2011 Year in Pictures - Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce

President’s
PersPective
By Bob Welch, CBCC President
O
ur business is to
help your business
grow,” is the
Central Bucks Chamber of
Commerce’s oft repeated
slogan – and one with
the backbone to match. A
community institution and
resource since 1946, the
Chamber strives each and
every day to help businesses
evolve - and flourish.
I was first drawn to CBCC
by several interesting, friendly and successful people
who were active members. In the late '90's, these
friends encouraged me to join and participate in
Chamber events and activities. At the time I was
skeptical. Would my participation help my business
or personal development as a businessman? Well,
some 15 years later, I can say with great confidence
that the Chamber has greatly assisted my business,
increasing both my personal and business visibility
within the Central Bucks County region.
For a business, visibility, that oh-so-important
commodity, is paramount and a solid foundation
for success. The Chamber’s mission statement, see
sidebar, states clearly its goal of providing venue and
resource opportunities for you and your business to
build valuable, successful alliances. The Chamber’s
advertising, networking, and many referral and event
sponsorship opportunities, are proven and powerful
business tools. Additionally, programs like "link at
lunch," "business to business breakfasts," business
card exchanges and a host of other Chamber events
will greatly increase your business’ exposure and
name recognition. Please visit the CBCC’s website for
complete event descriptions and calendar listings.
Besides visibility, we encourage participation
from all of our members in the Chamber’s many
business development and training activities. For
example, programs such as the Business Growth
Series, sponsored by National Penn Bank, features
workshops focusing on important business subjects
like social networking, cash flow and business
planning strategies. Or the Chamber’s Entrepreneurial
Assistance Program allows Chamber members to
receive expert advice from Chamber professionals
including accounting, legal and marketing inquiries.
The Chamber has many business development
programs and they are described and advertised on
CBCC’s website.
In summary, improving your personal and business
visibility while honing your business skills and
expertise are two ways that the Chamber greatly
increases your chances of success. In today’s
challenging economy, where you need every
advantage and resource available to grow your
business – the Chamber is just the ‘leg-up’ you are
looking for. The old adage, "What you put in, is what
you get out," applies to your Chamber membership
because in a very short time period, you'll be
surprised at the knowledge gleaned and contacts
established. At the same time, have fun! and enjoy
the journey.
And as the Chamber’s newest President, I am
pleased to build strong alliances with you and will
strive to make the CBCC an even more focused
business catalyst for the Central Bucks County
business community.
Mark Your calendar
March 2012 thru aPrIL 2012
Friday, March 9 – 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Business to Business Breakfast
Event Sponsor: La Salle University
The Waterwheel, 4424 Old Easton Road, Doylestown,
PA Speaker: Joe Tryon, President. CEO,
Hatboro Federal Savings
Tuesday, March 13 – Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Link at Lunch at Aldie Mansion
Event Sponsors: CertaPro Painters, MKJ Creative,
and 3rd Federal Bank
Host: Heritage Conservatory
Aldie Mansion, 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown, PA
$25 Members/$35 Non-members
Thursday, March 22 – 8:30 a.m.
State of the Region Breakfast
Speaker: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
Event Sponsor: Bucks County Bank
Spring Mill Manor, 171 Jacksonville Road , Ivyland, PA
$25 Members/$35 Non-members
Save the Date
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
ABOUT THE COVER:
Bucks Fever Film Fest Past Chairs: Laura Powers (Furia Rubel Communications)
and Ron Martin (RMG Insurance). Credit: Natalie Wi, Allure West Studios
Thursday, April 12 - Special Opening
Reception - 5 to 7 p.m.
Byers Annual Bucks Fever Art Exhibition
at Travis Gallery, 6089 Lower York Road, New Hope, PA
Exhibit runs through April 22 -
Mon. to Fri 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sat 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. FREE
Major Patron: Byers’ Choice, Ltd
Wednesday, April 18 – 5 to 7 p.m.
Business Card Exchange
Sponsor: Hepatitis B Foundation,
3805 Old Easton Road, Doylestown, PA – FREE
Saturday, April 21 – Sunday, April 22
Bucks Fever Artist Studio Tour
Self-guided driving tour of Bucks County Artists
Studios; 12 to 4 p.m. Tickets: FREE
Reception at Bucks County Gallery of Fine Arts,
77 West Main Street, New Hope, PA 18938
Major Benefactor: Academy Wealth Advisors
Supporting Sponsor: Allure West Studios
Young Professionals Committee
After Hours Networking Events
March 29, 2012 • 5-7 p.m.
