In the meantime, Noah said his family, friends and classmates continue to root, root, root for the Phillies in the best-of-seven Series. While it’s unclear how long Phillies Road will remain a fixture in Lower Gwynedd Township, Hunsicker said it would stay “at least through the end of the series.” I was very happy and yeah, a lot of emotions,” Noah said. The white and red Phillies Road sign features the team’s signature logo, font and emblem.Ī few days later Noah and his mom were driving along Houston Road when they noticed the sign had changed. Lower Gwynedd Elementary School as well as Wissahickon Middle and High schools are located on Houston Road, which Hunsicker said is “heavily traveled by Lower Gwynedd Township residents.” The supervisors coordinated on the project with Interim Township Manager Mimi Gleason and Public Works Director Fred Zollers. “I wasn’t quite sure that it would work out, but … he had a good idea and it deserves to be heard, and so I emailed the board of supervisors of Lower Gwynedd, and they loved the idea and decided to do it.” “You know I thought it was a really fun idea, and I thought it would be a fun thing for the township to do,” Karen said. So she took his proposal to the township board of supervisors. Beck’s favorite player is first baseman Rhys Hoskins.īeck’s mother, Karen, was impressed by the idea. The Lower Gwynedd Elementary School fifth grader from North Wales has been a Phillies fan his entire life. “When I saw the signs it said Houston Road, and I was like, we’re in the World Series, we’re the Phillies and since we love the Phillies so much I wanted to change the sign to ‘Phillies Road,’” Beck told MediaNews Group. LOWER GWYNEDD - Lower Gwynedd Township is showing pride for the home team during the World Series after installing a new sign on Monday, informally changing the name of Houston Road to “Phillies Road.”Īnd it’s all thanks to 10-year-old Noah Beck.
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