Haverford Township's Hometown Partnership for Economic Development

Announcing the formation of Haverford Township's
Hometown Partnership for Economic Development

Call for Board Member Nominations

The Hometown Partnership for Economic Development (HPED) is a new nonprofit organization in Haverford Township through which government, businesses, and residents will collaborate to facilitate business district revitalization throughout the community. The Working Group to Establish an Economic Development Nonprofit in Haverford Township will be establishing the initial HPED Board of Directors at an upcoming meeting on Monday, November 23rd and it is currently seeking nominations of eligible volunteers interested in serving on this Board.

The Board will consist of 3 owners or managers of businesses within Haverford Township, 3 commercial property owners, 3 Township residents and 3 representatives from the Township of Haverford municipal government.

The Board's responsibilities will be to:
formulate and propose enhancement projects
identify streams of revenues and obtain funding for projects and programs
help business and commercial property owners to acquire funding for improvement projects
provide technical information, assistance and support services to businesses
manage and oversee projects and programs
organize events to promote business districts
hire professional staff
recruit and organize volunteers
build partnerships within and among stakeholder groups
support the formation and development of business associations throughout the Township
The HPED Board of Directors will also be responsible for establishing and leading four core committees (Organization, Promotion, Design and Economic Restructuring) comprised of residents, business owners, and property owners who are not on the Board but have proven skills or expertise in each area, and they will select additional volunteers to form an HPED Advisory Board. For a full description of board member responsibilities, visit the Haverford Civic Council website at www.haverfordciviccouncil.org.

Anyone interested in serving on the HPED Board of Directors, Advisory Board or one of the committees should contact one of the following individuals as soon as possible to obtain additional information on the HPED structure, objectives, activities and nomination process:

Chris Whiting (cwhiting@msn.com)
Margaret Kane-Walls (KaneWalls@verizon.net)
Rick Van Luvender (rjvanluvender@verizon.net)
Christina Dolan (mscdolan@gmail.com)
Brendan Goggin (bgoggin@oakmontnationalpub.com)

The deadline for Board of Director nominations is Monday, November 16th.