The Mount Joy Area Chamber of Commerce is once again collecting gift cards for Donegal School District students experiencing homelessness. This year, the district is working with 36 students under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and these gift cards provide them with a bit of extra support and encouragement during the holiday season.

To make a difference, consider purchasing gift cards from these Chamber members in $5, $10 or $25 increments:

Centerville Diner 2
Designs on Main
DiMaria’s NY Pizza & Italian Restaurant
Dutch Country Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels
Giant Foods
Gus’s Keystone Family Restaurant
Hair Dreams Salon
Harvey’s Main St. Bar-B-Q
Hummer’s Meats
Jim Roberts West Main Auto
Mount Joy Gift & Thrift
Papa’s Pizza
Rise Bake Shoppe
Rita’s of Mount Joy
Two Cousins Pizza

Gift cards can be dropped off at the Chamber office by Monday, December 15, 2025. Before stopping by, please call to confirm office hours.

Your generosity helps ensure that every student feels cared for and supported by our community.

Here are some comments from students who received gift cards in 2024:

• I am so thankful for the gift of being able to buy groceries & supplies for my family – the kindness of this community overwhelms me – thank you!
• We have lived in other communities but have never experienced such generosity in the midst of an unexpected tragedy – our family feels loved, & we are so grateful for the variety of gift cards to feed our family, enjoy special treats, & get things to replace what was lost.
• When I received an envelope of gift cards & was told they were from local community members/businesses, I was speechless – why would someone do this for a stranger? This community is amazing – thank you!
• Thank you for the gift cards so I can buy food, personal items & eat yummy treats like pizza, ice cream & soft pretzels at places close to where I am staying.
  
  

Let’s come together once again to show that Mount Joy truly cares.