The Community Festival Is Saturday

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September 23, 2021

See You At The Community Festival

The Whitpain Community Festival is here. Make plans to join the fun this Saturday at Montgomery County Community College.

The Community Festival will feature a full day of fun for the entire family, including games, rides, a craft fair, live music beginning at noon Saturday. Admission is free.

As a reminder, Montgomery County recommends mask wearing when outdoors if you cannot stay at least six feet away from people who do not live in your household.

Fireworks are scheduled for 8:15 p.m. to conclude the Community Festival. Please take any needed steps if you have children or pets.

Activities begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, September 24 with the Big Rig Round-Up.

Community Festival schedule

12 p.m. Vendors, Health Expo, Pumpkin Patch, Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Hayrides, Children’s Games, Trackless Train, Rock Wall, Laser Tag, Food Trucks

1:30-2:30 p.m. Children’s Music: Ants On a Log

2-8 p.m. Beer Garden

3-4 p.m. Fort Washington School of Rock

4-5 p.m. PhillyBloco Brazilian Band

5:30-6:30 p.m. Guitar Summit featuring Craig Thatcher & Mike Guldin

7-8 p.m. Sofa Kings

8:15pm Fireworks (Thanks to Chambers Associates & PECO)

Please click here to view a map of the Community Festival as the layout has changed from previous years due to construction on campus.

Please be sure to bring chairs if you plan to attend the concert since the main stage will be set-up in the parking lot and not on a grassy surface.

Disaster Recovery Center Opens

FEMA has opened a Disaster Recovery Center at the Montgomery County Community College, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. The FEMA staff are set up in the Health Sciences Center (Old Physical Education Building).

Representatives from numerous agencies are standing by to help you apply for assistance & answer any questions that you might have.

The center is open Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center is closed on Sundays.

Support Fellow County Residents

Many Montgomery County residents, including some in Whitpain, were impacted by Ida. The Township encourages you to consider supporting those recovering from storm damage.

One way to give is through the Montco Emergency Disaster Relief Fund. All donations to this fund will support non-profit agencies serving Montgomery County individuals and families impacted by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. Funds can be used to support housing, food, gasoline, and household needs such as cleaning products, hygiene products, bedding, towels, and clothing.

Click here to give online and for more information

You can also support the The Upper Dublin Citizen Emergency Fund, which was created to provide relief to distressed persons in Upper Dublin Township facing a critical, immediate need for food, shelter, medical care or clothing for their health and well-being.

If you would like to donate, please send a check (made payable to Upper Dublin Citizen Emergency Fund) to Upper Dublin Township c/o Jonathan Bleemer, 1245 Fort Washington Avenue, Fort Washington, PA 19034.

Leaf Collection Tuesday And Wednesday

Leaves will be collected Tuesday and Wednesday, September 28 and September 29, as part of the Township's leaf collection program.

Residents living south of Skippack Pike will have their leaf and yard waste collected on Tuesdays and those living north of Skippack Pike will have their collection on Wednesdays.

Please click here for a map of the two collection areas

Free Street Trees Available

The Shade Tree Commission is continuing its Free Street Tree Program this year and the fall planting season is here!

Through this program, a limited number of property owners will be able to obtain a free street tree, 2 inches to 2.5 inches caliper, for their property if they meet certain criteria.

This program is limited and only one street tree will be provided to the first qualifying candidates.

Click here for the Street Tree Program application

Fallen State Champion Tree To Find New Life

When a strong summer storm uprooted the Township’s State Champion Pignut Hickory Tree in June of 2020, the Township began looking for ways to use reuse the lumber from this venerable tree. As arborists began looking at the Pignut Hickory, they counted 248 rings, which means this old tree began growing in the early 1770s.

After some discussion with the Board of Supervisors, Park and Open Space Board, and the Shade Tree Commission, it was decided that the tree should be milled and turned into park benches and tables.

Last week, the wood from the tree was milled on-site at Mermaid Park and is currently drying for future use.

Community Corner

Registration for Wissahickon Cheer Open Until September 27

Wissahickon Cheerleading is accepting registrations for its competition team from girls and boys until September 27. Click here for more information.

Township Meeting Schedule

Township meetings are now being held in hybrid mode and can be attended in-person or via Zoom. Please go to the Agenda Center for details of each meeting.

Click for the Meeting Calendar

Click here for the Agenda Center

September 23: Zoning Hearing Board, 7 p.m.

September 27: Human Relations Commission, 5 p.m.