GLEANING RESULTS
10-14-2006 AND 10-21-2006
FROM SYCAMORE SPRING ORCHARD

It was a beautiful Fall day in Lebanon County. The trees were yellow and orange, the sky was a beautiful blue, and the temperature was just right for gleaning!

We had 197 gleaners from 21 organizations. They gleaned the orchard in record time! We were finished by 10:30! The gleaners came from these organizations:

• Annville United Methodist Church

• Christ United Church of Christ of Elizabethtown

• Geyers United Methodist Church

• Gingrich’s Mennonite Church

• Grace Lutheran Church of Lancaster

• Grace United Methodist Church of Hummelstown

• Market Square Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg

• Mountain Riders 4-H

• New Song Community Church

• New Testament Church of Brandon

• North Mountain 4-H

• Ono United Methodist Church

• Sacred Heart of Jesus Church

• St. Paul Lutheran Church of Hanover

• St. Paul the Apostle Church

• St. Paul United Church of Christ of Hamlin

• Trinity EC of Harrisburg

• Trinity Lutheran Church of Lebanon

• Trinity Lutheran Church of Robesonia

• Unity Church of Palmyra

• Zion Lutheran Church of Akron

In addition to our gleaning effort, the attendees at the Harvest of Hope retreat gleaned at Sycamore Spring Orchard on Oct 14.

Over the two weekends, we filled a total
of 1,002 half-bushel bags
-- that's 501 BUSHELS of apples --
our biggest harvest EVER!

We delivered the apples to these organizations:

• 257.5 bushels to Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

• 181 bushels to Lebanon County Christian Ministries (LCCM)

• 50 bushels to Conrad Weiser Food Bank in Berks County, PA

• 9 bushels to Provide a Lunch program, sponsored by churches in the Hanover area

• 2.5 bushels to the Caring Cupboard in Palmyra

• 1 bushel to Market Square Presbyterian’s Breakfast for the Homeless program

It was hard work but your efforts produced a wonderful bounty for a LOT of needy people in our area.

Thank you to all who participated! We hope to see you again next year!