Help Lancaster Innkeepers Give Back to the Community

Christmas is a time for giving, decorating and entertaining.   Four Bed and Breakfasts in Lancaster County offer you a tour to help you with your holiday decorating and entertaining ideas. See how B&B's manage to take care of guests, cook fabulous food and decorate, while looking their best all of the time.   Experience "how to"s for holiday breakfast dishes, beverages, candy making, decorating ideas and more. Your holiday planning will be a breeze thanks to recipes and "how to" handouts.

• Amanda Gish House, 556 W. Bainbridge St. Elizabethtown, PA 17022, www.amandagishhouse.com, built in 1896 and features a Christmas tree in each guest room,
• B.F. Hiestand House Bed & Breakfast, 722 E. Market St. Marietta, PA 17547, www.bfhh.com is a High Queen Anne Victorian Mansion,
• The Victorian Rose circa 1896, 214 Marietta Ave. Mt. Joy, PA 17552, www.thevictorianrosebandb.com,   has a Christmas tree in their parlor year round
• Vogt Farm Bed and Breakfast, 1225 Colebrook Road, Marietta, PA 17547, www.vogtfarmbnb.com, is an 1800's farmhouse with traditional decorations.

All four properties are members of the Authentic Bed and Breakfasts of Lancaster County, a diverse group of bed and breakfasts located in Lancaster County.

Please join us for an open house on Sunday, November 29, 2009, from 1 p.m.-5 p.m.   Begin at any one of the four properties.

Admittance fee is non-perishable food items that the innkeepers will donate to the local food bank on your behalf. Enter to win door prizes at each B&B.   Gift certificates will also be available.

The best part of the holidays is, of course, the giving…as we help our local food bank right here in Lancaster County.