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Doylestown Health congratulates The Central Bucks Chamber of
Commerce on its 70th Anniversary and recognizes its exceptional
dedication to the alliance of business and culture in Bucks County.
215.345.2121 | DoylestownHealth.org/Well-Connected
Chairman's
Corner
By Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio
CBCC Chairman of the Board
S
eventy years ago
a business group
incorporated the
Central Bucks Chamber of
Commerce with the idea
to unify and help the local
business community and to
enhance the quality of life
within the community at large.
That mission has grown to
become what it is today:
“The Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce builds
alliances among its members by uniting business,
industry, professionals, artists and non-profit
organizations. The Chamber serves as a catalyst
that creates a rich business climate and improves
the quality of life in the community. The Chamber
is devoted to furthering the arts, humanities and
welfare of the Central Bucks region. ‘Our business
is to help your business grow!™’ is not just a slogan,
it is our way of life for the Central Buscks Chamber
of Commerce.
That mission and slogans like “Think Chamber
Members FIRST™,” “Growing YOUR Business IS Our
Busines™,” and “The Business Voice of the Region™”
reflect our constant commitment to helping
businesses in and beyond our region to grow, thrive
and enliven the communities in which we all live
and work.
We have accomplished so much in our 70 years of
serving the business and cultural communities of
Bucks County.
This special issue of W4 has been designed to share
a bit of the Chamber’s history with you and to
showcase many members who have grown their own
companies while helping the Chamber and Bucks
County to remain renowned world-wide for culture
and beauty. We hope that you will enjoy this special
issue and our very special history of 70 years!
Many aspects of the Chamber of Commerce remain
now what it was back then – a commitment to
our region; a respect for local entrepreneurs; and
a devotion to Bucks County. Some important
evolutions have transpired as well. We now reach
thousands more individuals through social media
and the web. Our resources to assist businesses and
professionals have grown enormously and reflect a
vibrant dynamic business community. And, our area
– long a source of pride for its bucolic loveliness and
rich culture – has become even more well known,
internationally, because we have more ways to reach
a world-wide audience.
So, thank you, as always, for your membership and
involvement. By investing in our organization, you
have invested in yourselves and your companies. We
are committed to you and to your business.
Growing YOUR Business IS Our Business!™
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR
2016 SUMMER Events
Tuesday, July 12 – Noon to 1:30 p.m. –
Link at Lunch, Chambers 19 Bar & Bistro,
19 North Main Street, Doylestown
Networking lunch open to all members and
sponsored guests - Member $25.
Member Sponsored Guest $35.
Pre-paid Reservations Required.
Register on-line or send check to
CBCC, 252 W. Swamp Rd. #23,
Doylestown, PA 18901
Event Sponsors: Huntingdon Valley Bank,
Streamline Payroll LLC & Ackerman Security
Tuesday, July 19 – 5 to 7 p.m. –
Business Card Exchange Mercer Museum, 84 South Pine Street,
Doylestown – Free
Tuesday, July 26 – 8 to 9:30 a.m. B2B Breakfast - Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant,
Peddlers Village. Speaker: Benedict A.
Bugajewski. Sponsors: Monument Bank
and Dale Carnegie Training
Thursday, July 28 –
Bus Trip to Washington D.C.
Then-Chamber President Harry J. Barford welcomes
new member Cornerstone Clubs’ Jim Bishop with
Membership Ambassadors Hal and (the late)
Barry Frankel (Ad Cetera, Inc.).
Wednesday, August 3 - 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. New Member Orientation - Chamber Office,
Bailiwick Office Campus #23, 252 W. Swamp
Road, Doylestown
Event Sponsor: Monument Bank – Free
Monday, August 8 – Registration starts at
10 a.m. – Shotgun start at Noon
11th Annual Golf Outing Spring Mill Country Club,
80 Jacksonville Road, Ivyland
Individual: $225, Foursome: $900
Corporate Mini Golf: $80
Cocktail Hour & Dinner Only: $75.
Title Sponsor: Customers Bank
Wednesdays, NOW thru September 7 – Noon to 1:30 p.m - Brown Bag-It With the Arts –
Courthouse Lawn – Free - See Chamber calendar for lists of performers –
www.centralbuckschamberofcommerce.com
Sponsors: BB&T and PECO
Milestones & Memories
Check out the special pages containing “Milestones & Memories”
and see if you can spot yourself or someone else in this
commemorative edition of W4 – Who, What, Where, When.
ABOUT THE COVER
The Chamber was
incorporated in
1946. This issue is a
celebration of 70
years of helping
businesses to
grow and thrive
while further
enhancing Bucks
County’s renown
for culture and
history. Look for
a survey inviting
members to help
us help you. Let
us know what
you need for your
business growth.
As always,
“Growing Your Business IS Our Business!™”
Eric Hopkins, Esq. (Hopkins and Hopkins), George E.
Michael (George E. Michael Builder/Developer),
Bill Norcross (Cortineo Creative), and Beth Beans
Gilbert (Fred Beans Family of Dealerships).
CREDIT: Chris Whitney Photography
Color Photo Captions
Bottom
In 1993, the Chamber celebrated 15 years of its
magazine, W4 – Who, What, Where, When by
gathering Past Chamber Presidents for a formal
photo: Standing back row: the late Margaret Helms,
the late Dick Bailey, Howard Gathright, Esq., Edwin
“Rusty” Angstadt, and the late Maris Langford, Esq.
Second Row from left, Michael J. Stumpf, Robert E.
Campbell, William French. Front Row from left, the
late John Knoell, Harry J. Barford, Jr., P.E., Peter S.
Thompson, Esq., and Ronald Goerner.
CREDIT: John Hoenstine Photography
Top
Past Chairmen of the Board gathered at the
Chamber’s Annual Meeting Luncheon. From left are
Bob Welch (Academy Wealth Advisers), Immediate
Past Chairman Blair Rush (Covenant Bank), George
J. Donovan, AIA (Phillips & Donovan Architects,
LLC), Robert E. Campbell (Campbell Agencies, Inc.),
Michael J. Stumpf, Peter S. Thompson, Esq., Chairman
of the Board Barbara Donnelly Bentivoglio, Edwin
“Rusty” Angstadt, Dr. Vail P. Garvin FACHE (CBCC),
Center
Businesses that have been established for 70
years or longer were recognized at the Annual
Meeting Luncheon. Some representatives of thriving
businesses that were founded more than 70 years
ago are, from left, Amy Gianficaro (The Intelligencer),
Jane Ward (The American Red Cross), Laura Biersmith
(Mercer Museum of the Bucks County Historical
Society), Andrew Happ (Happ Contractors), E. Ron
Watson (Doylestown Health/Doylestown Hospital),
Terry Sager (William Penn Bank), Linda Roehner
(Hatboro Federal Savings), and Nicholas S. Molloy
(J. Carroll Molloy Realtor).
CREDIT: Chris Whitney Photography
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A Bucks County Jewel: Carroll’s Jewelers
The Friendly Jeweler!
A
little over 50 years ago Ed Robinson bought
Carroll’s Jewelers from its original owner
who had passed away less than a year after
it was first opened. At that time, the store sold mostly
gift items and greeting cards with a small selection
of jewelry while phasing out the greeting cards and
most of the giftware.
After graduating from college and the Gemological
Institute of America, Ed’s son, Joel, entered the
business. Joel has successfully grown the business
over the past twenty plus years while maintaining
Carroll’s’ family oriented and friendly atmosphere.
Carroll’s is now selling jewelry to a third generation
of customers.
While Ed still enjoys working part time, Joel has
assumed the full responsibilities of operating the
business and plans to continue for many years. W4
Carroll’s Jewelers, Doylestown Shopping Center, 470 North
Main Street in Doylestown.
Edward and Joel Robinson in the early 1990’s (below)
and today (left).
