA’s, Ltd. ....... 610-993-3100 Accountant - CPA Needham’s Mushroom Farms, Inc. ... 610-869-9735 Mushrooms - Mushroom Farms/Companies Neuchatel Chocolates ...................... 610-932-2706 Retail store - Food New Garden Flying Field................... 610-268-2619 Transportation New Garden Township ...................... 610-268-2915 Municipalities New London Township ...................... 610-869-8658 Municipalities New York Life Insurance Company ... 302-379-0838 Insurance Next Home, LP .................................. 610-220-7024 Real Estate - Investments Nicholas Anthony Salon & Day Spa, P.A...................................... 610-444-7222 Personal Services - Beauty Office Depot Business Solutions ....... 484-354-3845 Retail store - Office Supplies Office Elf, LLC ................................... 610-509-1099 Accounting - Bookkeeper Oliver Heating Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical ....................... 610-594-9444 Plumbing - Plumbing Contractors On The Road 2 Health, LLC .............. 610-608-1240 Personal Services - Wellness Operation Warm................................ 610-388-2500 Nonprofit Oxford Area Senior Center ................ 610-932-5244 Nonprofit Oxford Mainstreet, Inc. ..................... 610-998-9494 Nonprofit Oxford Plumbing & Heating, Inc. ...... 610-932-9503 Plumbing - Plumbing Contractors

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Electrical Contracting Inc. .......... 610-268-3725 Nonprofit Electrical The Law Offices of Bryan Tuk, PC ..... 610-393-6763 Valley Del Publications ..................... 610-918-9300 Legal - Law Firm Publishing - Magazine The Market at Liberty Place ............. 610-925-3411 Vanessa Ross Cakes ......................... 610-467-1800 Restaurants and Food Service Restaurants and Food Service - Catering The Mushroom Cap........................... 610-444-8484 Victory Brewing Company................. 484-730-1870 Retail store - Gifts Restaurants and Food Service The Mushroom Festival, Inc.............. 610-925-3373 Viking Power Products Co................. 610-255-4030 Recreation/Entertainment - Festivals Energy The News Journal ............................. 302-324-2558 VisionCorps....................................... 717-205-4117 Media - Newspapers/Publications Medical/Heathcare Services - Optical The Perfect Impression..................... 610-444-9493 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. ........... 302-292-4570 Business Services - Promotional Products Manufacturers The Scotts Company ..........................610 268 3006 Walker Services Group ..................... 610-724-9043 Wholesale Distributor Consulting The Times Community News Group .. 610-793-6711 Wallace Landscape Associates, Inc.. 610-444-6161 Media - Newspapers/Publications The Tony and Claritza Brown Team Landscaping - Landscape Design Keller Williams Real Estate Exton .... 610-363-4300 WARFEL Construction Company ....... 484-329-7200 Real Estate - Residential Real Estate Sales Building Contractor - Commercial New Construction The Tri-M Group, LLC........................ 610-444-1000 Waters Retail Group ......................... 610-388-6600 Electrical Real Estate - Commercial Real Estate THINK Architecture Waywood Beverage Co., Inc. ............ 610-444-5222 Ed Rahme Architect .......................... 610-453-7874 Retail store - Beverage/Spirits Architect WCHE ................................................ 610-692-3131 Three Six Zero Leadership ................ 267-357-0234 Media - Radio Consulting Welcome Neighbor LLC .................... 610-358-0580 TJM Professional Services, LLC ....... 484-489-0900 Marketing Internet Services Wells Fargo Advisors - Christine Gordon, Toot Sweets ...................................... 610-467-1900 Financial Advisor ............................. 610-310-2846 Retail store Financial Services - Wealth Management Transportation Management Association Wells Fargo Bank .............................. 610-444-7243 of Chester County ............................. 610-993-0911 Financial Institutions - Bank Transportation West Marlborough Township............. 610-383-5986 Triple Fresh Inc. ................................ 610-384-5037 Municipalities Catering Service - Food Service West Nottingham Township............... 610-932-4072 Truckers Insurance Services ............ 610-444-0800 Municipalities Insurance Willow Tree Hospice ......................... 610-444-8733 Tycor Benefit Administrators, Inc...... 610-251-0670 Home Health Care - Adult and Senior Care Insurance Wings for Success ............................ 610-644-6323 U. S. Army Recruiting Center............ 610-696-4014 Nonprofit Government Wm. P. McGovern, Inc. ...................... 610-444-5797 U.S. Small Business Administration . 610-382-3062 Sewage - Septic Systems Government Woman’s Encore, LLC....................... 302-545-5960 UFinancial Group .............................. 610-444-3344 Human Resources Consulting Services Financial Services - Financial Planning Worldwide Travel Associates, Inc ..... 610-268-3711 Umbreit Wileczek & Associates, PC . 610-444-3222 Travel Accountant - CPA WSFS Bank ....................................... 610-925-5000 Union Community Bank..................... 267-565-9768 Financial Institutions - Bank Financial Institutions - Bank Wyncote Golf Club ............................ 610-932-8900 Unionville Community Fair, Inc. 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Beauty Fa Shears By Aimee 610-444-1430 http://www.fashears.com KC Essentials 302-463-5203 www.kcessentials1.com Beverage/Spirits Bog Turtle Brewery 484-758-0416 http://www.bogturtlebrewery.com

