Montgomery County Community College’s Pottstown Campus will host the inaugural Pedal for the Future Community Festival on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Everyone is welcome to this family friendly, free event that will be held rain or shine. Photo by NGS Productions
Come and enjoy a spring day of fun at Montgomery County Community College’s Pedal for the Future Community Festival on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its Pottstown Campus, South Hall, 101 College Drive in Pottstown. The event is free and will be held rain or shine.
“All members of the community are invited to join us for a day of games, wellness and fun,” said Amy Auwaerter, Senior Director of Pottstown Operations. “We look forward to welcoming families to the Pottstown Campus. We’re grateful for all the participating vendors and generous sponsors who have come together to make this event possible for the community.”
This family friendly event will feature an array of activities, including games, hands‑on art projects, touch-a-truck, free health and dental screenings, raffles, giveaways and much more. Food trucks and vendors will offer a variety of delicious food selections. MCCC will also host a scavenger hunt and campus tours through the newly renovated buildings. Montco Radio students will be providing music throughout the event and Montco’s Hospitality Institute will have some tasty treats created by culinary students.
More than 45 community organizations and partners will be on site to offer activities and helpful resources, including the A is for Autumn & Aubree, American Grappling Academy, Animal House Project, Art Fusion 19464, Ashley’s Sweets, Axia Women’s Health, Book Trophy Gifts, Bow-Nut Bites, Citadel Credit Union, Community First Development Corporation, Community Health and Dental Clinic, Compass Counseling and Associates Inc., ContinuEDU, Designs by Michele Ann, Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation, Fostering Hope Montco, Groovy Beads Designs & More, Guevin’s Far View Farm, Health and Wellness with Michelle, Healthy Kids Running Series, Hearts of Humanity Community Development Corporation, Ivy Rehab for Kids Pottstown, James’ Critter Corner, KeyBank, Limerick Homegrown Produce & Trading Post LLC, MAEHOC LLC (Timbo’s Licorice Ropes), MCCC Veterans Resources, Montco Radio, Otterly Baths, Patient First Urgent Care, Pet Butler of Gilbertsville, Pottstown Carousel, Pottstown Community Arts, Pottstown Regional Community Foundation, Pottstown YMCA, Powered by Transformation, Road to Victory Apparel, Sparkles Airbrush Tattoos LLC, Steinhaus Insurance, Sudsations Candle Company LLC, The Cake Ladie, Tower Health Emergency Room, TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce, Vegan Confectionaries, Vesta Kitchen, Wee Care CDC, Wheels of Justice, Wild Tied Threads, and YWCA.
Before the festival, the Pedal for the Future youth bike event will begin at 9 a.m. in the parking lot of MCCC’s Challenger Learning Center at 140 College Drive, Pottstown. Pottstown first responders, Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation volunteers, Montgomery County Community College Municipal Police Academy cadets, and Take It Outdoors Adventures employees will teach bike safety and maintenance with 22 pre-selected Pottstown-area youth before they go on a supervised bike ride.
Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation and Wheels of Justice are sponsoring the Pedal for the Future youth bike event. Citadel Credit Union, Montco Radio, Pottstown Parks & Recreation, and Wolf, Baldwin & Associates, P.C. are sponsoring the community festival along with MCCC.
For more information, visit MCCC's web calendar or email [email protected].