470 North Main Street, Doylestown PA 18901
(215)345-6277
www.thefriendlyjeweler.com
W4 (USPSOO9782) is owned and published six times a
year (Jan./Feb., March/April, May/June, July/Aug., Sept./Oct.,
Nov./Dec. ) by the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce,
Bailiwick, Ste 23, Doylestown, PA 18901, for $50 per year.
Periodicals postage paid at Doylestown, PA. Postmaster:
Send address changes to W4/Central Bucks Chamber of
Commerce, Bailiwick, Ste 23, Doylestown, PA 18901.
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Who • What • Where • When
W4/Who, What, Where, When:
Dr.Vail P. Garvin, FACHE, President and CEO • Amanda M. Soler, Chief Operating Officer, Editor-W4 • Sally Parham, Chief Administrative Officer/Corporate Secretary
Debbie Hays, Facilities & Financial Manager • Bradford R. Sanders, Chief Marketing Officer, Graphic Designer-W4 • Sue Freeman, Advertising Executive-W4 • MIGU Press, Inc., Printer
Permission must be obtained to reprint any editorial material. Editorial content and advertising limited to Chamber members. Editorial coverage does not imply or indicate Chamber
endorsement of members’ business, products or services. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising considered not in keeping with the standards of the publication.
For more information, call (215)348-3913 or fax (215)348-7154. E-mail: info@centralbuckschamber.com. W4/Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, Bailiwick, Ste 23, Doylestown, PA 18901
or visit us at www.centralbuckschamber.com.
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A & J Picture Framing
Authentic. Affordable. Artisanship.
S
erving and supporting the artist and community
with quality craftsmanship for over twenty
years, A & J proprietor and artisan Alberto
Poblano prides himself in providing handcrafted
products in a timely and affordable fashion.
Whether you’re looking to frame a family photo,
diploma, sports jersey/memorabilia or an original
masterpiece, A & J Picture Framing is your one-stop
solution. From subtle to spectacular and everything
in-between, because, nothing compliments what’s
in-between more than the perfect frame.
Choose from a vast selection of mouldings and
mattes in standard to custom sizes and colors or let
Alberto create something for your favorite piece.
A & J Picture Framing is the perfect fit for any
budget, guarantees best value and offers next day
expedited service upon request. From individuals to
classrooms and corporate offices, A & J proudly serves
and supports artists, schools, community groups and
local businesses by making art matter.
Former picture framer at John Knoell's custom
craft shop for over 15 years. Alberto opened his
home business in 2005 and retail store in 2013.
Please visit our website for more information.
www.ajpictureframingus.com W4
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Bucks Country Gardens
1983 was a happenin’ year. Motorola introduced the first mobile phone, President Reagan ordered the invasion
of Grenada, 10,000,000 people watched the final episode of MASH, Microsoft Word was born and Royer
Nurseries joined the CBCC. The business was moving from Cross Keys to Danboro, just two miles north, but into a
whole new world. Through the years our little nursery would grow to be a nationally recognized, award-winning
lifestyle garden center and landscape design/build firm. Relationships with fellow chamber members and
exposure to the Central Bucks business community played a large role in that growth and development. A lot of
things have changed over those 33 years– like a new name, Bucks Country Gardens, a new owner, Tom Hebel in
1993, and a brand new garden center in 1999. Yesterday’s “plant market” today includes casual furniture, gift
boutique, home décor and a fabulous Christmas shop. Much, however, has stayed the same– like Tom, Geoff,
Don, Nancy, Darryl and Tom who you’ve known for an average of 28 years– plus, our commitment to customer
service, outstanding quality, an inspiring shopping experience and our active support and involvement in the
community and the CBCC. W4
Bucks Country Gardens
1057 N. Easton Road, Doylestown, PA 18902
215.766.7800
buckscountrygardens.com
circa 1983
Carroll Engineering Corporation
Water Facilities Engineering ̶ Wastewater Engineering ̶ Municipal Engineering ̶ Civil
Engineering ̶ Traffic & Transportation Engineering ̶ Structural Engineering ̶ Environmental
Engineering ̶ Planning & Site Design ̶ Landscape Architecture ̶ Surveying ̶ Geographic
Information Systems ̶ Construction Management
Corporate Office: 949 Easton Road, Warrington, PA 18976 - 215.343.5700
King of Prussia, PA
610.489.5100
Malvern, PA
484.875.3075
Hillsborough, NJ
908.874.7500
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HARTMAN MUSIC STUDIO
MAKING MUSIC
RANDALL HARTMAN, M.Mus.
Pianist
Performing Artist + Teacher + Classical + Jazz
www.hartmanmusicstudio.com
randall@hartmanmusicstudio.com
TODAY
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First National Bank & Trust Company of Newtown
T
he First National Bank & Trust Company of
Newtown has been serving Bucks County
since 1864. We proudly remain independent,
committed to local ownership, operation and
investment. In 1986, we opened our Doylestown
office to better serve the needs of our clients.
That office was following by one in Jamison, Solebury
and Warminster. We currently have 12 offices in
Bucks County.
Most of our employees live here, and in many cases
have attended one of the many wonderful school
districts in the County. They support Bucks County
businesses through their patronage and you’ll see
them at many local community events. Customer
deposits are put to work right here in Bucks County,
too, through various loans. From consumer mortgages
to commercial construction loans–we do it all; local
people making local decisions every day.
The First offers business and personal banking along
with trust and wealth management products to
help you meet your financial goals. Experience the
personal service of a true community bank that has
built its reputation serving Bucks County for more
than 150 years. W4
circa 1928
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financial needs. Looking for a mortgage? We’ve got you covered.
Need some help with your business start-up? We’ve been helping
small businesses prosper for more than 150 years. When you’re
ready to turn your dreams into reality – Come to The First.
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VISIT ONE OF OUR AREA LOCATIONS
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NOVA
N
etwork of Victim Assistance was formed in
1974 as Woman Organized Against Rape. It
was a grassroots agency to help women who
had been raped. Ten years later the Bucks County
District Attorney asked W.O.A.R. to expand their
mission and help victims of all crime.
W.O.A.R. first met in a private house in Feasterville
and then on church property in Langhorne before
moving to Doylestown. Today, NOVA’s mission is
to support, counsel and empower victims of sexual
assault and other serious crimes in Bucks County and
works to prevent and eliminate violence in society
through advocacy, training, community education
and prevention programs. The agency has three
offices throughout Bucks County with its main 10,000
square foot office in Jamison, PA. NOVA also operates
a Thrift Shop on Route 313 in Feasterville. W4
Original sign.
NOVA’s first sign.
NOVA’s current office in Jamison, PA.
NOVA’s first office above
George Wetherill's store on
West Oakland Ave. in Doylestown.
Feasterville house.
Additions • Kitchens • Bathrooms
Master Suites • Basements
Roofing • Siding
Windows • Doors • Patios
Property Management
A full service construction
and remodeling firm.
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215.651.4850
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140
YEARS
STRONG
Univest Celebrates 140 Years
of Local, Loyal, Lending
C
ongrats to the Central Bucks Chamber
of Commerce on celebrating its 70th
anniversary! This year also marks the 140th
anniversary for Univest Bank and Trust Co. In 1876,
Univest started the business on the premise of
helping its local communities by taking deposits and
making loans. Fast forward to 2016, and it is still
doing this as well as so much more including personal
and commercial insurance, investments, wealth
management and trust services.
While providing financial solutions to small businesses
has always been a vital part of Univest’s business,
the company recently expanded its commitment to
small businesses with the creation of a dedicated
Small Business Lending team. With big banks taking
the place of community banks in the local market,
small businesses may face funding challenges. The
Univest Small Business Lending team, which focuses
on serving businesses with credit needs less than
$1 million and revenues less than $3 million, is the
perfect local solution for small businesses.