Animal Services Animal and Pet Supplies International Win, Ltd. 610-444-0170 http://www.internationalwin.com Animal Services - Equine Services Fairyhouse Farm 610-869-2225 Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association 610-444-1050 www.pabred.com Animal Services - Stables Lael Stables 610-268-3303

Building Contractor Commercial New Construction WARFEL Construction Company 484-329-7200 www.warfelcc.com See ad pg. 47 Building Contractor Masonry Contractors Mar-John Masonry, Inc. 610-444-0447 www.marjohnmasonry.com Paul’s Pointing, Inc. 610-633-2510 www.paulspointing.com

Apartments Senior and Adult Residence Luther House I, II, III, IV 610-869-6203 www.lutherhousepa.org Architect Bernardon 610-444-2900 www.bernardon.com Melton Architects 610-444-8538 www.meltonarchitects.com See ad pg. 20 THINK Architecture Ed Rahme Architect 610-453-7874 www.edrahme.com Art Chester County Art Association 610-696-5600 http://www.chestercountyarts.org Automotive Services - Body Shops 3D Collision Centers - Oxford 610-932-9210 3dbodyworks.com/location/oxford The Aureus Group - Mercer Auto Body 610-444-0925 www.theaureusgroup.com ——Fall/Winter

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Business Services - Signs & Signage compuSIGN.com 610-268-2290 www.compusign.com See ad pg. 31 Paramount Signs 484-364-4834 http://paramountsign.com Business Services Atlantic Pension Services, Inc. 610-925-5554 www.atlanticpensionservices.com RNJ Plaques and Engraving LLC 610-932-4763 PrimePay 610-420-1226 http://www.primepay.com Carpentry/Woodworking Millwork Hearne Hardwoods Inc 610-932-7400 www.hearnehardwoods.com Catering Service - Food Service Triple Fresh Inc. 610-384-5037 http://www.triplefresh.net Chamber of Commerce Southern Chester County Chamber of Commerce 610-444-0774 www.scccc.com See ad pg. 52 Clean-up/Disaster Flood Support, LLC 610-457-8465 www.floodsupport.com See ad pg. 66 SERVPRO of Kennett Square/Oxford 610-268-8620 www.servprokennettsquareoxford.com See ad pg. 34-35 Communications - Cable Television Comcast Spotlight 484-444-0244 www.comcastspotlight.com Communications Cricket Wireless 484-732-8355 Computer Services - Managed IT and Forensic Services IT Acceleration, Inc. 484-322-2300 www.ITAcceleration.com Computer Services Managed IT Services Pegasus Technologies LLC 610-444-8256 www.pegtec.com See ad pg. 24 Computer Services Dorset Connects 484-845-1600 http://www.dorsetconnects.com

Consulting Robert Curran & Associates 610-316-3109 https://robertmcurran.com/ Three Six Zero Leadership 267-357-0234 https://www.360leadershiptraining.com Walker Services Group 610-724-9043 www.walkerservicesgroup.com Contractor BSS Contractors, LLC 610-345-1316 Distributor - Recreation Recreation Resource USA 610-444-4402 http://www.recreation-resource.com Education Foundation for Free Enterprise Education 814-833-9576 www.pfew.org Lincoln University 484-365-7400 www.lincoln.edu Penn State Brandywine Margaret Bacheler 610-892-1306 www.brandywine.psu.edu Electrical Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission 717-787-4301 www.puc.state.pa.us The Tri-M Group, LLC 610-444-1000 www.tri-mgroup.com See ad pg. 33 V.P. Electrical Contracting Inc. 610-268-3725 Emergency Services Southern Chester County EMS 610-910-3180 www.sccems.org Employment Agency Temporary Placement Accountemps, A Robert Half Company 302-252-3162 www.accountemps.com Energy - Energy Consulting Affinity Energy Management 302-218-8920 www.AffinityEnergyManagement.com Energy - Fuels Kauffman Gas 610-593-5063 www.kauffmangas.com Energy - Utilities Blue Rock Energy, Inc. 814-241-1900 https://bluerockenergy.com/

