Where to park near the Williamsport River Walk

When I moved to Williamsport, PA last year, my new friends told me about the lovely River Walk along the beautiful Susquehanna River.  It took me awhile to figure out where to park, so I thought I'd share my new found knowledge.  The River Walk is flat (a bonus in this town!) and paved.  It's a great place to walk, run or bicycle.  Check it out!

There are two parking lots (marked with red "stars" on the map) near the 3.5 mile loop on the west end of the River Trail.  On Sundays (ONLY) you can park at the bank at the foot of Market Street.  The other parking lot is available 7 days/week.

There is another parking lot at the east end of the trail:

I am so fortunate to be working with my son

I am so fortunate to be working with my son Jeremy.  Several years ago, Jeremy was hiking in Peru when his guide stopped the group at a lone dirt-floored hut on the trail. The guide said that this was their lunch stop. Jeremy and the other hikers purchased their lunch from the family living in the hut.  The food was served by a bare-footed 9 year old boy.  As Jeremy ate his lunch that day, he was inspired to share his own good fortune, and determined to make it significant and lasting.  When he returned to the USA, Jeremy established the RentLinx.org charitable giving program.



Jeremy decided that each year, RentLinx will pledge to:

• Donate 2% of the gross RentLinx revenue to local, national and international causes we feel passionate about 
• Encourage all RentLinx employees to donate 5% of our paid time to volunteer organizations in our communities

Surprisingly, we doubled our revenues during 2010, and ended the year with a nice profit. At a time when so many of our friends and neighbors are struggling, we feel especially grateful.  During 2010, RentLinx.org donated to:

• Children's Aid Society (NY)
• County of San Diego Animal Services
• Gleaners Food Bank (MI)
• Home Start (San Diego)
• Kid's Food Basket (Grand Rapids)
• Michigan Disability Rights Coalition
• New Eyes for the Needy
• Operation Smile
• San Diego Beach Improvement Group
• Vitamin Angels
• Volunteers of America (MI) 
• Wikimedia

I am extremely proud of Jeremy, and so happy to wake up each day knowing that I am working with him and serving a good cause.  Thanks for reading my blog!

RentLinx Webinar on August 18th - Sign up now!

"How to Maximize your RentLinx ads" webinar

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• See which ads are effective, and which aren't
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• Cost: Free!
• Title: How to Maximize your RentLinx ads
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• See which ads are effective, and which aren't


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Crazy idea = “Wow” customer service!

Despite my best efforts to answer every phone call, I have missed a couple of calls since my last blog (Let it go to voice mail. No big deal, right? Think again!).

I used to think that a missed call with no voice mail obviously wasn’t very important. If it was important, the caller would have left a message, right? But, after the RentLinx study revealed that 80% of people who get voice mail hang up, I started rethinking my assumption. How can those 80% of missed calls not be important?

So, I got this crazy idea. What if I called the person who just hung up? I checked our phone log, looked up the caller’s number, got ready to dial and --- I hesitated. Would I be met with hostility? Indifference? Irritation? After all, this person hadn’t left a message.

I took a deep breath, dialed the number, and said: “Hi, this is Amanda from RentLinx. I’m sorry I missed your call a few minutes ago. May I help you?”

Guess what? She was thrilled that I had called her! Thrilled! I answered her question and she said “Wow, what great customer service!”

I’ve done this a few more times since, and every time, I get the same reaction: “Wow!”

Try it! Call someone who hung up without leaving you a message. Then, let me know what happens!

Amanda Schneider

www.rentlinx.com