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Community Organizations
(Following is a brief explanation of the organization and
a contact person, if known. Links (click on organization's name)
to the organization's website is also included, if known.
Additional information is available in the latest
Township Newsletter. If you
find any information on this page that is no longer accurate please
contact the Park & Recreation office at 469-7655.)
Autumn
Leaves
The Autumn
Leaves is a group of members who gather together the fourth Tuesday of
most months at the Township Building. Anyone age 50 or older is
welcome to become a member. You do not have to be a resident of
East Hanover Township to join. Cost of membership is $1.00.
Transportation can be provided for East Hanover Township residents
through the Autumn Leaves Transport Service.
The Autumn Leaves Organization is served a
catered meal at noon on meeting days except for August when a covered dish luncheon is enjoyed by all who
attend. Cost of the meal is $10. Entertainment follows the meal.
Contact John
Nelligan, 469-2123; Manetta Dove, 534-2247; or, Janet Espenshade,
469-1099.
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Autumn Leaves Transport
Service
The Autumn
Leaves Transport Service is an outstanding service provided for
residents of East Hanover Township who are at least 60 years of age or
who are disabled. The 11-passenger van is available Monday through
Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM to provide transportation to medical
appointments, grocery stores, banks, meetings, etc. The van is
also available after hours for emergency situations.
Calls for
service should be made at least 48 hours in advance, except for
emergencies.
The
administrative office for the Transport Service is located in the
Township Building. The office is staffed by volunteers on Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. Appointments
for services need to be made during those times.
Donations are
accepted for all trips and services. East Hanover Township
provides the office area, the telephone, and the fuel for this service.
The Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging provides the insurance for the
services of the van.
Contact Autumn
Leaves office at 469-7514.
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Boy Scouts of America Troop 262
◄ (Link to website)
Scout Troop
262 is sponsored by St. John's United Methodist Church and meets from
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Church at 155 Firehouse Road, Grantville.
Contact Harry
E. Rimmer, Scoutmaster, at 469-0438.
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Capital Area
Therapeutic Riding Association, Inc.
CATRA is a non-profit
organization located in Grantville. Volunteers are
need to help with lessons for people with disabilities.
Please contact Shirley Nolt at 469-7517 or email
snolt@mindspring.com.
168 Station Road
Grantville, PA 17028
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Churches in East Hanover Township
◄ (Link to Church page)
A separate
page contains a listing of Churches in the Township.
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Citizens of East Hanover Action Alert Group
◄
(Link to website)
The Citizens
of East Hanover Action Alert Group (CEHAAG) is a grass roots
organization open to all citizens/property owners of East Hanover
Township, Dauphin County. The group's mission is to keep informed
about government and communicate with government officials and citizens.
All interested residents are invited to attend these
meetings to express their thoughts and concerns.
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Cub Pack 362
◄
(Link to website)
Cub Scouting
is open to all boys in Grades 1 thru 5. Additional information is
available on the Pack 362 website. If your son is interested in
joining or you would like to volunteer your time, please contact:
Tele:
469-0551
E-mail:
scouting@grantvillpa.com
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East
Hanover Baseball/Softball Association
This is an
association whose purpose is to promote the concept of good
sportsmanship, fair play, physical growth, mental alertness,
self-respect, and respect for others by providing the youth of our
community with recreational oportunities in baseball and softball.
Contact Kevin
Spencer at 469-7912.
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East
Hanover Elementary School PTO
The Elementary
School PTO meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00
PM in the East Hanover Elementary School Library. The organization
presents programs throughout the school year.
The Elementary
School PTO is a group of parents and teachers who are working to support
our children's education.
Contact
469-2686.
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East
Hanover Township Senior Center
The
Shellsville Senior Center is located in the Township Building.
Anyone who is at least age 60 is eligible to participate. East
Hanover Township residency IS NOT required but you must be a resident of
Dauphin County.
The Center is
open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Transportation can be
provided for East Hanover Township residents by the Autumn Leaves
Transport Service.
Meals,
prepared and delivered by the Dauphin County Area Agency on Aging, are
served at 11:30 AM. In order to ensure that enough meals are
delivered you must sign up or call in for a meal reservation at least 48
hours before the meal is needed. A donation is accepted for the
cost of the meal.
Calls at
469-7514 are taken on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between the hours
of 9:00 AM and 12:00 Noon.
The Senior
Center also operates a Meals on Wheels program through the County.
This program is intended for those who cannot get to the Center for
their meals. For more information on the Meals on Wheels program,
or to volunteer to be a driver, please call Janet Espenshade at
469-1099.
Contact the
Senior Center at 469-7514.