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Golf Club - Private - Banquet Hall Hartefeld National Golf Club 610-268-8800 www.hartefeld.com Golf Club - Private Kennett Square Golf and Country Club 610-444-5239 www.ksgcc.com Radley Run Country Club 610-793-1660 www.radleyruncountryclub.com Golf Club - Public - Restaurant Loch Nairn Golf Club 610-268-0824 http://www.lochnairn.com Golf Club - Public - Restaurant Wyncote Golf Club 610-932-8900 www.wyncote.com Government - Government Officials County of Chester - Commissioner 610-344-6199 www.chesco.org County of Chester - Commissioner 610-344-6100 http://www.chesco.org Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack 717-787-3300 www.governor.pa.gov/lieutenantgovernor/ Pennsylvania State Representative 610-925-0555 Pennsylvania State Representative 610-869-1602 www.replawrence.com Pennsylvania State Senator 610-692-2112 www.senatordinniman.com Senator Thomas H. Killion 610-436-3320 www.senatorkillion.com United States Senator for Pennsylvania 215-241-1090 http://www.toomey.senate.gov United States Senator for Pennsylvania 717-231-7540 http://www.casey.senate.gov Government Borough of Kennett Square 610-444-6020 www.kennett-square.pa.us Chester County Agricultural Development Council 610-344-6285 www.chesco.org County of Chester - Clerk of Courts 610-344-6135 County of Chester - Commissioner 610-344-6100 www.chesco.org ——Fall/Winter

County of Chester - Department of Community Development/Workforce Investment Board 610-344-6900 www.chesco.org County of Chester Open Space Preservation 610-344-5656 www.chesco.org/openspace County of Chester Recorder of Deeds 610-344-6330 www.chesco.org/recorder Governor’s Southeast Regional Office 215-560-2640 www.governor.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Office of the Governor 717-787-2500 www.governor.state.pa.us Pennsylvania Office of the Governor Commission For Women 717-787-5825 Pennsylvania Office of the Governor Commission on Latino Affairs 717-787-5825 U. S. Army Recruiting Center 610-696-4014 http://www.goarmy.com U.S. Small Business Administration 610-382-3062 www.sba.gov United States Congressman 610-444-4581 Graphic Design DesignDesign Inc. 610-444-8868 www.designdesignonline.com Health and Medical Center for Families 215-779-7560 www.centerforfamilies.com Heating and Air Conditioning Refrigeration Goodwin’s Refrigeration LLC 610-255-5100 Heating and Air Conditioning Anthony Zunino, Inc. 610-268-0201 www.anthonyzuninoinc.com Chadds Ford Climate Control, Inc. 610-388-9333 www.chaddsfordclimatecontrol.com See ad pg. 3 R & D Heating & Cooling, Inc. 610-444-6421 www.rdhvac.com Sinton Air Conditioning & Heating Inc. 610-444-6002 http://www.sintonair.com Taylor Oil & Propane Inc. 610-444-3810 www.tayloroilandpropane.com

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Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing Petro Home Services 610-745-6942 https://www.petro.com See ad pg. 36 Home Health Care Adult and Senior Care Willow Tree Hospice 610-444-8733 http://www.willowtreehospice.com Home Improvement - Garage Doors Precision Door Service 610-344-0730 http://precisiondoorsoutheastpa.com Home Improvement Design By Daphne, LLC 302-354-4158 Designbydaphne.com Floor Coverings International Brandywine Valley 610-533-4928 www.brandywinevalley.floorcoveringsinternational.com Home Inspections Inspection Services Group, LLC 484-324-4500 www.isgroup-llc.com S J Murphy Home Inspections 610-506-0689 www.sjmurphys.com Home Services Maintenance A Hand For All Seasons, LLC 484-467-4836 Home Services - Security Chesco Security, Inc. 610-268-3922 www.chescosecurity.com Human Resources - Career Coaching SamNova, Inc. 610-274-8214 http://www.samnovainc.com/ Human Resources Consulting Services Be Well Life Coaching 302-584-5521 www.bewelllifecoaching.com Woman’s Encore, LLC 302-545-5960 http://womansencore.com Insurance - Financial Services John R. Bland, Northwestern Mutual 302-416-3325 www.johnbland@nm.com See ad pg. 43 Insurance - Group and Individual Medical, Dental, Life and Disability Allen Insurance Group 1-800-486-1244 www.alleninsurance.com


