Help us provide fresh food for all by supporting the Adams County Farmers Market at the Giving Spree this year!

GIVING SPREE

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GIVING SPREE 💚

The Market has set an ambitious goal to raise $50,000 in Today funds and $25,000 in Forever funds for the 2026 Giving Spree.

At the Adams County Farmers Market, we believe everyone deserves access to healthy, local food – and your support is helping make that possible. Thanks to past Giving Spree contributions, we have strengthened our vital food assistance programs, including the recent launch of a brand new Triple SNAP nutrition incentive. This program helps lower-income families stretch their grocery budgets while generating more sales for our local farmers.

Now is the time to expand our sense of what is possible.

Through our Fresh Food For All campaign, our next goal is to raise the daily SNAP limit from $30 to $50 per shopper, allowing families to put more of their benefits toward fresh, local food with our Triple SNAP incentive. As rising costs strain household budgets, the market plays an increasingly important role in helping our neighbors afford nutritious food. We’ve come a long way with lots of community support, but there is so much more we can do.

Your Giving Spree contribution helps families bring home more fresh food, supports programs that provide seniors with produce, and strengthens the farms that feed our community. Best of all, you can see your generosity in action every Saturday at the market.

Help meet today’s needs and build toward tomorrow. If you already plan to give during the Giving Spree, please consider separate contributions to both our Today and Forever goals. Your Today gift supports our current work, while your Forever gift helps sustain it for years to come.

New to the Giving Spree? Keep reading to learn how this community-wide day of giving brings neighbors together to support local nonprofits – and how your gift can help make fresh food accessible to more people in Adams County.

$50,000 in Today funds means:

  • Immediate & vital food assistance for families facing hunger

  • Support for staff, supplies, and operating expenses

  • Resources for marketing and customer engagement

  • Nutrition education and cooking demos at the market

  • More events, kids activities, & live music for the community to enjoy!

$25,000 in Forever funds means:

  • An endowment that permanently sustains & grows the market’s food programs – forever

  • New food programs that go further to serve the most vulnerable in our community

  • Growing momentum for exciting infrastructure improvements

  • Market programs that support a sustainable environment

  • A vibrant market for years to come!

Learn about the Giving Spree
Download the Donor Form

The Adams County Farmers Market is #10 on the donor form!

FAQs:

What even is the Giving Spree?

  • The Giving Spree is Adams County’s annual day of giving, where everyone in the community comes together to learn about local nonprofits and is encouraged to support them. The Adams County Community Foundation operates the Giving Spree, and participating organizations – like the Adams County Farmers Market – benefit from the donations! No fees are charged to participating nonprofits, and there is no fee taken from donations.

How do I donate during the Spree?

  • There are 3 ways to give:

    • Mail in a donor form to the Community Foundation office any time, starting now! Their mailing address is: 25 South 4th St. Gettysburg, PA 17325

    • Join us LIVE on November 5, 2026 at the Wyndham Gettysburg Hotel, 95 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg, from 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM. here you will be able to meet tons of folks and learn about over 100 different nonprofit organizations, including your friends at the Adams County Farmers Market!

    • Give online on November 5 any time between 12:01 a.m. and 12:00 midnight. The online donation portal can be found HERE, and is only active for a 24-hour window on Nov. 6th.

Why should I donate during the Spree?

  • Not only are your donations tax deductible, but the Community Foundation also helps make your donations go further with an Incentive Match! The Incentive Match helps all participating nonprofits. At the close of the Giving Spree, the Incentive Match is distributed to the participating nonprofits in proportion to the amount they raised during the Giving Spree. In other words, your donations to the Adams County Farmers Market go further through the Giving Spree than they would independently!

What is the difference between a Today gift and a Forever gift?

  • On the Donor Form, you’ll see that you can check either the ✓ Today box or the ✓ Forever box. If you check Today, your gift will go to the farmers market right away, to help with immediate needs. If you check Forever, your one-time gift will be added to a permanent farmers market endowment that provides grant funds for the market year-over-year, forever! (Note: Forever gifts are still just one-time gifts. Making a Forever gift does not mean you must keep donating yearly or monthly.)

When can I actually start giving?

  • Donor forms are being accepted right now! Print out your form HERE, follow the instructions, and send it in now for your Giving Spree gifts to be tallied on November 5th. Or, you can wait until November 5th to give online or join us at the live event in Gettysburg.

How can I learn more?

  • The Community Foundation is eager to hear from you and answer any questions you may have. You can call their donor hotline at 717-337-0060, or email info@adamscountycf.org at any time to learn more. The Community Foundation can also help you make a Qualified Charitable Distribution from an IRA, or make a gift of stock either via electronic transfer, or by physically sending in the paper certificates.