July 26, 2012 • 5-7 p.m.
November 29, 2012 • 5-7 p.m.
FRee for all Chamber Members
For more information:
brad@centralbuckschamber.com
“Our business is to help
your business grow!”
Clockwise from top left: Golf Outing: Back row from left are Christopher Nardo
(Monument Bank), Art D’Angelo, CLU, ChFC (Insure4Life), Kip Lynch (CMIT Solutions of
Central Bucks), and Andy Shellock. Front row from left are Beverly M. Miller (Stepping Up
& Out, Inc.), Jane Moore (Moore Cleaning), Janet Hartman (Customers Bank), and Liz Vibber,
MS (Bee Bergvall & Co.). Credit: Mark Margraff, M Studios
Business Card Exchange at the Mercer Museum. Credit: Natalie Wi, Allure West Studios
Lifetime Achievement Awards – See page 22. Credit: Chris Whitney, Whitney Landscapes
Burpee Emergency Services Awards Committee: Back row from left are Robin Fetterolf-
Dunckley (Steely & Smith, Keystone Insurers Group, Inc.), Betty Graver (Pennridge Chamber
of Commerce), Linda L. Goodwin (The Bucks County Foundation), Frank Cosner (Pidcock
Agency), Jonathan Burpee. Center row from left are Millie Forte, Jane Moore (Moore
Cleaning), Chair Heather Cevasco (Office of Senator Chuck McIlhinney), Special Burpee
Recipient Kenneth L. Trego, Sponsor Sang Kim (Wells Fargo Bank), and Sponsor Michal
Araten (K’Nex Brands? The Rodon Group). Front row from left, Brent Bromily (Customers Bank),
George Forte and Sharon Hood (Little Farm Estates). Credit: Michael J. Monti Photography
Some of the members of the 2011 Byers Annual Bucks Fever Art Exhibition Committee: From Left, Daniel Anthonisen, Karl Halter,
Daniel A. Taylor, Diana Cercone, Howard Cooperman, Deborah M.A. Wagner, Tom Bunn, Audrey Long, Dot Bunn, Franca Warden,
Lauren Travis, Lucy Morgnanesi, Lisa LeLeu, Maggie Leiby, Bob Welch, Jill Yris, and Tari Zarka. Credit: Natalie Wi, Allure West Studios
(also a committee member).
Bridget and Joe Wingert (Bucks County Herald) at the The Two Penns Exhibit at the Bucks County Courthouse.
Credit: Natalie Wi, Allure West Studios
Young Citizens Awards Sponsored by David and Peg Werrett – See page 16. Credit: Mark Margraff, M Studios.
Center Photo
Brown Bag-It with the Arts Committee members: Brad Wexler (Tycor Benefit Administrators, Inc.), Peter Brown (First Savings Bank),
Chris Chesar (Montage Show Productions), Aaron Castro (Aaron Mitchell Photography), Brad Sanders (CBCC), Brian Pearson,
Art D’Angelo, CLU, ChFC (Insure4Life), Eric Fleischer, and Kevin Banks (First Savings Bank). Brown Bag-It with the Arts is sponsored
by First Savings Banking-Insurance-Investments & PECO. Credit: Cheryl Castro, Aaron Mitchell Photography
Annual Report 2011 3

2011 Burpee Emergency Services Awards
Sponsored by KNEX Brands, LP/The Rodon Group and Wells Fargo Bank
The annual Burpee Emergency Services Awards, named for the original sponsors and founders – the Burpee
Organization – honors the heroic men and women who volunteer to save the lives and properties of others.
To join this committee, call (215.348.3913) or send an email (info@centralbuckschamber.com) to the Chamber.
The 2011 recipients include:
Jeff Wargo
Central Bucks Ambulance & Rescue Unit
Alvin Wang, D.O.
Chalfont Emergency Medical Services
Heather A. Hemphill
Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance & Rescue Squad
Thomas J. Letiz
Point Pleasant-Plumsteadville EMS
Leland Miller
Warminster Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Matthew Cain
Warrington Community Ambulance Corps
Rick Schea
Chalfont Chemical Fire Engine Company #1
Jeffrey T. Kennedy
Doylestown Fire Company #1
Brian Gottschall
Hartsville Fire Company
Duane L. Smith
Lingohocken Fire Company
Curtis G. Kuder
Midway Volunteer Fire Company
Timothy Lohan
New Hope Eagle Fire Company
J. David Worthington
Perkasie Fire Company #1
Karen Grabosky
Plumsteadville Volunteer Fire Company
Scott J. Miller, Jr.