My Benefit Advisor, LLC 610-537-1377 www.usiaffinity.com Insurance - Health and Medical Spanish Health Ministry Inc. 610-444-3001 www.spanishhealthministryinc.org Insurance - Home and Auto Beardsley Agency LLC 484-200-7511 www.farmersagent.com/jbeardsley See ad pg. 23 Garcia-Taylor Insurance Agency Inc. 610-932-4935 www.nationwide.com/garciatayloragency Michael Moyer, State Farm Agent 610-444-5454 www.moyeragency.com Insurance - Insurance Consulting and Risk Management Francis Hall Insurance Services 610-696-5100 www.francishall.com Insurance - Insurance Consulting and Risk Management Robin Marcello - Element Risk Management 610-701-8257 https://elementrisk.com Insurance Allstate Insurance Company The Roselli Agency 610-444-0300 http://allstateagencies.com/broselli/ Welcome See ad pg. 49 F. Frederick Breuninger & Son Insurance, Inc. 610-384-1980 www.Binsured.com See ad pg. 21 KVIS & Coe Insurance Services 610-459-4444 www.kviscoe.com See ad pg. 7 New York Life Insurance Company 302-379-0838 http://www.newyorklife.com Truckers Insurance Services 610-444-0800 www.trkins.com Tycor Benefit Administrators, Inc. 610-251-0670 http://www.tycorbenefit.com Yerkes Insurance Inc. 610-869-4065 www.yerkesinsurance.com Interior Design - Kitchen and Bath McGrory, Inc. 610-444-1512 www.mcgroryinc.com See ad pg. 19

Internet Services - Web Design DG Design 610-869-8561 www.dgdesignonline.com Internet Services TJM Professional Services, LLC 484-489-0900 https://tjmprofessional.com Landscaping - Landscape Design Garden Square Landscaping, Inc. 610-444-0207 www.Gardensquarelandscaping.com Maffei Landscape Design LLC 610-357-9700 http://www.danilomaffei.com Wallace Landscape Associates, Inc. 610-444-6161 www.wallacelandscape.com Landscaping - Lawn Care Emerald Green Lawns 302-836-6909 www.emeraldgreenlawns.com Landscaping Bartlett Tree Experts 610-274-3431 www.bartlett.com Law Enforcement Pennsylvania State Police 610-268-2022 http://www.psp.state.pa.us Legal - Law Firm Buckley, Brion, McGuire & Morris LLP 610-436-4400 http://www.buckleyllp.com Carosella & Associates, P.C. 610-431-3300 http://www.carosella.com Clarion Law, LLC 484-948-1436 http://www.clarionlaw.net Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC 215-564-1700 www.cohenseglias.com D’Amico Law, PC 610-444-4555 www.damicolawpc.com Daniel D. Martin & Associates LLC 877-658-2884 http://www.danielmartinlaw.com Donaghue & Labrum, LLP 610-565-9120 www.donaghuelabrum.com Donze & Donze Attorneys at Law 610-444-8018 http://www.donzelaw.com Eichman Law, PLLC 484-734-0378 www.eichmanlawgroup.com Larmore Scarlett LLP 610-444-3737 www.larmorescarlett.com ——For

Lyons Dougherty, LLC 610-388-7311 www.lyonsdougherty.com MacElree Harvey, Ltd. 610-436-0100 http://www.macelree.com Perna & Abracht, LLC 610-444-0933 http://www.pa4law.com/ Riley Riper Hollin & Colagreco Attorneys at Law 610-458-4400 http://www.rrhc.com Sheridan Lawyers 484-653-0774 www.sheridanlawyers.com The Law Offices of Bryan Tuk, PC 610-393-6763 www.tuklaw.com Legal - Legal Services Ira D. Binder, Esq., Attorney at Law 484-643-3325 See ad pg. 24 Locksmith Becker Locksmith Services, Inc. 610-444-1323 www.beckerlocksmithservices.com Lodging - Campgrounds Camp Saginaw 888-477-CAMP www.campsaginaw.com Philadelphia/West Chester KOA 610-486-0447 www.philadelphiakoa.com Lodging - Hotels/Motels Fairfield Inn & Suites Kennett Square Brandywine Valley 610-444-8995 www.brandywinemarriott.com Hampton Inn & Suites Chadds Ford 610-358-9540 hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/ pennsylvania/hampton-inn-and-suiteschadds-ford-CFORDHX/index.html Hilton Garden Inn Kennett Square/ Longwood 610-444-9100 http://www.kennettsquare.hgi.com Manufacturers - Food Manufacturers Flowers Baking Company of Oxford, Inc. 610-932-2300 www.Flowersfoods.com Manufacturers Medical Research Products Jackson ImmunoResearch Laboratories, Inc. 610-869-4089 www.jacksonimmuno.com Manufacturers Leading Edge Composites, Inc. 610-932-9055 www.lec-composites.com

