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are for families of four, and they include lodg ing , attractions, vouchers, gift cards for restaurants and more. One is from Happy Valley Adventure Bureau, and one is from Destination Gettysburg.” The first 500 people in the door at the travel fair will receive a goodie bag, perfect for stuffing full of information picked up at vendor booths, Royal said, adding, “Your bag will be full by the end of the day.” The event is truly for the whole family, with plenty of options for kids to have fun. “We have a kids’ passport, which encourages kids to interact with the vendors,” Royal explained. “One lucky youngster will win eight all-day passes to DelGrosso’s Amusement Park & Laguna Splash Water Park.” Additionally, a balloon artist will entertain from 10 a.m. to noon,
Sowmya Surapaneni considers Lancaster County her second home. The Mechanicsburg resident has made numerous trips to the Hempfield recCenter with her kids. When her children matriculated, Surapaneni elected to take a break from her 15-year career as a physician with Penn State Health. Her friend Leena Patel had a suggestion. “Leena said I should consider opening a Goddard School location as a way of giving back to the community,” Surapaneni said. “I started looking into options.” On Jan. 10, the two friends officially launched the first Goddard School franchise in Lancaster County at 715 Indian Springs Drive, Lancaster. The next-closest sites are in York and Hershey, Surapaneni said. Patel also owns The Goddard School of York and The Goddard School of Philadelphia - Spring Garden. The Goddard School, which operates year round, is for kids from 6 weeks of age to 5 years old and serves almost 100,000 students in 38 states and Washington, D.C. The Lancaster County location is set in a 14,000-square-foot early childhood education center with 13 classrooms that can accommodate a total of approximately 175 students, who will be guided by 40 teachers. Surapaneni said the school features an indoor gymnasium and an outdoor classroom alongside multiple playgrounds.
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