Annual fundraiser featured game-changing matching gift challenge.By Kari Ebeling Penn-Mar Director of Development and Special Events [caption id="attachment_15288" align="alignright" width="300"] Kari Ebeling and Greg Kahlert stand together at the Gala.[/caption] With more than three decades of experience producing large‑scale fundraising events, I’ve learned that every gala has its own personality,...
- 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,...
The Kahlert Foundation invests generous $200,000 challenge match, doubling donor impact. Right now, there are 200,000 reasons to support Penn-Mar’s growth and expansion in Carroll County. Thanks to The Kahlert Foundation’s generosity, gifts towards Penn-Mar’s Washington Heights building renovation in Westminster are being matched up to $200,000, doubling donations to $400,000.  Double Your Donation The impact of this new multi-purpose space is significant:...
- The Kahlert Foundation Will Be Honored at Penn-Mar’s 34th Annual Gala - January 20, 2026 Baltimore – Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), has awarded its 2026 Distinguished Humanitarian Award to The Kahlert Foundation. Started...
- The Nonprofit’s Most Important Fundraiser Attracts More Than 500 Supporters Each Year - February 24, 2025Baltimore –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 33rd Annual Gala Fundraiser...
- York, Pa. Philanthropists Will Be Honored at Penn-Mar’s 33rd Annual Gala - January 31, 2025York, Pa. – In 2017, Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), established the Distinguished Humanitarian Award to highlight specific...
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...
By Cheryl Barrows, Administrative Volunteer, Penn-Mar 30th Anniversary Gala Some 20 years ago when our friends and Penn-Mar supporters Jill and Steve Golueke invited my husband and me to the Black Tie Gala, we could never have imagined how devoted we would become to the organization’s...
By Stephanie Aspey, Penn-Mar Gala Auction Chair [caption id="attachment_1250" align="alignleft" width="336"] Steph Aspey & her brother, Shawn Brammer.[/caption] The 29th Annual Penn-Mar Gala & 40th Anniversary Celebration held June 5th was truly one for the record books. Because of pandemic safety issues, we were restricted to having only...