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Let’s be honest – Grandpa doesn’t need any more ties this year. This year, lets curb the commercial side of the season and use gift giving to help Lancaster flourish. Come to Lancaster’s 2nd Annual Alternative Gift Fair to shop for meaningful gifts that bring lasting joy to the giver, the receiver, and the third-party beneficiary.
Through local organizations, you can provide a bus pass for a newly-arrived refugee looking for employment or help a working single mother get her car fixed so she can get to work. With $15, you can buy a weeks worth of diapers for a resident of Milagro House or stock an arts and crafts room with a weeks worth of supplies at the local YMCA. More than 100 gift items range from $8 to $250 to support over 40 nonprofits doing good work internationally, nationally, and right here in Lancaster City. Last year the fair raised more than $30,000. Cool.
Admission is free, and the day also includes great food, fun kids activities, music, and live speakers, incredible food, festive music, enlightening speakers, children’s activities and more. The fair will be running from 10am-4pm this Saturday, November 21 at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road. http://www.giftsthatgivehope.org/lancaster/
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9:52 am on November 17th, 2009
this is fantastic, i hope to make it out.
look! they’ve even got great food AND incredible food, i’m stoked!
6:16 pm on November 18th, 2009
This is the Lancaster I so love. I will find a way to participate. Thank you for your brilliant ideas!