"We're going to have a nice mix of direct-sales companies and vendors who sell homemade items," said Leslie Hawkins, describing the Holiday Home Market. "There's going to be a lot of unique gift items and lots of opportunities for holiday shopping."

The Holiday Home Market will be held at Teen Central, 15 S. Wolf St., Manheim, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19. Vendors will include LuLaRoe, Thirty-One Gifts, Tupperware and Mary Kay, and other items for sale will be jewelry, soaps, candles, ornaments and more. "We'll have some people taking custom orders and the opportunity to purchase personalized items," Hawkins commented.

Good Eats Catering will be serving breakfast and lunch items, and My Sweet Bliss will sell cupcakes.

New this year, one of the vendors will set up an area for children to shop, Hawkins noted. "Kids can come in and do their Christmas shopping in a place that's just for them," she said.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Teen Central, a nonprofit organization that provides Christian-focused programs for youths. Hawkins noted that this will be third Holiday Home Market and all three have supported Teen Central. "Growing up, I was very active in my church, and I had a lot of opportunities through my youth group," she said. "It was such a huge bonus for us to have a safe place to go to learn about God and to talk about life in general." Hawkins learned about Teen Central through a relative whose children attend the programs, and she wanted to help promote the organization's mission. "It's just really awesome that Teen Central provides so many events for the community and the youth, from meals to church services, to a place just for kids to go and hang out after school, and it's all free," she stated. "They are truly giving back to the community in more ways than people might know."

After organizing the event for the first two years, Hawkins is taking a step back and has recruited Jennifer Bachman to help her coordinate this year's market. "We've been doing a lot to promote the market, from 'save the date' cards and flyers to promoting it on social media," Hawkins shared. "We're looking forward to seeing people come in for their holiday shopping."

For more information on the event, search for "Holiday Home Market" on Facebook.