Lancaster mayor Danene Sorace declared May 10 HARTZ Physical Therapy (PT) Day and surprised founder and owner Brian Hartz and his wife, Amy Walker Hartz, CFO of the practice, and their staff with a proclamation just before their third annual Spring Swing Golf Tournament at Crossgates Golf Club.

All proceeds from the tournament benefited Off the Streets, an all-volunteer organization that has assisted more than 5,070 men, women and children since 2013 to access permanent housing. The entirety of the proceeds will help to finance security deposits for those referred by social services. The HARTZ team has also joined Off the Streets volunteers on numerous moves helping to deliver furnishings and set up the homes for those who were formerly homeless.

For the past 24 years, HARTZ PT has developed a physical therapy practice with six offices and 42 employees. Brian and Amy are also committed to serving local communities. Together with the employees they motivate and through their HARTZ Physical Therapy Charitable Organization, the Hartzes spend an average of 50 volunteer hours and contribute more than $1,000 per employee in support of local Lancaster charities each year.

HARTZ PT staff members have volunteered their time cleaning parks and adopting a local highway and they started Equipped for Life, a free medical equipment loan program. They have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars hosting events for local nonprofits and have volunteered for and participated in their numerous missions and fundraising events.

HARTZ's signature Fall Blast 5K has raised more than $315,000 in the past 20 years benefiting A Week Away, Benchmark, Gigi's Playhouse, Off the Streets, Power Packs, Hospice of Lancaster County, The Lancaster Science Factory, Girls on the Run and Aaron's Acres. In addition, the practice's annual Feed the Need Spring Food Drive has collected thousands of pounds of food for Water Street Mission, Power Packs and Arch Street Center.

In April, HARTZ PT hosted its second annual Parkinson's Community Walk attended by 175 walkers. The event was created through the Red Rose Parkinson's Support Group. which the Hartzes helped form.

To learn more about HARTZ PT and its charitable organization, visit http://www.hartzpt.com.