Eight Hanover events receive grants to help foster a welcoming community

Eight local events were the recipients of grants designed to help foster a welcoming and connected community in the Hanover area.

The grants, called "Welcoming Communities, Hanover," were created in 2023 by the Cultural Alliance of York County in partnership with Main Street Hanover and supported by the William J. Warehime Foundation, according to a press release by the Cultural Alliance of York County.

Any events in the greater Hanover area are eligible to receive the grants, including Littlestown, New Oxford, Abbottstown, Spring Grove and Hanover.

Events were reviewed by a local panel from the Hanover community, and eight grants of up to $2,000 were distributed to local events happening between May 2024 and May 2025.

"The funding for these community events will play a vital role in fostering a vibrant and inclusive community," said Dan Frey, chairman of the board of directors for Main Street Hanover in the release

Events that received grants:

• Guthrie Memorial Library to Make a Mural for Guthrie Memorial Library Visitor Center
• Lyric Band of Hanover, PA for their Codorus State Park Sunday Night Summer Concert Series
• White Rose Leadership Institute for Give Local York Events in Hanover
• Hanover Area Diversity Alliance for the Hanover Diversity Festival
• York Adams Film Club
• The Succulent Hippie for Self Love Day!
• Relay For Life of the Hanover Area for Paint The Town Purple
• Aldus Brewing Co. for their 6th Annual Lager Fest 2024
• Greater Hanover Area Fire Museum for the 2024 Holiday Train Garden

Harrison Jones is the Hanover reporter for the Evening Sun. Reach him at hjones@gannett.com .

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