GiveLocalYork
On Tuesday, October 16, 2018, Meagan Given spoke to our members about the creation and success of GiveLocalYork, a 24 hour fund raising marathon founded by the York Federal Fellows Alumni Association. The first GiveLocalYork event was held on Friday, May 4, 2018 to coincide with downtown York's First Friday promotion. To encourage contributions to local charities, a stretch pool of $100,000 was created by Peoples Bank, the York County Community Foundation, the Power Mill Foundation, and the Arthur J. and Lee R. Glatfelter Foundation. These funds were shared by the non-profits based on the percentage of the total funds raised by each organization. The first GiveLocalYork effort exceeded the pre-established goal by almost $500,000! Planning is well underway for the next Giving Day to be held on Friday, May 3, 2019.Left: President Ben Marchant, Joanne Bankos, Meagan Given