Project Gettysburg-Leon

Monthly Potluck Dinner and Meeting
2025-03-02 18:00 - 20:00 UTC
Monthly Potluck Dinner
March 2: Glatfelter Lodge

Monthly Potluck Dinner and Meeting
2025-04-06 18:00 - 20:00
On Sunday, April 6th, PGL will hold its monthly potluck meeting at the Adams County Arts Council.

Program: “Lake Camécuaro – The Hidden Heart of Michoacán”
Yadira Lupian Lua, Adams County resident and local artist, will be our wonderful guide as we recreate this magical lake in our own paintings. Yadira’s work can be seen in both Tacos Monarcas and La de Michoacán, two culinary treats in Gettysburg. The daughter of Michoacán natives, Yadira serves as the Digital Director for the Pennsylvania Office of Administration.
Lake Camécuaro, in Michoacán, Mexico, is known for its crystal-clear waters and ancient trees, but it also holds a tale of love and sorrow. According to Purépecha legend, Princess Huanita was kidnapped by a jealous priest and hidden away. Her tears flowed endlessly, forming the lake. When her beloved Tangáxhuan rescued her, a spring burst from the ground where the priest fell — still feeding the lake today.
Camécuaro means “place of hidden sorrow” — and, under Yadira’s guidance, your painting will capture this unique lake’s beauty and its soul.

Monthly Potluck Dinner and Meeting
2025-05-04 18:00 - 20:00 | May 4th Potluck, 980 Mount Carmel Road, Orrtanna, PA, 17325, United States
Monthly Potluck Dinner
Pam and Michael Cooper-White – 980 Mount Carmel Road, Orrtanna, PA 17353
For the PGL pot luck on Sunday, May 4th, please come to hear Grace Bushway speak about her volunteer experience in Nicaragua. Grace is a former Gettysburg College student and VISTA volunteer who spent the months between last November and February of this year working in Nicaragua with PGL projects in sustainable agriculture and rural arts outreach.

Monthly Potluck Dinner and Meeting
2025-06-01 18:00 - 20:00
June 1st: Home of Dave Crowner
166 Gordon Avenue in Gettysburg
The avenue is across from the Josiah Benner Farm historic home, 150 yards down Gordon Avenue and on the right

PGL Director Greg Bowles will speak about all of the successful programs in Nicaragua and the plans for the future. We also hope to have Professor Diego Prado of the University of Latin America in Morelia, Mexico present for this potluck.

PGL Garden Party
2025-07-12 14:00 - 18:00
On Saturday, July 12th, Project Gettysburg Leon will once again host its annual Garden Party at the home of Karl Mattson, located near the Oak Ridge Observation Tower on Doubleday Avenue. More information and ticket prices will be made available soon. Beside an opportunity to learn more about PGL’s sister city work in Nicaragua and Mexico, people will be able to enjoy food & drink in the setting of one of the most beautiful private gardens in the state of Pennsylvania.

Potluck Dinner
2025-09-07 18:00 - 20:00
WHEN: Sunday, September 7, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Home of Sarah & Baird Tipson, 263 Springs Ave., Gettysburg

November Potluck: Revolutionary Murals in Nicaragua
2025-11-02 18:00 - 19:30
oin the PGL community for our monthly potluck, the first Sunday of each month.
November Potluck
Date: November 2, 2025
Time: 6 p.m.
Hosts: Lynn and Dottie Cairns
320 Friendship Lane, Gettysburg
Program: Revolutionary Murals in Nicaragua
Following the Sandinista Revolution in 1979 and before Chamorro’s presidency ten years later, more than 300 murals about revolutionary history and values were painted by Nicaraguan and international artists with community participation. The majority of these murals were painted in Managua, León, and Esteli. For political purposes, most of these murals have been intentionally destroyed or hidden for reasons similiar to present motivations of our own government.

PGL Fiesta & Auction
2026-01-24 16:00 - 20:00
“Plan Your Bidding Strategy – Review the Auction Booklet Now!
Exciting plans are already underway for the annual “PGL Fiesta & Auction“ to be held Saturday, January 24 in the Gettysburg College Hauser Fieldhouse from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tickets will be $30 until January 12th and $35 thereafter, and tickets can be purchased for a table for ten. Upon entering the fieldhouse on Saturday attendees can tour the silent auction tables and at their convenience pick up their buffet dinner. Attendees can sign up in advance for child care (ages 5-10).
Click Here to Purchase Your Tickets Today!
People are encouraged to offer quality items for the auction, which will feature both the live auction and the silent auction tables.
To donate an auction item please
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Donations are to be delivered to the fieldhouse Friday evening, January 23rd, and Saturday morning.
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PGL Garden Party
2026-06-27 17:30 - 20:00
Join us for our 4th Garden Party to support Project Gettysburg-León.

Enjoy light fare, including hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and complimentary wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages.
Saturday, June 27, 5:30-8 p.m.
Karl Mattson’s garden

$100 per attendee
Purchase tickets here. https://commerce.cashnet.com/ProjectLeon
We also welcome sponsorships. https://www.aplos.com/aws/give/ProjectGettysburgLeon/gardenpartysponsor
While PGL’s projects in Nicaragua continue, this year’s Garden Party celebrates the developing sister-city relationship between Gettysburg and Morelia, Mexico.

Questions? Email admin@gettysburg-leon.org or call 717-337-6490.