Point Pleasant Fire Company #1
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Jeffrey M. McDonald
Sellersville Fire Company
Zach Wolf
Southampton Fire Company
Matthew Hauser
Warminster Fire Company
Dodi Boone-Harvey
Warrington Township Fire Company
Kevin Thomas
Warwick Township Fire Company
Special Burpee Award: Kenneth Trego
Lee A. Willard Scholarship: Brian Therien
Photography by Michael J. Monti Photography
Standing Center front row is Michael Araten, President and CEO of KNEX Brands, LP/The
Rodon Group, one of the Sponsors of the Annual Burpee Awards Program, congratulated
the firefighters who were honored with Burpee Awards.
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An Awards Sponsor, Sang Kim, Senior Vice President with
Wells Fargo, far right front row, is shown with the Emergency
Services recipients of the Burpee Awards.
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Proceeds benefit the Bucks Fever
Celebration of the Arts Program.
For more information:
brad@centralbuckschamber.com
Linda Goodwin, mother of the
late Lee Willard, is shown with
the Lee A. Willard Scholarship
recipient – Brian Therien.
Kenneth Trego, the Special
Burpee Award Honoree, poses
with Timothy Lohan
New Hope Eagle Fire Company.
W4/Who, What, Where, When:
Dr. Vail P. Garvin, FACHE, Executive Director • Amanda M. Soler, Editor/Deputy Executive Director: Operations • Sally Parham, Deputy Executive Director:
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MIGU Press, Inc., Printer
Permission must be obtained to reprint any editorial material. Editorial content and advertising limited to Chamber members. Editorial coverage does not imply or indicate Chamber
endorsement of members’ business, products or services. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising considered not in keeping with the standards of the publication.
For more information, call (215)348-3913 or fax (215)348-7154. E-mail: info@centralbuckschamber.com. W4/Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce, Bailiwick, Ste 23, Doylestown, PA 18901
or visit us at www.centralbuckschamber.com.
Winter 2011-2012

Business to Business Breakfasts
The Business to Business Breakfasts happen quarterly and feature a top business leader sharing secrets
of how he or she built a business that is thriving. The 2012 Breakfasts are sponsored by
First Savings Banking-Insurance-Investments and LaSalle University.
Photography by Mark Margraff, M Studios
Tom Frank, area entrepreneur – owner of the Ramada of New Hope, the Knight House, 86 West
and more, shared his very touching, interesting and inspiring success story. This breakfast was
sponsored by Bucks County Bank and LaSalle University.
Sean Galt (Thompson
Networks) Breakfast
Speaker Karen Thompson
(Lace Silhouettes Lingerie,
Inc.) and Mark Glidden
(Stone-Glidden, Inc.)
chat at a Business to
Business Breakfast at
The Waterwheel
in Doylestown.
Sponsors John D. Harding, Bill Kline LaSalle University, and Frank Ventresca
(Ventresca LTD.).
Representing the area’s best living artists
since 1990
Karen Thompson
(Lace Silhouettes
Lingerie, Inc.) poses
with Rick Battaglia
(Bucks County Bank).
Bucks County Bank
sponsored the breakfast
featuring speaker
Karen Thompson, with
LaSalle University.
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Architectural & Environmental Committee
Produces Annual Excellence in Design Tour
Sponsored by Carroll Engineering
Each year, the A&E Committee produces an Excellence in Design Tour and an Environmental Seminar. The EID Tour concluded at the Mercer Museum, hosted
by the Bucks County Historical Society, with food contributed by Memorable Affairs Caterers and wine courtesy of New Hope Winery.
Photography by Natalie Wi, Allure West Studios
Douglas Dolan (Bucks County Historical Society), Anne “Cookie” Biggs (Corporate Communications),
Co-chair of the A&E Committee, and Tom Gockowski (Carroll Engineering Corporation) gather at the
Excellence in Design Tour Reception at the Mercer Museum. Carroll Engineering Corp is the
Sponsor of the Excellence in Design Tour.
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Architectural & Environmental Committee • Excellence in Design Tour
Michael Raphael, AIA (Raphael Architects), Bob and Audrey Long (Audrey Long Interior Design) and
Kathy Appel, ASID (Hearth & Hedgerow).
