Launch Pad Foundation

05/31/2026

Thanks to Dan, Clarence, Brian and Rod from the Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg-North the Launch Pad has a working shower drain, a new oven hood, newly painted walls, lessons on many home repairs and a GREAT day! Thank you for blessing us with your company, knowledge and hard work.
Mary Wheeler, Board Secretary, also joined us for some painting and the guys picked up donations and finished prepping the stairs. Go team! Great day of service. ❤️

The countdown is on: 20 days until our Thrift Store Reopening on June 19th.
Join us at 3 pm for the Ribbon Cutting, come inside to see our fire-restored building and SHOP our thrift store packed full of new merchandise.

05/26/2026

Please, come join us!

Our club is excited to continue our support of Launch Pad Foundation through work days at their residences for teens that have aged out of the foster system. We welcome others to join us on May 30th and other work days in the future. Contact Dan Flint from our club to learn more at [email protected]. No experience necessary, just willing hands and a servants heart!

05/23/2026

Thanks to some great volunteers, the floors are stained! And 2 rooms are sealed! Thank you to Savannah, Tim and Michael!

05/22/2026

Two volunteer days later and WOW.
Thank you to Chad, Sara, Tyler, Jacque, Tim, Savannah, Glen, Rosemary, Cindy, Diane, Life House Church and the LP guys for the amazing effort. Sanding, staining, sealing, lighting, cleaning, doors hung, ALL the clothes are sorted…incredible teamwork. Check it out!
Please join us on Saturday from 11 am-3 pm if you’re looking to support a local nonprofit helping local youth. 🚀❤️
We will reopen on June 19th to celebrate with the Newville Fountain Festival!

05/21/2026

Celebrating a group of inspiring ladies at the 2026 YWCA Persimmon Awards.
Congratulations to Sandy Musser, Whitney Baker, Judge Jessica Brewbaker, Commissioner Jean Foschi and Trooper Kelly Smith! Amazing. 😍

05/18/2026

Busy. Busy. Busy. And it’s moving along quickly!

05/11/2026

One North Thrift is COMING BACK! We will reopen on June 19th, just in time for the Newville Fountain Festival!
It's been a wild and busy 5 months but thanks to an amazing group of generous volunteers, we made it and we are about to be back in business.
But first...we need some help restocking the store with all fresh merchandise and get it ready to shop. We have piles of donations ready to be sorted and readied to sell. Church groups welcome! Please reach out for more details or to lend a hand. May volunteer dates are posted below. Thanks so much for the support of the Newville community. 🥰

05/04/2026

2026 Launch Pad Foundation Board of Directors:
Tim Wheeler, Mary Wheeler, Brooke Shaffer, Clinical Director Bethany Theobold, Kip Goodling, Executive Director Lia Fourlas, Nathan Shoemaker, Andrea Greene and Debi Fourlas
Thank you for your service to our committed members and welcome to our newest members Debi and Brooke!
Teamwork makes the dream work! Here’s to a great year!

05/03/2026

Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg-North has SKILLS. Thank you for spending 2 work days at the Launch Pad. Watching ya’ll problem solve is an education unto itself! And we appreciate every second. ❤️
Dan, Brian and Clarence solved our toughest old house plumbing mystery by opening up the front porch ceiling and repairing the drain…with many old house dilemmas along the way but they figured it out. Thank you for no more calls from the borough about our porch raining when it’s not raining.
Rob installed a new baseboard heater with less than an inch of wire coming from the wall. Repaired drywall and made our apartment lovely.
They also replaced paneling and plaster damaged during the fire efforts, built kitchen shelving where the wall oven once was and installed an access panel for the shower and restored rotten wood from an old downspout above the porch. Wow.
Sometimes thank you just doesn’t feel like enough. We felt this way in 2019 and we find ourselves feeling much like that again. ❤️
From the first work day, until now, we can’t thank you enough for your generous time and skill contribution to the Launch Pad and the warmth it gives Bethany and I to see each of you. Thank you. Again. 🚀 ❤️

04/30/2026

Rotary Club of Mechanicsburg-North ❤️
Thank you for being our first volunteers circa 2019. Thank you for the 100s of hours to turn a vacant building into a home. Thank you for the demolition, replacing our windows, planing our doors, fixing the plumbing, installing finish trim, painting, painting, painting and all your hard work. And thank you most of all for believing in our mission and being the LP’s first friends.
Thank you for the invitation. It was a joy to see Juliet, Rob, Dan and Clarence again. Looking forward to a great weekend. Great to have you back. ❤️

Lia Fourlas, Executive Director of Launch Pad Foundation in Newville, gave us an update about her organization. It provides a bridge for young men coming out of foster care. We heard success stories about Alex and Michael and other young men ages 18-24 who need a hand up. Our Club helped with renovations to their building when they first opened in 2019 and we have a work weekend planned this weekend.
Thanks for what you are doing to help these young men get their lives launched in the right direction!