GEARS

Provide recreation, continuing education and social service activities/programs for children, youth and adults of the participating municipalities in a fiscally responsible manner. GEARS is divided into five departments: Administration, Child Care, Senior Center, Recreation and Community Center. The Kids Center offers before and after school child care and summer child care. The Senior Center provides opportunities for area residents over the age of 60 to socialize and interact with other seniors. The Recreation Department provides recreational and leisure activities and programs for the youth and adults in the Greater Elizabethtown Area. The GEARS Community Center houses the Kids Center and Senior Center. It also provides office space for the CAP and WIC programs and is used by the Recreation Department for activities. It can also be rented by local residents or companies.

GEARS was created in 2000 with a merger of the EARC (Elizabethtown Area Recreation Commission) and EACSA (Elizabethtown Area Community Services Authority). This merger combined the local recreation department with a child care, senior center and community center facility. It also solidified the unity of Conoy Township, Elizabethtown Borough, Mount Joy Township and West Donegal Township in providing quality recreation and social service programs for their residents.