George Adams, right rear, poses with a group of young Lansdale Cannoneers. (Photo via Facebook: Lansdale Cannoneers/The Reporter)
Adams to be recognized Saturday morning at Lansdale Founders Day event
The newest member of Lansdale’s most exclusive club has been a fixture on the town’s sports scene for decades.
Saturday’s Founders Day festivities will include a unique honor for the newest winner of the Lansale Lifetime Achievement Award.
“The theme for Founders Day this year is ‘Game On,’ and it is kind of self-explanatory: focuses on games, and sports,” said council President Mary Fuller.
“To that end, this year we are honoring George Adams: most known with the Cannoneers, but really for several decades,” she said.
Every summer, borough nonprofit Discover Lansdale presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to those who have dedicated at least 25 years to the community. Prior honorees have been longtime borough fire chief Jay Daveler in 2012; borough Parks and Recreation Director Carl Saldutti in 2013; North Penn High School principal and Marching Knights band leader Stephen Frederick in 2014; then-LHS President and longtime Reporter editor Dick Shearer in 2015; business owner and former Lansdale Business Association head Margie Booz in 2016; North Penn Boys and Girls Club CEO Bob Kreamer in 2017; Lansdale Cemetery caretaker Richard Stricker in 2018; Frank and Georgette Koehler, owners of Koehler’s Jewelers and Diamond Merchants, in 2019; Ray Walton, longtime head of family heating oil business Clyde S. Walton Inc. in 2021, Rev. Sue Bertolette, longtime pastor of St. John’s United Church of Christ, in 2023 and Anne Henning-Scheuring, the former councilwoman who organized the ‘Hometown Heroes’ banners honoring veterans in town and across the region, in 2024.
Adams will be a worthy addition to that club, Fuller announced during the Aug. 6 council meeting: “He has been instrumental, as a board member, as a coach, as an administrator, in Lansdale’s youth sports,” she said.
“He really built the ‘Challenger’ program, that makes sports accessible and inclusive for people of all abilities in our community. He has put his heart and soul and life into this, so therefore this year, we will be honoring him,” she said.
One change from prior years: instead of the traditional award presentation at the Lansdale Historical Society’s Jenkins Homestead, the presentation will be held about a block east, at a fitting location within Memorial Park.
“We will be presenting the award out on the ballfield at Weaver Field, at 10:30 in the morning, and that will happen prior to a big wiffleball game. So if you’d like to play wiffleball, you can sign up, and join the team, and have some fun: come see George get awarded, and play a little wiffleball and enjoy Founders Day,” Fuller said.
The Cannoneers added their own congratulations in a Facebook post: “If you have been involved with the Cannoneers, you have seen George and his dedication in action. He can be seen coaching various teams, working on the fields, cleaning bathrooms, handling registration, and filling in wherever there is a need. We are hoping to create a sea of green during the award ceremony! Come out in your Cannoneers gear…”
That award presentation is just one part of a busy day, with other events scheduled as follows:
8 a.m. and 9 a.m.: Morning Exercise, Chamber of Commerce Courtyard at Lansdale Station Apartments on Madison Street
9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Lansdale Farmers’ Market at Penndale Middle School
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Lansdale Festival of the Arts at Memorial Park
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Chamber GMC Health and Wellness Fair along Railroad Avenue
10:30 a.m.: Opening Ceremony / Lansdale Lifetime Achievement Award Ceremony for George Adams, at Weaver Field at Memorial Park
11 a.m. to noon: Community Wiffle Ball at Weaver Field
11 am. to 3 p.m.: Lansdale Historical Society / Jenkins Homestead Open House at 137 Jenkins Avenue
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Touch-A-Truck, at the Historic Lansdale Freight House Lot; the Lansdale Street Band performs at 11 a.m.
Sports open house and board game donations, at the North Penn Valley Boys and Girls Club, 16 Susquehanna Ave.
Model Trains Display, at the Fairmount Fire Company, 100 Vine Street
Pennant Crafts at Eclipse Center for Creative Community, 30 Vine Street.
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Lansdale Public Library Fun, at the Lansdale Library, 301 Vine Street
Mosaic Mural, located at The Art Studio, 51 E. Second St.
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Police Station Tours, at the Lansdale Police Station, 1 Vine Street
1 p.m. to 7 p.m.: Family Fun Festival with food/drink, vendors, games, and music, at Century Plaza Parking Lot/Green Street. Live Entertainment will be provided by Evans Entertainment from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and A Common Thread from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: District Court Open House with Judge Ed Levine, at Station Square, 430 Pennbrook Parkway.
9 p.m.: Fireworks at Penndale Middle School.
Other new additions this year: Discover is now offering a ‘Lansdale Loyal’ card that’s available online or at town events and offers discounts around the town, and volunteers with the Bike North Penn advocacy group will offer a free bike valet service at the farmers market on that day.
For more information search for “Discover Lansdale” on Facebook or visit https://www.discoverlansdale.org/founders-day.html.
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