Lanny Morgnanesi (Delaware Valley College) and Michael Ehler (New Hope Winery).
New Hope Winery served their wines in their lovely donated glasses at the Reception.
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State of the State
Sponsored by Comcast, Independence Blue Cross & Wells Fargo Bank
The Governmental Affairs Committee produces three annual breakfasts – the State of the Nation, State of the State and State of the County.
The committee also produces a series involving ways to procure contracting, sponsored by Fulton Bank. Additionally, the group hosts debates and
public forum, as needed.
A new event in 2012 is the State of the Region, featuring Mayor Nutter, on March 22, 8:30 a.m. at Spring Mill Manor.
This breakfast program is sponsored by Bucks County Bank.
Photography by Mark Margraff, M Studios
Seated from left are representative Katharine Watson, Representative Marguerite Quinn,
Representative Scott Petri, Representative Paul Clymer and Senator Chuck McIlhinney.
Standing from left are Sponsors Sang Kim (Wells Fargo), Brian Jeter (Comcast), Roc Irey
(Roc Consulting Group), James O’Conner (Independence Blue Cross) and Governmental Affairs
Co-chair Heather Cevasco (Office of Sen. Chuck McIlhinney).
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Bruce Cattie (Bucks County Bank), Frank Craig
(Univest Corporation).
Frank Cosner (Pidcock Agency), Jim Finn (Coldwell
Banker), Jim O’Conner (Independence Blue Cross).
Kip Lynch (CMIT Solutions) and
John C. Soffronoff (Monument Bank).
Ann Kuznicki (Dublin Tec Center) and
ºLiz Kaspern (3rd Federal Bank).

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Photography by Chris Whitney, Whitney Photography
(left to right) Suzanne Hartshorne, Kim Arnold, Margaret Hoppenwasser,
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State of the Nation Breakfast:
Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick responds to State of the Union message
Sponsored by M&T Bank with Independence Blue Cross & Comcast
—Contributed by Anne Biggs, Business Communications
Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-8) began
his “Bucks County response to the State of
the Union” with a moving description of the
House chamber filling with lawmakers, the Cabinet
and diplomats, Vice President Biden and Speaker John
Boehner, Joint Chiefs and Supreme Court justices, and
finally, the President.
Photography by Michael J. Monti Photography
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“All of our democracy is in one room,” he said of this
impressive audience for President Obama’s State of the
Union address on January 24.
Fitzpatrick said he found many areas of the President’s
message with which he agreed, and will be doing his
part in 2012 to develop the greater bipartisanship that
the government “really needs.”
From left are Ira Brown (M&T Bank), Brian Jeter (Comcast), Congressman Michael G. Fitzpatrick, Jim O’Connor (Independence
Blue Cross) and President Bob Welch (Academy Wealth Advisors). M&T Bank served as the Benefactor of the State of the
Nation Breakfast with Patrons Independence Blue Cross.
Among the issues he supports are the pursuit of and
investment in responsible energy extraction in the U.S.,
major reforms in the regulatory process to eliminate
outdated regulations, a complete overhaul of the tax
system so it is fair and predictable, preparing our youth
through technical education for 21st century jobs,
getting the national debt under control so our children
are not “buried under a mountain of debt,” expanding
our trade network and limiting non-economic damages
in medical malpractice suits.
A presentation of the Chamber’s Governmental Affairs
Committee, this year’s State of the Nation breakfast at
Spring Mill Manor in Ivyland was sponsored by M&T
Bank, Independence Blue Cross and Comcast. W4
Congressman Michael G. Fitzpatrick and President
Bob Welch (Academy Wealth Advisors).

State of the Nation Breakfast: Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick
Gina Furia Rubel (Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.) and
Carlo Borgia (Wells Fargo Bank).
Linda Plank (Doylestown Hospital), Erik Garton
(Gilmore & Associates, Inc.), Richard Brown (Architect).
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Listening to the Congressman’s talk are Lauren Travis
(Travis Gallery) and Jim O’Connor (Independence Blue Cross).
Bucks County Commissioner Robert Loughery and
David H. Werrett (Wells Fargo Advisors).
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Business Card Exchange
Central Bucks Family YMCA
Lower State Road, Doylestown www.cbfymca.org
Photography by Chris Whitney, Whitney Photography
Trish Genghini, Chris Day, and Alexa Donaher
(Central Bucks Family YMCA).