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W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. 302-292-4570 www.gore.com Marketing - Advertising Main Line Today 610-325-4630 mainlinetoday.com Marketing Welcome Neighbor LLC 610-358-0580 http://www.welcomeneighborpa.com See ad pg. 27 Marketing Consultant Cross Talks 201-207-1777 www.YourCrossTalks.com That’s What She Said, Marketing & More 585-469-5593 www.thatswhatshesaidpa.com Media - Magazines Chester County Women’s Journal 302-236-1435 http://www.thewomensjournal.com Media - Newspapers/Publications Ad Pro, Inc. - Chester County Press 610-869-5553 www.chestercounty.com Chadds Ford Live 610-212-3639 www.chaddsfordlive.com The News Journal 302-324-2558 www.delawareonline.com The Times Community News Group 610-793-6711 www.timescommunitynewsgroup.com Media - Radio WCHE 610-692-3131 www.wche1520.com Media - Television COMCAST 610-350-0155 www.comcast.com Medical/Heathcare Services Chiropractors Chiropractic Services, P.A. 610-932-9061 www.chiropracticcenteroxfordpa.com See ad pg. 20 Corrective Chiropractic 302-234-1115 http://www.correctivechiro.net Fitchett Chiropractic 610-444-2878 www.fitchettchiropractic.com Longwood Family Chiropractic 484-888-3450 www.longwoodchiro.com Continued on next page 61


Directory Continued from previous page Medical/Heathcare Services Dentists Albert J. Schmitt DMD, PC 610-444-6300 www.doctorschmitt.com Baccellieri Family Dentistry LLP 610-444-0208 www.bfdentistry.com Leardi Family Dentistry 610-444-8744 www.LEARDIDENTAL.com P. Randall Eckman, DDS 610-388-0223 eckmandds.com Medical/Heathcare Services Hospitals Chester County Hospital 610-431-5699 www.chestercountyhospital.org See ad pg. 2 Coatesville VA Medical Center 610-384-7711 Jennersville Hospital - Tower Health 610-869-1001 https://jennersville.towerhealth.org Medical/Heathcare Services Nursing Care BAYADA Home Health Care 610-444-1990 www.bayada.com Medical/Heathcare Services Nursing Homes/Rehab Facilities Genesis 610-444-6350 www.genesishcc.com Medical/Heathcare Services - Optical Kennett Square Eye Care 610-444-5522 https://www.kennettsquareeyecare.com VisionCorps 717-205-4117 http://www.visioncorps.net Medical/Heathcare Services Pharmacies Boothwyn Pharmacy 800-476-7496 http://www.boothwynpharmacy.com Medical/Heathcare Services Physicians Core Family Practice 610-612-9283 www.corefamilypractice.com Medical/Heathcare Services Psychotherapy RGF Counseling and Mediation 484-844-5150 www.felderpsychotherapy.com 62

Medical/Heathcare Services - Substance Abuse Treatment and Rehab Bowling Green Brandywine 610-268-3588 www.bowlinggreenbrandywine.com Medical/Heathcare Services Center for Orthodontic Excellence 484-730-1921 www.coesmiles.com Professional Podiatry LLC 610-388-8637 www.Professionalpodiatry.com Mortgage - Home Mortgage American Financial Network Inc. 610-388-4440 http://www.afncorp.com Pike Creek Mortgage Services, Inc. 302-892-2811 www.pat.pikecreekloans.com PrimeLending, A PlainsCapital Company 610-306-7929 lo.primelending.com/houston.baker Municipalities Borough of Avondale 610-268-8501 http://www.avondaleboro.net Borough of West Grove 610-869-2792 www.westgroveborough.org East Marlborough Township 610-444-0725 http://www.eastmarlborough.org Elk Township 610-255-0634 http://www.elktownship.org Franklin Township 610-255-5212 http://www.franklintownship.us Kennett Township 610-388-1300 www.kennett.pa.us London Britain Township 610-255-0388 www.londonbritaintownship-pa.gov London Grove Township 610-345-0100 www.londongrove.org Londonderry Township 610-869-2138 www.londonderrytownship.org New Garden Township 610-268-2915 www.newgarden.org New London Township 610-869-8658 http://newlondontwp.net Penn Township 610-869-9620 www.penntownship.us Pennsbury Township 610-388-7323 http://www.pennsbury.pa.us ——Fall/Winter

