News and Notes from the March MGCA Meeting

Sent to Patch by members of the Maple Glen Community Association and posted at editor's discretion as a service to the local business community.

The Maple Glen Community Association held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 27th at Brandywine Estates in Dresher. Over 30 members gathered together for another awesome lunch and great conversation. The group is working on a spring mixer and will get information out to the community once it is finalized.

Kirsten Puskar, owner of is a licensed Landscape Architect. She spoke to the group about creating beautiful, as well as functional, outdoor spaces. Her full color visual plans show how to maximize your space with landscapes, vegetable gardens, and native plants.

Kirsten will show you how your landscape can not only have four seasons of interest, but be low maintenance as well. Her work includes transforming your patio, pool, and outdoor kitchen area. Call Kirsten for a personal design consultation, full master plan, or for speaking engagements to your club or group.  She can be reached at 215.646.4418  www.ArtichokeDesignLLC.com.

Francine Graglia, owner of The Handy Marketeer, is a marketing coach and consultant. She helps service professionals get more clients even if they cringe at the thought of marketing and selling. Francine spoke about having a strong business foundation and earning the trust of your prospects before you start trying to do business with them.

She will show you how to mix business with pleasure, fall madly in love with what you do, and have fun doing it…all while getting booked solid. Francine is personally training with Michael Port, author of Book Yourself Solid, and teaching his marketing system to others. She can be reached at 215-313-9769   www.handymarketeer.com

Maple Glen Community Association holds their meetings the 4th Tuesday of the month. Membership is $25.00 for the year and lunch is provided by Brandywine Estates.

The next general meeting will be held April 24th and is open to everyone in the community. You can register to attend at www.mgcarsvp.com. For more info contact Steve Greene at 215-540-8378.