Univest attributes its 140 years of success to its
holistic approach to business. Through the years it
has remained disciplined in executing its business
strategy while maintaining its unwavering support to
its local communities. We are only as strong as the
communities in which we serve and small businesses
are the lifeblood of those communities which is
why we are proud to partner with the Central Bucks
Chamber to help those businesses grow. W4
Univest Bank and Trust Co. is Member FDIC and an
Equal Opportunity and SBA Preferred Lender.
A WINNING
COMBINATION
EXPERIENCE AND TRUST.
Univest provides the full range of
financial solutions you need.
Our Bucks County team specializes in:
• Commercial Banking
• Equipment Financing
• Insurance
• Mortgage Banking
• Retirement Pension Services
• Wealth Management
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For over 50 years, we have been providing
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Leasing done through Univest Capital, Inc., a subsidiary of Univest Bank and Trust Co.
Insurance products offered through Univest Insurance, Inc. are obligations of the
issuing insurance companies, not obligations or deposits of or guaranteed by any bank
and are not insured by the FDIC or any other agency of the United States. Insurance
productsMember
are not aFDIC
condition to any bank loan, product or service.
Securities and insurance products are offered through Univest Investments, Inc.,
member FINRA and SIPC. Investment advisory services are offered through Girard
Partners, a Univest Wealth Management Firm. Trust services are offered through
Univest Bank and Trust Co. These affiliated companies are licensed subsidiaries of
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania. Products and services offered are not FDIC
insured, are not a deposit of or bank guaranteed, and are subject to risks, including
possible loss of any principal amount invested.
Univest Bank and Trust Co. is Member FDIC,
Equal Housing, Opportunity, and SBA
Preferred Lender.
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Get Your Workplace in Shape
Save time, money and flex your
organizing muscles
By Darla Pompilio
T
enn-Jersey Radio-WDVR in Delaware
Township, NJ and WPNJ in Easton, PA-offers
a refreshing assortment of homegrown music
and information programs. Each program is uniquely
crafted by members of our all-volunteer staff whose
primary goal is to make a personal connection with
our listeners and keep them in touch with
their community.
he Wall Street Journal
reports that the
average U.S. executive
wastes six weeks per
year retrieving misplaced
information from messy
desks and files. That
translates to a loss of 12.3
percent of total earnings. You can combat that loss
of productivity by getting organized.
Serving the Penn-Jersey River Valley, the music ranges
from bluegrass and traditional country to oldies and
classic rock; from big band, folk, cabaret and jazz to
Celtic, and Latin music. The talk shows welcome topics
of public interest and representatives of organizations
that seek to strengthen and serve the community.
Because so much of getting organized is about
building new habits, you have to exercise your
organizing muscles regularly. Here are a few exercises
to help you get into shape.
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WDVR is supported entirely by listener contributions
and the underwriting of local business that share our
commitment to the community.
In addition, Penn-Jersey Radio operates a one-ofa-kind performance venue in Sergeantsville, NJ, the
Virginia Napurano Center (named after one of our
founders) where concerts and public events are
held regularly, including the Heartlands
Hayride show. W4
Build Your Muscles
Build up your organizing muscles by picking one
small area to start and staying there until that area is
complete. It could be a drawer or a cabinet. This will
help you to stay focused.
Increase Your Endurance
Increase your endurance with repetitions of sorting,
purging and categorizing. Always sort, purge and
categorize first. Sort into two groups: things to keep
and things to let go. Categorize the remaining items
by type. Toss or donate the items you don’t need.
Circuit Train
Try circuit training by selecting six small organizing
jobs, such as, a drawer or an in-box. Set your timer
and give yourself 10 minutes per space. You will be
amazed how fast and efficient you can be when you
are under the gun to get it done! In the end, you will
have 6 areas of the house organized within the hour.
A professional organizer and past co-chair of the
Chamber’s Women in Business Committee Darla
Pompilio founded Your Tasks – Our Time in 2008.
Before that, she was responsible for organizing largescale, national corporate events with Health Fitness
Corporation. Darla attended Rutgers University and
earned her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science
from Montclair State University.
Darla is a member of the National Association
of Professional Organizers, Communication &
Technology Director of NAPO-GPC, NAPO Golden
Circle Member and Past President of the New Hope
Chapter of BNI Delaware Valley Region. W4
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The County Theater
T
he County Theater has been a landmark in
the Doylestown/Central Bucks since 1938,
constructed on the site of one of Doylestown
early moving picture emporiums – the Strand Theatre.
The not-for-profit County Theater, Inc. has operated
the theater as a significant art movie house since
1993, now in our 23rd year. A prime example of late
art-deco design, the theater has been the subject
of photographers and painters over the years. With
over 5,000 active members and over 85,000 annual
attendees to our films and events which include
Hollywood Classics, Family Saturday Matinees,
satellite transmissions from the greatest theaters
in England, and a venue for local and regional
filmmakers. The County is poised to expand, adding
a 3rd theater screen and other amenities to serve
our community. W4
circa 1955
Today
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Middle Bucks Institute of Technology
M
iddle Bucks Institute of Technology (MBIT)
first opened its doors to students during
the 1969-1970 school year as a state
of the art facility geared to prepare students for
employment in the workplace. Since that time, over
7,000 individuals have chosen to pursue a trade
or technical career starting in the school. In 1969,
MBIT had 30 career programs and an enrollment
of 1200 high school students. Nearly all of those
students were planning on going straight into
industry after graduation. Today, Middle Bucks has
800 day students, 63% of whom go on to get an
advanced degree. Many of the programs offered then
are still some of the most popular today, including
Welding Technology, Automotive Technology, and
Health Sciences. Other programs have transformed
as industry needs have changed. One such program
is the Data Processing program, which evolved into
Networking & Operating Systems Security.
Then as now, MBIT serves adults in the community
through daytime, evening, and customized industry
training programs. Currently, there are over 550
people enrolled in more than 30 evening courses.
Forty-seven years of success has allowed MBIT to
provide opportunities for education that will make
a lasting impact on our community. W4
Middle Bucks Institute of Technology.
Frank Ensminger MBIT Principal.
Kathy Strouse MBIT.
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Ivy Hill
I
vy Hill Foundation, Inc.,
dba Ivy Hill Therapeutic
Equestrian Center (Ivy
Hill) is a communitybased non-profit 501 (c)
(3) established in 1999.
Regine and Lee Greaser
of Telford.PA, founded the therapeutic program for
their autistic foster son, Michael, when conventional
therapy failed to help him successfully interact
or communicate at home or in school. A Masters
prepared Registered Nurse from Germany, Regine
knew the decades-long history and effectiveness
of equine therapy. She established a partnership
with Robin Rooth of the Indian Creek Foundation,
Michael’s caseworker. Co-founder Renee Reichley, a
NARHA-certified riding instructor became Ivy Hill’s
first stable manager of a 6-stall barn on the Greaser’s
farm. The first Board meeting was held on November
11, 1998, with six board members and an initial startup budget of $10,000.The rest, as they say, is history.
In the last 17 years,
activities and therapeutic programs for children and
adults with special needs as well as financial and
emotional support for their families and caregivers.
Through a unique and holistic approach to interactive
therapy and using the horse as a therapeutic partner,
Ivy Hill has impacted the lives of over 500 children,
adults and their families that struggle with
physical, emotional, social, psychological and
behavioral challenges.