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East Hanover Youth Football Association
◄ (Link to website)
The East Hanover Youth
Football Association (EHYFA) organizes, maintains and
financially supports a program of supervised tackle football
for all children ages 7-12. Games are played Sundays at the
Grantville Carnival Grounds starting in September. The
organization also supports a cheerleading program for girls
between ages 7-12 with includes a competition squad. EHYFA
operates within the limits of the constitution and By-Laws
of the LEBANON VALLEY MIDGET FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
Association
meetings are held the third Thursday of every month at 6:00
PM at the Township Building.
Contact Head Football Coach - Jeff Galbraith - 948-9392
Contact Cheerleading Advisor - Jenn Vanderslice - 534-8557
Website
www.leaguelineup.com/ehyfa
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Food Pantry & Clothing
Closet, Grantville Area
Grantville Area Food Pantry
And Clothing Closet
117 N. Faith Road
Contact Richard Williams or Rev. George Robertson
Telephone: (717) 469-2444
E-Mail:
faithgrantville@earthlink.net
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Free Towing Of Junked Cars
Automatic Transmission Diagnostic Center will tow away junk vehicles for East Hanover
Township residents for free. Contact ATDC at 469-2995.
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Girl
Scouts
Girl Scouts in
East Hanover Township are for girls kindergarten through senior high
school; ages 5 to 17 years. Girls earn badges, do crafts, service
projects, go camping and hiking. If you or your daughter are
interested in becoming a Girl Scout contact Sue Heitsenrether at
469-0027.
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Grantville
Volunteer Fire Company
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(Link to website)
The Grantville
Volunteer Fire Company is dedicated to providing fire protection,
rescue, fire police, emergency medical and other support services to
East Hanover Township and surrounding areas.
The Fire
Company publishes an annual fire company book and "39er" Newsletter to
inform residents of company activities, services, and operational
statistics.
To raise funds
necessary to operate the Fire Company, the GVFC publishes a company
book, sponsors a carnival, and has chicken bar-b-ques and block shoots.
Refer to the Schedule
of Events for Fire Company activities.
GVFC also
co-sponsors such community activities as the Halloween parade and
Christmas Tree Lighting program.
The Fire
Company is always in need of emergency response and support personnel.
Residents are invited to join by obtaining an application from any fire
company member or one of the officers. The cost of membership is
$3.00 per year.
Youth between
the ages of 16 and 18 are invited to join the Junior Fire Fighter
Program.
Fire Company
meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM at the
fire house.
The Fire
Company Auxiliary holds a meeting the first Tuesday of each month.
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Grantville Nursery School
The Grantville
Nursery School, now in its 30th year, is a mission of Faith United
Church of Christ. The program provides the young children of the
community with the opportunity to learn about themselves, other people,
and the world around them.
The school
also seeks to help the children grow and develop in their relationships
with others through play, art, music, stories and conversations.
Classes are
offered to 3 and 4 year olds two days a week and 4 and 5 year olds three
days a week. Both morning and afternoon classes are available.
Contact the
school at 469-2051.
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High On
Kids
◄
(Link to website)
High On Kids
is an organization comprised of Lower Dauphin School District parents,
educators, businessmen, clergy, medical professionals, and law
enforcement officers who care about kids.
High On Kids
wants to empower and activate neighborhoods, educate citizens about the
dangers of alcohol and drug abuse, change laws and develop drug-free
teen activities through the active involvement of the entire Lower
Dauphin community.
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Historical Society of East Hanover Township
The purpose of
the East Hanover Township Historical Society is to develop a community
awareness of our heritage through preservation and education.
Interest in local history through meetings, publications and public
programs is encouraged. The Society functions as a repository for
items of historical significance.
Meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the second
Wednesday of each month at the Township
Building. Anyone interested in local history is invited to attend.
For more
information on programs or if you are interested in joining
the society, call 469-2660.
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Hope Springs Farm Project ◄
(Link to website)
Hope Springs Farm
of Hershey is a farm and licensed adult day program
providing social, pre-vocational, and community service
opportunities to adults with disabilities in an agricultural
setting.
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Lions
Club
Business meetings of the East Hanover
Lions Club are held at 7:00 PM on the second Tuesday of each month in
the Township Building. Dinner meetings are the fourth Tuesday of
each month at 6:30 PM at the VFW in Shellsville.
The Lions Club
sponsors/participates in various community service activities,
including: in cooperation with Lions International, the Peace
Poster Contest for students ages 11-13; East Hanover Lions Jonas J.
Walmer Scholarship of $1,000 -- one to a senior from each East Hanover
Township in Dauphin and Lebanon Counties; baseball teams from East
Hanover Township in Dauphin and Lebanon Counties; participates in Adopt
a Highway (Bow Creek Road); supports the East Hanover Youth Football
Association; and members volunteer at the Grantville Volunteer Fire
Company carnival.
Collection
boxes are placed within the community for collection of used eyeglasses
and hearing aids.
Aluminum tabs
are collected and given to the Ronald McDonald House.
The Lions Club
has available to residents the use of crutches, canes, walkers, beds,
and wheelchairs. Contact a member if you need any of these.