Ed Lopez (Opt4 Group), Frank Riccardi
(Carisma), with Zane Moore and Ro Molyneux
(Central Bucks Family YMCA).
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Susan Kennedy (Big Brothers Big Sisters) and
Barbara Marte (Seniors Helping Seniors).
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Trish Dougherty (Artisan) and Doug Reasoner
(Doug’s Cakes).
Mary Jane and Harold Katz. In the midst of the Business Card Exchange
Annie focuses on her homework.
Alan Katz (Wealth Management Associate),
Jane Moore (Moore Cleaning) and
Nick Luezyszyn (Read’s Moving Systems.
Entertainment for the evening was provided
by Lisa Katz.
Heather Walton (Class Harlan Real Estate)
and Pam Carroll (Carroll Consulting Group).
Mark
Calendar
Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
Byers Art Exhibition
April 12 th thru April 22 nd
Artists Studio Tour
April 21 st and 22 nd
For more information:
info@centralbuckschamber.com
215.348.3913
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Business to Business Breakfast
Joe Schmider, Emergency Medical Services Director:
Overseeing a system of saving lives
Sponsored by LaSalle University & Bucks County Bank
By Anne Biggs, Journalist
If you are wondering how someone goes from
employee at the local bakery to director of the
state’s Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, know
this: it has nothing to do with starting a fire in the
kitchen or getting cut by the bread slicing machine.
But it does have a lot to do with a baker’s unusual
hours and his subsequent availability to follow in the
family tradition and serve as a firefighter, EMT and
rescue technician. And once Joseph W. Schmider left
his job at the bakery, his rise through the ranks was
steady and rewarding.
The former baker and firefighter was the featured
speaker at the Chamber’s December Business-to-
Business breakfast. He reeled off amazing statistics
about Pennsylvania’s emergency services system,
which is the sixth largest in the nation with 1.8 million
dispatches a year, and noted that Bucks County’s
emergency services plan was the basis for the one
adopted in 1987 by the state.
Schmider pointed out that the state EMS is challenged
by new regulations and finding funding for EMS
community services. He urged businesspeople to serve
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on local emergency services boards to bring a sorely
needed business approach to the running of these
small organizations.
He said that those who get into EMS should have
two responses when they come face to face with an
emergency: compassion, and the certainty that “I want
to go in there and make sense of that situation.”
The breakfast at the Waterwheel Restaurant
was sponsored by LaSalle University &
Bucks County Bank. W4
Robert F. Herbst, Director (LaSalle University).
Photography by Mark Margraff, M Studios
Joe Schmider, Emergency Medical Services Director.

Business to Business Breakfast
Julia Patterson (Student at CB West High School) interested in
pursuing architecture for a career, speaking with Linda Plank
(Doylestown Hospital).
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KERSHNER
Leadership
The Leadership Advancement Program of the
Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce is an
exclusive benefit of membership designed for
entrepreneurs, business and non-profit professionals.
Founded through the visionary leadership of Chamber
member Marian J. Barford, this dynamic nine-month,
thirteen session program offers a select group of
Chamber members rare, in-depth access to Central
Bucks County’s most influential non-profit, corporate
and government leaders.
Leadership participants meet from 3 to 6 hours per
month from October to June (schedule currently being
finalized) and participate interactive panel discussions
featuring top leaders in a variety of fields, participants
gain an expanded knowledge of Central Buck’s
County’s history, quality of life, cultural benefits, and
opportunities facing today’s leaders. The Leadership
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Advancement Program is open exclusively to Chamber
members who may apply for themselves or sponsor an
employee. Applications are accepted throughout the
year, with selections made by early September.
"The wide variety of classes introduced us to influential
members of the community, and was a civic, history,
and government class all rolled into one excellent
course. The experiences I had and the relationships I
developed will go a long way to helping me position
my business to grow and flourish in the years to come."
~ Mark Breon, BucksMont Accounting
"As a 33 year resident of Bucks County, I was
fascinated about how little I actually knew about
so many places and issues I actually thought I had a
good working knowledge of. The better informed you
are, the stronger the opportunity to advance.
Take the lead and let it work for you."
