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Member News & Information July/August 2012
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2012 Officers Scott Mayes, Chairman Comcast Spotlight
Timothy R. Jefferis, Chairman-Elect TD Bank
Chris Tolsdorf, Vice Chairman Tolsdorf Oil Lube Express
Rob Partridge, Secretary WC Area School District
Donna Urian, Treasurer Fischer Cunnane & Associates, Ltd.
Mike Brown, Past Chairman KMRD Partners, Inc
Board of Directors Mary Bigham WCDish.com
Bryan Brockson EDiS Construction & Development
Thomas Ciccarone Parkway Dry Cleaners
John J. Cunningham, IV Lamb McErlane PC
Ronald K. DellaVecchia DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc.
West Chester’s Iron Hill Twilight Criterium offers more racing, more family fun this year From start to finish the 8th Annual Iron Hill Twilight Criterium promises to be an unforgettable day of pro-bike racing excitement and family fun in downtown West Chester. Last year 20,000 fans lined the streets to cheer on professional bike racers as they battled for supremacy along the downtown streets. With numerous additions, this year’s event is expected to attract an even larger number of spectators. Giving the race added importance is its new position in the USACrits schedule – ninth in the series of 11 events,
Guy T. Dunn 1-800-905-GEEK / Geeks on Call
Mark Ernest Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union
making it one of the last opportunities for riders to protect or improve their standings before the final invitational. New events abound this year, perhaps the most noteworthy being the Rothman Institute Amateur Qualifiers, which will be taking place at Bayard Rustin High School in West Chester from 8:00 AM to about 3:00 PM on race day. This series of 9 criteriumstyle qualifying races will determine the field for the Amateur Men’s Final to be held later in the day in downtown West Chester. In addition to heats for the Cat 2, 3, 4 and 5 men, there are continued to page 18
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Thomas Gavin The Chester County Hospital
Liz Golding 1N Bank
Nicole Grebloskie Arthur Hall Insurance
Bruce Griffin YMCA – West Chester Area
Frank Jacquette Jacquette Consulting, Inc.
Mell Josephs Student Services, Inc. West Chester University
Jeannie McGinn McGinn Marketing Works
Arlene McGranaghan Daily Local News
Patrick McKenna, Esq. Gawthrop Greenwood, PC
Andrew McMenamin DNB First
Brian Miller Mars Drinks North America, LLC
Marisa Powell Pietro’s/Nonna’s Restaurants
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Fall will be here before you know it bringing with it cooler temperatures, falling leaves and a great opportunity to honor members of the Greater West Chester Chamber as the 2012 Business or Business Person of the Year and the 2012 Volunteer of the Year. Have a deserving individual or company in mind who you would like to see the Chamber recognize? Now is the time to let us know. Members of the Chamber are invited to submit the name of an individual or business for each of these annual awards which will be presented at the Business and Volunteer of the Year Awards luncheon to be held October
15 at Penn Oaks Golf Club. The Business/Business Person of the Year Award is presented annually to a Chamber member in recognition of their outstanding achievement in the business community and the Greater West Chester community-atlarge. The recipient can be an individual or company. Factors to be considered include: • entrepreneurial spirit • community/public service • service to the Chamber • innovative approach in business • employee relations • other awards or recognition The Volunteer of the Year award continued to page 21