Recent Events

Crafters from the mid-state have been working hard to make holiday wreaths in preparation for the third annual Shalom House �Wreaths for a Reason.� The event will feature homemade holiday wreaths, prominently displayed at Strawberry Square through the generous support of Harristown Development Corporation. Visitors place in a silent auction or purchase their wreath at a �buy-it-now� price.

The 2012 auction and sale will be held on November 13, 14, and 15 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. For more information, click on this link to a WGAL news story regarding the event.

Movements360 presents "We Dance For Money!" Zumba Dancing for charity. This year's event benefits Shalom House & JDRF - two very worthy causes to shake your hips to support!

Register and pay by November 10th for a free Tshirt!

Make checks payable to Jessie Stipe. Drop off at Market St Spa or mail to Jessie Stipe, 230 Market St, Millersburg Pa 17061 230 Market St

Contact Info- Jessie Stipe 717-856-0770 Connie Zimmerman 717-649-3095

Sweaty dancing, sweet t-shirts, yummo snacks, refreshing water, cool raffles & giveaways!

Nearly 200 students from Trinity and other area high schools worked to create over 100 wreaths for our first Wreaths for a Reason - Student Edition. Those wreaths raised $1,100 for Shalom House on Saturday. For more information about this event, please click on the link to the Patriot News article regarding the event below and this link to a podcast of an AM720 Interview regarding the event.

Come join Shalom House for our 25th Annual Gift Wrap Event. You buy them, we will wrap them!

Where: Colonial Park Mall

When: December 8th to 24th

Get your gifts wrapped or volunteer to wrap for others. For more information contact Marsha Fortney 545-6494.

Thank you for joining us for theThird Annual Halloween Hustle! The weather was great this year (a big improvement over last year's snow and sleet!)

This year's costumes were awesome! Thanks so much for coming out to support Shalom House.

Pictures and a link to the race results are posted below.

See you next year!

Come join us on Saturday, October 27 at Trinity High School, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Over 100 unique and beautiful holiday wreaths, all made by students at Trinity and other area high schools, will be on display for sale in the school cafeteria.

Shalom House was proud to be a part of the Martin Luther King Community Development Corporation's Community Health Fair on Saturday, July 28. Over 200 people were served with health screenings, information, food and refreshments as well as entertainment. Special thanks to Mayor Thompson and WHTM for their support of this event.

Come join us for theThird Annual Halloween Hustle! This 5K course will start and finish at the Penn State Hershey University Fitness Center - a popular course along Bullfrog Valley Road and the Shank Park trail.

Awards and prizes will be given to the top male and female overall finishers and the top male and female finishers in each age group (14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+). Prizes will not overlap.

Come dressed in costume and you could also win a costume prize! And bring the kids along - we will have face painting for them!

Register online at Active.com/Halloween Hustle

We have a number of beautiful holiday and other themed wreaths and door decorations that we were saving for our main event - the 3rd Annual "Wreaths for a Reason" auction and sale held at Strawberry Square this year on November 13, 14, and 15.

But our storage area is already overflowing and we need to make room for more.

So join us:

Saturday, July 28th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM

1517 Cedar Cliff Drive, Camp Hill

Cliffdale Office Park

Across from entrance to Allendale, near Cedar Cliff H.S.

Off the New Cumberland Exit of Route 83

Free Parking

Cash or Check Only

This is a great opportunity for the sharp-eyed hunter to pick up some really stunning pieces made by local crafters!

For more information, click on link below

On Saturday, June 30, 2012, the American Legion Riders Chapter 998 hosted a Scavenger Group Ride event to benefit homeless women veterans in our community through the efforts of Shalom House, an emergency shelter for women and children that reaches out to women veterans, helping them to find housing and return to self-sufficiency and Hospice for All Seasons.

At this time when we are days away from celebrating the birth of our nation, over 100 members of the American Legion Riders, Amvets Ladies Auxiliary Post 286, sponsors, friends and volunteers came together and raised over $4000 to support needed services to help our military in times of personal challenge - a just cause for those who have served us all through the years.

Dauphin County Judge Bratton who oversees Veterans Court in the County was on hand to do check presentations to the two benefitting organizations, Shalom House and Hospice for All Seasons. In his comments he shared a thought which communicates a common desire among service providers and all of us who care about our military, appreciating their sacrifices: let us help our military who are faced with challenges as they leave their time of duty, to remember their days in uniform and how they felt about themselves - with dignity and purpose - helping them get back on track, knowing their value to all of us, remains invaluable.

Plans are already underway for the Second Annual Ride for a Cause. For more information about how you can get involved with this event or how you can make a difference for veterans in need in our community, please contact [email protected] or visit shalomhouse.net.