The Lions Club
is always seeking new members.
Contact Eileen Longreen at 534-2855.
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Lower
Dauphin Communities That Care
◄ (Link to website)
Lower Dauphin
Communities That Care (LDCTC) is a community-based, non-profit
organization established in 2001 to promote healthy behaviors in youth
within the Lower Dauphin School District. Our programs are
designed to increase protective factors and reduce adolescent problem
behaviors like substance abuse and school drop out.
Current
programs include: Preschool Literacy Outreach Program; Books on
Board; Big Brothers/Big Sisters school-based mentoring program; Guiding
Good Choices; Raising A Thinking Child; and After-School Programs.
For more
information on these programs or to volunteer, contact Community
Mobilizer Kathy Gottwald Peffer at 566-6096 or visit the LDCTC website.
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Lower
Dauphin Soccer Association
The Lower
Dauphin Soccer Association provides youth soccer opportunities for
children ages 4 to 18, with levels from beginners to premier.
The Lower
Dauphin Soccer Association offers a fall soccer program.
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Manada Conservancy
◄ (Link to website)
Sally Zaino, Executive Director
113 E Main Street (Rear)
PO Box 25
Hummelstown, PA 17036
ph (717) 566-4122
fax (717) 566-4122 (Call First)
manadaconservancy@verizon.net
www.manada.org
The Manada
Conservancy is a land trust created in 1995 by residents of East Hanover
Township and neighboring municipalities who are concerned about
unplanned loss of land in our region to development. It is a private
charitable organization.
By working
with individuals, private groups, and local, county, and state agencies,
the Conservancy seeks ways to help farmers keep their land in
agricultural use while maintaining its financial value.
The Board of
Directors is comprised of individuals representing East Hanover
Township, West Hanover Township, South Hanover Township, Hummelstown,
and Derry Township in Dauphin County and East Hanover Township in
Lebanon County.
To receive a
brochure or obtain additional information please call 566-4122 or visit
the Conservancy website.
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Manada Creek
Pony Club
Manada Creek Pony
Club of the Maryland Region is celebrated 25 years in 2006.
They are a non-profit organization that provides education
in horsemanship and riding for young riders to the age of
25. Call 469-7157 for additional information.
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Manestreamers On Top 4-H Horse and Pony Club
Manestreamers
on Top is a Dauphin County 4-H Horse and Pony Club for children ages 8
through 18. Meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the first Friday of
each month at the Township Building. The primary project area is
horses. Horse ownership is not required. Members include
therapeutic riders. Other 4-H projects are also worked on.
Contact
Christy Kuntz at 566-0870.
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One-Room Schoolhouse Alumni Association
The One-Room
Schoolhouse Alumni Association meets annually on the second Sunday in
June.
Donations of
school pictures, old lunch kettles, old school books (history,
geography, reading and arithmetic), old slates, and anything pertaining
to a one-room schoolhouse and fixtures for the interior of the building
are being accepted.
Contact Jane
Freet at 533-8917.
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Progressive Education Of Children In
The Arts Network, Inc.
PECAN is a non-profit
organization located in Grantville. PECAN holds auditions for the
Annual Celebration of Children
to be held at the Forum. Call Shirley Nolt at 469-7517 for specific dates and times for auditions.
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Veterans of
Foreign Wars
The active men
of the U.S. Eshelman-Pankake-Wolf VFW Post No. 9639 meet at 8:00 PM on
the fourth Thursday of each month at the Post Home.
Contact the
Post at 469-2195.
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VFW Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies
Auxiliary meets at 7:30 PM on the third Thursday of each month at the
Post Home. The auxiliary sponsors special events which benefit
veterans and the community.
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Sand
Beach Girls Basketball Association
This
Association is open to all girls who reside in East Hanover Township or
South Hanover Township. This is an instructional league designed
to introduce girls in third through sixth grade to the fundamentals of
basketball.
Contact
566-1323.
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Society
of Farm Women Group 2
The group
meets at 1:30 PM on the second Tuesday of each month at the Township
Building. Depending upon the activity, date and time may vary.
This is a special group of women caring for the needs of others by
spreading happiness. New members are always welcome.
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Society of Farm Women Group 4
The group
meets the first Thursday of each month at the Township Building.
Members help others by making comforts, lap robes, baby caps, etc. which
are given away to where they are needed. Contact Margaret Oellig
at 469-0180 or Arlene Hetrick at 469-2481 for scheduled activities.
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Tire
Disposal
In the Fall of
2001, Glenn Moyer, Glenn's Auto Service, agreed to collect used tires
from East Hanover Township residents. If you have tires to dispose
of, please call 4690167 to make arrangements for drop-off and payment.
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TOPS
Now is the time to begin to shed those
unwanted pounds. Come join us and see what we are all about.
Call Irene Menges at 469-0142.
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