Ivy Hill has grown to serve more than 172 riders with
15 therapy horses, 22 staff, and 125 volunteers. Since
its beginning, Ivy Hill has provided equine-assisted
Sadly, Regine never got to see her vision of Ivy Hill,
its programs, the facility or the impact Ivy Hill would
have on its communities become a reality. Resigning
from the board in 2001, Regine passed away in April
2013 after a two-year battle with cancer. In May
2015, Regine’s husband Lee Greaser found his way to
Ivy Hill at its new facility. Touring the new barn, the
stables and horses and watching the riders in their
lessons, Greaser stated, “This is what we envisioned 16
years ago, but never dreamed it could happen. This is
everything we could have hoped for.” W4
In February 2012, the Ivy Hill Board of Directors
approved the move to a 24,000 sq. ft. facility on a
13.5 acre farm made available by the Brockett Family
of Skippack, PA. Construction began in July 2014 and
was completed in January 2015. The size of the new
facility increased Ivy Hill’s capacity to respond to a
growing community need and positions the Center to
become the leader in specialized programs dedicated
to an exponentially growing special needs population.
Ivy Hill is poised to distinguish itself from neighboring
therapeutic programs by leading the way with
creativity, compassion and commitment.
www.ivyhillequestrian.org
At Customers Bank, we don’t just work here – we
live here – and we take seriously our responsibility
to the communities we serve.
We invite you to contact Customers Bank to discover
all the ways we are working to make a difference
for our community – and for our customers.
Doylestown
73 Old Dublin Pike
Doylestown, PA
Phone: (267) 327-4939
customersbank.com
B
arb-Lin Carpet One, family owned and
operated has been providing excellence
in the floor covering business in Bucks
County since 1948. Through the years quality
and service are standards that the community
has been able to depend on. The floor covering
industry undergoes many changes every year.
Barb-Lin Carpet One is one of the few carpet
retailers who keep up by aligning themselves
with major brands such as Karastan, Bigelow,
Lee’s, Masland, Mannington, Armstrong, US
Floors and Karndean just to name a few. This
relationship has created the most educated
retail sales personnel and installation
department who can answer your questions
before and after the sale. Barb-Lin Carpet
One has the largest selection you will find
anywhere, the right prices in every style and
quality and all selections are backed with the
best guarantees and warranties available. W4
vwww.barb-lin.com
circa 1948
We’re not just bankers.
We’re neighbors.
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Barb-Lin
Carpet One
circa 1961
Today
Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County
S
ince being incorporated in 1990, Habitat
for Humanity of Bucks County has built 101
homes for low-income individuals and families
throughout the county. This combined effort of
volunteers, organizations and businesses for the
past 25 years represents over 376 individuals who
have put down roots in their communities and now
live in secure, stable environments. In the past five
years, an additional 29 low-income households (67
people) have benefited from Habitat Bucks affordable,
exterior home repair program, A Brush With Kindness.
In 2008, Habitat Bucks’ ReStore opened in Chalfont
to provide a place for the community to donate
household goods and materials which are then sold at
great discounts; the sales generate revenue for home
building and repair. Our second store will open in
Langhorne this April.
The power of Habitat Bucks is the inspiring
commitment of its volunteers, who work in all aspects
of Habitat Bucks including its board, committees,
office, Restore, home construction and repair sites.
Last year 1,148 volunteers gave 17,583 hours in
support of Habitat Bucks’ mission. W4
You are welcome to join Habitat in Building
Communities...Empowering Families!
www.habitatbucks.org
Buckingham
Valley
Vineyards
F
ounded in 1966, Buckingham Valley
Vineyards is one of Pennsylvania’s first
farm wineries.
The original five acre site has expanded to
over forty acres. Wine production has grown
from less than a thousand gallons in the early
seventies to over thirty-five thousand gallons
a year. Today Buckingham Valley is one of the
largest and most successful of Pennsylvania’s
two hundred plus wineries.
The winery started as a pipe-dream in a dorm
room of the University of Pennsylvania back
in the 50’s. Jerry Forest and his good friend
Vladimir Guerrero would play guitars, drink
wine, and dream of doing one or the other for
a living. They decided they would have a better
chance of success making wine. Since 1970,
the vineyards and winery have been owned and
operated by the Forest family; Kathy and Jerry,
and sons Jon. Kevin and Chris.
Although the winery has grown dramatically,
it has kept the laid back attitude set by its
founders; happiness is a journey, not
a destination.
Parrish Family Dedication.
World - Clas s Ar t.
St yle. Elegance.
An event at the Michener
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100th home--Lee Barnes family.
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You will find more than two dozen varieties of
wine at Buckingham Valley; ranging from deep,
oak aged red to light whites. Very dry to fairly
sweet. And Bucks County’s only champagne,
so good that it was recently chosen to be
served at a James Beard Foundation
annual dinner. W4
1521 Route 413, Buckingham
(215) 794-7188
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Our summer issue of Bucks County Magazine on sale now
at fine locations throughout the region. Pick up a copy today
at your favorite newsstand or call us at 215-766-2694
for a copy or subscription to Bucks County magazine.
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Visit us at BUCKSCOUNTYMAG.COM
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The Intelligencer
T
he Intelligencer shares a historical lineage
much like the picturesque Pennsylvania
communities it serves. The publication began
as a weekly newspaper in 1804. It has been owned
and operated by Calkins Media since 1954.
Upper Bucks County. With more than two centuries of
journalism experience, and print, digital and
video advertising opportunities for any budget,
The Intelligencer remains one of the oldest and
most respected businesses in the region.
Today, in addition to the print newspaper which
publishes Sunday through Friday, The Intelligencer
publishes its content on websites and mobile
applications. In 2013 it began publishing video
content on over-the-top (OTT) video streaming
devices, and in 2016 through Xfinity On Demand.
The Intelligencer covers communities in Central and
Within the Philadelphia DMA, in addition to The
Intelligencer, Calkins Media operates the Bucks
County Courier Times, the Burlington County Times
(NJ) and Calkins Digital Solutions, which provides
cutting-edge online marketing services to area
small businesses looking to amplify their digital
voice in the Pennsylvania/New Jersey area. W4
circa 1945
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For more than 40 years, Bucks County’s own Malmark Bellcraftsmen has been at
the forefront of handbell design and production. We manufacturer the largest range
of handbells in the world. Come on in and visit us for what the Huffington Post called
“One of the Best 50 Immersive Tours in the Northeast.”
malmark.com
Penn Color, Inc.
Phillips & Donovan Architects
in Business for 40 Years
P
hillips & Donovan Architects, LLC celebrates
40 years in business this year. Founded in
1976 by George Donovan and known as
George J. Donovan A.I.A. & Associates until two
years ago, the business successfully transitioned
through a partnership to its current owner, H. Joseph
Phillips, A.I.A, LEED AP. The company has completed
thousands of projects, ranging from residential,
commercial, municipal, educational, religious, historic
preservation, and adaptive reuse. At its inception,
the company's office started out in Mr. Donovan's
home studio. It grew to become one of the largest
architectural firms in Bucks County. Phillips &
Donovan Architects maintains two offices, one in
Bedminster, PA and one in Bethlehem, PA. When
asked about his company, Mr Phillips stated, “Our
firm has maintained a dedicated team of architects,
a number of whom have worked with us for over
twenty years. We are also blessed with many loyal
clients, some who have worked with us for over thirty
years. We look forward to continuing to provide
creative and cost effective services to all current
and future clients, many of whom are
Chamber members.” W4
www.phillipsdonovanarchitects.com
Parrish Family Dedication.
L
ooking to expand his growing business,
in 1971, Edgar Putman purchased
the Penn Color division of Sun
Chemical, located at 400 Old Dublin Pike
in Doylestown. Penn Color developed and
manufactured pigment dispersions, which are
highly concentrated refined colors, and sold
them to companies making automotive paints,
industrial coatings and printing inks. This
business was merged with PFD Plastics that Mr.
Putman started six years prior in Flemington,
NJ, which produced pigment dispersions for
flexible plastic products like wire & cable and
vinyl film.
