The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Take steps toward better health

Make steps toward better health with this week’s Mercury Mile walk

- By Michilea Patterson mpatterson@21st-centurymed­ia.com @MichileaP on Twitter

LOWER POTTSGROVE » Fall is quickly approachin­g which means now is the time to enjoy walking outdoors before the weather gets too cold. Join other community members at The Mercury Mile walk on Wednesday afternoon.

The company Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, a local investment business, will host this week’s Mercury Mile. Inclement weather prevented the walk from happening last Wednesday so it was reschedule­d for this week. The walk will begin noon Wednesday from the company’s office located at 2108 E. High St. The office is near the First Avenue intersecti­on.

“Janney Montgomery Scott LLC has been in the investment business since 1832 and is headquarte­red in Philadelph­ia. Janney offers a full line of diversifie­d investment services, with a goal of helping individual­s and businesses attain long-term financial goals, including stocks, corporate and tax-free bonds, mutual funds, CD’s, IRA’s, annuities, and money management services,” according to a statement provided by the company.

The financial company has an office in Lower Pottsgrove. Senior Vice President Kathie Lynn, Vice President Tammy Bowman and Jackie Gofus, financial advisor, are the investment profession­als at the local office. For more informatio­n, visit the website at advisor.janney.com/Pottstown or call 610-718-8560 to schedule an appointmen­t.

If there is inclement weather on Wednesday afternoon then the walk be cancelled and another Mercury Mile will resume next week. The Mercury Mile is a free, weekly community activity that happens every Wednesday at noon. The location of the walk changes from week to week.

Those interested in hosting a Mercury Mile walk or activity should email Michilea Patterson at mpatterson@pottsmerc.com or call 610-850-0282 to schedule a time. To find each week’s location, visit the Fit for Life website at www.pottsmercf­it4life.com and like the Facebook page www.facebook.com/Mercfit4li­fe. Walkers can also be added to the Mercury Mile email list by contacting Patterson. Send your name from the email you would like to use and each week’s mile location will be sent to you.

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 ?? MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA ?? The TriCounty Community Network hosted The Mercury Mile walk at the end of last month. This week, the company Janney Montgomery Scott LLC will host the community walk Wednesday at noon.
MICHILEA PATTERSON — DIGITAL FIRST MEDIA The TriCounty Community Network hosted The Mercury Mile walk at the end of last month. This week, the company Janney Montgomery Scott LLC will host the community walk Wednesday at noon.

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