What a great meeting!

Our annual State of the Fort Washington Park Address was held in the beautiful Upper Dublin Library Auditorium.

Glenn Griffin, FWBA President, started the meeting with opening remarks and an introduction to member elevator speeches.

Cheri Fiory, Upper Dublin Library Director, then updated us on happenings at the Library and its plan to grow with the community. The Upper Dunlin Library has so much to offer. Please call Cheri to schedule a tour to see how she can help your business.

Finally Paul Leonard, Upper Dublin Township Manag took the podium and addressed a wide range of topics. From a potential new Plaza on Virginia Drive to a tornado emergency response update. As many of you know, Paul Leonard and his team have been working tirelessly since the tornado unleashed its fury in early September; all while handling the extreme damage to their offices, which left them scrambling to find new office space. Paul said that September's tornado had a path stretching 800 yards wide and traveled 8 miles, resulting in over 25 water rescues and damaging approximately 1100 homes. Paul paused on a slide in his presentation which depicted his team at The Upper Dublin Township. He spoke of how grateful he was for each of their contributions to tornado response and hard work to get the township offices up and operational again. He also thanked the library for providing temporary space until they were able to find a larger space to accommodate staff until the Upper Dublin Township building is repaired. Additionally, the Upper Dublin Library is accommodating the Upper Dublin Police Department until the repairs to their building are complete. Paul acknowledged the Grassroots disaster cleanup Group which as arranged by Upper Dublin Teacher Barbara Mass! This group has numerous volunteers and as already helped to clear more than 100 homes of damage. Another person that Paul thanked was retired Springfield Fire chief, Don Sirianni, who rushed to the township's side to assist in emergency response efforts. As always we thank Paul for his time and valuable information.

Members were provided a delicious Grab n' Go Lunch at the meetings conclusion. This was graciously provided by the Upper Dublin Township and was catered by BB Kitchen and Grill.

We at the FWBA are so grateful to be surrounded by such an amazing community. Our goal is to continue to work closely with our community, Township and valuable members to create a more inclusive membership experience.

We have lots of great thing in the works. Stay tuned for details for our next event: MEMBER APPRECIATION HAPPY HOUR! 10/27 @ 5pm!