How You Can Help
The Lutheran Camping Corporation and HFLC member, the Lancaster County Council of Churches, are in their third year of an ambitious new ministry initiative at The Wittel Farm. The Growing Project is dedicated to growing fresh vegetables to help feed hungry people in Lancaster County, and throughout south-central Pennsylvania.The Wittel Farm Growing Project expanded from two to five acres in 2017, and it will cover seven acres in 2019. There are plans to raise sweet corn, peppers, tomatoes, various greens, and sweet potatoes.
Volunteers will be needed throughout the planting, growing, and harvest season to make this venture successful. There will be abundant opportunity for individuals, church groups, businesses, schools, and others to get involved.
or contact Abby Leese at abby.leese@gmail.com.
Educate
- Connect local schools, kids, and gardens with Lancaster General Health’s Teaching Garden Program
- Encourage others to eat right and get active as a volunteer with Lighten Up Lancaster
- Earn the Scout Out Hunger patch for Scouts who participate in CPA Food Bank programs
- Apply for an internship with Lighten Up Lancaster
- Talk about hunger and share stories, resources, and stats with friends and online
- Work with CAP to host a poverty simulation for your workplace or organization
Donate • Fundraise
- Consider a contribution to the Central PA Food Bank, Hunger-Free Lancaster’s fiscal sponsor
- Donate a most-needed item at a Central PA Food Back location near you
- Keep the LCC’s Clothing Bank in mind when donating clothes and household items
- Become a Blitz Booster or Ambassador to support summer Power Packs
- Designate a donation to MilitaryShare and feed a hungry veteran
Sponsor
- Become a “Pantry Partner” sponsor to support the Power Packs Project
- Pick a route and collect vital data by participating in a transportation, safety, or walkability audit
- Work with a local corner store to improve healthy food inventory and marketing
- Become an Atlas Initiative Ally & get matched with a local family in need of support and encouragement
Volunteer
- Sort, pack, and distribute food for families in need with the Central PA Food Bank
- Prepare and serve a community meal with the Lancaster Council of Churches
- Get your hands dirty planting, weeding, and harvesting at Wittel Farm
- Go gleaning at a local farm
- Schedule a shift to sort and stock clothes at the LCC Clothing Bank
- Organize, pack, and distribute Power Packs during the summer months
- Lend pro bono professional or technical skills to CAP’s Atlas Initiative
Advocate
- Lighten Up Lancaster’s workplace toolkits help you ensure healthier choices at work
- Join the Lancaster Bikes! coalition to make Lancaster a more active and bike friendly community
- Contact your members of Congress
- Contact your PA state representatives & follow the Pennsylvania Legislative Hunger Caucus
- Start a School Wellness Council with these tools and resources
- Write a letter to the editor
Foodraise
- Please review the Top 10 Items to Donate before you donate!
- Have Extra Food? Donate It! (Flyer)
- Organize a food drive— the Central PA Food Bank shows you how
- Host a Set the Table event with this toolkit and ask guests to donate a meal
- Drop off a Food Hub donation at the Lancaster Coalition of Churches
- Connect with local farmers about farm-to-school opportunities