~ Henry Cervino (Third Federal Bank)
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"The Leadership Advancement Program provides a
comprehensive overview of Bucks County that is
helpful to new as well as seasoned professionals. The
connections made with other community and business
leaders opens doors that otherwise would remain
closed." ~Tobias Bruhn (Bucks County Community
College Foundation). W4
Henry Cervino (3rd Federal Bank) accepts a Leadership plaque
from Leadership Advancement Coordinator, Kathy Guarini.
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Front center, Hanna O'Neil.
Back Row: Jacob Arnold, Breanna
Jackman, Young Citizens Chair Dr.
Anna M. Shantz (Institute for Foreign
Languages), Bucks County Commissioner
Diane Ellis-Marseglia, Keynote Speaker
Representative Marguerite Quinn,
Awards Benefactor David H. Werrett
(Wells Fargo Advisors), Patrick Meyer,
and Casey Gabriel. Not shown:
April Zhang.
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The Bucks Fever FilmFest is an annual,
juried festival. Winning short films
submitted by high school, college and
emerging filmmakers are screened at the
County Theater in Doylestown, Pa.
FilmFest was born in 1999 at a planning
meeting of the Bucks Fever Advisory
Council of the Central Bucks Chamber
of Commerce. At that meeting,
Chamber member Jon Wilner
(formerly of the Delaware Valley Arts
Institute), suggested that we add a
contemporary art form of growing
interest in Bucks County, a Film
Festival, to the 25-year-old Bucks
Fever, Celebration of the Arts Program.
FilmFest would encourage and support the growth of
a filmmaking community by providing a venue to view
the works of area professional and student filmmakers.
Key to the concept was a partnership with the County
Theater, the independent movie theater in downtown
Doylestown that had sparked a revitalization of
Doylestown and built a strong interest in films and
filmmaking in the community. The County Theater’s
founder and Executive Director, John Toner and his
Manager, Jim Sanders, agreed to collaborate with the
Chamber and FilmFest in providing the screening
venue for the films, because of FilmFest’s mission to
provide a mentoring and learning experience with
rising area student filmmakers, along with adult and
professional filmmakers.
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The first FilmFest was held in September of 2000 and
featured a screening of the Academy Award winning
“The Buddy Holly Story”, introduced and followed by a
panel discussion with the producers, director,
and musical director, all of whom are Bucks
County residents.
In July 2002, the first juried, short film and
video FilmFest was opened up to the filmmaking
community, receiving 29 submissions from student
and independent filmmakers, from which 15 short
films/videos were selected and screened at the
County Theater to overflow audiences. In each of
the ensuing annual FilmFests, the number and the
quality of submissions have increased. Today, FilmFest’s
submissions have doubled, receiving roughly 60
submissions each year. In addition to having their
work screened publicly in a movie theater setting,
winning filmmakers are given the opportunity to have
their films aired on Comcast On Demand Get Local
throughout the Philadelphia area, thereby greatly
expanding their viewing audience.
Over the years, FilmFest has added seminars directed
primarily at young filmmakers on subjects ranging
from film financing, auditions, and script writing.
Past seminar presenters include Mike Lemon of Mike
Lemon Casting (exclusive casting agent for all M.
Night Shyamalan films), James Breckinridge, script and
screenplay writer, Fred Bauer, Producer of “The Buddy
Holly Story,” and Mac Outfitters.
Film Fest hosted the first-ever Awards Night at the
Mercer Museum in October of 2008. Awards Night
is an annual networking opportunity for filmmakers
and the central Bucks County business community.
Filmmakers, along with their family, friends, and film
enthusiasts from all walks of life, attend this event
to hear the winners of the upcoming festival
announced live. W4
Photography by Natalie Wi, Allure West Studios
Tyler Wallach (producer, "The F Bomb"), Ron Martin
(RMG Insurance) and Laura Powers (Furia Rubel
Communications, Inc.).
Joel Metzger (producer, "Tsunami Thoughts"),
Jim Sanders (County Theater).
Laura Talafous (Comcast), Dianne Tricarico
(Writing & media services) and Vince Caperelli, Jr.
(Cotton Field Communications, LLC).
The 2012 FilmFest
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2012 Co-CHAirS:
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Communications, LLC
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Membership 2011-2012
The Membership Ambassadors were treated to breakfast at the Ramada of New Hope, Courtesy of Bucks County Bank. Membership Ambassador
Paul Licitra (Tuscany on the Towpath) invited special guest author Vincent M. Roazzi to talk about his best selling book, “The Spirituality of Success
Getting Rich with Integrity).
Photography by Mark Margraff, M Studios
Bucks County Bank sponsored the Membership Power Breakfast.
