On Saturday, April 1, American Heritage Girls Troop PA-3125 will hold a craft show at the Solanco Fairgrounds, Park Avenue, Quarryville. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kreider Building and will be free to attend.

The craft show will feature a mix of vendors and crafters, who will sell a variety of items, many of which will be spring or Easter themed. Items such as spring decor, Easter baskets, jewelry, wreaths and wooden crafts will be sold at the event, and all proceeds will benefit Troop PA-3125. The troop will operate a booth to offer informational materials to attendees, and food will be available to purchase from the Fry Shack food truck. The event will also include a prize drawing for multiple items donated by participating crafters and local businesses.

The Pioneers and Patriots groups of Troop PA-3125, which together comprise the girls in the troop between the ages of 12 and 16, are organizing the event with the help of volunteer Danielle Worrell. Worrell, whose daughter is a member of Troop PA-3125, introduced the idea to hold the group's first craft show due to her experience in planning other shows in the past. The girls in the troop have assisted by creating a Facebook page for the event, plotting where each vendor will be stationed, creating a flyer and designing yard signs. Each troop member will earn an entrepreneurial badge for her efforts with planning the function. Worrell and the troop's leader, Kaitlynn Yetder, hope to make the craft show an annual fundraiser.

The funds raised from the craft show will help the troop to acquire camping equipment such as tents for its trips, as well as lower the cost for girls to participate in the program. The profits from the event will also be used to cover the cost of Troop PA-3125's regular outings such as trips to the Fulton Theatre in Lancaster city and local zoos.

American Heritage Girls is a faith-based scouting program that was founded in 1995. Troop PA-3125 was created in 2019 and meets on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at Wesley Church, 1104 Kirkwood Pike, Quarryville. "Our mission is to build women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country," said Yetder. "We teach different life skills and do various activities and fun outings for the girls." The troop regularly assists with projects that serve the community, such as Blessings of Hope and Operation Christmas Child. Last year, the older girls organized a baby shower and donated the collected items to women in need.

"It's helped my daughter to be proud of who she is and who God made her to be," said Worrell. "As a parent, I've seen her grow as well as enjoy the camping, hiking and fishing trips."

For more information, search for "American Heritage Girls Troop PA-3125" on Facebook.