Manufacturing activities at Old Dublin Pike
moved in 1999 to a new state-of-the-art
facility built on their 120 acre campus in
nearby Hatfield, but the site in Doylestown
remains as the world headquarters of Penn
Color; now with 700 employees spread
throughout eight facilities in the US, Europe
and Asia. The corporation is one of the largest
and most diverse color companies in the world,
with their colors used in consumer packaging,
carpet fibers, building and construction
materials, fiber optics, medical, cosmetics and
a myriad of other markets. Penn Color is still
100% owned by the Putman family, and has
been a faithful supporter of the Doylestown
community for more than 50 years. W4
Congratulations
to the Chamber
for 70 years of
strengthening
local businesses
John Charles, John Weiss, and Eric Wilbers on the stairs
(left to right). Standing, foreground, Jim Linske,
Cathy Donovan, and Joe Phillips (from left to right).
At the Y, we exist to
strengthen community. Together with
people like you, we nurture the potential
of kids, help people improve their health,
and provide opportunities to give back and
support neighbors.
Join us as a corporate sponsor. Contact
Rachel Mauer at rmauer@cbfymca.org
or 215-348-8131 x1167
CENTRAL BUCKS FAMILY YMCA
2500 Lower State Road, Doylestown
www.cbfymca.org | Financial Assistance Available
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
GRAND CHAMPION $5000
PineCrest Country Club
RESERVE CHAMPION $2500
101 Country Club Drive,
Lansdale PA 19446
215.631.3424
BLUE RIBBON CHAMPION $1000
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
7:30 - 8:15 am
Registration
and Breakfast
8:15 am
Welcome and
Instructions
from the Pro
8:30 am Shotgun Start
1:30 pm
Lunch and Awards
YELLOW RIBBON SPONSOR $250
RED RIBBON SPONSOR $500
BEVERAGE CART SPONSOR $250
TEE BOX SPONSOR $175
SINGLE GOLFER $150
Sponsorship deadline
is August 16, 2016
For more information contact
Allen Steere at 215.307.5325 or
email amyherrmann@verizon.net
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We Have Your Best
Woods Services
T
he history of Woods Services dates back to
1913, when Mollie Woods, a Philadelphia
schoolteacher with great foresight and
compassion, sought to establish a new type of
educational and residential center, specifically to
support children with exceptional needs.
Mollie’s vision was to provide care for the exceptional
child in a home-like environment that would foster
the ability “to meet the problems of everyday life,
to make normal adjustments, to acquire sources of
satisfaction for the present as well as for later years,
and to know the joy of achievement.”
Mollie’s determination, pioneering leadership, and
innovative approach that was centered on creating
an individualized program of supports for each
person was well-received, resulting in growth that
necessitated a move from her farmhouse in Roselyn,
PA to Langhorne in 1921.
The move to Langhorne signaled an incredible period
of growth and international recognition. In 1934,
Mollie opened The Research Center, which introduced
a scientific basis to the methods of supporting and
advancing the capabilities of the exceptional child.
Woods became an international leader in the field,
sponsoring yearly conferences and publishing journals
that featured the best minds in the field.
interest
At Heart
Over the past century, we have grown from a 25
student farmhouse school, to a world-renowned
private non-profit organization serving more than
4,100 children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
Mollie worked tirelessly, as we will, toward the
realization of her original mission: to advance the
quality of life and standard of care for individuals
with disabilities. W4
Mollie Woods.
Run for Woods 2015.
The original school.
The grounds of Woods Services.
Local, Personal & Professional
LBA Tours
presents
An exclusive tour of Normandy
465 North Main Street, Doylestown • 215.340.1020
33 Swamp Road, Newtown • 215.968.9100
October 2nd - 9th 2016
for details
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Cornerstone Clubs
I
n its 21 years of business Cornerstone Clubs has
operated with one guiding focus: community.
Health and fitness is rarely an individual
endeavor, and it is through supportive relationships
that Cornerstone’s members have been able to make
their lives healthier and happier. Cornerstone’s
flagship club, which opened in Doylestown in 1995,
serves as the anchor of the Cornerstone network – a
growing community that now spans across Central
Bucks. In just the past decade, Cornerstone has
expanded to add multiple facilities in New Hope
and another in the Health & Wellness Center in
Warrington. With each addition to the organization
has come the opportunity to offer more services,
grow the Cornerstone family, engage in local
partnerships, and make health and fitness a pillar in
our community. With the health of our community
at the forefront of its mission, Cornerstone looks to
the next 21 years with excitement for what we can
accomplish together. W4
Our award winning irm, established in 1976, specializes in:
Residential
Commercial
Municipal
Institutional
Historic Preservation
Sustainable Design
Design Services include:
Program Development
Survey & As-Built Documentation
Schematic Design
Construction Documents
Design Reeinement
Construction Observation
www.phillipsdonovanarchitects.com
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1754 Costner Drive I Warrington, PA 18976
Phone 215.343.7730 I Fax 215.343.7558 I Cell 215.356.7437
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We’re proud to support
Women in Business.
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Hatboro Federal Bank Celebrating
75 Years of Community Banking
N
ot many banks can say they are celebrating
more than seven decades of service to
the same communities, under the same
name, but Hatboro Federal Savings can! Celebrating
their 75thanniversary, Hatboro Federal Savings was
founded on April 17, 1941 and has remained true to
their mission of being a community bank - serving
families, businesses and organizations with a
full array of banking products and superior
customer service.
Hatboro Federal proudly does business only in the
communities it serves. All of the money people
deposit with them—and the loans they make—stay
in the neighborhoods where their customers live
and work. The bank is passionate about supporting
projects that benefit education and youth, proudly
donating funds for countless local groups and
organizations throughout the years.
Beginning with a single location in 1941, Hatboro
Federal has expanded to four locations, including
landmark, historic structures in Hatboro and
Warrington and additional branches in Warminster
and Jamison. As they evolve with the times and
continue to offer all of the products, services and new
technology that make banking easy and convenient
for all of their customers, Hatboro Federal stays true
to their mission of being a real community bank.
For Hatboro Federal, the best part of growing old is
the unwavering loyalty of their customers and the
communities they serve. They are here to stay; here to
help. In 1941 and in 2016, Hatboro Federal wouldn’t
have it any other way. W4
Then: 221 South York Road, Hatboro, PA.
Now: 221 South York Road, Hatboro, PA .
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Linda Roehner –
President/Chief
Executive Officer.
J. Carroll
Molloy Realtor
AB-8 Waste Solutions, LLC
W
hen Jennifer Statler and Kelley Noftsger
started their solid waste hauling
brokerage business in 2006 everyone
around them supported what they were doing, but
they weren’t really sure where it would go. Little
did any of them know that 10 years later they would
be the proud owners of a thriving business that
works hard to protect our environment and that has
developed deep ties to the Central Bucks community.
One of the first things Jennifer and Kelley did when
they started AB-8 Waste Solutions was to join the
Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. It would
be one of the best decisions that they ever made
for their business. The CBCC seminars, events and
committees have helped to shape the business,
allowing them to become a part of something
greater than themselves and to also give back to the
community along the way.
Jennifer and Kelley have come a long way since
the day this photo was taken….but it is still
their favorite! W4
Happy 70th Anniversary CBCC!
C
arroll Molloy Sr. established J. Carroll
Molloy Realtor in 1916 in Bucks
County. Today, 100 years later, the firm
is still rooted in a business philosophy that is
dedicated to its customers and the county in
which it resides.
“The key to our success is two words we use
when we talk to clients: skill and knowledge,”
says Nicholas Molloy, the firm’s broker of
records and grandson of J. Carroll Molloy, Sr.
Together with Chris Nisbet, Realtor Partner, and
a dedicated team of professionals, J. Carroll
Molloy Realtor is headed toward the future
with its legendary commitment and a focused
dynamic energy. W4
J. Carroll Molloy ribbon cutting,
celebrating 100 years.
