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Camp Hill, who won the Xtreme Teen • Tuesday, Aug. 7 – National Night
Club essay contest and a $50 Target gift Out. Belco will attend this annual
card. Xander submitted a 300-word essay community and police awareness-raising
about how he is planning for life after high event at various locations in Hanover,
school. In addition, one youth member Harrisburg, Carlisle, and Lancaster.
from each branch won a $50 Visa gift card.
• In the month of September, Belco will
be collecting non-perishable food items
at all branches for the Central PA Food
Bank. Drop o your donations beginning
Sept. 1, or visit www.belco.org for other
ways to donate.

BELCO IN THE COMMUNITY:
• Saturday, July 28 – Hanover Dutch
Festival. Join us in downtown Hanover
for crafts, food and entertainment. Stop by
our tent to spin the prize wheel and enter
our gift card drawing.

In June, Belco hosted local author Tracey
Jones from Tremendous Life Books along
with her dog, Indigo Jones, at the 2018
Newville Fountain Festival. Belco partnered
with the John Graham Library to treat
children to a reading of the best-seller Boxcar
Indy Goes to Doggyworld. Children also
receive a free “paw-tographed” copy of Indy’s
book.

• Saturday-Monday, Sept. 1-3 – Kipona
Festival. Held along the Harrisburg

Belco recently donated $500 to Prairie Riverfront, there is always plenty of good
Farms Foundation, a horse rescue and food and entertainment during this
rehabilitation organization in Grantville. annual end of summer celebration. Stop
In April, the group volunteered to bring by our tent to spin the prize wheel each
horses and handlers wearing derby attire to day!
Belco’s Kentucky Derby-themed Annual
Meeting & Membership Gala, where they
talked with attendees about their mission
and various events.
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