February 25, 2010 Gold Star Garden Pins are here!
We will be receiving our Gold Star Garden Pins early next week. Pins are $15, and supplies are limited. Call and order yours today!

February 25, 2010 York County School Shows Support for Veterans


February 17, 2010 Come see us at the Mid-Atlantic Garden Show!
We'll have a booth at the show this year, where we welcome everyone to come visit us March 4-7. We'll start selling tickets for the $3,000 Hardscape Package from Techo-Depot and Shawn's Landscaping.

January 21, 2010 New Link Section
A new section has been added to GoldStarGarden.com. Because there are so many great Veteran Support Websites out there, we've decided to dedicate a whole page to listing them for you. Of course, we could always use help with our list. If you know of a great site, please send an email over and we'll check it out.
Also, please be sure to become a fan of the Gold Star Garden if you have a Facebook. We have over 100 followers nationwide, and are eager to grow further

January 14, 2010 A New Year
We've been busy already this year.
Mr. Richard Poole has agreed to act as general contractor for the garden. With his help, we are hoping for a September 11, 2010 dedication date.
If you have a facebook or twitter account, you can now follow the garden on both sites. For facebook, join our group and be sure to invite all your friends. We are also creating a Fan Page. Our following on Twitter isn't very strong right now, but with your help, we can get follows from all over the world.
Yellowbook is sponsoring the garden, and helping us get our name known state wide, and possibly even nation wide in the future.
Coming soon will be pictures of our winner from last year's patio package give-away. I will also be putting pictures of the hand-made glass jewelry that has been donated by local glass artist Kevin Humes. These pieces will be available for purchase.

November 17, 2009 Last Week
Last week, as many of you know, was a big week for us. Our beatiful ground breaking ceremony has been covered by a few news stations, and in several papers. The 1st Annual Gold Star Garden Benefit Ball was held on Saturday night, and was a success. Many of our silent auction items were sold, and everyone had a great time. Next year's Ball will be held November 13, 2010, so mark your calendars now! And as always, keep checking back for more updates. Photos of last weeks events will be up soon.

November 13, 2009 Gold Star Garden in the news

If you find any articles in newspapers, or on-line, please let us know, so we can include a copy in our scrap book.

November 12, 2009 Today was the big day!
Today we had our offical ground breaking ceremony. The ceremony, though cold, went wonderfully. If you didn't make it out to the event, please check the local broadcast channels starting Monday to see the full ceremony. Thank you to everyone who was a part of Cher's special day, and everyone who has continually supported her.
To those of you who bought tickets to the Benefit Ball, we look forward to seeing you at 7 pm on Saturday night.

November 4, 2009 Next week is the big week!
Next Thursday will be the official ground breaking ceremony! Everyone is invited to join us for this very special day. We will begin at 10 am, at Veterans Memorial Park, and the Lafayette Club will be providing a light luncheon after the ceremony.
Also, don't forget that next Saturday is our Benefit Ball. Tickets are still on sale, so get yours today.

October 28, 2009
A lot of great people have been involved in the making of this memorial garden. Our Advisory Board and Board members have worked hard helping us get our intitial funding, and our 501(c)3 status. To learn more about who they are, visit the About page of our site. But many other people have come together to help us along. Kenna and Steve Rotz of Agape Healing Center and Dancing At Apage are donating their warehouse ballroom for our benefit ball. Countless websites, including Dance Inc., have featured news about the ball. We even have support from various local and state officials, and have had several article in the newspaper. As our support continues to grow, we continue to be gratful for everything that everyone has done for us. Thank you!

October 27, 2009 Guests to appear at the Groundbreaking Ceremony
PA State Representatives Ron Miller, Keith Gillspie, and Seth Grove will be appearing at the ground breaking ceremony on November 12th. We are honored to have them amongst our guests.
We would like to thank Crystal Water for donating four cases of bottled water for our luncheon after the ceremony. All donations are greatly appericiated.

October 1, 2009 Pennies for Peace
Want to get the whole office involved in a fund raiser? Email us to receive a Pennies for Peace poster that you can attach to a collection can. For more details, visit the How to Help/Get Involved page.

October 1, 2009 Ticket sales have begun!


From now until November 6th, you can download this form to order tickets, or come into the office and purchase them in person. Please call ahead if you plan to do the latter, so we can prepare the tickets in advance.

September 28, 2009 Speakers and guest to appear at the Groundbreaking Ceremony
We are proud to announce that American Gold Star Mothers National President, Ruth Stonesiefer, will be speaking at the Groundbreaking Ceremony on November 12, 2009. We would also like to welcome the Patriot Guard Riders to our guest list for the ceremony. Keep checking back as our list grows!

September 10, 2009 Gold Star Charity Ball to benefit the Veterans Memorial Gold Star Healing and Peace Garden
On November 14, 2009, we will be holding a charity ball to raise money for the building of our memorial garden. The ball will be held at the Agape Healing Center, in York, PA, from 7-11 pm. Please check back often for more information, or call Cher Kondor at 717-846-3339


August, 26, 2009 Final plans for the Garden have been submitted by Mahan Rykiel!








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August 20, 2009 Ground breaking date confirmed
The ground breaking for the Veterans Memorial Gold Star Healing and Peace Garden has been confirmed. The ceremony will take place November 12, 2009, at 10 am, in the Veterans Memorial Park, 741 Edgar Street, York, Pennsylvania.
Speakers will be announced at a later date


July 24, 2009 We have a winner!
Susan Oberg is the lucky winner for the $3,000 Hardscape Makeover. Congratulations Susan!