Nicholas S. Molloy and Chris Nisbet.
The Molloy Family.
$225 per
per golfer
golfer or
or $900
$900 per
per foursome
foursome
$225
$80 for
for corporate
corporate miniature
miniature golf
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Register at
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or
Come out and play with
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Aaron Beasley
J. Carroll Molloy staff.
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SOME FACTs....
Henry Mercer designed and built the Museum without any blue prints.
He sketched out drawings of how he would like the building to look.
The Museum is built entirely of concrete reinforced with iron rods
and mesh; even the roof is concrete.
The estimated weight of the Mercer Museum is 6500 tons, and the
cost to build it was $38,944.99.
The Mercer Museum
A
century ago in, 1916, the extraordinary structure known as the Mercer
Museum first opened its doors to the public. The Doylestown Daily
Intelligencer’s headline of the day read, “Bucks County Historical Society’s
Exhibit Greatest in World.”
Historian and archaeologist Henry Mercer (1856-1930) recognized the need to
collect and preserve the outmoded material of daily life in America before it was
swept away by the Industrial Revolution. Mercer gathered almost 30,000 items
ranging from hand tools to horse-drawn vehicles and decided to design and build a
museum to display the artifacts. Henry Mercer began construction of the Museum
in 1913 with the help of eight day laborers and ‘Lucy’ the horse.
The 6-story concrete castle was completed in June of 1916.
Today with the addition of a new wing the Museum offers changing exhibits
and dozens of programs for all ages. More than 70,000 people from every state and
dozens of countries visit the Museum annually.
In its Centennial year the Mercer Museum celebrates with events throughout
the year and shares the stories behind the museum’s many objects. W4
MORE Facts...
More than 50 Early American
trades (including cider
making, blacksmithing,
printing, needlework,
shoemaking and farming)
are represented.
The Mercer Museum under construction.
Mercer Museum overview from ashland by Jeffrey Totaro.
The Mercer Museum was
designated a National
Historic Landmark in 1985.
The Museum is accredited
by the American Alliance
of Museums.
Village Improvement Association
THE MERCER MUSEUM
Celebrating its Centennial
Congratulates the CBCC
on it’s 70th Anniversary
Memorial Day Parade 2013
Memorial Day Parade 1912
DOYLESTOWN MUSEUMS’
FREE DAY
Saturday, July 16 •10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
FREE admission to:
Mercer Museum
James A Michener Art Museum
Fonthill Castle
Moravian Pottery and Tile Works
FREE parking at Fonthill Park
FREE shuttle transportation
www.altomontes.com
*serving suggestion
85 North York Road
Warminster PA 18974
215-672-5439
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856 North Easton Rd
215-489-8889
mercermuseum.org
Neshaminy Valley Golf Club
O
ur golf course was started by Charles Schneider, Sr. and this is the story
of how Neshaminy Valley GC began: George his son said, "Dad let's build
a golf course." In 1969 while traveling along Almshouse Road with his
friend Benjamin Marley, Charles started looking for a plot of land to place a golf
course. He came upon a milk farm with a long driveway and as soon as he saw this
property he decided he was going to build the golf course. Charles also invited
his brother and sons, close friends and other relatives to join the organization. It
took 2 years to turn Charles Schneider's vision into reality. The course officially
opened in 1971. The first official business meeting was in Charles' house. Charles
Schneider, Sr. was a very accomplished PGA Tour Player and teacher of golf. Back
in the 1970's, Charles and his sons were also part owners of other courses one
called Malvern Golf Course and the other called Montgomeryville Golf Course
(which is now Pinecrest Country Club). In addition, three of Charles sons (Jack aka
Charles jr., George, and Herman) became PGA Golf Professionals at various clubs in
the Mid-Atlantic area while one son (Fred) worked in business for a corporation.
Since that time, the surrounding area changed from being a rural community to
a very desirable destination. There has been a major influx of residential building
and the beautiful part of playing golf at Neshaminy Valley Golf Club is that it is
surrounded by woods, and open space. It has the Neshaminy Creek running along
side the 14th hole that has given the course its name. W4
circa 1969
Nancy Thomas.
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Generation
Makes Its Own
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at Pine Run with the very real benefit
of four decades of experience.
Whether it’s a purchase or a refinance,
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Doylestown Health
A
t the dawn of the Baby Boom and the
founding of the CBCC, Doylestown
Emergency and Maternity Hospital had
already completed its first expansion and moved from
its original Oakland and Pine location to Belmont
Avenue. The leap from eight to 54 beds was dwarfed
in 1975 with the construction of a 165-bed hospital
on the current West State Street campus. Today, there
are 232 beds and an array of clinical services and
technologies the founders of Doylestown Hospital
– the Village Improvement Association (VIA) – could
never have imaged. The Emergency Department
encompasses an area the size of a football field.
First Doylestown Hospital.
The Della-Penna Pediatric Center, a recent addition,
complements the VIA Maternity Center, and institutes
for cardiovascular, orthopedic and cancer services
earn national recognition for quality and patient
experience. Doylestown Hospital and its related parts
most recently transformed into Doylestown Health to
promote community wellness in addition t
o high-quality health services throughout the
growing organization that includes Visiting
Nurse and Hospice, Pine Run Health Center, Pine
Run Community, Pine Run Lakeview, Children’s
Village, CB Cares, Doylestown Hospital Surgery
Center, Doylestown Health Physicians, and Health
Connections by Doylestown Health. W4
AstroDynamic Print
& Graphic
Services
O
ffering custom print solutions to
the greater Philadelphia area since
1971, Astro-Dynamic leads the way
in commercial printing by continually offering
the most advanced technologies available.
Astro-Dynamic is truly a family business and
is committed to providing customers with
old fashioned, attentive service with a 100%
satisfaction guarantee.
In 2011 Astro-Dynamic converted to solar
energy by installing over 250 solar panels on
the facility's roof. These panels offset over
80 percent of the energy needed to power
the large print shop as well as greatly reduce
carbon dioxide emissions. Combined with plant
based inks, recycled paper and responsible
recycling practices, Astro-Dynamic is a true
green facility.
Services include the latest in Print‐on‐Demand
Production, Digital Printing, Variable Data
Printing, Offset Printing, Design and Pre‐Press,
Full Bindery, including precision Die‐Cutting,
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Central Bucks Family
YMCA Celebrates 50 Years
Serving Community
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anuary of 1966, the first elected Y board of
directors held their first meeting becoming
an official branch of the State YMCA of
Pennsylvania. Thus began the Central Bucks Family
YMCA in Doylestown who celebrates their 50th
anniversary this year.
The motif of the year is “THEN. NOW. ALWAYS.” as
they look back on the past with an eye on the future.
The year-long celebration highlights the Y’s impact on
the community as their programs continue to address
community needs and populations who need support.
Photos and stories chronicling the Y’s history are
featured on the facility walls and include accounts of
the 1973 fire that destroyed the old borough school
building where the Y was running operations at
the time.
As a community nonprofit, the Y prides itself on
being much more than a fitness center. Dedicated
to improving the quality of community life, the Y
provides financial assistance to those who need it
with the total community benefit of over $2.2 million
in 2015 through their financial assistance, community
pathways, and volunteer programs. W4
Scholarship
awarded for
engineering
The Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
Engineering Scholarship, sponsored by Carroll
Engineering Corporation, was awarded to
Katherine Xu. Katherine received a $1,000
scholarship award to major in Chemical
Engineering at the Columbia University School
of Engineering and Applied Science and is a
graduate of Central Bucks High East. Joel H.
