At the end of the year, our schedule gets tossed into the air.
While everyone decorates and parties, TheBurg staff scrambles to meet early deadlines, finalize our stories, and get our monthly magazine into your hands.
The rapid-fire Thanksgiving to Christmas to New Year’s train of holidays is always challenging, and this year is especially tough for us, given the quirks of the calendar.
Nonetheless, no worries. As always, we’ll meet our deadlines, with our print magazine packed with community news, commentary, features, events and fun. And, like each December, this issue focuses heavily on the holidays and how we celebrate here in the Harrisburg area.
This month, we have holiday stories that range widely from local attractions to light displays to seasonal entertainment and more. We also have some great ideas on ways to give back to the community, if that’s on your to-do list.
If it is, we hope that you’ll consider putting something special from TheBurg under your tree, as merch sales help fund our mission of serving this community. Currently, we offer sweatshirts, T-shirts and ballcaps through our website or, if you prefer, just drop by our office. Donning your Burg gear also shows the world (or at least your fellow Wegman’s shoppers) that you support our work and your community.
For the holiday season, we also hope you’ll consider joining Friends of TheBurg, our membership program. To say “thanks,” we’ll send you a Burg-branded tote, delivered right to your door. You’ll also get an invitation to the Burg Bash, a huge annual party to honor our members (and my single-favorite night of the year). To date, we’ve had over 700 individuals, families, groups, companies and organizations become members—so please, join in the fun!
OK, I think I’m all pitched out for the month. It’s time now to turn the page and dig into our annual seasonal issue. TheBurg staff wishes you and your loved ones the happiest of holidays!
Larry, Lauren, Meg, Maddie, Natalie and Lex
Lawrance Binda
Publisher/Editor
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