This is YRK Magazine Signing Off!

YRK Magazine is the foundation for LUMI Marketing & Creative. What started as a small quarterly publication has evolved into something so much bigger. It’s because of this magazine and community that we started our creative agency. 

This magazine allowed us to fall in love with storytelling and everything that goes along with it. Because of YRK Magazine we were able to hone in our creative skills. From graphic design to styling photography, our skillset grew and grew with each publication. It was only a matter of time before advertisers started to turn to us for other additional creative needs and from there LUMI Marketing & Creative was born. 

YRK Magazine has been a privilege to produce for downtown York for the last 10 years. However it’s time for LUMI Marketing & Creative to pursue new adventures. We will always appreciate and cherish our time with YRK Magazine and we will continue to support and celebrate the amazing accomplishments of downtown York and beyond. 

We fondly refer to YRK Magazine as the little magazine that could. It changed the narrative of downtown York, it highlighted the community and boasted proudly about the good that York county has to offer.

In summary, we feel our work is complete, we did what we set out to do. Our goals were to change the perception of York, PA both locally and regionally, position York as a desirable place for students, young adults and entrepreneurs, and spotlight small businesses across the county. We’ve been a driving force in the changes York has experienced over the last 10 years. Now it’s time for us to take on a new mission: helping small businesses and nonprofits grow and further their own missions. YRK Magazine showed us how to engage a community, identify opportunities for storytelling, and change perspectives. We’ll continue to do this with each business we help launch or transform. 

Please keep in touch & follow along on Lumi’s journey on social media, you’re going to see what we do next!

Best,

The LUMI Marketing & Creative Team

3 Reasons to Cater Your Next Event with Revival Social Club

In a post covid world, getting together with friends and loved ones is stressful enough. Allow yourself to enjoy the party planning process and consider enlisting a team of people with a passion for food and events to cater and/or host your next party. Of course, finding trustworthy people to help you execute your event can be tough. Luckily, Revival Social Club is here to cater your next holiday, birthday, or corporate event; and, their library is the perfect gathering place for up to 40 of your guests.

Here’s 3 reasons Revival Social Club should cater your next event:

1) A team of professional and inspired people at your disposal-

A good caterer is in the business of creating experiences that allow people to connect over a meal. Revival Social Club’s caterers and event planners have a distinct passion for this job. Their attention to detail and willingness to put in the extra effort ensures that you’ll have a party everyone will remember. They’re here to bring your vision to life!

2) You can create a custom menu- 

Working with a caterer gives you the opportunity to create a menu that everyone will enjoy. Revival Social Club’s chef, Robert Ayala and their culinary team are able to customize a menu and their options are almost limitless. Although, the restaurants’ staples (like our favorite, the general tso’s cauliflower) can also be brought to the table! Their focus on fresh produce and taking an inviting approach to globally inspired food shines through in every dish that they make. Revival’s creativity doesn’t end with food though, their skilled mixologists can also help create your own signature cocktails!

3) You’re able to enjoy your party

An established caterer is able to take the weight off of your shoulders. Revival Social Club has been a staple restaurant in Downtown York for years. And, if there’s 2 things they know it’s good food and how to provide a fun atmosphere. By letting Revival’s experienced team handle all the minute details, you can sit back and enjoy your party. Not to mention, they’ll even handle the least exciting part of any party… the clean up!

The Faces Behind AHA

Photography by Eric Forberger.

If you’re not familiar with Affordable Housing Advocates (AHA), the work they do is likely to pique your interest. Their mission is to enhance the quality of their resident’s lives by promoting, creating, and sustaining affordable housing. AHA’s world changing efforts are reinforced by an all star team of professionals; but, Kim Pritchard is a huge part of the foundation that keeps this house together.

Kim Pritchard is the Resident Service Coordinator of Cloverfield-Kingston House. Kim is a creative, who enjoys crafting and has a passion for music which led her to teaching instrumentation for over 30 years. She also facilitated the care of senior citizens since she began working. Her diverse skill set has helped turn her into a world-class advocate for the public-sector. Although her work keeps her busy and “there isn’t a day that’s the same”, Kim’s creative insight and professional background are some of the many reasons she can find harmony in any situation.

Kim has found stability through her work with AHA; she motivates her residents to search for self-reliance, fosters an environment that residents can find independence in, and supports her residents in every step of their journey. Kim discovers her own freedom in “the numerous hours spent helping residents find their own independence.” It makes her and the team at Affordable Housing Advocates feel as if “there’s nothing they can’t try and solve.”

Kim wears her position as Resident Service Coordinator proudly, with hopes of bringing awareness to those like her who encourage their communities on their journey towards autonomy. 93% of all residents with a service coordinator continue to live in their home which makes their housing 66% less expensive than going into a formal nursing home. Kim hopes that more residences start to integrate a service coordinator component in their facilities because the services they provide are a need.

For any questions regarding affordable housing options visit https://ahadvocates.org/. Applications for all of their locations and information on what they offer to the community are available online.

 

Welcome to the new YRK Magazine website!

The members of our YRK team are proud to unveil this dynamic web presence complementing the redesign of YRK Magazine that launched earlier this year. As you explore our site, you’ll discover a few new features to enhance your YRK digital experience with us:

  • Every story from each new issue of the magazine presented in a web-friendly viewing format
  • Directly share your favorite stories from our site to your social media channels
  • Crisp, bold design highlights the stories and photography in a visually engaging format
  • Expanded blog to capture even more stories from our downtown York community and its surroundings
  • Subscription signups directly from our website so that you never have to miss an issue

Looking for a story you may have missed from a previous issue? Don’t worry. You can read all of our issues as digital editions.

Now it’s your turn! Take a look around at what we’ve created and let us know what you like and what you’d like to see.