Ardman, Vice President of Carroll Engineering
stated, “Katherine is smart, driven and has a
good personality. Wanting to get involved in
cancer research and finding medicines for a
cure is near and dear to her heart. In 2015 he
participated in the Pennsylvania Governor’s
School for Engineering and Technology, and
explored her interests at the Fox Chase Cancer
Center’s research lab.”. W4
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Raphael Architects
T
his year, the award-winning Bucks
County firm, Raphael Architects, will
celebrate its 30th anniversary. Over
its three decades of practice, the firm has
contributed to the architectural landscape
of the area through designs of institutional,
commercial and residential projects, been
actively involved in the community and has
been consistently honored with Excellence
in Design Awards from the Bucks County
chapter of the American Institute
of Architects.
• A multi-use commercial building constructed in Perkasie Town Center, at the site of the 1988 “Great Fire”;
• Commercial banking renovations and new
construction of numerous branches for First Savings Bank of Perkasie;
• Many bespoke and innovative residential
projects throughout Bucks County and
elsewhere, from North Carolina to Massachusetts.
Michael has been an active contributor to not only
the Bucks County AIA, but also the Central Bucks
Chamber of Commerce, serving as co-chairman of
the Architectural and Environmental Committee and
Excellence in Design tours. Michael is a member
of Central Bucks Rotary; serves on the board of
trustees of the Bucks County Historical Society, which
operates Mercer Museum and Fonthill Museum; and
is a past member of the Doylestown Historical and
Architectural Review Board. Michael and his wife,
Joanne, are the parents of two grown children,
Ross and Leigh. W4
The firm had its inception in another Upper
Bucks community, but soon relocated
to Doylestown, and initially opened its
doors on Mary Street as Raphael Syphers
Architects. Several years later, the firm
transformed and Raphael Architects was
formed. Regenerating and growing,
more than a dozen years ago, the firm
transformed a former residence on North
Main Street into its offices, where it
remains today.
The firm’s story began when its principal
and founder, Michael Raphael, a Bucks County native,
moved back to the area, following completion of
his education at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and positions at architectural firms in
Philadelphia and San Francisco. Michael’s early career
was energized as his very first project, a 1,500 sf
house, balancing the sensibilities and aesthetics of
the “small house” design, won the 1989 Excellence
in Design Award in the Central Bucks Chamber of
Commerce/AIA architectural awards competition.
The focus of the firm is to transform the client’s
goals for their project into reality, while achieving
an uplifting spirit through the value of intentional
design and thoughtful architecture. “I am continually
motivated to leverage my clients’ unique desires
and aspirations into delightful forms and spaces,”
commented Raphael.
Exceptional clients bring residential, commercial, and
institutional objectives to resolve, including:
•
Community centers, such as a significant addition and expansion of the North Penn YMCA, which will open this summer, the Upper Bucks YMCA adaptive reuse of an industrial building, and The Pennridge Community Center;
• Educational renovations and additions to Delaware Valley University, George School and United
Friends School;
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A Home Grown Law Firm’s Then and Now
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will be marking a quarter century since we opened
the doors on March 1, 1992 at 140 East Butler
Avenue in Chalfont as what has become Antheil
Maslow & MacMinn LLP. From Chalfont, we moved
to 95 N. Broad in Doylestown, and in 2001, to our
current location at 131 W. State Street. You may
have noticed our recent building expansion providing
essential growing room and enhanced
meeting spaces.
Bill MacMinn joined us 18 months later. Then Mike
Mills joined adding to our Tax and Trusts and Estates
bench. Patricia Collins, Michael Klimpl, John Trainer,
Joanne Murray, Alan Wandalowski, Don Veix, Thomas
Donnelly, Susan Gibson, Jessica Pritchard and Liz
Fineman followed.
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DRS was started as a way of meeting growing demands for wide format graphic reproduction requests from
customers who were looking for the service from a packaging and shipping franchise. The initial business focus
was on supporting the thriving building industry by copying blueprints for job site use. It was largely a black
and white reproduction process.
In 2007, as the global recession loomed, printer prices fell and the rise of digital document solutions became
much more prevalent, a paradigm shift in the print industry was starting to occur that would ultimately lead
to a significant reduction of business. Mark Mercure and Mike Stafford decided that it would be important for
them to begin to expand into color.
Today DRS is a healthy well balanced business with both the contractor blueprint business and the color
reproduction business thriving. The printing management process they have set up allows greater efficiency
for the operation. In the future, DRS plans to continue to expand and innovate to keep the company at the
cutting edge of the print industry to offer their customers the best printing results at competitive rates. W4
TMA Bucks (Transportation Management
Association) has been established in Bucks
County since 1999. Throughout that time the
private, non-profit organization has provided
transportation leadership, safety and service
to help keep Bucks County businesses moving
forward. The organization has evolved from
one full-time employee at the start to a
full-time staff of five now. In 2012 the TMA
launched the the TMA Bucks Foundation,
which advances educational, charitable and
safety-related transportation programs and
initiatives that benefit the Bucks County
community at large. The Foundation also
distributes yearly scholarships to Bucks
County high school seniors. In 2013 the TMA
began management of the Bucks County
Community Traffic Safety Program. The
Bucks County Community Traffic Safety
Program, funded through a grant from the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
works with law enforcement, local businesses,
schools and the community to reduce the
number of annual highway deaths in
Bucks County. W4
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THE ORIGINS OF THE
CENTRAL BUCKS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
By Terry A. McNealy, Chair, CBCC History Committee
This article was contributed by noted historian and author Terrance McNealy in 1993 for a special issue of W4.
We thought we would share it with you in this 70th Anniversary Commemorative edition of our publication.
It offers insight and information about the earliest beginnings of our organization.
T
his year we celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of
the incorporation of the Central Bucks Chamber
of Commerce in 1946, in its original incarnation
as the Doylestown
Chamber of Commerce. However, the story of the
Chamber goes back much farther than that. The
Doylestown Chamber was actually first formed in
1938, and it was preceded by an organization called
the Doylestown Business Men’s Association, founded
in 1932.
That group was the successor of the Doylestown
Merchants’ Association, which dated back to 1928.
Even before that, back in 1903, local businessmen
sought to form a Doylestown Board of Trade, an
organization that became a reality two years later and
actively worked for several years to attract industry
to the town. It even tried to form a Chamber of
Commerce in 1909 to raise funds to attract industry,
but that effort came to naught.
All of the early records of the Doylestown Chamber
of Commerce have been lost, or so it seems. What
we know of its origins has been found in that
unbelievably rich trove of Bucks County history,
the Spruance Library of the Bucks County Historical
Society at the Mercer Museum. One of its treasures
is the “morgue” of the Doylestown Daily Intelligencer
(as The Intelligencer was called from 1886 to 1954),
a clipping file that covers a multitude of subjects
about local people, events and organizations from the
turn of the century until the early 1950’s. Without
it, much of what we know of the Chamber’s history
would be difficult indeed to reconstruct.
The Doylestown Business Men’s’ Association promoted
an event called “Doylestown Days,” a merchandising
event that featured music, parades, and other
attractions to shoppers every June in the early 1930’s.
However, in those days, the best efforts of any
town to promote itself were defeated by the Great
Depression. By 1937, the association was described
as “long dormant,” and a movement was advanced
to form a new organization. Curiously, one of the
first moves that led to a united effort of the town’s
merchants was one to get businesses to agree to close
every Wednesday afternoon in June, July, August
and September. But remember, this was during the
Great Depression, and business was slow. Agreement
on how to deal with the issues of the time was
critical. Interest was also expressed in coordinating
uniform Christmas decorations throughout the town
to attract business. Charles A. Rowe, a well-known
town businessman who owned a business called the
Toggery Shop that sold men’s clothing in the Lenape
Building, served as president of several meetings
that attempted to revive the old Businessmen’s
Association.
