Champions turn everyday moments into powerful reasons for others to give.  By Tina Chan Sweenie Penn-Mar Associate Director of Development and Volunteer and Donor Engagement Give Local York is coming up, and this is one of the easiest ways to make an impact in just one day. Hundreds of local non-profits have...
- Nonprofit’s Most Significant and Anticipated Event Welcomes 500 Supporters From Two States -  February 9, 2026 Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), will proudly welcome 500 friends, benefactors, and supporters to its most important fundraiser of the year,...
By Kari Ebeling, Director of Development and Special Events [caption id="attachment_11845" align="alignleft" width="300"] L-R: Penn-Mar partner, Anita Alvare, Jackie Summers, and Kari Ebeling attending the 2025 Penn-Mar Gala.[/caption]When I joined Penn-Mar last September as Director of Development & Special Events, I knew I was stepping into...
By Jackie Summers, Penn-Mar Human Services Senior Director of Development [caption id="attachment_9545" align="alignleft" width="300"] Jackie Summers at the 2024 Gala.[/caption]I’m finally catching my breath from the year-long planning of Penn-Mar’s 32nd Annual Gala. Yet again, it was so heartwarming to experience the magnificence of the event...
- Nonprofit’s Most Popular Fundraising Event Celebrates an Exceptional 2023 - February 6, 2024 Baltimore – On Saturday March 2, 2024, Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), will welcome friends, supporters, and benefactors to the...
Penn-Mar’s 31st Annual Gala event in March was the final homestretch for the organization’s effort to raise the remaining $500,000* it needed to meet its audacious $7.5 million “Building Bold Futures” campaign goal.As CEO Greg Miller was urging the 600 Gala guests to “dig deep” to...
By Kathy Rogers, Chief Advancement Officer, Penn-Mar Human Services | Executive Director, Penn-Mar Foundation I am writing to you with a heart filled with gratitude for the tremendous support we received from donors and friends who attended our 31st Annual Gala this month. Their generosity and commitment to...
Historic Fundraiser Will Help Expand Programs and Create New Services Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading nonprofit provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is proud to announce the successful completion of the $7.5 million “Building Bold Futures” campaign, the...
Local Business Leader and Philanthropist Will Be Honored at Penn-Mar’s 31st Annual Gala York, Pa. – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is excited to announce that life-long York, Penn. resident Morton F. Zifferer, Jr....