Do you have gently used clothing you would like to donate to a good cause?
The Lion Foundation, Camp Hill MSHSA, and CHEPTO have entered into a partnership with CommunityAid and will be placing a collection bin in the Camp Hill High School/Middle School parking lot. Proceeds from the bin will benefit The Earl Besch Needy Student Fund. As part of the partnership:

• Any donated items placed in this collection bin will be credited to receive a $.04 per pound of clothing donation from CommunityAid to The Lion Foundation Earl Besch Needy Student Fund.
• Community Aid will also donate $300 in store clothing gift cards quarterly per school. We can then give $25 cards to spend in our local thrift stores discretely to our neediest students. This is an easy way to help families struggling to clothe their children.
• Finally, following 12 months of partnership, The Lion Foundation may apply for need-based grants from CommunityAid of up to $5,000 toward our mission. 

It’s a WIN-WIN-WIN when you donate! Stop by the Middle School High School Parking Lot today!

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Each year, there are students and families in our Camp Hill community who are struggling to make ends meet. Kids don’t have enough food, don’t have winter coats and cannot afford fees to participate in activities that are available to others. To make a difference, the Camp Hill MSHSA (Middle School High School Association) and CHEPTO (Camp Hill Elementary PTO) have joined forces with The Lion Foundation, the principals and students of Hoover Elementary, Eisenhower Elementary, Camp Hill Middle School and Camp Hill High School, as well as the Backpack Program to form a new initiative called The Earl Besch Project: Extending a Helping Hand to Our Community.

Earl Besch (1926-2015) was a long time resident of Camp Hill Borough, who was known for his generosity to others. Earl would regularly reach out to the schools to see if there were families in need. He would offer to buy a bike, a winter coat, pay for camp enrollment or maybe purchase them a Christmas present. In 2015, his family established a memorial fund in his name to continue his legacy of caring. The Earl Besch Fund at The Lion Foundation provides others an opportunity to help those less fortunate in our community through donations to this fund.

The Earl Besch Fund supports a host of needs including food, field trip and camp fees, winter coats & clothing, hygiene supplies, etc., so our students have the tools to be future leaders of tomorrow.

You can support The Earl Besch Project in a number of ways. To make a monetary donation, CLICK HERE and identify The Earl Besch Needy Student Fund in the Comments box. In addition, contributions can be made throughout the year to many community fundraisers and food / supply drives. If you would like to donate your time, please contact Lynette Pertschi at pertschi@verizon.net. For more information about MSHSPTO, CLICK HERE.

Start today to help build The Lion Foundation’s Earl Besch Fund by purchasing Hersheypark tickets thru the MSHSA. $7 of every ticket sold will go directly to the Earl Besch Fund. Share this flier with friends and family who may come to town this summer and go to Hersheypark.