Pocopson Township 610-793-2151 http://www.pocopson.org West Marlborough Township 610-383-5986 West Nottingham Township 610-932-4072 http://www.wnt-gov.org Mushrooms - Mushroom Farms/ Companies American Mushroom Institute 610-268-7483 http://americanmushrooms.com/ C.P. Yeatman & Sons, Inc./Mother Earth Organic Mushrooms 610-869-3595 www.organicmushrooms.com Needham’s Mushroom Farms, Inc. 610-869-9735 Phillips Mushroom Farms 610-925-0520 www.phillipsmushroomfarms.com Mushrooms Mushroom Supplies/Service Mushroom Central Supply, Inc. 610-268-2211 www.mushroomcentralonline.com Nonprofit Better Business Bureau/Metro Philadelphia/Eastern PA Main Office 215-985-9313 www.easternpa.bbb.org Brandywine Red Clay Alliance 610-793-1090 http://www.brandywineredclay.org Camp Dreamcatcher, Inc. 610-925-2998 http://campdreamcatcher.org CASA Youth Advocates, Inc. 610-565-2208 www.chescocasa.org Chester County Community Foundation 610-696-8211 http://www.chescocf.org Chester County Economic Development Council 610-458-5700 www.ccedcpa.com Chester County Food Bank 610-873-6000 www.chestercountyfoodbank.org Family Promise of Southern Chester County 610-444-0400 www.familypromisescc.org First State Community Loan Fund 302-652-6774 http://firststateloan.org Good Neighbors Home Repair 610-444-1860 www.goodneighborshomerepair.org

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Greenmore Farm Animal Rescue, Inc. 267-228-5035 www.GreenmoreRescue.org Habitat For Humanity of Chester County 610-384-7993 http://HFHCC.org Historic Kennett Square 610-444-8188 www.historickennettsquare.com Jennersville YMCA 610-869-9622 www.ymcagbw.org Kennett Area Community Service 610-925-3556 http://www.kacsonline.net Kennett Area YMCA 610-444-9622 http://www.ymcagbw.org Kennett Library 610-444-2702 www.kennettpubliclibrary.org Kennett Square VFW Post 5467 610-444-9960 www.kennettsqvfw5467.com Keystone Transportation Funding Coalition 717-439-1796 https://keystonetransportation.org La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) Health & Community Services 610-444-7550 lacomunidadhispana.org/health-center La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) Oxford Community Health Center 610-444-7550 www.lacomunidadhispana.org La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) Women’s Health Center 610-444-7550 https://lacomunidadhispana.org/ womens-health-center Live4RJ 484-639-7990 http://www.live4rj.com Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County 610-344-0226 http://www.ccmchc.org Operation Warm 610-388-2500 www.operationwarm.org Oxford Area Senior Center 610-932-5244 http://oxfordseniors.org/index.htm Oxford Mainstreet, Inc. 610-998-9494 www.DowntownOxfordPA.org PathStone Corporation 610-925-5600 https://pathstone.org


Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association 717-232-0737 http://pamanufacturers.org Project C.U.R.E. 610-345-0410 http://www.projectcure.org Reins of Life 610-274-3300 http://www.reinsoflife.com S.A.V.E. 610-925-0041 www.savepa.org SCORE Chester and Delaware County 610-344-6910 https://chesterdelco.score.org Stroud Water Research Center 610-268-2153 https://stroudcenter.org The Crime Victims’ Center of Chester County, Inc. 610-692-1926 www.cvcofcc.org The Garage Community & Youth Center 610-444-6464 www.garageyouthcenter.org The Land Conservancy for Southern Chester County 610-347-0347 http://www.tlcforscc.org Wings for Success 610-644-6323 www.wingsforsuccess.org Packaging, Shipping and Mailing Packaging American Packaging Distributing Corporation 610-918-1988 http://americanpackaging.net Paint Painting Commercial/ Residential CertaPro Painters 484-283-5003 western-chester-county.certapro. com/?z=19365 Payroll Services Pursers Office, Inc. 302-239-9788 www.pursersoffice.com Performing Arts Musical Performance Kennett Symphony of Chester County 610-444-6363 www.kennettsymphony.org Personal Services - Barber Burton’s Barber Shop, Established 1892 610-444-9964

Personal Services - Beauty Nicholas Anthony Salon & Day Spa, P.A. 610-444-7222 www.nicholasanthonysalon.com/ Personal Services - Massage Therapy Modern Massage Works 610-444-5884 www.modernmassageworks.com Pro-Active Muscle Therapy 610-932-8888 http://pro-activemuscletherapy.com Personal Services - Wellness Golden Light Wellness Center 610-932-9511 www.goldenlightwellnesscenter.com See ad pg. 40 On The Road 2 Health, LLC 610-608-1240 www.facebook.com/OnTheRoad2Health Share My Secret 610-331-6936 www.deniseciancia.com See ad pg. 23 Pest Control and Management Gladiator Pest Control 484-885-4846 www.gladiator-pestcontrol.com Photography Danielle Vennard Photographer LLC 717-701-0363 http://www.daniellevennard.com Pam Hesler and Associates Photography 610-692-2740 www.PamHeslerPhoto.com See ad pg. 29 Plumbing - Plumbing Contractors Alps Plumbing Services 610-368-6388 www.alpsplumbing.com Oliver Heating Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical 610-594-9444 www.oliverheatcool.com Oxford Plumbing & Heating, Inc. 610-932-9503 www.ophinc.com Plumbing D&D Golder Incorporated 610-932-6305 www.ddgolderplumbingandwellservice. com Printing Godder Printing & Graphic Design 610-869-4475 www.godderprinting.com Kennett Advance Printing House, Inc. 610-444-5840 Precision / Safeguard 610-459-3658 http://www.precisiononline.net ——For

