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Approaching
the Finish Line
The
Carousel Breaks Ground
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The Derek Saylor Memorial Carousel
at Pottstown Exhibition Center celebrated the
groundbreaking for its 30 W. King St., Pottstown,
facility on Friday, April 3, 2009.
State and local officials as
well as Carousel board members and volunteers
were on hand for the joyous occasion. In total,
about four dozen well-wishers attended the morning
ceremony.
Dodging a few raindrops, Carousel
Board President George Wausnock, State Rep.
Tom Quigley, Pottstown Mayor Sharon Valentine-Thomas
and Pottstown Borough Manager Ray Lopez pushed
the ceremonial shovel into a patch of ground
outside the building to mark the milestone.
"Welcome to the Gateway of Pottstown--
the Western gateway", Wausnock told the
crowd.
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He noted that
only four or five other carousel groups in the
country are doing what Carousel at Pottstown are
doing.
Said Quigley: "There's been
a lot of hard work and dedication in kicking this
all off. It's a great accomplishment to Montgomery
County Community College across the street."
Valentine-Thoms commented: "This is a wonderful
occasion for all of you to celebrate. It's important
we recognizae Pottstown as a gateway and destination
place. And it's projects like this one that make
that possible."
Wausnock also thanked Pottstown
Borough Council for "giving us this building
years ago."
Construction on Phase I of the
Carousel building is almost complete as of October
2009 and the Carousel project continues to seek
donations to help fund the building project, which
is made possible by the generous gifts of individual
donors as well as by grant monies. |
Sponsorship Opportunities
Beautifully carved
and painted animals for our restored 1905 Philadelphia
Toboggan Co. carousel are still available for
sponsorship. For more details and current availability
please email George
Wausnock.
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Website
updates provided by Veronika White |
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The Carousel At Pottstown was officially
incorporated October 10, 2000 and received 501©3 status
from the IRS as a non-profit charitable organization. |
