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Adams County farmworkers need your help

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This week, March 24 – 31, 2025 is National Farmworker Awareness Week, sponsored by the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs. This week of recognition includes a nationwide drive for long-sleeved shirts for our farmworkers.

Our farmworkers are a valuable asset for all of Pennsylvania’s farms and orchards, making sure that our communities can enjoy the wonderful produce our counties have to offer. Not only are these men and women working through all types of weather, they also are exposed daily to pesticide residue and insects in the air.

You can help by donating long-sleeved shirts to help mitigate the workers’ exposure to pesticide residues and reduce direct exposure to the heat. 

Shirts should be light in color, of natural fabric and long-sleeved.

Long Sleeve Shirt Drive 2025 English

You can drop your donations off at:
— Vida Charter School, 120 E. Broadway, Gettysburg, M-F 8 am to 4 pm
or at the PathStone Organization locations below:
— PathStone – Aspers: 2150 Carlisle Road, Aspers, PA 17304
— PathStone – Chambersburg: 450 Cleveland Ave, Chambersburg, PA 17201
— PathStone – York: 517 Carlisle Ave, York, PA 17404

For more information, please contact Melissa Reyes, mreyes@pathstone.org; Amy Esquivias, aesquivias@pathstone.org, or Jose Linares, jlinares@pathstone.org.

Thank you for your generosity!  

Donate Gardner

Donate Gardner

Donate Gardner is a freelance writer and journalist who came to Gettysburg five years ago. A former linguist-turned-legal professional, Donate now enjoys her retirement focused on writing, music, and exploring her new community in a variety of ways. While still serving on the board of various non-local organizations, she also supports several local pro bono services to immigrants in the Adams County area, including as the director for the Adams County migrant outreach program, Pasa La Voz. An immigrant born, raised, and educated in Western Europe, Donate uses her multi-lingual background to maintain connection to other cultures, both as a historical researcher and writer, as well as through select advocacy. Donate is also an active musician, multi-instrumentalist, and award-winning songwriter, enjoying the rich music and arts community in Gettysburg, and supporting upcoming and traveling musicians coming through the area. Donate can be reached at: dvbgardner@gmail.com.

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