The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

Donations still needed for GoFourth! Festival

- By Monica Sager msager@pottsmerc.com

POTTSTOWN » July 4 is about a month away, but the GoFourth! committee is still looking for donations to reach its goal of $60,000.

GoFourth! has raised $46,000 so far, according to co-chairperso­n Amy Francis.

“We are shooting for another $20,000,” Francis wrote in an email. “Fingers crossed!”

The second annual GoFourth! Festival begins with a parade at 10:15 a.m. on July 4. Festivitie­s continue in Memorial Park, where there will be live music and activities fit for the whole family. Fireworks are to start after dark, around 9 p.m.

“It is completely funded by sponsorshi­ps and donations made by businesses and individual­s who want to offer our greater Pottstown community a fun, family-oriented event – a happening hat showcases all the positive community spirit and amenities that Pottstown has to offer,” Francis said.

Businesses and individual­s may sponsor various entertainm­ent

J & K Foam Fabricatin­g, Inc. Wolf Baldwin & Associates, PC Vist Bank David G. Garner, Esq. Yergey.Daylor.Allebach.Scheffey.Picardi Tri County Area Federal Credit Union Tri-County Chiropract­ic PA Industsria­l Equipment ROG Orthodonti­cs Tower Health/Pottstown Hospital Jay Lanes Pottstown Quoit Club Sager & Sager State Rep. Tom Quigley Santatoga Water Conditioni­ng O’Donnell, Weiss & Mattei, PC Profession­al Pharmacy Key Bank Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board David Miller Esq & Connie Miller Vist Bank Dischell, Bartle & Dooley American Heritage Credit Union Pottstown Joint Veterans Council Walker Troutman Funeral Home Visiting Angels Independen­ce Planning Group Dolan Law Group, LLC ATC Group - BCM Engineers American Business Club Renewal By Anderson Bause Catered Events providers and activities. Upper level sponsors will receive preferred seating during the firework display.

Tax-deductible donations can be made by donating online at PottstownG­oFourth.org or by sending a check made payable to the TriCounty Community Network (TCN), with “Attention: GoFourth” as the memo. Checks should be sent to Pottstown GoFourth! Festival, PO Box 1362, Pottstown PA 19464.

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