Giving back while doing business

I was inspired by Inc. Magazine's article "Entreprenuers we love," and wanted to focus today's post on some of West Chester entreprenuers whose actions help our overall community. Every small effort made by West Chester's business owners help our community thrive. By spending our Christmas dollars in their establishments, we help keep their businesses strong and the cycle of growth continues.
http://www.inc.com/ss/entrepreneurs-we-love-because-they-inspire-us#0,

Holly Brown, owner of Kaly Clothing at 37 West Gay Street, is the current president of Borough Council. She will often preside over council meetings which run late into the night after putting in a hard day's work (or at this time of year, a hard month's work) in her shop. http://kalyclothing.com/

The Lincoln room's Susan Johnstone has organized "giving trees" to gather donations to support local charities throughout December in conjunction with Santa visits on the weekends. http://www.lincolnroomwestchester.com/events.php


Christopher Curtin of Eclat helps to put West Chester on the Culinary map. Earlier this year Eclat won a silver Sofi Award at the New York Fancy Food show, they also won a "Best of Philly award" for the thrid year and was recently mentioned in philly magazine for his beautifully crafted edible Christmas ornaments: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/food/20101216_MarketBasket_.html

Cyndi Meadows of Penwick Design shop is also the secratary of the West Chester Business Improvement District, which helps to promote West Chester as a destination to our surrounding counties. http://www.penwickdesign.com/

Please let us know of other West Chester merchants who are giving back to our community in their own way so that we can thank them for their efforts.