YCS - December 8, 2013

Sunday, December 8, 

from 12:30 pm to 4 pm 

at the Valley gym

Super Hero Theme! Come in Costume and Win a Prize!

YCS stands for Youth Climbing Series.  There are several YCS events each the year. They are friendly, competitive events designed for young climbers age 3 to 13 with both bouldering and top-rope climbing.  Fun games and awards follow the climbing. YCS is a great way to introduce friends and siblings to climbing.

No Experience Necessary

The cost is $20 however, the fee is waived for TeamPRG members.  Equipment rental is included.

Call the gym at 1-877-822-ROPE for more information.

Philadelphia Rock Gym - Valley

255 South Mount Airy Road

Valley Township, PA 19320

610-666-7673

Charlestown Playhouse Climbs for Safety

PRG is hosting a climbing fundraiser for Charlestown Playhouse at the Oaks location

 E-520 122 Mill Rd

Oaks, PA 19456

610-666-7673 
Sunday, November 24, 2013

12 - 3pm

Climbing, Raffles, Bake sale
All ages welcome!
No Experience necessary

$20 per person, equipment and belayers included 

All proceeds benefit CPH!

Let us know that you're going on Facebook

PRG members please help out by volunteering to belay or bake

Charlestown Playhouse is fundraising for an new parking lot and Safe Child Drop off Area. The increased traffic on Charlestown Road due to ongoing development and the new turnpike entrance has negatively impacted the current parking and drop-off situation. A much needed upgrade will keep our students and local commuters safe.

The Problem:

When Miss Betty Stonorov opened Charlestown Playhouse opened in 1936 as an early childhood education community, Charlestown Road was little more than a rural farm road.  Over the years as the communities of Charlestown, Phoenixville, Great Valley and Chester Springs expanded to become suburban neighborhood's, Charlestown Road became a state road and traffic has steadily increased.  Since the school is located very close to the road, dropping and picking up children has become more challenging every year.

At the end of 2012, the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened a new entrance in Great Valley off of Route 29, less than 2.5 miles from our school.  Traffic has noticeably increased in front of our school on Charlestown Road and the models have estimated a continued 40-100% increase in traffic volume in the near future.

The Solution:

Charlestown Playschool is endeavoring to construct a new drop-off area which will alleviate congestion on Charlestown Road and greatly increase the safety of both our children and commuters along Charlestown Road.  We need your help.  Estimates for our project are $250,000.  The project includes:

• a new driveway entrance with better site distance for vehicles,
• a drop-off area located over 100 feet off of the road
• additional off road parking for teachers, helpers and families,
• a covered outdoor classroom,
• elimination of traffic congestion on Charlestown Road during morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up
• elimination of on street parking. 

For more information about our beloved school please visit http://www.charlestownplayhouse.org/

Charlestown Playhouse, Inc is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization; all donations are tax deductible.

We gratefully thank you for your support!  Please spread the word.

Mount Gretna Results 2013

It was an absolutely beautiful day at Mount Gretna's Governor Dick Park in Lebanon County, PA today. Early morning sprinkles dried up just in time for the 9 am start. An estimated crowd of over 100 competitors sent problems throughout the park until 4 pm when the best burritos this side of the Rio Grande were served. There was much camaraderie throughout the day and it was great catching up with old friends and making some new ones. Thanks to Adam and the gang for putting on a great event and raising funds to benefit the park. Thanks to all the sponsors who donated tons of solid swag for the winners and the raffles. I'm already looking forward to next year.

Congrats to all of the competitors. Here are the winners. If I butchered your name, leave a comment or email me and I'll fix it up.

