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Eastern York County DECEMBER 26, 2018 GROUP GATHERINGS
Surviving Spouse Socials will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 6 p.m. at Faith United Church of Christ, 509 Pacific Ave., York. Refreshments will be offered after the meeting. All widowed men and women are welcome. The group also offers social activities. Members will gather on Monday, Jan. 21, at noon at Old Country Buffet, Route 30, York, to eat lunch and play cards or games. On Thursdays at 6 p.m., members will enjoy different restaurants in York. Call 717-318-6366 or 717-434-5470. FOOD DRIVE
Senior Commons at Powder Mill, 1775 Powder Mill Road, York, and the York County Food Bank will host a food drive from Wednesday, Jan. 2, through Thursday, Jan. 31. The community may donate unexpired, nonperishable food items. Acceptable canned, boxed, or plastic bottled food items include vegetables, fruit, soups, stews, macaroni and cheese, beans, peas, pasta, rice, low-sugar cereals, tuna, salmon, chicken, peanut butter, 100-percent fruit juice, and baby formula and baby foods. No items in glass containers will be accepted. For a complete list, visit http://yorkfoodbank.org/fooddrives/. Donations may be brought to Senior Commons at Powder Mill from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Call 717-741-0961 or visit www.yorkfoodbank.org.
Students Kick Off FLY Program Year A total of 36 high school sophomores and juniors representing 21 York County school districts kicked off the Future Leaders of York (FLY) 2019 class this fall with a one-day retreat. The 2019 class will be the 30th class to graduate FLY, a nine-month, experiential leadership development program. The program aims to help students develop their leadership skills, such as building consensus to solve problems. It also introduces them to local nonprofits and community leaders and educates them about how the community functions. The students learn about the grant-making process, and the 2019 class will award $5,000 in grants to area nonprofits, thanks to funding from York County Community Foundation and United Way of York County. The class will develop the field of interest, the selection criteria, and the process for requesting proposals. Local nonprofits will be able to submit applications, and the class members will review and allocate
funds based on their selection criteria. The schools sponsoring FLY participants and the FLY Class of 2019
members are as follows. Central York High School: Clayton Brosend and Eva Bumsted. See FLY Program pg 3
The City of York has two celebrations planned to ring in the new year on Monday, Dec. 31. Both events will be free and open to the public. A special Children’s Countdown from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Voni Grimes Gym, 125 E. College Ave., York, will offer a variety of family-friendly entertainment, including a children’s dance party with a disc jockey, inflatables, a magician/juggler, face painting, glitter tattoos, a stiltwalker, balloon twist artists, spin art stations, multiple photo backdrops and props, and more. The festivities will be capped off with a colorful balloon drop countdown at 8 p.m. Local radio personalities Liz Bell and Chris Tyler will serve as the masters of ceremonies. Complimentary party hats will be provided on the way in, and noisemakers will be distributed on the way out. At 10 p.m., a disc jockey will begin playing music for the crowd gathering to See New Year’s Eve pg 4
By Chelsea Peifer
RSVP of the Capital Region - York County
First Night Hallam organizers (from left) Melody Stine, Jim Smith, Joyce Dusman, Patti Conaway, and Chris Firman are working on the final touches for a free community New Year’s Eve celebration set to take place from 7 p.m. to midnight throughout Hallam.
As 2018 comes to a close, the organizers of First Night Hallam are preparing a funfilled celebration to allow the community to ring in 2019 together, beginning at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31. Admission to First Night Hallam is free. For the past several years, a replica of Hallam’s famous Haines Shoe House has been raised at midnight to welcome the new year, and that tradition will continue as the community welcomes 2019. The countdown and shoe raising will take place at the corner of Friendship and Forry avenues. “We have three focal points throughout the evening where residents and friends can go to have a great time and enjoy a wide variety of entertainment,” noted chairperson Joyce Dusman. Trinity United Church of Christ, 200 E. See First Night Hallam pg 2
Leading up to its 20th anniversary, the Cultural Alliance of York County wants to understand how it can best support and strengthen arts and culture in York County and position the organization for strength and sustainability into the next 20 years. To accomplish this, the group has worked with design thinking consultant Erin McGlaughlin to interview donors, volunteers, funded partners, non-funded partners, and community leaders over the past year to determine how the Cultural Alliance can meet the needs of the York community now and in the years to come. The Cultural Alliance is now sharing those findings and inviting the residents of York County to engage in an open dialogue on arts and culture through its
The Cultural Alliance of York County held ideation sessions as part of its listening project. online cultural listening project site at www.future-culturalyork.org. Unveiled at its annual public meeting on Nov. 13, the listening project site See Cultural Alliance pg 4
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