About Us
THE PENN VALLEY CIVIC ASSOCIATION IS A GROUP OF PENN VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS INTERESTED IN BETTERING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEER WORK, advocacy and education BY ITS MEMBERs.
The purpose of this Association shall be the preservation of the natural beauty and the residential preeminence of the Penn Valley area, the improvement of its physical qualities and the promotion of community spirit and communication among its members. (Article 1, Penn Valley Civic Association By-Laws)
Penn Valley is served by 3 Township wards, Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 3. To check the Ward map, see this link.
Goal 1: Provide a forum for bringing our community together
Goal 2: REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF PENN VALLEY TO THE TOWNSHIP, GOVERNMENT, AND LOCAL AGENCIES.
Commissioner Mike McKeon and his family help plant trees at Penn Valley Elementary School.
Goal 3: PReserve the natural beauty of our area, educate on environmental stewardship, and maintain local traffic islands with native plantings.
Origins of the Penn Valley Civic and our historic Street signs
Feb. 2021 - We’ve recently learned that Danish-born nurseryman Anton Emil Wohlert and Curtis Publishing Company head Walter Deane Fuller, were the driving force that started the Penn Valley Civic Association in the 1930’s. They renamed our area Penn Valley which had previously been called Fairview. The new civic group commissioned the decorative Penn Valley markers featuring a silhouetted figure of William Penn with his walking stick which the PVCA currently maintains on major entrances to our neighborhood.
The source of our information comes from the (unabridged) cultural history of Narberth (with reference to many of the surrounding neighborhoods) written by Narbrook Park resident, Victoria Donohoe, and diligently typed by Nancy Grove. See Chapter 5, pg. 287 for this interesting tidbit about Wohlert and his involvement in starting the Penn Valley Civic. Email Nancy with any questions or additional thoughts on this impressive tome: grngrove@yahoo.com.