Local businesses, events and organizations can be commemorated in a nostalgic way through the My Town, E-Town (MTET) Sticker Book. The book, a creation of LIV-Etown (LIV), kicked off its fourth edition in April.

"This exciting and unique community initiative invites locals as well as people from surrounding communities to E-town to embark on Sticker Quests in downtown E-town," explained LIV-Etown's Tony Gibble.

Purchasing an MTET Sticker Book provides a year's worth of opportunities to collect stickers, from April to April.

"Most of these stickers are locally designed and made custom to E-town stickers," said LIV's Clint Gibble. "These stickers are available at almost all LIV events to commemorate the event, at area businesses that offer a sticker anytime you bring your MTET book to them and Second Fridays where there is always a Sticker Quest."

As he explained, Sticker Quests typically feature 15 to 30 stickers to collect.

"This community initiative has grown so much in three years thanks to the support of the community, Mars Wrigley and the downtown E-town businesses and organizations that sponsor it and participate in it," he shared. "We can't thank them enough."

Each year, the cover of the Sticker Book is created by a local artist to support and showcase community talent, Tony said.

"This year's cover is done by Julie Drake," he stated. "She has been a huge advocate for the sticker book and collects her monthly stickers. She uses the junk journaling style of scrapbooking for her book."

While the Sticker Book provides an opportunity to showcase one-of-a-kind stickers, it also serves another purpose, Clint noted.

"Thanks to Mars Wrigley and the My Town, E-Town Sticker Book Silver and Gold sponsors, 100% of the Sticker Book sales go to funding all the free community events and activities LIV runs each year," he said.

LIV-Etown events include monthly events as well as one-time activities held throughout the year.

"LIV manages every Second Friday event downtown, with individual themes, a free scavenger hunt with a prize for all and chance to win $150 in downtown gift cards plus activities, entertainment and offerings by local businesses," Tony shared. "LIV holds the annual Strawberry Social Picnic in the Park held in June." That event features live entertainment, food trucks, games, free bounce houses and lots more.

Additional LIV events include participating in National Night Out in August, hosting the annual Trick-or-Treat Candy Crawl in October, supporting the Great Turkey Chase in November, partnering with the Elizabethtown Area Chamber of Commerce for the Merry Grinchmas Tree Lighting also in November and working with Mars Wrigley for the Chocolate Walk in February.

Supporting these initiatives is as simple as purchasing a Sticker Book, Clint said.

"All of these endeavors take a lot of resources to make possible, and the My Town, E-Town Sticker Book initiative is one way that we make that all happen," he explained. "By buying a Sticker Book and supporting this cause, you help support not only what LIV does but the businesses, groups, companies, organizers and organizations that help us make it happen."

And, Clint emphasized, the initiative is much more than just a way to collect stickers.

"The MTET Sticker Book provides a unique way for the public to interact with our local businesses and each other," he said. "We've seen friends made through Second Friday events and the Sticker Quests. Friendly faces are looked forward to being seen from event to event, and some have gone on to become friends outside the events. People young and young at heart look forward to the stickers they collect, creating a yearly keepsake of their experiences here in E-town."

May's Second Friday event will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, May 9.

For more information on the Sticker Book, including how to submit art for next year's cover, follow "LIV_Etown" on Facebook.