BRYN MAWR, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. (Aqua) has learned that it will be honored with
the President's Award from the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce at
the organization's 125th Anniversary Gala scheduled for
November 18 at the Drexelbrook Events Center in Drexel Hill,
Pennsylvania. Aqua Chairman Nicholas DeBenedictis will accept the award
from the company.
Aqua Pennsylvania Chairman Nicholas DeBenedictis will accept the President's Award from the Delaware County Chamber on behalf of the company at the Chamber's 125th Anniversary Gala scheduled for November 18 at the Drexelbrook Events Center in Drexel Hill. Aqua Pennsylvania is also celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. The water company was founded in Delaware County in 1886. (Photo: Business Wire)
Aqua, which is also celebrating its 125th anniversary this
year, is being recognized for its decades-long support of the Chamber
through financial contributions and volunteerism. Aqua is one five
companies selected for the prestigious award from a group of 54
companies that were also considered.
"We are honored to be among those companies chosen for this special
honor," said Aqua Chairman Nicholas DeBenedictis. "It's particularly
meaningful as we were founded in Delaware County and are celebrating our
own 125th anniversary this year —a year in which we will have
invested more than $40 million in infrastructure improvements in our
‘home county.'"
Aqua was founded in 1886 by a group of Swarthmore College professors as
the Springfield Water Company. During that time, the water company has
grown to serve a approximately 1.4 million residents in 30 counties
throughout Pennsylvania, including about 1 million in southeastern
Pennsylvania. The company serves more customers in Delaware County than
any other.
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Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
Donna Alston
Director, Communications
610-645-1095
dpalston@aquaamerica.com
Source: Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc.
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