S. June Smith Center Event Dates

Here is an updated list of our upcoming fundraising events:

1. Battle of the Banks: February 25 (Sunday) at Hempfield High School
2. Spring Gala: May 12 (Saturday) at the Lancaster Country Club
3. Carl J. Witmeyer, Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament: June 21 (Thursday) at Overlook Golf Course

ModernEYES Optical Party, Benefiting the S. June Smith Center

Date/Time: Thursday, October 6 · 5:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling (1704 Hempstead Rd, Lancaster, PA)

Let us ModernEYES your look and help benefit the S. June Smith Center!!! Here's more about the event:

• All frames only $99.99!
• BOGO frame sale at event only!
• First 50 people who RSVP (717-299-4829) will receive a free gift!
• ModernEYES will donate $5 to S. June Smith Center for each attendee!

How the event works:

• Bring a valid (within 2 years) copy of your prescription. (If you don’t have one, ModernEYES can get it from your eye doctor.)
• ModernEYES staff are trained and skilled to help you find your new look.
• ModernEYES staff are professionally trained to take all needed measurements for your glasses.
• ModernEYES will call you in 1-2 weeks when your glasses are ready at their Park City store.

RSVPs are appreciated but not required. RSVP with the S. June Smith Center at 717-299-4829.

  

The S. June Smith Center thanks ModernEYES (our optical party people) and Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling (our hosts). You are awesome!

For more info check out the event at the S. June Smith Center Facebook Page.

Community Shopping Night at Ten Thousand Villages, Ephrata

Ten Thousand Villages in Ephrata PA will be holding a Community Shopping Night, benefiting the S. June Smith Center, on Wednesday, December 7, 2011, from 5 to 9 p.m. A portion of each sale will go to support the programs and services of the S. June Smith Center. Come on out and do some holiday shopping!

Pit Crew Blog

Be sure to check out the Pit Crew Blog of S. June Smith's Project Together program. The Pit Crew Blog, along with the Project Together Pit Crew Facebook Page, are resources for individuals and organizations involved  with Project Together or interested in the process of inclusion in educational and community settings.

What is a Pit Crew? A Pit Crew "is an outcome driven process that gives students the opportunities to develop social relationships, leadership, and communication and collaboration skills. The concept is derived from NASCAR pit crews where we focus on supporting individuals to win the race, the race for acceptance, understanding and full community inclusion."

New SJSC Board Members

We welcome Anthony Essis and William Sanchez to the S. June Smith Center Board of Directors. Mr. Essis is an Ameriprise Financial Advisor. Mr. Sanchez is with Susquehanna Bank.

Project Together Pit Crew Facebook Page

The S. June Smith Center Project Together Pit Crews now have a Facebook Page of their very own to share news, information, ideas and success stories. You can find it by following this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/SJSC_PitCrews/167010196705536

It Truly Takes a Village

It truly takes a village to raise and educate and child. Sometimes that village can be found in surprising and wonderful ways, as in this story from Helen, a Special Instructor at the S. June Smith Center:

One of our little children lives with his grandparents and aunt in southern Lancaster County. The grandmother and aunt are both attending Immaculata University. The aunt joined Alpha Xi, a social and service sorority. The Alpha Xi sisters began caring for her nephew when Grandmother had conflicting schedules and had to be in class. The sisters of Alpha Xi helped the family when they had to move into a new home due to unsafe conditions with flooding. The sisters assisted the family with the move and provided child care for our little one. Before class schedules were finalized this coming fall, the sisters of Alpha Xi asked for Grandmother’s class schedule so they could plan their classes around hers in order to care for our little one.