An end-of-summer Makers Market, featuring locally owned business vendors, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Beale Manor, 200 S. Church St., Parkesburg. The event will also include a prize drawing, a cereal drive to benefit the Octorara Area Food Cupboard and an opportunity for a local teacher to win school supplies.

The Makers Market is being presented by Megan Kauffman, owner of Balms & Bombs by Megan, which began in September of 2022. Kauffman does not have a brick and mortar facility to sell her products, so she has participated in similar shopping venues, including local craft fairs.

"I like to plan and coordinate things. I wanted to plan a vendor event for other small businesses in the area," she said of the first-time event.

Vendors at the Makers Market will offer arts and crafts; baked goods; self-care items, such as lip balm, bath bombs and goat milk soap; and sustainable plants, including houseplants and fresh-cut arrangements. The vendors will be located both inside and outside Beale Manor.

"We focused on (attracting businesses from) the Parkesburg area and 15 miles around it," said Kauffman. "The close-knit community did not disappoint with their interest. We will have 28 vendors and two food trucks. Blue Wren Coffee House and Chef & Company will (open) promptly at 10 a.m."

In lieu of an admission fee, shoppers are asked to donate a box of cereal. "I contacted the food cupboard a few months ago, and with summertime ending and the school year coming up, they asked if we could have a cereal drive," said Kauffman, noting that she will drop off the boxes of cereal at the food cupboard on Tuesday, Aug. 15.

Additionally, more than 12 vendors have donated prizes that will be awarded through a random drawing. The items will be on display throughout the day, and attendees can purchase tickets to win the items they are interested in.

"All proceeds will benefit a local teacher's wish list for the upcoming school year," Kauffman explained. "Visitors can nominate a teacher that day. We will have index cards (to list) their name, what school they teach in and their email. You can submit their entire wish list printed out or (provide) an online link (to the wish list). At the end, we will draw the winner of the teacher's wish list that we will be fulfilling."

Kauffman, who is a resident of Christiana, said that she hopes to make the Makers Market a regularly scheduled event held at various locations. "We want to do it quarterly," she added. "The next one is in November."

For more information about the Makers Market, search for "End of Summer Makers Market" on Facebook.