More than three dozen nonprofits are signed up to take part in the 17th annual Gifts That Give Hope, a gift fair that supports charitable causes.
The fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at the Farm & Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster. The date is “Secondhand Sunday,” which encourages people to consider used and vintage gift items and embrace sustainable shopping practices.
Gifts That Give Hope will feature food trucks and food stands and a marketplace of fair trade and ethically sourced items.
The core of the event is the opportunity to donate to participating nonprofits. Visitors can give on behalf of friends and family, who will receive gift cards acknowledging the contribution.
2024 Gifts That Give Hope Alternative Gift Fair Participating nonprofits
- Aarons Acres
- Ahadi Zetu Foundation
- Anchor Lancaster
- Arch Street Center
- Barnabas Aid
- Benchmark
- Blessings of Hope
- CASA of Lancaster & Lebanon Counties
- Clare House
- COBYS Family Services
- Conestoga Valley Seeds
- Connection Ubuntu
- Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County
- The Edible Classroom
- Hempfield Foundation
- Highland Child & Community Care
- Hope Inspire Love
- HOPE International
- Kairos Ministries Guatemala
- Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services
- Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic
- Lancaster County Feed My Starving Children
- Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity
- Least of These Ministries
- Live Like Libby
- Lone Oak Animal Assisted Therapeutic & Educational Services
- Music for Everyone
- PA Vent Camp
- The Period Project Harrisburg
- Phoenix Assistance Dogs
- Poiema Visual Arts
- The Potter’s House
- Sawa Africa
- Sierra Club PA -Lancaster Group
- Scaling Walls a Note at a Time
- Water Street Mission
- Wildheart
- Wittel Farm
- World Bicycle Relief
- Writeface
The fair includes the Human Rights Day Scavenger Hunt, an all-ages activity that raises awareness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and the work local nonprofits are doing to advance those causes. Participants who complete the hunt will receive a free book.
Gifts That Give Hope is a nonprofit dedicated to charitable alternative giving. It has an online site where gifts can be purchased year-round.
For more information, contact fair coordinator Jennifer Oehme Knepper.
Marketplace vendors
- Artisan Trading Co.
- Bead for Life
- Binding Love Scarves
- Chainyana
- Chestnut Ridge Honey & Beeswax Products
- Crafted & Chosen Jewelry | Kind Human Foundation
- Food is Love Lancaster
- Friendship heART Gallery
- Hope Inspire Love
- Hope Served
- Hope Noted
- Molly au Contraire
- My Peruvian Treasures
- Read Rose Books
- Revolution Jewelry
- Trade Faire
Food vendors
- Cafe 301
- Character Coffee Cart
- Dutch County Concessions
- Gourmet Julie’s Way
- Homage: Cuisines of the West African Diaspora
- Isabelle Cuisine: West African & Fusion Fare
- KelSas’ Sweetbox
- Lancaster Stroopies
- pHresKoo Haitian Lemonade
- Redemptive Sweets,
- Traveling J’s,
- Walk-O-Taco
