Community Involvement

Mette, Evans & Woodside is the proud sponsors of the Adams County Community Foundation's 2011 Gift Book. The Gift Book, first made available at the Foundation's Gifts That Show You Care program in November, highlights 27 local non-profits, providing informative pages about each organization and detailing a list of ways in which each one uses donations. The Gift Book also includes contact information and forms for donors to complete so that making donations to specific organizations is easy.

Year after year, the staff of Mette, Evans & Woodside has participated in helping to raise funds for the United Way of the Capital Region to help improve the lives of the neighbors in our surrounding community. This year the firm's generous support exceeded their goal. To date a total of $65,808 has been raised by Mette, Evans & Woodside.

The holiday season is a time for giving and the staff at Mette, Evans & Woodside is doing just that by participating in the Greater Harrisburg Association of REALTORS® Thanksgiving Food Drive. Over the past two decades, the GHAR Foundation has raised funds to purchase turkeys and food for needy families at Thanksgiving.

Mette, Evans & Woodside is proud to be a part of the effort to raise funds during the fall season. The contributions will go towards providing a complete Thanksgiving dinner, including turkey and trimmings, for a less fortunate family of in our area.

The Easter Bunny got a little help from the staff at Mette, Evans & Woodside, who assembled Easter Baskets before the holiday. All of the goodies used to fill the baskets were donated by the firm's employees. The filled baskets were distributed to underprivileged children in the community.

Erin Williams, Site Director of the program expressed her thanks:
"Thank you for bringing so many smiles to the faces of the students in the EXPLORE program at Melrose School. The students were beyond surprised and elated when they were each presented with a basket, many smiles and oooh's and ah's were present in the room. One of the little girls was extra excited when she received her gift from the Easter Bunny as she thought the Easter Bunny forgot about her. She didn't receive a basket on Easter, needless to say; the basket she received from you brought a twinkle to her eye. The students are still talking about the light-up toothbrushes; your generosity was more than appreciated."

For the past six years the staff at Mette, Evans & Woodside has dedicated time to making Valentine's Day a little sweeter for the residents of Central Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Citizens (CPARC) group home. The staff assembles bags of Valentine's Day treats, which are specially made with the client's dietary restrictions in mind. The handmade gift bags are distributed to residents of group homes in the Cumberland and Perry County area.

Every March, the offices of Mette, Evans & Woodside begins to look like Daffodil Central! Spring is the annual time for the staff to volunteer their time to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society's Daffodil Days. All proceeds from the sale of daffodil bunches, bears and potted plants are used to fight against cancer and raise awareness about the disease. Mette, Evans & Woodside is proud to be a part of helping to create a world with
more birthdays.

The Cultural Enrichment Fund supports a multitude of arts and cultural organizations in Central Pennsylvania. Each one adds a unique perspective to our community, by fostering interest in and exposure to art and culture for thousands of people throughout the region.

Since 1996, Mette, Evans & Woodside has contributed over $28,000 to the united campaign for the arts in the capital region under both the Allied Arts Fund and Cultural Enrichment Fund brands.

Team members from Mette, Evans & Woodside joined 300 other teams for the American Cancer Society's annual Making Strides event in October. Starting from City Island in Harrisburg and walking along the Susquehanna Riverfront, the team raised $3,288 for the cause. The team's efforts placed them in the Top 50 fund raisers for the Harrisburg event and helped contribute to the $650,000 total raised for the area.