Reino’s Design Print Mail 484-527-8000 www.reinos.net Publisher - Magazines County Lines Magazine 610-918-9300 www.CountyLinesMagazine.com Publishing - Magazine Valley Del Publications 610-918-9300 www.countylinesmagazine.com Real Estate - Commercial Real Estate KarMar Realty Group, Inc. 610-459-8585 www.karmarrealty.com Pillar Real Estate Advisors, LLC 484-887-8202 www.pillarrealestateadvisors.com The Commonwealth Group, Ltd. 302-472-7200 http://commonwealthltd.net Waters Retail Group 610-388-6600 http://www.watersretailgroup.com Real Estate - Home Inspections HouseMaster Home Inspections 610-269-1184 www.homeinspectionwestchesterpa. com Real Estate - Investments Next Home, LP 610-220-7024 Real Estate - Property Management Einstein Property Management, LLC 484-643-2024 LGB Properties, LLC 610-925-3411 http://www.lgbproperties.com Real Estate Residential Real Estate Sales Eric Downs - Weichert, Realtors Chadds Ford 610-883-3507 https://www.weichert.com/ search/agents/AgentProfile. aspx?site=&agent=1194S Ethel Ann Murphy BHHS Fox & Roach Realtors 610-368-9929 www.EthelAnn.com See ad pg. 22 Homes For Heroes Kimberly Sheehan - Realtor Affiliate Springer Realty Group 610-203-2065 homesforheroes.com/affiliate/kimberlysheehan See ad pg. 51 RE/MAX Excellence Michael & Tammy Duering 610-347-1100 www.Dueringteam.com

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RE/MAX Town & Country - Al George 610-202-2942 http://www.algeorge.net RE/MAX Town & Country Colleen Kish 610-675-7100 The Cyr Team Keller Williams Real Estate 610-636-1565 www.TheCyrTeam.com The Tony and Claritza Brown Team Keller Williams Real Estate Exton 610-363-4300 www.TonyBrownHomes.com Real Estate - Residential/ Commercial Real Estate Sales Beiler-Campbell Realtors 610-932-1000 www.beiler-campbell.com BHHS Fox & Roach Realtors Sandy Yeatman 610-444-9090 www.sandyyeatman.com Daniel Marcantuno Weichert REALTORS 267-205-2022 www.danmarcorealestate.com Real Estate - Title Companies Anvil Land Transfer Company 610-444-6800 www.beiler-campbell.net/anvil.htm Real Estate Cabot-Kjellerup Realty Trust 610-869-2800 See ad pg. 14 Recreation/Entertainment - Festivals The Mushroom Festival, Inc. 610-925-3373 www.mushroomfestival.org Unionville Community Fair, Inc. www.ucfair.org Recreation/Entertainment - Gardens Kennett Area Park Authority Anson B. Nixon Park 610-444-1416 www.ansonbnixonpark.org Longwood Gardens 610-388-1000 www.longwoodgardens.org See ad pg. 4 Recreation/Entertainment - Tourism Chester County Conference & Visitors Bureau 484-840-7208 http://www.brandywinevalley.com Taste Kennett Food Tours 484-734-0740 www.tastekennett.com

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Directory Continued from previous page Restaurants and Food Service Banquet Facilities Mendenhall Inn, Hotel and Conference Center 610-388-1181 www.mendenhallinn.com Stone Barn Inc. 610-347-2414 www.thestonebarn.com The Gables at Chadds Ford 610-388-7700 www.thegablesatchaddsford.com Restaurants and Food Service Bar and Food Hearth Kitchen 484-732-8320 http://www.hearthkennettsquare.com La Verona Restaurant 610-444-2244 http://www.laveronapa.com Restaurants and Food Service Catering State Street Pizza & Grill 610-444-4642 www.statestreetpizza.net The Country Butcher - Fine Foods, Inc. 610-444-5980 http://www.countrybutchermarket.com Vanessa Ross Cakes 610-467-1800 www.vanessarosscakes.com Restaurants and Food Service Jon Brioche LLC 610-368-8227 www.JonBrioche.com Kaboburritos 610-880-6074 http://www.kaboburritos.com Kennett Square Inn 610-444-5687 www.kennettinn.com The Market at Liberty Place 610-925-3411 www.themarketatlibertyplace.com Victory Brewing Company 484-730-1870 www.victorybeer.com Hood’s BBQ and Deli Inc. 610-347-1670 http://www.hoodsbbq.com Retail store - Appliances Martin Appliance 717-786-7373 www.martinsappliance.com/index.html See ad on back cover