On Tuesday, February 8 1938, some 50 men met
at the Bucks County Fish, Game and Forestry
Association’s room in the Odd Fellows’ Building
(which we know today as Lenape Hall, at State and
Main Streets), to ponder the question whether to
form a new businessmen’s association or a Chamber
of Commerce. Charles Rowe presided. Many of the
men present expressed opinions; Robert Fighera,
a newcomer who had been in business only three
years, said that he was “positively surprised” that
Doylestown didn’t already have a chamber
of commerce.
This meeting resulted in some momentum and
on March 15th some 60 men met at the Devon
Restaurant at 29 South Main Street and decided
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to form a Doylestown Chamber of Commerce. The
officers elected were Frank Reynolds (of Scheetz’s
Furniture Store on Monument Square), president;
Frank W. Ely (of William P. Ely and Son, clothiers,
on Monument Square) and Justin H. Ely (who had
a sporting goods store on East State Street), vice
presidents; Herbert E. Moore (who ran the Doylestown
Credit Exchange), secretary; and Stanley W. Bowers
(who had another men’s clothing store), treasurer.
The executive council consisted of Rudolph O.
Hein (Doylestown Inn), Robert L. Clymer (Clymer’s
Department Store on South Main), Charles H. Shive
(Shive’s Hardware at Main and State Streets) and Dr.
John J. Sweeney, the burgess of Doylestown Borough.
Soon afterward, a special meeting was held, and
many ideas sprang forth. A committee was formed
to create a booklet about Doylestown’s attractions,
and another to arrange for promotions through
newspapers and circulars. 1938 was also the year that
Doylestown was put on one of its best community
efforts ever: the centennial celebration of the
establishment of Doylestown Borough in 1838.
There were parades, pageants, historical displays,
dances, and many other activities. Many of the
people who spearheaded the centennial events
were also involved in forming the Chamber of
Commerce and the community spirit that drove the
centennial no doubt spilled over into the commercial
initiative that galvanized the town’s merchants and
businessmen. Not since 1912’s “Old Home Week,”
celebrating Doylestown’s centennial as the county
seat, had the town seen such a show of enthusiasm.
By May 1938, the Chamber boasted 114 members.
The hot topic was the proposal of the state highway
department to build a bypass highway to divert Route
202 around the town. Many businessmen opposed
such a bypass, and advocated narrowing sidewalks
and cutting down trees to make State Street wide
enough to satisfy the state’s requirements for the
road’s width, 36 feet, and thus to keep plenty
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of traffic moving through the downtown
business district.
The Chamber that month reported that it had
published 6,200 copies of a promotional folder about
Doylestown, and another 6,200 were ordered.
Later that summer, the Chamber revived the idea of a
“Doylestown Day” promotion, and with it a picnic at
Ralph Stover State Park. A caravan of cars going to
the picnic was escorted by Pennsylvania Motor Police
and local police. The local papers dutifully reported
the names of winners of contests in endeavors
ranging from quoits to pinochle.
A report of a meeting in February 1939 was the first
to mention female participation, remarking that the
gathering was attended by “about 30 businessmen—
and two businesswomen.” Alas, the clipping does
not reveal who these intrepid pioneers of women in
business were. By this time, it was already proposed
to create a parking lot so that businesses’ employees
would not have to park in front of stores and make
parking more difficult for customers.
In the years that followed, the Chamber was
active in promoting Christmas season shopping
and decorating the town for the Christmas holiday,
improving traffic flow through the town, and, in
1940, sponsoring a soap-box derby for the town’s
youngsters. An annual Halloween parade was also
supported by the Chamber, but Christmas was the
focus of promotion. All but two businesses in town
were persuaded to remain open every weekday
evening in the weeks prior to Christmas (except
the grocery stores, which only stayed open late on
Fridays. How times have changed!). There was a
promotion to make Doylestown a “Christmas Town,”
emphasizing the importance of that shopping season.
A town Christmas tree was erected on Monument
Square, actually four trees surrounding the Civil War
monument, decorated with lights.
In 1941 the Chamber concerned itself with sign
regulations in the borough, but soon there were
far greater matters to deal with, as World War II
quickly involved the entire country and consumed
the attention of everyone. The 1942 brought the
Chamber to the problem of figuring out how to deal
with war shortages of fuel, tires, and many other
commodities, and still keep local businesses afloat.
It also took the lead in proposing an Honor Roll to
recognize local men and women who were in the
service. At first it was proposed to set up the roll on
the Bucks County Historical Society grounds, but it
was eventually erected in the Courthouse Park. Due to
wartime restrictions, there were no Christmas lights
on the streets.
A Christmas parade returned in 1944 (probably still
with no lights at night), as optimism for victory
increased. In 1945, the beginning of renewed
prosperity for the local economy and the gradual
ending of wartime restrictions led to new amenities.
The Chamber began sponsoring band concerts on
the Courthouse grounds, in the grove of trees that
stood near Broad Street. That summer, the Chamber
also backed an exhibit of local Garden produce at
the Armory on Shewell Avenue, drawing on the
experience of the many people who kept the Victory
Gardens that had been encouraged during the war.
With rationing over, traffic began anew to be a town
problem, and the Chamber struggled with issues of
traffic control and parking. At the end of the year,
Christmas lights along the streets finally returned.
The new year brought an event that was a precursor
of a concern that is a keystone of today’s Chamber
activities: the recognition of citizens that have made
major contributions to the community. It gave an
“Outstanding Citizen Award” to George C. Butler,
a retired Captain of Infantry who worked for the
state highway department. During World War II he
corresponded with all the local men and women who
were in the service, sending them letters containing
news from home, clippings from newspapers and
magazines, and otherwise bringing a little bit of the
hometown to those in service far away.
The Chamber continued to address issues like
improving train service to Doylestown and dealing
with local traffic problems. The clippings that
survive in the Historical Society’s files from 1946
even include the legal notice of the event that
provided the impetus for this year’s celebration: the
formal incorporation of the Doylestown Chamber of
Commerce as a legal entity.
Another issue to which the Chamber added its
weight was that of school consolidation, one which
eventually led to the creation of the Central Bucks
School District. Prior to this, each township and
borough had its own school board and school system,
often still carried out in one-room schools. In that
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and economies could be gained by neighboring
communities working together. The concept of an
entity like “Central Bucks” was new, complementing
and expanding old identities of individual
municipalities. With the prosperity of the post-war
era, the increasing influence of automobile culture,
and the growth of suburbs, concepts like a region
called “Central Bucks,” in everything from education
to business promotion was the signs of the times.
Just when the Doylestown Chamber officially changed
its name to the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
is not clearly revealed in the records. Apparently it
was in about 1967 or 1968, judging from the listings
of the Chamber is the local telephone directory.
Much is revealed in yellowing old newspaper clippings
about the early history of the Chamber, but much
remains a mystery. The Central Bucks Chamber of
Commerce has been an important force in Bucks
County for a long time, indeed for well over fifty
years, and its efforts deserve to be preserved in the
community’s collective memory. Anyone who has
documents, pictures, or other information that will
help to preserve this heritage is encouraged to share
them with us.
Presidents of the Doylestown Chamber of Commerce
(as it was known at the time, the predecessor of the
Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce) for its
irst decade:
Frank T. Reynolds, 1938.
Chester Irwin, 1939.
Dr. George T. Hayman, 1940, 1941.
James B. Fretz, 1942, 1943.
Frank T. Reynolds, 1944.
Cleaveland Hilson, 1946, 1947.
Edward M. Happ, 1948.
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Mario Vicari, Jr., CPA, Harry Gilinger, Jackie LIney, Audrey Long,
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William Happ (Doylestown Fire Company), George Penglase
(Chalfont Fire Company), Maureen Wimmen, Michael Fitzgerald
(Plumstead Ambulance).
Patrick Murphy, The Bagel Barrel.
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by uniting business, industry, professionals, artists and non-profit organizations.
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