We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization focused on the needs of central Pennsylvania in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder and York Counties.
We offer helping hands to this local community by giving back to charitable causes
that serve our pillars: Community, Children and Youth, Disability, Animals, Seniors and Veterans.
We partner with Our Local Experts to support our local community.

This partnership allows A Bounce Forward to serve our community members, individuals, or groups by giving back when they face emergent needs. Our Local Experts helps our local businesses prosper and provides a way to give back in a big way. 
As we extend our passion to others, we hope to grow the capacity of our local community to continue to give back to each other…bouncing it forward!

A BOUNCE FORWARD STAFF

Rose Brown, Director

My family always taught me if I have a goal or dream, work for it! They lived it by working hard Monday through Saturday. On Sunday after church, the whole family gathered for dinner and time to play. We were surrounded by family that helped support each other.

They gave us a hand up, not a hand out...

Gisela Kibler

My career has included providing communications support for several nonprofit organizations in Washington, DC and Pennsylvania. I also operated my own pet sitting business for five years.

​I enjoy being outdoors in my garden, traveling, and taking walks with my husband and our rescue dog, Emre. 

Kimberly Herb

I spent my early career supporting young children with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. Through direct service, training and technical assistance, I gave 26 years total to that field. Parenting a child on the autism spectrum gave me valuable experience that helped in my work.​
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Today I develop training and design elearning as a freelancer. I joined Rose and A Bounce Forward to give back to my community...and to help a great neighbor and friend. I love how my careers, old and new, help me support this venture.

Peggy Leete, Co-Chief
​Esther’s Memorial Foundation

Growing up in a small town, knowing pretty much everyone at one time in town, working hard as a child to present, I've learned it from my parents as they too worked hard to provide. 

As a single parent when my two sons were very young, I also showed them how to survive working hard. Re-married at age 40, started a career that I talked about for 20+ years and owning it now for 25 years. I still love what God has directed me to do in life and that is healing.
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The name of my business, An Angel Touch, was created after my brother's passing. I was always looking for an angel pendant, figurine, or something to fill my walls, gardens, or home with angels, they were everywhere. I took the theme within my business of therapeutic massage and added positive sayings whether it is spiritual and or meaningful sayings they fill my walls today.
 
My strong will to love, nurture, help and heal others has become my compassion for many years. I always had a career working with people and will continue with God’s grace as long as I am able.
 
A Bounce Forward is near and dear to my heart not just because it is my sister, Rose Brown, who worked very hard at setting the organization up but also, the reason she created it. She works extremely hard with the others in the organization to raise donations to help others in our community. I am very proud and look forward to its growth in the future.

 Shirley Wynn, Co-Chief
​Esther’s Memorial Foundation & Chief Photographer

My mom was my best friend, since her passing my sisters and I have worked on her foundation. I am retired for the last two years, and I love helping our seniors, driving them to appointments, running to the store for them, visits, and checking in with them. I have helped A Bounce Forward raise funds at community events, Giving Tuesday, Harmony's Heroes, Boscov's Friends Helping Friends, and taking pictures for the team.