The following organizations joined the PV Chamber this Calendar Year! 

 Click on a business name for more information. 

SCIENCE AS A WAY OF UNDERSTANDING. Dr. Steve Rittenhouse explains how the ability of bacteria to rapidly evolve resistance makes the development of new antibiotics a challenging task indeed. Dr. Steve Rittenhouse, our neighbor at the Collegeville facility of GlaxoSmithKline, is Director of Microbiology in the Antibacterial Discovery Performance Unit. An expert in the in vitro characterization of antimicrobial agents and preclinical models of bacterial infection, he has led multiple antibacterial discovery programs at GSK that have progressed candidates to clinical development. He is the Industry Representative for the Eastern PA Branch of the American Society for Microbiology and has been an active member for more than 25 years.

Olin Auditorium, Ursinus College, sponsored by The Parlee Center for Science and the Common Good.  FREE Event. 

Ursinus College presents The Little Things, directed by film and Broadway star Mary Stuart Masterson and written by actor/filmmaker Jeremy Davidson, is a dramatic reading of the true life journey of the Elone family, who lost their son to Lyme disease. This moving production fosters awareness about the growing nation-wide health issues of Lyme disease and highlights the devastating impact it can have on an individual and their family. Cast includes Frankie Faison from The Wire, Coming to America,and the Hannibal series.

5:00 p.m. Pre-show events, book signing
6:30 p.m. Show
9:00 p.m. VIP reception (VIP ticket required)

Presented by the PA Lyme Resource Network and Drexel University College of Medicine to memorialize local deaths from Lyme disease. Event includes pre-show book signing, "Lyme: The First Epidemic of Climate Change", by award winning journalist and author Mary Beth Pfeiffer, Lyme Disease information booth and free materials, and a post-event VIP reception with the cast.
Tickets must be purchased in advance

 Project FeederWatch hosted by the Lower Providence Community Library.

Project FeederWatch is a 30-year joint collaboration between the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Bird Studies Canada. It is a winter survey of birds that visit feeders at backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. All you need to participate is a bird feeder, birdbath, or plantings that attract birds. People of all skill levels and backgrounds, including children, families, individuals, classrooms, retired persons, youth groups, nature centers, and bird clubs participate in the program.

From early November to early April, participants can count birds as often as every week (for as little as 15 minutes each day for 2 consecutive days), but you are not required to count every week. FeederWatchers then enter their bird count data on the Project FeederWatch website. More Details

This program is free and open to the public. Registration requested. Registration is requested. Please email bloewengart@mclinc.org, call 610-666-6640, ext. 25, or stop by the library circulation desk. The library is located at 50 Parklane Drive, Eagleville, PA 19403. Visit the library's website at www.lowerprovidencelibrary.org to see information about more great programs.

Ursinus College presents Tomorrow 3.0: Surviving, and Maybe Thriving, in a New Marketplace 

Advances in technology are driving rapid changes in the nature of entrepreneurship and work. Duke University political science professor Michael Munger will speak on this pressing topic at Ursinus College the evening of Oct. 22 in an event open to the general public.

The author of a newly published book, "Tomorrow 3.0" (Cambridge University Press), Munger argues that the combination of (1) the network of networks called the internet, (2) powerful mobile devices, and (3) innovative software apps available to anyone who has the first two things, is going to change our lives. It is possible for entrepreneurs to sell reductions in transaction costs, which will in turn result in the commodification of excess capacity. This suggests that instead of owning and storing, many societies will share, either through rentals or new mechanisms that have yet to be devised. There will be far fewer "jobs," in the traditional sense.
How will you handle this new world? In his talk, Munger will try to provide some answers.
Munger's talk is sponsored by the Economics Ambassadors program, an Ursinus Business and Economics Department initiative in which students organize events exploring the relationship between economics, politics, and a free and prosperous society. 

Free event. Location, Ursinus College, Olin Auditorium. Details

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Justine Garbarino for more information at garbarino@valleyforge.org.  Order  Tickets

Hip & Knee Pain Lecture will be held on October 26th at  Phoenixville Hospital Conference Center
826 Main Street, MOB Conf rm, 3rd Floor, Phoenixville, PA 19460

To register, please call 610-983-1551 or email Susan.Graham@towerhealth.org

After two rained out Yard Sale dates, we are trying for a third time. Our tentative new date for Collegeville's seventh annual Colossal Yard Sale is Saturday, October 27, weather permitting.

Selling spaces are available. If you had signed up to sell at the original September Yard Sale, we have your information and there is no need to sign up again. Registration is open for new individuals who wish to sell.

Waterworks Park on West First Ave. in Trappe. The event features as many as 80 vendors and attracts over 3,000 shoppers. There have been some cancellations, so you can still register for a 10 ft by 10 ft space for $25, payable by check to the CEDC, 476 E. Main St., Collegeville, PA 19426. Vendors can drive their vehicles to their spaces, with most spaces in shady areas

Career Fair at Perkiomen Valley High School. We're seeking local professionals and non-profit leaders to engage with our high school students at the next Career/Volunteer Fair on Nov. 15. You can lead a workshop, attend the fair, or both! Please fill out our form to get involved: https://tinyurl.com/ycysy4vu  

Come out for a festive, family-friendly evening! Enjoy caroling, a visit from Santa, and a spectacular tree lighting. Donate a non-perishable food item, pet food, or new unwrapped toy. 
Place: Trailhead parking lot at the holiday tree 4-4:45 pm for caroling; Santa and Mrs. Claus arriving to visit with kids at 4:45 pm
Happy Hour at DaVinci's Pub 6-7pm

Businesses on Main Street may help decorate the holiday tree at Trailhead parking lot. Ornaments should be fairly large, may represent your business, the holidays or commemorate a theme such as for a war veteran, and should be weatherproof. CEDC will store the ornaments in its shed after they have been removed from the tree. The tree will remain lit during the holidays, until after New Year's Day 2019.

Please let us know if you and your business would like to help us decorate the holiday tree! RSVP: roseprincess@gmail.com

Save the Date! Come out for a festive, family-friendly evening! Enjoy caroling, a visit from Santa, and a spectacular tree lighting. Donate a non-perishable food item, pet food, or new unwrapped toy.

The Speaker's House, 151 W. Main Street, Trappe, PA 19426
Contact us at info@speakershouse.org or 610-489-2105 for more information.

All welcome to attend Lower Providence Township's 10th Annual Holiday Tree Lighting and Winter Wonderland at  Eagleville Park, 100 Parklane Drive, Eagleville. Details. 

PV Chamber's Annual Holiday Mixer.  Join fellow Chamber members and guests for a "thank you" tribute to our community leaders.  Open bar, food, prizes, exhibitors, music, silent auction and raffles. More details, click here.