Shown are Rick Battaglia, John Downes, Bruce Cattie,
Speaker Vincent Roazzi, and John D. Harding.
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Membership Ambassadors
Jane Moore (Moore Cleaning)
and Deborah M. A. Wagner
(The Graphic Edge).
Sheila Singer (CB Administrators, Inc.) and
Henry Cervino (3rd Federal Bank).
Speaker and author Vincent Roazzi
with Membership Vice President
Beverly M. Miller
(Stepping Up & Out, Inc.).
Chamber Director Debra Andrews (Marketri), Membership
Ambassador Jeffrey DiAmico (Hill Wallack), and Chamber
Vice President Nicholas Molly (J Carroll Molloy Realtor)
chat over coffee at the breakfast.
J. Robert Hillier, FAIA, of Studio Hillier (left) and
David Curle, RA, architect and managing principal with
P. Edwards Construction, discuss Hillier’s presentation,
“Where ‘Green’ Begins: Zoning and Planning,” for the
Chamber Architectural & Environmental Committee’s
March 15 seminar, “Practical Apps for Living Green.”
The program, which will provide both professionals and
homeowners with information they can apply to their
building projects, includes “Evaluating Sustainable
Design” with award-winning builder Mark Janiczek,
president of Janiczek Homes, and “Passive House
Design” with Laura Blau, AIA, and Paul Thompson, AIA,
LEED-accredited architects and principals at BluPath
/ GreenSteps. An in-depth Q&A session, moderated by
Michael Raphael, AIA, of Raphael Architects and the
A&E Committee, will complete the evening. Doors open
for networking at 6:30 pm at Heritage Conservancy’s
Aldie Mansion, 85 Old Dublin Pike, Doylestown; the
program begins at 7:00 pm. This free event is made
possible by major sponsor 3rd Federal Bank and by
Heritage Conservancy, Boucher & James Engineers,
P. Edwards Construction, New Hope Winery and
Soup to Nuts Caterers, LLC.
Practical Apps
For Living Green
Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
Architectural & Environmental Seminar
March 15, 2012 • 7-9 p.m.
Aldie Mansion, Doylestown
Where “green” Begins: Zoning and Planning
J. Robert hillier, FaIa, Studio hillier
Evaluating Sustainable Design
Mark Janiczek, Janiczek homes
Passive House Design
Laura Blau & Paul thompson, BluPath / GreenSteps
215.348.3913 • info@centralbuckschamber.com

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Some of the best networking and relationship building comes from joining a committee. Sign up for a committee, today!
Call the Chamber staff for further information on committee activities, (215) 348-3913.
• Business Expo
• Architectural & Environmental
• Business & Youth
• Bucks Beautiful Garden Competition
• Entrepreneurial Assistance
• Bucks Beautiful Garden & Home Show
• Golf Outing
• Bucks Beautiful Kitchen & Garden Tour
• Governmental Affairs
• Byers Bucks Fever Art Exhibition
• Health & Wellness
• Bucks Fever Artists Studio Tour
• Hospitality & Tourism
• Bucks Fever Brown Bag-It with the Arts
• International Committee
• Bucks Fever Development
• Networking for Youth
• Bucks Fever Film Fest
• Parenting & Family
• Bucks Fever Sculpture Show
• Red Ball Gala—biannual
• Bucks Fever Spectacular
• Women in Business
• Bucks County Wine Tour
• Young Professional
High School students in the Central Bucks School District participated in Mini Business World, a program
designed to introduce young people to the real life aspects of being an entrepreneur.
The area’s top professionals lent their
time and business knowledge to Mini
Business World, a joint endeavor of the
Chamber and the Central Bucks School
District produced by Martin Bahner
(CertaPro Painters of Bucks County) and
Bob Byers (Byers’ Choice Ltd.).
Members of the Chamber practice their speaking skills at a
Chamber workshop, produced by the Young Professionals.
Dr. Suzanne W. Zoglio, noted speaker,
author and artist contributed her time
to the Young Professionals to talk
about how to network effectively.
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Your Chamber in Action
Some members of the Chamber board are shown enjoying
the annual Board of Directors Luncheon, held in
December, 2011, at Earl’s Prime in Peddler’s Village.
At an Internet Safety Seminar sponsored by the Verizon
Foundation are the Honorable Judge Rea Boylan and
Mike Pesce of NOVA.
