Britain Hill Venue & Vineyard, 790 N. Little Britain Road, Quarryville, will host its annual Southern End Love event on Saturday, April 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free event will include live music, activities for children and interactive demonstrations from local emergency service personnel.

Tours of fire engines and rescue demonstrations will be provided by members of the Robert Fulton Fire Company and the Quarryville Fire Company throughout the day. EMTs from the Wakefield EMS will offer CPR demonstrations and provide attendees with information on the various types of equipment that they use when answering calls.

Food will be available to purchase from On The Roll food truck, and local music duo Max and Denise will perform acoustic songs from 1 to 4 p.m. The event will also include multiple prize drawings, and the prize winners will be announced at 4 p.m.

Approximately 20 local vendors, artisans and small businesses will sell their wares inside the venue. Each vendor pays a fee to reserve a space, the proceeds of which Britain Hill will donate to first responders. This year, the participating emergency service organizations will compete in a chili cook-off; attendees will have an opportunity to purchase a ticket that includes one cup of chili from each group. Guests who purchase a ticket may vote for their favorite contestant, and the organization with the most votes will receive all proceeds from ticket sales. The winner of the chili cook-off will be announced at 3:30 p.m.

Debbie Helm, the owner of Britain Hill Venue & Vineyard, was inspired to create the Southern End Love event after two encounters she had with local first responders. About four years ago, emergency personnel were called to the scene of an accident on Little Britain Road, near the vineyard. Helm witnessed EMTs, firefighters and police officers arrive at the scene, and she recalled being struck by the courage of the men and women who responded to the tragic accident. Soon after, Helm's husband was involved in another accident, and Helm said she was impressed by the swift response from local first responders. Helm organized Southern End Love to show her appreciation for the local emergency personnel who make southern Lancaster County a safer place.

In addition to creating the appreciation night, Helm decided to develop a new wine called Southern End Love. For each bottle that is purchased, Britain Hill donates $1 each to four local emergency service organizations: the Robert Fulton Fire Company, Quarryville Fire Company, Wakefield EMS and the Quarryville Police Foundation. "The main idea is still to show our appreciation and to use our platform as a venue to not only help raise funds for them, but for people to come meet those who serve us every day," Helm said. "The more time they spend trying to raise money, the less time they have to do what we need them to do."

For more information, visit http://www.britainhillvenueandvineyard.com.