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Resident honored for volunteer efforts
Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 9:26 am, Sun Mar 27, 2011.
Morrisville - Edgar C. "Ted" Fletcher has invested considerable personal time and energy in Morrisville.
And it hasn't gone unnoticed.
"Ted's focus is and always has been the betterment of Morrisville and its residents. He works tirelessly for many facets of Morrisville," wrote the Morrisville Landmark Towns Committee, which nominated Fletcher for the third annual Community Achievement Awards being hosted by Landmark Towns of Bucks County this week.
In addition to being a member of the Morrisville Business Association for eight years and a member of the Rotary Club for 10 years, Fletcher has been a volunteer and carpenter for the ActorsNET of Bucks County for 10 years, just to name a few of his volunteer efforts.
"Ted Fletcher is always full of energy and enthusiasm for any project he is involved with," the committee wrote. "Ted continues to serve others by volunteering on a daily basis and he constantly works towards the success of Morrisville."
With help from PECO, Landmark Towns will honor Fletcher and other nominees during the 2011 Community Achievement Awards starting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Occasions, 560 Union Square Drive in New Hope.
The awards recognize outstanding contributions by individuals, businesses and organizations volunteering or operating within the Landmark Towns - Bristol, Morrisville, New Hope and Yardley.
The reception will start with the display of artwork by Bucks County artists and a silent auction; a buffet dinner and the awards ceremony will follow.
This year, a portion of the night will be dedicated to Bill Winslade, who died suddenly on March 21. The 55-year-old Yardley manager was chairman of the event the last two years and also this year. His participation with Landmark Towns was one of many volunteer efforts Winslade was involved with in the area.
"As far as being a supporter of Landmark Towns, he really got it - the idea of the four towns working together for the greater good of the region. He was a huge supporter of me and a tremendous help. I will miss him dearly - already do," said Donna Boone, regional Main Street coordinator for Landmark Towns.
Each borough has a Volunteer of the Year. The other awards include Outstanding Retail Event, Outstanding Preservation Success Story and Small Business Excellence Award.
Bill Gehrman, owner of En-route Marketing and former marketing director of Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, will be the keynote speaker. Gehrman will share his marketing expertise in the tourism industry.
The event is $55 per person and is open to the public. For tickets or event information, log on to www.LandmarkTowns.com or call 215-781-2605.
Landmark Towns, a project of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, is a regional revitalization initiative of the four boroughs along the Delaware Canal. The boroughs have traditional downtown business districts, into which the Landmark Towns project is designed to breathe renewed economic life, while preserving and enhancing industrial and cultural heritage.
The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor fosters stewardship of historical, cultural and natural resources along the early canal and railroad systems that carried anthracite coal from mine to market in eastern Pennsylvania.
The contract, which all four towns signed, called for each to make five installment payments over five years. The payment increments were: $1,250 for the first year; $6,250 the second year; $7,500 the third year; $8,750 the fourth year; and $10,000 the fifth year.
This year, all but Morrisville will make the $10,000 contribution. Though Landmark Towns will complete several projects under way, the organization won't initiate new projects if sufficient funding support is not made available, Boone has said.
Gema Maria Duarte can be reached at 215-949-4195 or gduarte@phillyBurbs.com Follow Gema on Twitter at twitter.com/deadlineduarte
