There's a lot happening in Maytown, and that's a good thing. But so much is going on that at times, one organization might not know what another is up to. To solve that issue, the Maytown Civic Association was formed.
"The purpose of this group is to know what each group is doing, so we can all help each other in any way we can," explained Linda Good, who is the secretary of the association. "We have a representative from each organization in Maytown, and we'll be meeting four times a year as a group."
The idea for the association is not a new one, Good said. "There used to be a civic association many years ago," she recalled. "In 1960, there was a bicentennial committee, and after the bicentennial was over, they said, 'We should have an organization here in town that can act like a clearinghouse for information. We should all work together for the town.'"
For years, that association held events and raised funds for Maytown projects, such as the beautification of the Maytown Square. "Any time there was anything going on in town, the civic association was a part of it," Good stated.
Fast forward a few decades, and the original civic association had dissolved, but the interest in promoting Maytown organizations had not.
In 2019, Maytown resident Mike Guinivan proposed bringing the association back. "He said we should all know what each other is doing, because many times we plan events that are happening on the same day because we didn't know," Good noted. Guinivan passed away in 2020, before the new civic association could take off, but there was enough interest from others in Maytown to continue his vision.
Using the constitution and bylaws of the old civic association, the new group officially launched in 2021, holding its first meeting in June of last year. "Our mission statement is to be a representative group whose purpose is to advance, promote and support local organizations and to maintain and manage the open space located within the Route 743 right of way, otherwise known as Maytown Center Square," Good said.
Members of the civic association include president Dan Blank, the pastor of Reich's Evangelical Congregational Church; vice president Pat Vogel, representing the East Donegal/Conoy Christian Food Bank; and treasurer Chrisie Emswiler, representing the Girl Scouts. Other organizations in the association include the Memorial Day committee, the Boy Scouts, the American Legion and Auxiliary and the Maytown-East Donegal Township Fire Department.
The group is working on raising funds to present a scholarship annually to a Donegal High School senior and is considering events such as a town CROP Walk or operating a food stand at Sunday night concerts in the park beginning in June.
The next meeting of the civic association will be held in April. "We want to promote community and promote Maytown," Good stated. "We want to be an organization for the whole town."
For more information on the Maytown Civic Association, email Good at goodfarm1950@gmail.com.
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