Take Out Deals
Troubles End Brewing: Check us out on FaceBook for latest growler list.
Gift Vouchers – Buy today for a better future!
Our small businesses are what make our community special. Purchasing a gift voucher today, to use when mandates are lifted, will help these businesses survive. Many small businesses are offering GREAT DEALS on gift certificates!
RAZRBAR – We’ve had several people reach out to us asking how they can support our team. This makes us feel unbelievably GRATEFUL for our Community…So, we are providing this platform to help facilitate the process to support our team. If you so desire and are in a position to help, we invite you to participate in Campaign HOPE – Have Only Positive Expections! Purchases gift vouchers for services or pay forward a tip. Learn more about Campaign HOPE details here.
Escape Trappe
All gift vouchers are 20% off and never expire. Use discount code “lockdown20”
(Coming soon…”Among Thieves”, Escape Trappe’s 4th room!)
NEED MASKS? Members of Trinity Reformed Church United Church of Christ in Collegevillle are making cloth face masks from donated materials. Email Trinity at
trinityucc1854@gmail.com for contactless pickup of a FREE mask in Collegeville. Please indicate number of persons for whom a mask is needed, gender if important, and, if children, their age so we can choose a mask that fits. If requesting on behalf of an organization or company, please email us with organization/company name, address, telephone number, and name of a contact person. NO payment is required to obtain masks. We are simply neighbors helping neighbors. Rev. Suzanne Schwarz-Green, Trinity Reformed Church UCC, 532 East Main Stree, Collegeville, PA 19426. Tel. 610.489.4223
ACTIVITIES TO DO AT HOME
Lily Laser & Beauty shows us how to make your own hand mask. Add to the normal dryness that we all experience being inside in the winter and early spring, we now have the added harsh effects of more than normal hand washing and the harmful effects of sanitizers.
While Elmwood Park Zoo is closed, we are looking forward to bringing the zoo to you and your family! Stay connected with us through our Facebook live broadcast, weekdays at 11am. During each session, our education team will highlight one of our ambassador animals. If you can’t watch the videos live, they will still appear on Facebook, our YouTube channel, and on our website.
Whitemarsh Township Parks & Recreation In-Home Recreation Resources Page
Whitemarsh Parks & Rec presents recreation and leisure activities to do that will respect social distancing in accordance with CDC guidelines, and will include resources for on-line programs (facebook live, webinars, etc.), and health and wellness initiatives (nutrition, mental health, nature, education, exercise, etc.).These elements, shared by our creative programming team, will hopefully bring some positive cheer and stress reduction to the community during this challenging time. All welcome to participate.
Pinot’s Palette introduces At Home Art Kits and virtual classes! Delivery available. Kits include everything you need to paint a canvas. Click here for details.
The Learning Express -Collegeville is providing curbside next-day pickup for orders placed online. And, here is a link where customers can purchase gift cards: https://learningexpresscollegeville.square.site/
SPECIAL OFFERS
Scillia Photography Book Now, Shoot Later – Receive 50% off your Graduation and Senior Portrait sessions. Call 610-608-6095
Keenan, Ciccitto & Associates, LLP, is offering a FREE Healthcare Power of Attorney / Advance Directive to all members of the Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce. Interested members should to email their name and address to us at Sherri@KeenanLaw.com. A Healthcare Power of Attorney / Advance Directive will be promptly prepared and mailed to you with instructions as to how to complete it and sign it. By helping each other and staying home and staying safe, we will get through this together.
Need a little pampering? Giselle Knoblauch , Rodan + Fields, is offering FREE Self- Care Packets to anyone that may be interested. I’ll be happy to mail them out to any member. In addition to FREE enrollment fee ($19.95) for all PVCC members I’ll also offer an additional 10% cash rebate for any order $80 or greater. I can be reached at gk585284@gmail.com or 610-716-7823.
“Thank you to all Essential Employees” lawn signs are available for purchase at Signarama Limerick. Signs are $20 each and proceeds will be donated to Open Door Ministry and Daily Bread Community Food Pantry. Sign exchange will be contact-less. Instructions are in the parking lot. Signarama 112 W. Ridge Pike, Limerick
Send someone flowers! Risher Van Horn Florist is allowed to make safe, no-contact delivery of orders received on their website. That includes our locally grown, in Collegeville, pansies, herbs and vegetable plants. Please call the shop (610-489-4421) or email (rishervanhorn@comcast.net) for vegetable plant and herb availability. Thanks!!!
Silver Linings – Let’s spread happiness!
More than ever, during times of crisis, communities rally to support one another. Please pass along the positive things you are seeing in the PV region:
(Share your stories about good deeds happening in our community. Send details to renee@pvchamber.net for posting)
May 20 – Phoenixville Hospital Tower Health held a fond farewell to one of their Rehabilitation patients. Corey was diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 at Chestnut Hill Hospital – Tower Health. He continued his journey to recovery in Rehabilitation at Phoenixville Hospital. After 14 days of intensive therapy, he was able to independently walk out of the hospital to meet his loving family.
May 13 – Adhering to social distancing guidelines, the staff at Abramson Senior Care welcomed back Ginger, a resident that recovered from COVID-19.
May 3rd – Bells Across America Day
Collegeville Borough Mayor Aidsand Wright-Riggins has Proclaimed May 3rd, 2020 as Bells Across America Day in Collegeville Borough. The Mayoral Proclamation is to express gratitude to the front-line workers for maintaining essential services to the general public during the COVID-19 pandemic. The official Proclamation can be viewed here: Proclamation Bells Across Pennsylvania Day
In May, the owners of Chow Bistro offered to-go meals for those struggling to feed their families because they are out of work due to COVID-19.
Baum, Smith & Clemens, LLP teamed up with Trappe Tavern to deliver meals to hospital workers throughout the region during the COVID-19 crisis. Einstein Medical Center, Lehigh Valley Hospital, and Grand View Hospital were a few of the lucky recipients.
During the month of April, Main Street Nutrition is hosted a “Pay it Forward Campaign” to treat essential workers all month. Every dollar that came in, Main Street Nutrition matched it. A special thank you to everyone who had paid it forward. It’s the little things that make the biggest difference. Thanks to the generosity of their clients, Main Street Nutrition delivered drinks to essential personnel that at Phoenixville Tower health, Trappe Fire Co. No. 1, Key Bank, Einstein Hospital, and more. Venmo @MSNtogo
March 26, 2020: Posted by PVSD – Shout out to Perkiomen Valley High School Mr. Andrew Colvin and his willingness to help local medical professionals by printing masks. Thanks also @Drneilgulati and @karthikganesh #sogoodtogiveback #PVempowers
March 24, 2020: Read this heartwarming story from Denise MacMurtrie, Peace Restored Organizing. She looked for and found the silver lining during this storm!
March 18, 2020: “Orangetheory at Home” workouts. These are created by the very same team that creates the in-studio workouts, with the difference being that we know you may not have weights or a treadmill, and you may not be able to go outside. Stay active, healthy and safe. Watch the first workout here
March 16, 2020: Zenon Jaicki and the Community Club of Collegeville collected and delivered 120 pounds of not only food but cleaning and sanitizing products for families at The Daily Bread Community Food Pantry!
Just for fun – laughable moments to share with family and friends…
We have permission to share this funny video produced by Nick Savino, PSU Grad and made entirely with healthcare products!
“U Can’t Touch This” COVID 19 Edition – Made Entirely With Healthcare Products
