PRESS CONFERENCE ADVISORY | Alvernia, Schuylkill YMCA to cut ribbon on new gymnastics, kitchen and retail facilities
Local leaders to host ceremony at Pottsville CollegeTowne site
Reading, PA (03/04/2026) — What: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
When: Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
Who: Remarks will be provided by:
- Robert S. Carl, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce
- Cynthia Mensch, Director of Pottsville CollegeTowne and Student Success Coordinator
- Glynis Fitzgerald, President, Alvernia University
- David G. Argall, PA State Senator, 29th District
- Tim Twardzik, PA State Representative, 123rd District
- Tom Smith, Mayor, City of Pottsville
- Bo Bates, YMCA Rep.
Where: Alvernia University Pottsville CollegeTowne Campus
500 Progress Avenue, Pottsville, PA 17901
Details: Alvernia officials, community and business leaders and elected officials will celebrate the opening of the new Schuylkill YMCA location as well as completion of construction for a kitchen and retail space in Pottsville CollegeTowne at 500 Progress Avenue. The event marks the completion of Phase II of the university's CollegeTowne initiative which, in total with Phase I, represents an $8 million investment in downtown Pottsville.
Media members are encouraged to attend. Formal remarks will begin at 5:45.
For more information, please contact Sarah Matarella (sarah.matarella@alvernia.edu/610-796-8344).
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Alvernia University is a Catholic comprehensive university with a liberal arts foundation founded by the Bernardine Franciscan Sisters in 1958. The university serves over 3,000 students in Reading, Pottsville and Philadelphia with a unique blend of rigorous liberal arts education, strong technical training in many high demand majors, ever-expanding experiential learning opportunities through study abroad and internship experiences and community engagement through its Franciscan-based community service model.
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