People who are good with their hands utilizing them to help others who experience difficulties with mobility.

While there's a lot more to it, that's basically what AMBUCS Crafts in the Park really boils down to.

This year's version of AMBUCS Crafts in the Park will go off on Saturday, June 10, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Lititz Springs Park, 24 N. Broad St., Lititz. The organizer of the event, AMBUCS, or the American Business Clubs, is a nonprofit member organization "dedicated to aiding people with disabilities."

"AMBUCS is carrying on this tradition," said Frank Kenavan, who's served as the chairman for the last 20 AMBUCS Crafts in the Park events. "It allows us to do the things we need to do. But it's also about visibility, so people know who we are. We're usually known as one of the best-kept secrets in the nonprofit community."

The event is expecting 30 to 50 vendors, craftspeople and artists from Lancaster County, surrounding counties and as far away as Delaware, Maryland and New Jersey. Kenavan referred to the wares that will be offered that day as "a nice mix of handcrafted materials," which will include jewelry, stained glass and metal workings.

Of course, Lititz Springs Park will serve as a welcoming venue for AMBUCS Crafts in the Park.

"Some of the craftsmen have been doing it for the last 30 years because they like coming to Lititz," said Kenavan. "It's always been a smaller craft show that has appeal. It moves at a slower pace, and that allows visitors to enjoy the surroundings. It's very laid back. It's a leisurely stroll in the park."

AMBUCS will be celebrating its 30th Crafts in the Park, an event that was already established when it took over from the Lititz Rotary Club in the early 1990s. In the past, AMBUCS Crafts in the Park has drawn crowds of up to 4,000 visitors.

"We want to see more people go through," said Kenavan. "Our money is made in advance when the vendors rent the space. We hope we get a lot of people for the sake of the vendors. There have been a lot of changes over the years, but how we run it has remained the same."

All monies raised at Crafts in the Park will go toward the Lititz chapter of AMBUCS and its mission to inspire independence and mobility.

"It goes into the club's coffers, and they can use it as they see fit," said Kenavan. "It's like a general fund."

A national organization that boasts more than 5,000 members and 157 chapters, AMBUCS operates in 36 states. AMBUCS works in cooperation with speech, physical and occupational therapists, and it provides scholarships for therapists and Amtrykes, or adaptive trykes, to others in need, and it performs various types of community service.

"We're dedicated to helping people achieve the most that they can through independence and mobility," said Kenavan.

For additional information on AMBUCS, go to https://ambucs.org/.