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York County market steps up to raise money for food pantry in need [Video]

Harvest of Blessing is a nonprofit food pantry that is searching for a new building, after being hit with a significant rent hike.

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Leg Up Farmers Market in Manchester Township is answering a call for help.

“We have been donating our extra food to Harvest of Blessing for years,” said Dan Stump, the market’s manager. “They are an amazing organization that we know supports the community and when we read about their situation, we just wanted to think of a way we could quickly start helping them.”

Through February, every customer will be asked when they check out if they want to round up their bill to support Harvest of Blessing.

The nonprofit rents its current spot on Princess Street from the York County Food Bank, which recently informed Harvest of Blessing its rent would be significantly raised to a price the pantry cannot afford.

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events​​​​ To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register