On Saturday, June 30, 2012, the American Legion Riders Chapter 998 will be hosting Scavenger Group Rides (25 or less) with four stops along the ride. The event will benefit homeless women veterans in our community through the efforts of Shalom House, an emergency shelter for women and children that reaches out to women veterans, helping them to find housing and return to self-sufficiency and Hospice for All Seasons.

At this time when we have just celebrated the efforts of our military past and present with Memorial Day, we invite the community to join us to raise awareness of and support for services that are meeting critical needs of our women veterans who find themselves in challenging circumstances.

Join us at Post 998, 4700 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m.; kickstands will be up at 12:00 p.m. The festivities will conclude with a spaghetti dinner at 40&8, music, vendors and more. Gates there will open at 3 p.m.

Join Shalom House at the Martin Luther King Community Development Corporation's Community Health Fair

When? July 28th 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where? 1501 Market Street, Harrisburg

For more information, please visit www.mlk-cdc.org

A special Thank You to everyone who supported Shalom House at the 2012 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community. With your help, we were able to raise over $4,000!

THANK YOU!

The third annual Central Pennsylvania Women�s Golf Spring Fling was held at Valley Green Golf Course on Saturday, May 19. Dozens of women enjoyed a beautiful day of golf, food and fun . . . and raised over $3,000 in cash and in-kind donations for the mission of Shalom House. Our thanks to everyone who made this event such a success!

In January, Shalom House was selected to participate in Harrisburg Area Community College's Capstone Web Project program. The program consisted of matching up several local area non-profit organizations with students enrolled in their final Web Development and Design Capstone course with a goal to create a new Web presence for their clients.

During the Spring semester, Shalom House representatives, Denise Britton (Executive Director at Shalom House) and Dan Christ (volunteer Web Master for Shalom House) met with four students, William Geisel, Alan Isley, Edward Pines, and Leslie Steele with the oversight of Professor Carl Petersheim to present ideas and requirements for the new Site. As the semester progressed, ideas were exchanged, meetings were held, design, development, some technical training, and a great deal of hard work was completed.

The final result is the Web Site you are viewing today.

The Shalom House Student Web Team wishes to express their gratitude to Shalom House and thank them for the opportunity to let their skills shine through while at the same time furthering the mission of Shalom House and their online endeavors.

Cheers to a successful launch!!

Be sure to check out the Photo Gallery below.

Many Thanks to the Students from Linglestown Middle School!

Students from Mr. Will Driscoll�s �Fit 4 Life� class rallied to raise funds for local non-profits. Students were asked to research local charities, making recommendations for donations. One student particularly connected to Shalom house being available to people who �have no where else to go�, and his classmates supported the recommendation. On March 30, the students presented Shalom House with a check in the amount of $830.50 to help support services to women and children in our community who have no where else to go.

What do Shalom House and Motorcycles have in common? The American Legion Riders Chapter 998 �Ride for a Cause�..

On Saturday, June 30 the American Legion Riders Chapter 998, will be hosting a Motorcycle Ride Event to benefit Shalom House and Hospice for All Seasons, two local organizations that support the needs of veterans.

This will be a Scavenger Hunt Ride with special raffle items for those who participate.

$20 Riders $10 Passenger This is a come one come all event. You do not need to ride a motorcycle to participate.

Registration 10:30-11:45 a.m. � Kickstands up from 12:00 PM
Where: Lawnton American Legion, Post 998 to 40&8 Picnic Grounds.

If you can�t make the ride, Please join us at the picnic grounds and enjoy a great Spaghetti dinner as well as the band Zero Gravity. $10 at the gate at 4 pm. We hope to see you there

Join us on Friday, June 15th at 7:00 PM

Flatscreens & Fireworks!

Tickets are $10 each and for every ticket sold $4 is donated to the Shalom House. Enjoy a fun filled evening of baseball and support veterans, women and children to regain self sufficiency.

To purchase tickets follow these simple instructions:

Step 1: Go to the website http://tinyurl.com/Shalomsens
Step 2: Enter the special offer code SHALOM
Step 3: Select your seats for the game
Step 4: Reserve your seats and continue to check out

Shake It Up for Shalom House

Join us as we experience the Latin-inspired, easy-to-follow, calorie-burning, dance fitness-party.
Feel the music and let loose. All for a good cause.

Shalom House Gift Wrapping at Colonial Park was a Huge Success.��� Many Thanks to the following�organizations for their generous support.

PepsiCo

Hershey Company

United Concordia

Bishop McDevitt Christian Service Club

ABWA

Eastern Star-Astro Chapter

M and T Bank