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Retail store - Beverage/Spirits Waywood Beverage Co., Inc. 610-444-5222 http://www.waywoodbeverage.com Retail store - Food Neuchatel Chocolates 610-932-2706 www.neuchatelchocolates.com Retail store - Gifts The Mushroom Cap 610-444-8484 www.themushroomcap.com See ad pg. 39 Retail store - Home Improvement Peter Lumber Company 610-444-2727 www.peterlumber.com Retail store - Office Supplies Office Depot Business Solutions 484-354-3845 Retail store - Rugs Holly Peters Oriental Rugs and Home LLC 610-444-6032 www.hollypeters.com Retail store - Shoes and Apparel Dansko, Inc. 610-869-8335 www.dansko.com Retail store - Toy Store The Growing Tree Toy Shop 610-444-8484 www.growingtree.com See ad pg. 39 Retail store Toot Sweets 610-467-1900 tootsweetson3rd.com See ad pg. 29 Retirement Communities Independent living, supportive independent living Friends Home in Kennett 610-444-2577 www.friendshomeinkennett.org See ad pg. 5 Retirement Communities Jenner’s Pond Inc. 610-869-6802 www.jennerspond.org Kendal-Crosslands Communities 484-259-1751 www.kcc.kendal.org School - Colleges and Universities Delaware County Community College 484-237-6400 http://www.dccc.edu School - High School Avon Grove School District 610-869-2441 www.avongrove.org

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Chester County Technical College High School Pennock’s Bridge Campus 610-345-1800 www.cciu.org/tchspennocksbridge See ad pg. 11 Kennett Consolidated School District 610-444-6600 www.kcsd.org See ad pg. 17 Unionville-Chadds Ford School District 610-347-0970 http://www.ucfsd.org School - Private School Upland Country Day School 610-444-7744 www.uplandcds.org Upland Country Day School 610-444-7744 www.uplandcds.org Senior Center Kennett Area Senior Center 610-444-4819 www.kennettseniorcenter.org Sewage - Septic Systems Wm. P. McGovern, Inc. 610-444-5797 http://www.mcgovernseptic.com Spa - Day spa and salon-full service Rosci Salon Da’ Spa 610-869-5533 http://www.roscisalondaspa.com Special Events Plantation Field Equestrian Events, Inc. 302-547-0695 www.plantationfieldhorsetrials.com Transportation AGS International Forwarders Inc. 610-255-5400 New Garden Flying Field 610-268-2619 www.newgardenflyingfield.com Transportation Management Association of Chester County 610-993-0911 www.tmacc.org See ad inside back cover Travel Connoisseur Travel, Ltd. 610-925-4690 www.ksqtravels.com Worldwide Travel Associates, Inc 610-268-3711 www.worldwidetravelpa.com Veterinarian Chadds Ford Animal Hospital 610-388-2141 www.chaddsfordanimalhospital. vetsuite.com

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Longwood Veterinary Center 610-388-3388 longwoodvetcenter.com Waste Management - Landfill Southeastern Chester County Refuse Authority (SECCRA) 610-869-2452 www.SECCRA.org See ad pg. 46 Water - Water Purification Lester Water, Inc. 610-444-4660 www.lesterwater.com Water - Water Supply Aqua America 610-645-1019 http://aquaamerica.com Chester Water Authority 610-876-8185 www.chesterwater.com Water - Water Treatment KBX Golden, LLC 610-444-3551 www.kbxgolden.com Water - Well Digging K. L. Madron Well Drilling & Pump Installer 610-444-4500 http://www.klmadron.com Welding Stengel Welding, Inc. 610-444-4110 www.stengelwelding.com Wholesale Distributor - Food products Country Fresh Mushroom Company 610-268-3033 www.cfmushroom.com Laurel Valley Farms, Inc. 610-268-2074 www.laurelvalleysoils.com Wholesale Distributor Highland Distributing 610-925-2900 www.hexcraft.net The Scotts Company 610 268 3006 http://www.scotts.com Wine - Wine Making Paradocx Vineyard, LLC 610-350-6666 www.paradocx.com Chaddsford Winery, LTD 610-388-6221 https://www.chaddsford.com/ Harvest Ridge Winery 484-915-2190 http://harvestridgewinery.com See ad pg. 25



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