In its 15th year of celebrating and encouraging charitable giving, Gifts That Give Hope Lancaster's annual gift fair will take place on Sunday, Dec. 11. The event will be held at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

While at the gift fair, shoppers will be able to engage with each of this year's 45 nonprofit organizations to best choose which ones they would like to support by purchasing gifts for loved ones on their holiday gift list. Shoppers will also be able to enjoy food and beverages from local eateries and food trucks and peruse fair trade goods, social enterprises, and businesses offering environmentally friendly and ethically sourced gifts.

This year's nonprofit participants include Aarons Acres, Big Picture Soccer, Blackbirds Environmental Justice, Benchmark Program, Clare House, Church World Service, Connection Ubuntu, Heifer International, Good Samaritan Services, Habitat for Humanity, Feed My Starving Children, Music for Everyone, Medan Initiative, Outreach Paraguay, Rafiki Africa Foundation, Thriving Villages International, Reach Out and Read Lancaster, Mental Health America, Safe Families for Children, SWAN, The Potter's House, Wittel Farm Growing Project, Lifecycles, Walking Forward Together, Heeding God's Call, Nurse Family Partnership, Hope Walks, Sisters' Hope Foundation, The Blessing Foundation, Horizon: Empower the Orphaned, Brittany's Hope, The Period Project, The Common Wheel, Central PA Animal Alliance Hounds of Prison Education (HOPE), Refugee Strong, The Edible Classroom, Lancaster Farm Sanctuary, 2 Seconds or Less, Live Like Libby, Lancaster County Food Hub, Chyatee Foundation, Ukraine War Refugee Aid Fund, and World Bicycle Relief.

Marketplace vendors will include Revolution Jewelry, CHYATEE: Conscious Living Begins Here, My Peruvian Treasures, Hope Inspire Love, North Star Initiative, Binding Love Scarves, Girl Crush, Friendship heART Gallery, Empowered Goods, Chestnut Ridge Honey, and The Get Stuff Done Book Club.

In addition to the shopping opportunities, there will be a Human Rights Day scavenger hunt taking place throughout the day for interested participants of all ages to take part in to learn about the respective nonprofits in the area that are working to address various articles of the Declaration.

Father Christmas will be present all day for pictures, visits, and interactive story reading. Father Christmas will introduce a variety of children's authors who will be on-site to offer activities, book readings and signings, and the opportunity to purchase books.

Food will be available for purchase throughout the day from Lancaster food establishments, including Stroopies, Homage: Cuisine of the West African Diaspora, Walk-O-Taco, The Cookie Sale to Combat World Hunger, pHresKoo Haitian Lemonade Food Truck, Gourmet Julie's Way, Isabelle Cuisine: West African and Fusion Fare, Power Broths, and Character Coffee Cart.

Gifts That Give Hope Lancaster is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote charitable, alternative giving through an annual gift fair that offers the opportunity to purchase holiday gifts in support of charitable causes and meaningful gift giving. To learn more, contact Jennifer Oehme Knepper at 717-201-9157 or lancastergiftfair@gmail.com.