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For a third year, Patient First returned to the Enchanted Fairy Festival in York, PA as a sponsor for this event celebrating people who look at the world in a slightly more magical view than most. As always, we were treated very well by the organizers, and given a great spot in the center of the topmost level of this three-tiered event at Springettsbury Park, less than two miles from our East York center.
Most of the people who stopped by our tent had been patients at the York center, while a few came from Harrisburg, and a surprising number from points farther out, like Towson, Glen Burnie, Lutherville, and even Wyomissing.
Our staff had a great time interacting with the patrons of this event, almost all of whom came in some form of fantasy costume. While only a few dozen people wanted to avail themselves of our free blood pressure check offer, our second table where we taught children how to make popsicle stick fairies saw over 100 takers. The parents were happy to see that we provided this free opportunity for their kids to be creative, while we talked with their parents about our services.
This was scheduled to be a two day event, however, a violent storm blew through overnight, carrying off nearly every single tent at the site, and destroying the inventory of dozens of artisans and craftspeople. Fortunately, no one was injured, and our hearts go out to those whose livelihoods were destroyed by this act of nature.
This has become one of the more entertaining events in our calendar in recent years, and we're hopeful that despite the toll that this storm has wrought, that the Fairy Festival will return in 2025.