Valley Forge
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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board playing Rock, Paper, Scissors, with a twist
Rock, Paper, Scissors…Meeting! The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board is playing to win business. In an effort to stand out among competitors, the VFTCB sales team is providing meeting and event planners with a unique Decision-Making Tool Kit, and a twist on the Rock-Paper-Scissors game, according to the VFTCB. [uam_ad id=”54865″] “We wanted something…
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‘Canvas’ painted with upscale amenities
Imagine you’re sitting at home thinking about going for a workout, but you really don’t want to go out into the cold winter afternoon to get to the gym. Or, you’re sitting at home thinking about all of the guests you have coming over for Thanksgiving and the huge mess it’s going to be, not…
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Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board goes global to attract visitors to Montco
To attract more visitors to Montgomery County, sometimes the Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board must first travel overseas. VFTCB President and CEO, Mike Bowman, and Director of Sports, Tourism, and Convention Sales, Marc Kaminetsky, attended the World Travel Market London last week to help bring more visitors to Montgomery County, writes Rachel Riley for…
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Josh Shapiro honored at county democratic fall dinner
At the Montgomery County Democratic Committee annual Fall Dinner, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Various speakers noted how absurd it sounded, giving a 44-year-old an award that is usually reserved for those much older. It was even more head-scratching since it’s widely speculated Shapiro will take aim at…
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Village at Valley Forge attracting ‘healthy’ neighbors
The Village at Valley Forge just about has it all. A massive Wegman’s was the first piece of the puzzle, then came restaurants, and a fitness club, and high-end housing and now, health care. Main Line Health is in the early stages of planning to expand its suburban presence with the construction of a major…
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Little known PJM Interconnection Inc. has long history
They’ve been around for more than 50 years, and you use their product every day, but chances are very good you don’t know who they are or where they are! Ninety years ago, three electric companies assembled at the Center City headquarters of Philadelphia Electric Co. and formed the world’s first continuing power pool to…
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Nike American Open Weightlifting Event to Return to Montgomery County in 2018
USA Weightlifting, the sport’s national sanctioning body, has announced that the Nike American Open Series 2 powered by Rogue Fitness will come to the Valley Forge Casino Resort from July 26-29, 2018. “I can’t overstate just how big this event is for us and for Montgomery County,” said Mike Bowman, President and CEO of…
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Valley Forge’s Washington Memorial Chapel Restores Historic Justice Bell
Let Justice ring! The Washington Memorial Chapel has announced that the Justice Bell, which serves as the symbol of the women’s suffrage movement and the successful effort to pass the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, has just been restored. Prominently displayed in the atrium of the National Patriots Bell Tower of the…
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Tory Burch: From the Outskirts of Philadelphia to One of Today’s Most Successful Designers
From the outskirts of Philadelphia, Valley Forge’s Tory Burch has catapulted to the top of the fashion world by becoming one of today’s most successful designers, according to a staff report from Evening Standard. The daughter of financier Buddy Robinson and actress and model Reva Robinson, Burch attended the Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont and…
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VFTCB Presents Its Largest-Ever Donation to Valley Forge National Park
The Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board presented a $54,000 donation check to Valley Forge National Historical Park at the U.S. National Memorial Arch Wednesday morning. The donation is comprised entirely of proceeds from the 12th Annual Valley Forge Revolutionary 5-Mile Run (Rev Run), an event that has raised more than $300,000 for Park and Visitor…
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Valley Forge’s Washington Memorial Chapel Added to National Register of Historic Places
The Washington Memorial Chapel, located in Valley Forge, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior. The chapel is listed as the Washington Memorial Chapel Historic District, a designation that includes the beautiful Chapel and Bell Tower, as well as its cemetery and ancillary buildings, among…
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Valley Forge’s Megger Donates Equipment to New Mexico Community College
Valley Forge’s Megger has donated a Digital Low-Resistance Ohmmeter to help wind energy students at Mesalands Community College, writes Lauren Tyler for North American Wind Power. The new DLRO200 Microohmmeter is being used by the school to enhance the curriculum and training in its wind energy technology program. The DLRO200 is a multipurpose piece of…
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Washington Memorial Chapel to Host Free Concert on Memorial Day
This holiday weekend, celebrate Memorial Day with the magnificent sounds of the Carillon during a special outdoor concert at the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge starting at 2 PM. The Chapel’s Carillon, which is an extraordinary instrument housed in a 112-foot-tall building that is dubbed the “National Patriots Tower,” comprises 58 bells, each tuned…
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