Montgomery County Community College: MCCC Commemorates The 25th Anniversary Of The Pottstown Campus With A Special Holiday Tree

Press release from the Montgomery County Community College:

Diane VanDyke

December 2, 2021

Montgomery County Community College is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the opening
of its Pottstown Campus with several activities throughout the year, including a Montco
for All holiday tree.

“As the holidays are approaching, we wanted to mark this anniversary year by doing
something special that also would benefit the community,” said Amy Auwaerter, Director
of Pottstown Campus Operations.

MCCC’s tree will be part of the Boyertown Area Multi-Service Inc.’s online 15th Annual Festival of Trees fundraiser that starts on Friday, Dec. 3, at
12 a.m. and continues through Thursday, Dec. 9, at 11:59 p.m. The fundraiser helps
support programs of the Boyertown Area Multi-Service, including the Ricketts Center
in Pottstown, Meals on Wheels, Preston’s Food Pantry, and the Center at Spring Street,
among others.

The community will be able to view the trees online and purchase raffle tickets to
have a chance to win the sponsored trees. Boyertown Area Multi-Service will notify
the winners on Friday, Dec. 10, and they will have the option of keeping or donating
the tree to a family in the community.

To view the trees, visit Boyertown Area Multi-Service's website and follow the directions to enter the raffle. On the raffle page, select "tree"
from the drop-down category menu and look for "A Very Montco Mustang Christmas" tree
to cast your vote.

MCCC's tree is a plethora of gifts and items donated by students and employees from
across MCCC’s campuses, including:

“We hope that the tree will brighten the holidays for whomever wins it,” added Auwaerter.
“It’s a gift from our entire Montco Family to theirs.”

For a quarter of a century, MCCC’s Pottstown Campus has served as a valuable educational resource and trusted community partner. As the
College celebrates its 25th anniversary, it is transforming its Pottstown Campus for
the future starting with the opening of Pennsylvania’s first Challenger Learning Center – a hands-on, simulation-based science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) educational
experience – in the near future. Also underway is the conversion of MCCC’s North Hall
parking lot into a green space with native plantings that will create live learning
laboratories for students and a community gathering space. Renovations to MCCC’s South
Hall, which are currently underway, will improve students’ overall educational experience.

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