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Director Jack Skudris (Memorable
Affairs Caterers) congratulates the
Barbara Howard Master Volunteer
Award recipient, Sheila Singer
(CB Administrators, Inc.).
Joseph Feilmeier and Suzanne Hartshorne (Fulton Bank) at
one of the sessions of the Fulton Series. Fulton Bank is the
sponsor of the Series, held each year with an emphasis on
procuring government contracts.
Brown Bag-It with the Arts, Sponsored by PECO
and First Savings Banking-Insurance-Investments,
is held throughout the summer on the lawn of
the Bucks County Courthouse.
Julie Roberts, Realtor and
Kelley Noftsger (AB8 Waste
Solutions) are co-chairs of the
Young Professionals Committee.
Richard G. Paolino II, CRPC (Morgan Stanley Smith Barney)
and Christopher Nardo with Michael Esposito (Monument
Bank) served as the sponsors for one of the Young
Professionals events at Chambers 19 Bistro & Bar/
The Other Side.

Bucks Beautiful
Bucks Beautiful was founded in 1990 by Robert & Joyce Byers, who brought their idea to
beautiful Bucks County with gardens to the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce. Bucks
Beautiful is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Bucks Beautiful is designed to promote and extend the development of gardens
in communities, towns, along roads, business premises and private homes. The
goad of Bucks Beautiful is to compliment the world fame of Bucks County with a
parade of lush, distinctive gardens. Individuals, organizations and businesses are invited
to participate in Bucks Beautiful and beautify Bucks County with distinctive gardens
reflecting variety, color, creativity and visual impact. Bucks Beautiful is a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization and is comprised of six programs: Bulbs for Bucks Program,
Garden Competitions, Garden Competitions, Garden Grants, Garden & Home Show,
Garden Tours, and Scholarships. W4
For detailed information about the Bucks Beautiful programs or events contact, 215-348-3913
x 114 or email debbie@centralbuckschamber.com or visit www.bucksbeautiful.com.
More information in our Garden & Home Edition.
National Penn Bank is the major patron of the Bucks Beautiful Garden & Home Show, shown from
left are Joyce Crosby, VP, Manager Souderton Branch; Susan Okun, SVP, Retail Director of the Eastern
Region; Blair T. Rush, Eastern Region President and Gail Eister, former SVP, Retail Director of the
Eastern Region. The 2012 Bucks Beautiful Garden & Home Show will be on March 16, 17 & 18, at
Delaware Valley College.
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Gourmet Getaway
Cuisine for a Cause
food funds futures of Bucks women in need
With more than 200 members, Women in Business (WIB) is the
Chamber’s largest committee, and the Gourmet Getaway its
largest event, dedicated to supporting the Women in Business
scholarships.
The Gourmet Getaway is an evening of food and beer and wine tasting
from 25 of the area’s finest restaurants, caterers and other establishments,
as well as music, a silent auction and raffle prizes.
The 2012 Gourmet Getaway is Tuesday, March 20, at the Spring Mill Manor
in Ivyland.
All proceeds benefit its Scholarship Award, given to deserving women
who are bettering their lives through education. Since 1983, WIB has
awarded more than $258,000 and helped more than 90 women overcome
substantial challenges to re-enter the workforce.
To participate in the 2012 event – or to find out more about the scholarship,
visit go to www.centralbuckschamber.com or call 215-348-3913. W4
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Photography by Allure West Studios

April, 2011
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Sponsored by M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust
The next Lifetime Achievement Awards will be in April of 2013. To find out how to nominate a business or individual, contact the Chamber 215.348.3913
or visit www.centralbuckschamber.com. Photography by Chris Whitney, Whitney Photography
William and Lori Norcross (Speediprint’r/
The Wedding Studio) served as Chairs of
the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Former Humanitarian recipient and
2011 Jury Chair J. Peter Dominick
(Bucks County Bank) and
Kathe Dominick.
S O P H I S T I C A T E D C O U N T R Y C A T E R I N G
22 Who • What • Where • When
At the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Awards, held in April at Spring Mill Manor, are – standing
from left: Frederick Schea, Humanitarian; Kevin Pearson (M&T Bank/Wilmingon Trust), Sponsor;
Donald P. Worthington, Ambassador of Bucks County; and Richard Paynton, Dontech, Business
Achievement. Seated are: Rob Child, Bucks County Arts; and Doreen Paynton, Dontech,
Business Achievement.
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