Businesses that Care EXPO May 14

This is a plug for an event organized and sponsored by my Rotary club.  If you are involved with a no-for-profit agency that is trying to increase its' visibility, raise money, or find volunteers, this is for you.  Alternatively, if you work for or own a business that wants to do good in the community, this is a nice opportunity.

Here is the sale's pitch:

The Lancaster Hempfield Rotary Club will conduct the Businesses That Care EXPO III on May 14, 2011 at the Farm & Home Center in Lancaster from 10am to 4pm. Local businesses that care will sponsor booths for non-profit agencies. The agencies will have an opportunity to demonstrate their services and solicit volunteers from the audience that attends the EXPO. (The number of visitors was approximately 800, last year.) The agencies will compete on the basis of the number of votes that they receive from the EXPO visitors. The four agencies with the highest number of votes will receive $2000, each. Two agencies will be selected, randomly, to receive $1000. (That's $10,000 in potential awards!)  For additional information or to register as a sponsor or an exhibiting non-profit agency, contact Ed Bednar at lebednar@comcast.net



Admission to the EXPO is a food donation or $1 which will be given to the Landisville Food Pantry. Last year nearly $1000 in food or cash was donated to the Pantry. In addition, a local non-profit organization will provide cafeteria and refreshment services for the EXPO. A similar non-profit earned $400 for their mission project in Brazil at EXPO II last year.


Sponsors for 2011
Platinum Sponsor: Engle-Hambright & Davies, Inc.
Gold Sponsor: Oak Leaf Manor


Booth Sponsors for 2011 (so far!)
Lancaster Rotary Club
Engle-Hambright & Davies
Oak Leaf Manor
NAI Commercial Partners
Mongiovi & Mongiovi Law Offices
'lyn Paddock Prudential Real Estate Agent
Reinsel Kuntz Lesher LLP

I have additional info and sign-up forms posted HERE.

Here is a list of participants and sponsors from last year.

http://www.lancasterhempfieldrotary.com/