York Youth Revolution will host a pulled pork dinner on Saturday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Faith United Methodist Church, 126 E. Market St., Hellam. The meal will be available for pickup only, and the proceeds will benefit the youth group's upcoming mission trip to Winchester, Ky.

"We are a community youth group based out of Faith United Methodist, but it's not necessarily just for kids from that church," said Joe Bachman, youth group leader. "It's open to any kids in the community from grades nine through 12." The youth group meets on the first three Sundays of the month during the school year and wraps up the year with a mission trip.

"We always ask the kids where they'd like to go for the mission trip," Bachman noted. "They love road trips. We have been to a lot of places north and west of us, but we haven't been south much, so that's why we decided on Kentucky for our trip coming up in July."

On the way to its mission, the group will stop in West Virginia to enjoy some whitewater rafting. "Whenever we do service projects, we try to incorporate an element of fun," Bachman explained. "We've gone bowling, played laser tag, been paintballing, gone to amusement parks. We've done anything and everything that's fun because the kids stay interested when there's a balance of working hard with service and having fun. We really emphasize to our youth the importance of service."

The youth group has a mission of serving locally, in other states and around the world, Bachman said. Service in other states includes trips like the one to Kentucky, where the group will complete home repairs, while world service includes participation in a 24-hour famine that supports World Vision, an organization dedicated to fighting gobal hunger.

In the past, the youth group has focused on mission projects closer to home, and Bachman said he hopes to get back to that in 2022. "We've done a lot of projects in our school district," he stated. "We've done home repairs, put in handicapped ramps, painted steps and other house projects."

The group raises funds through activities including the pulled pork dinner, which will be available by preorder and on the day of the event. To preorder a dinner, call 717-252-2539 and leave a message. The dinner will include pulled pork, a roll, a baked potato, applesauce and a dessert.