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Hospice & Community Care has been partnering with local businesses, individuals, the Amish community, and volunteers to grow this event over the past 39 years. This year, there are more than 80 sponsors. All proceeds from the Labor Day Auction directly benefit patients and families receiving hospice and palliative care, as well as grief support through the Pathways Center for Grief & Loss. In 2022, the Labor Day Auction raised more than $970,000.

For a schedule of events, a listing for items up for bid and more, visit www.Labor DayAuction.org or call 717295-3900.

Gawthrop Greenwood announces merger

The law firm Gawthrop Greenwood announced a merger with community association law firm Steven L. Sugarman & Associates on Aug. 1, forming one of the largest law firms supporting homeowners associations (HOAs), planned communities, condominium associations and cooperatives across Pennsylvania in the residential and commercial arenas.

Community association lawyer Steven L. Sugarman will lead Gawthrop Greenwood’s community association law practice joined by attorneys Elliot H. Berton and Robert M. Mulhern Jr., also of Steven L. Sugarman & Associates.

The announcement came seven months after Gawthrop Greenwood announced a merger with the community association law firm Landis & Setzler and attorneys Holly L. Setzler and James D. Doyle. The merger with Gawthrop Greenwood’s Community Association Law Department, together with Gawthrop Greenwood’s dozens of attorneys from multiple disciplines, provides the comprehensive suite of legal services required to support the intensifying needs of commu- nity association board members, builder-developers, buyers, sellers, realtors and municipalities who are grappling with increased accountability to state and federal regulations, as well as homeowners seeking to raise their property values.

A community association law attorney for more than 40 years, Sugarman has played a role in establishing statutory and decisional law governing Pennsylvania’s common interest communities. As the chair and an active member of the Community Association Institute (CAI) Legislative Action Committee for many years, Sugarman drafted and advocated for key amendments to Pennsylvania’s statutes as community associations became more prevalent.

He also serves as an expert

Aug 23 SPARK in the Park

Atglen Community Park www.facebook.com/PenningtonvillePC

400 Ridge Ave.., Atglen, 7 to 8 p.m. Presented by Penningtonville Presbyterian Church, a movie night will be featured. The event is free.

Aug 23 Kacie’s Cause Support Group

Parkesburg Baptist Church

103 West St., Parkesburg, 7 to 8 p.m. www.facebook.com/KaciesCauseParkesburg

Aug 24 Narcotics Anonymous

IMPACT Church

101 E. First Ave., Parkesburg, 5 p.m.

Aug 27 Free Community Meal

New Beginnings Church of the Cross

1 Penn Ave, Christiana, 10 a.m. Attendees will be fed spiritually at Sunday morning worship and then will be fed a free smorgasbord-style meal. The gray, stone church is located between Newport Avenue and Pine Street, two blocks from the light at Route 41 and Pine Creek Drive.

Aug 25 Final Friday

Presented by the Parkesburg Action Committee

Main Street, Parkesburg, 5 to 9 p.m. The theme of the monthly street fair will be “Dog Days of Summer.” Included will be vendors, live music and displays by community groups. Local pet rescues will also be on hand. www.facebook.com/PAC19365

Aug 29 GriefShare

Gateway Church

160 Cowan Road, Parkesburg, 6:30 p.m. The topic will be “Loneliness and Sadness.” GriefShare, which will be facilitated by Paul and Twila Ranck, is a free support group for those who have experienced the death of a family member or friend. Meetings will run every Tuesday through Nov. 7. www.griefshare.org/groups/170824

Sept 9 Farmers Market

Presented by the Parkesburg Action Committee. Parkesburg Borough Hall, 315 W. First Ave., Parkesburg, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Local vendors will offer fresh produce, flowers and plants, crafts and more. www.facebook.com/PAC19365 witness on community association matters brought before Pennsylvania’s courts and General Assembly. A member of the College of Community Association Lawyers since 2000 and a past president of CAI’s regional chapter, Sugarman developed and teaches courses on condominium and homeowner association law as an adjunct professor at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. He is a frequent lecturer at the local and national

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