PA NF Picnic: 2002 - 2011
2011 Picnic Announcement
Please see the 2008 picnic review and photo album below in the Past Picnics tab. Click on the group photo link to see the fun had at the 2008 Salunga picnic.


When and Where

RAIN OR SHINE!

Schnee Way is sponsoring this year's Pennsylvania NF Picnic

When: June 25, 2011 at 11:00 AM until ????

Where: Manheim Grace Brethren Church,
333 East High St, Manheim, PA 17545 in Lancaster Co., PA
(See the Directions button below for help if you don't know where the park is located)

Facilities/RSVP

It's never too early about planning to attend the picnic! RSVP as soon as possible here at Schnee Way and let us know what food you can bring to share (SEE BELOW TO EMAIL YOUR RSVP). Meat and drinks will be provided.


The church has a full kitchen and restroom facilities with a handicap accessible entrance from the back parking lot. The picnic will be held in the all-purpose room and then anyone can play outside weather permitting. There is a large grass area in the back for playing ball or running around! Tennis courts and a public park with a wooden playground are across the street for other fun options. RSVP by June 23rd and let us know what food you can bring to share.


Welcome to our Picnic!

Directions to PA NF Picnic
Manheim Grace Brethren Church, 333 East High St, Manheim, PA 17545 in Lancaster Co., PA

Click here for Google Maps directions help

From PA Turnpike (Heading west from Philadelphia and east from Pittsburgh) to Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA
Take exit 266 (mile marker 266) from the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Lebanon-Lancaster). You will come to a traffic light after the toll booth. Turn right and take Rt. 72 south towards Manheim. Travel for 5.8 miles until you reach Manheim intersection of Rt. 72 and Rt. 772 west traffic light (a Subway store will be on your left and a bank on your right) where you want to be in the left turn lane. Turn left onto East High St. and travel for 0.3 miles. Manheim Grace Brethren Church will be on the right. Enter the driveway and park in the rear parking lot and enter back church entrance. If you cross the bridge over Chiques Creek you went too far.

From Harrisburg, PA (heading east) to Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA
Take state Rt. 283 east (not interstate 283). Once you cross the Lancaster County border (around Elizabethtown) look for the Manheim/Rt. 772 exit. Turn left at the end of the exit ramp. You will be traveling on Rt. 772 east for 4.9 miles. Eventually, you will reach the intersection of Rt. 72 and Rt. 772 west traffic light. Enter the center lane to go straight through the light onto East High St. and travel for 0.3 miles. Manheim Grace Brethren Church will be on the right. Enter the driveway and park in the rear parking lot and enter back church entrance. If you cross the bridge over Chiques Creek you went too far.

From Rt. 283 West (Heading west from Lancaster City) to Manheim, Lancaster Co., PA
Go from Rt. 30 west to Rt. 283 west. Follow the Rt. 283 signs where it begins from the Rt. 30 bypass. Look for the Rt. 72 exit not long after Rt. 283 begins. Get into the right turn lane at the exit ramp light. Turn right onto north Rt. 72. You will travel 7.0 miles going through the borough of East Petersburg until eventually reaching Manheim’s intersection of Rt. 772 west and Rt. 72 traffic light. Be in the right lane to make a right turn onto East High St. and travel for 0.3 miles. Manheim Grace Brethren Church will be on the right. Enter the driveway and park in the rear parking lot and enter back church entrance. If you cross the bridge over Chiques Creek you went too far.

For those people who want to stay locally before and/or after the picnic due to long distances of travel, here are a few hotels and motels within the vicinity of Salunga. Please keep in mind that these places are listed solely as a suggested place to stay. We do not represent or guarantee satisfaction with these places. Below are the names, addresses, and phone numbers.

  • Country Inn & Suites by Carlson / 1475 Lancaster Rd. (Rt. 72), Manheim, PA / 717-665-5440
  • Hampton Inn Manheim / PA Turnpike (Exit 266) & Rt. 72 / 2764 Lebanon Rd., Manheim, PA / 717-665-6600
  • Holiday Inn Express / 147 Merts Dr (off Rt. 283 Rheems Exit), Elizabethtown, PA / 717-367-4000
  • Mt. Vernon Motel / Rt. 72, Manheim, PA (between PA Turnpike exit 266 and Manheim) / 717-665-2938
  • Rodeway Inn - Penn's Woods / 2931 Lebanon Rd., Manheim, PA (Rt. 72 just off PA Turnpike exit 266) / 717-665-2755


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Attendance Map


People have attended our picnic from all of the following states. Our long term goal is have each state represented on the map!

  • CO - Colorado
  • IN - Indiana
  • MD - Maryland
  • OH - Ohio
  • NC - North Carolina
  • PA - Pennsylvania
When: June 28, 2008 - Salunga, PA
Represented: MD, OH, PA
Attended: 32
When: June 30, 2007 - Manheim, PA
Represented: CO, IN, MD, OH, PA
Attended: 45
A record number of people attended and the most states were represented at this picnic.
When: June 17, 2006 - Salunga, PA
Represented: OH, PA
Attended: 31
When: June 25, 2005 - Salunga, PA
Represented: OH, PA
Attended: 28
When: June 26, 2004 - Salunga, PA
Represented: OH, PA. Europe - Netherlands
Attended: 33
When: June 14, 2003 - Salunga, PA
Represented: OH, PA
Attended: 13
Schnee Way began hosting the picnic in the second year.
When: June 13, 2002 - Plainfield, PA
Represented: NC, OH, PA
Attended: approx. 40
A special thanks to Kim Sloop for starting the PA NF picnic.

Schnee Way welcomes individuals, families, and friends who wish to participate in our annual picnic. The picnic is free to attend. We aim to build friendships and fellowship amongst those who come for the first time or repeat year after year. Please consider joining us this year to meet people sharing common experiences regarding NF. Hope to see you at the picnic!

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