ReOpen PA Stories

The producer at Pines Dinner Theatre speaks out about the devastating effects of the shutdown. The owners at Pines have poured over 20 years of blood sweat and tears into building their business and felt at the beginning of 2020 they were well set up to achieve one of their best seasons yet. They have now been almost 3 months without a single dollar of income.

"As an entrepreneur when there's a problem, you go 'OK, how do I fix this? How do I overcome this obstacle and how do I move on from this?' For the first time, there is nothing I can do for the business, to save it."

Andy Knutsen owns a Landscaping company, and the industry has been hit hard during this lockdown. Andy wanted to bring the ReOpen PA message to your yard, so he spearheaded the effort to bring these signs to you. Buy them here! Andy is not making any profit off of this effort.

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Our hearts go out to this small business owner who spoke to Senator Doug Mastriano at the rally in Harrisburg on 4.20. Let’s keep up the peaceful but unrelenting pressure on our representatives and local leaders and PD. Will they stand in the way of people who just want to go back to work?

Kristen is the owner of Team Builder Recruiting. As a recruitment business owner, she is able to have her thumb on the pulse of small business. She acts as a recuiter, coach, and consultant for all of the companies she works with.

Campground owner Kimberly Smith and RV business owner friend Lucene Steele discuss how the lockdown impacts the camping industry. Kimberly has some a real tough message for Governor Tom Wolf

Lucene Steele is the owner of Bear Creek RV in Raystown Lake. She and her husband have been greatly impacted by the lockdown. For Lucene and her employees, reopening is personal.

Did you know that not only businesses deemed 'non-essential' are being negatively affected by this forced shut-down, but that those deemed 'essential' are as well?

The truth is, every part of the market is hurt by this, and Esbenshades Garden Centers is no exception. Listen as Terry describes throwing thousands and thousands of their products away, because of the state's regulations downstream from them.

Let's stand with Esbenshade's Garden Centers & Greenhouse and ! There is no time to waste. For our jobs and for our future.

"It's hard to keep your spirits up through times like this.....God has made us as creatures that want to work and provide for our families..."

Kevin's is another story of persistence through hard times. Alot of grit and determination got this business to where it was. And now, he's told he can't work. He can't sell cars to provide for his wife and children. He can't run a business that his employees can thrive in while also providing for their families....

This is why we say REOPEN PA! We can do it safely and repsonsibly, protecting those who are susceptible to disease, while also living our lives with the liberty guaranteed in our Constitution.

Tag your representative and tell them to do the right thing to stop Wolf in his tracks and get Kevin and millions of others like him back to work!

Got a chance to speak with Diana Shaffer, she recounts her time being interviewed by ABC Nightline, and provides some chilling details about what her friends are seeing as funeral directors.