Men's Open				Women's Open/Advanced
1	Ryan Ship	6194		1	Claire Bresnan	3755
2	Brad Stoner	2732
Men's Advanced
1	Mike Gallagher	5604
2	Drew Davis	5360
3	Solomon Barth	4864
Men's Intermediate				Women's Intermediate
1	Justin Polchlopek	3787		1	Beth May	2865
2	Dan Albright	3690		2	Abby Tuke	2169
3	Ben Stride	3588		3	Amber Schenkel	1974
Men's Beginner				Women's Beginner
1	Ian Gardner	1699		1	Madison Wester	1647
2	Garret Warner	1689		2	Isabelle Gourley	1510
3	Conner D.	1634		3	Amanda Talbot	1194
12 & under				Masters 35+
1	Griffin Barros-King	3591		1	Joe Tallarico	5625
2	Max Bechtel	1506		2	Chet Roy	4617
3	Olivia Harmanos	1456		3	John Perriere	3590
Pull up contest
	Gabe Makenzie	39 pull-ups

	Men/Women Combined For the Following
Advanced
5	Brian Brotherton	4796
6	Eric Cox	4364
7	Matthew Snyder	4250
8	Taylor Reed	4151
9	Steve Heston	3995
10	Max Snyder	3923
11	Brian McCall	3786
12	Joe Reardon	3307
13	Gabe Mckenzie	3104
14	Nate Rowthorn	3026
15	Brad Stoner	2732
16	Andrei Raducanu	1898
17	Charles Garcia III	1532
18	Zach Feder	1050
19	Nicholas Miller	575
20	Sean Heisey	450
Intermediate
7	Nathan Davey	4212
8	Christian Vanderslice	3524
9	Michael Malony	3501
10	Jon Golle	3501
11	John Groh	3453
12	Dan Murphy	3466
13	Avery Bechtel	3434
14	Pat M Saylor	3319
15	Mareh Sotola	3303
16	Keith Joe	3176
17	Jeffrey John	3174
18	Even Bechtel	3290
19	Brandon Anchant	3217
20	Setphen Weaver	3167
21	Evan Lewis	3112
22	Austin Becker	3004
23	Jonathan Kettering	2858
24	Ethan Gibbel	2384
25	Cynthia Lale	2231
26	John Isola	2219
27	Tainiko Lowman	1936
28	Nebojsh Zimonjie‐Zima	1900
29	Julian Zarate	1794
30	Alexander Ford	1587
31	Gus	1542
32	Brendan treffinger	1425
33	Amanda Sonon	1368
Novice
7	Gabe Tiday	1613
8	Michael Fisher	1536
9	Ronan Gleeson	1510
10	Luke Tiday	1496
11	Daniel Leonard	1400
12	Jeremey Adams	1274
13	Justin Montgomery	1255
14	Scott Simpson	1227
15	Peter Webb	1173
16	Jeff Hanna	1114
17	Lucy Hummer	1136
18	Seamus Hanrohan	1097
19	Brit Brooks	1090
20	Nolan Amso	1093
21	Sam Devries	1065
22	Clarissa Sube	1057
23	Devon Mall	1037
24	Tristen Werber	996
25	Shawn Mcintosh	982
26	Evan Smail	980
27	Laura Auzivino	948
28	Jody Sailer	832
29	Jim Groh	912
30	Emily Litsinger	903
31	Eliza Magland	705
32	Rachel Kisbab	704
33	James Pesta	692
34	Ingrid Hazban	682
35	Abree Murch	622
36	Amy Borch	574
37	Mathew Herman	500
38	Mary Kate Wright	464
39	Chelsi Kling	463
40	John Gallagher	450
41	Joseph Johnson	448
42	Jeff Paley	435
43	Rory Bowman	410
44	Yuen Ho	395
45	Matt Mcafferty	315
46	Will Bryan	58
47	Zach Buecker	0
48	Ben Dooley	0
49	Falcon	0
50	Zach Fry	0
51	Laurel Brebzeck	0
52	Ben Gotthold	0
53	Mitch Hall	0
54	April Hudson	0
55	Jason John	0
56	Ben Phillips	0
57	Sarah Purosky	0
58	Savanna Scroggins	0
59	Aroldo Vitor Silva	0
60	Andrew Suter	0
61	Brooks Woodring	0
Masters
4	Bobby J Curry	3565
5	Joel Gibbel	2592
6	Shane Hudson	2574
7	David Harmanos	1329
Junior
4	Jilly Vordick	1109
5	Syndey Pekala	993
6	Ashton Craycraft	740
7	Quincyn Moll	93