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Buy Fresh, Buy Local
Buying local York County produced food guarantees freshness, taste and nutritional quality, while keeping your money planted in our local economy! The York County Farmstand Tour will be held on Saturday, August 7 & August 14, 2010 from 9am to 3 pm. Visit four of the participating farmstands, have your passport stamped and turn in your passport for a prize and prize drawings at the finale locations.... more
Pirates, Princesses and Superheroes! Oh My!
Schreiber Pediatric Rehab Center will celebrate its 22nd Annual Rubber Duckie Race and Festival with Dress Up Duckies, on Sunday, July 25 at Lancaster County Central Park. Buy a duck and let it join the 25,000 rubber duckies that will swim down the Conestoga River in support of children with special needs receiving treatment at Schreiber Pediatric.... more
2nd Annual People's Flea to benefit the Susquehanna Service Dogs
Join 105.7 the X and The People's Morning Show on July 24 from 5am to 1pm at the West Shore Hardware Bar parking lot to benefit the Susquehanna Service Dogs.... more
Local Cadet Collects Coats for Needy
Residents, businesses and organizations are encouraged to donate coats, mittens and more as part of a local Cadet's Community Service Effort: Free Warm Coats for People. Read on to see how you can make your donation.... more
Get Your Kid on our Cover!
Want to see your child on the cover of our October 2010 issue? Enter our Cover Kids Contest!... more
MOMS Club Fundraiser Supports Mom Battling Ovarian Cancer
On May 19, a group of area moms -- members of the MOMS Club of Derry Township -- showed their support for one of their own: Tiffany (NewDay) Beachell a mom battling ovarian cancer. Beachell , 31, and a Derry Township resident, is currently undergoing her third round of chemotherapy, having been diagnosed in 2007. She is a wife and mother to two girls, ages 4 and 7.... more
York Church to Offer Parenting Seminar
Living Word Community Church will host a parenting conference, "Everyday Parents Can Raise Extraordinary Kids," for expectant parents through parents of teens on Feb. 27 from 9am to 2:15pm at Living Word Church, 2530 Cape Horn Rd., Red Lion. ... more
Hershey Makes Donation to Children’s Miracle Network
Coins collected from fountains at Hersheypark, combined with a portion of the admission fees collected from Hershey Sweetlights, totalling over $16,000 were recently donated to benefit pediatric services for the Children's Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.... more
Local woman works to brighten holidays of less fortunate
Dee Fisher at the East Shore YMCA is drumming up support for Tent Cities. Do you know what they are?... more
Need a Helping Hand Around the House? Rent a Kid.
Adams County residents looking for some help in or around their homes this fall might want to contact the East Berlin Community Center to Rent a Kid. Youths between the ages of 12 and 17 can help perform such tasks as leaf raking, dog walking and snow shoveling.... more
Local Nonprofit Taking Stand Against Violence
Light a candle, afix a purple ribbon. The YWCA of Greater Harrisburg is looking for community members to put on a visual display of their support during Annual YWCA Week Without Violence through Oct. 24.... more
People, Pets can Participate in Passion for Compassion
Local residents are encouraged to join the Passion for Compassion Walk/Run next Saturday. Money raised from the event supports several good causes.... more
Augment Your Job Search. Volunteer For a Good Cause.
More than two million people lost their jobs in 2008 and with unemployment rates rising, job opportunities for the unemployed are looking bleak. Among the newly unemployed are talented and skilled workers, college-educated managers, executives and industry professionals. Now, with more time on their hands and amid job searching, the under -and unemployed should look for ways to fine-tune their skills and enhance their resume during their newfound “free time” by volunteering with non-profits like Harrisburg-based Caitlin’s Smiles. ... more
Kids Looking to Lend a Hand
Adams County residents looking for help with yard work and household chores, and area youth between the ages of 12 and 17 that are eager and responsible to do the temporary work, are invited to attend the East Berlin Area Community Center’s first Rent-A-Kid Adams County sign-up day Saturday, June 6 at 10am.... more
Volunteering: Building Character and Nixing Bad Behavior
Want your kids to do something different this summer? School is out, but summer volunteer projects can still teach youth important life lessons. Short on ideas to offer your child? Here are some suggested by Youth Serve America (YSA).... more
Safe Routes to School
Today’s children don’t walk or bike to school as regularly as students did in past decades. ... more
Looking for a Mom's Club? Or a Dad's Club?
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