November 14, 2023 – At the York East Rotary breakfast meeting Shelly Gilgore, President of the Emily Shoemaker Memorial Fund, shared her tragic story. Emily, a Dover High School student, lost her life in a drug-related incident in York City. She participated and provided a ride to two young men to buy marijuana. The boys in her car squabbled with the dealer and a fight ensued. The dealer ran back to the supplier and they took it upon themselves to hunt down Emily's car. They openly fired upon it. She was shot several times. This occurred on the street of the Mayor's house in a very populated area in the city of York, Pa. It was on Dec. 12, 2019. It was 5:00 p.m. on a busy Thursday evening. Her car had 9-12 gunshot holes in it. She died within the next hour. The incident has left friends and family devastated and has ignited a call to action within the local community. The Emily Shoemaker Memorial Fund is committed to turning this tragedy into an opportunity for change," said Shelley Gilgore. Their mission is to inspire young people to find their passions and talents. We need entrepreneurs, dreamers and enterprising young minds with talent and drive. Every child has all of this within them. Their futures matters. However they may need assistance and resources to develop those talents. They help direct them to programs within their interest. Often young people may not have the means to pay for that program or the necessary items to attend it. M.A.D.S Enterprises program will help to match the individual and offer assistance, guidance and support to insure their success. As the community mourned the loss of Shelley Gilgore, the Emily Shoemaker Memorial Fund was founded to serve as a beacon of hope, inspiring positive change and united action in the ongoing battle against the devastating effects of addiction in York, PA.
