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Harcum College to Offer Fashion Summer Camp

This summer, Harcum College will be offering a four-week camp focused on fashion and design.  Designed for tweens and teens, “Fashion Future Summer Camp 2013” will be offered from July 8 through August 2. Activities in the camp will focus on key concentrations of fashion, including drawing, …

Awareness

Kick off the summer grilling season with tips from GIANT

Ready, set, fire up those grills to kick start the grilling season! GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets want to make sure your next barbecue is a safe and healthy one by keeping food safety top of mind when grilling. When preparing your meats for grilling, marinate in the refrigerator, not …

Accomplishments

Local App Developer Teams with Physician to Launch iPad App

Montgomery County Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Kevin Kelly MD partners with local app developer, Drew Griffin of Douglassville PA to launch Informative Medicine Magazine for iPad Newsstand.  Informative Medicine Magazine is a monthly digital publication that will provide informative content about …

Accomplishments

Local Physician and App Developer Partner to Launch iPad App

Montgomery County Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Kevin Kelly MD partners with local app developer, Drew Griffin of Douglassville PA to launch Informative Medicine Magazine for iPad Newsstand.  Informative Medicine Magazine is a monthly digital publication that will provide informative content about …

Promotions

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Business Banking Adds Senior Client Manager in Philadelphia

  • By GM
  • May 14, 2013

Kathleen Stanczak has joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Business Banking division as a senior client manager in Pennsylvania.  In this role, Stanczak will lead a commercial banking client relationship team in providing strategic, integrated financial advice and solutions to small and mid-sized…

Accomplishments

GIANT donates $3 million to local schools through A+ School Rewards program

GIANT Food Stores and MARTIN’S Food Markets announced today a $3 million donation to 2,868 public and private schools through its A+ School Rewards program for the 2012-2013 school year. Since the program launched in 2005, more than $16 million has been donated to local schools throughout …

Awareness

MCES Lecture Series Raises Awareness Of Mental Health Issues

  • By GM
  • May 14, 2013

Montgomery County Emergency Service (MCES) will kick off its 19th Annual Lecture Series later this month. The series, which is open to the public,  includes 15 lectures that address important issues in mental health. The lectures are intended to decrease the stigma surrounding mental illness, …

Local Connections

'Inspiring Bella’ focus of Boyertown Ford’s 3rd Annual Mustang Stampede

Local teen Isabella Johnson, 13, was an active and bright young gymnast before she contracted Lyme disease. The illness was initially misdiagnosed, and it took many trips to many doctors and medical facilities until it was finally identified as a 4th-stage neurological version of Lyme’s. Bella is …

Accomplishments

Manny, Moe & Jack + Friends Turn Winter into Summer for Cradles to Crayons

Manny, Moe & Jack and more than 30 of their Pep Boys' co-workers Help Cradles to Crayons Prepare for Spring-Summer Season -- True to their company name, more than 30 employees of Pep Boys’ offices and service centers in the Greater Philadelphia region are still full of zing and zip following a busy…

School

MCCC Earns ‘Bike Friendly University’ Honorable Mention Designation

Montgomery County Community College has been recognized by the League of American Bicyclists with a Bike Friendly University (BFU) Honorable Mention designation. In February, the College submitted its first-ever application for recognition by the national organization’s Bicycle Friendly America (…

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