Each year the local Millersville Ravens Roost 101 picks a fundraiser to help nonprofit organizations in need of financial support for one reason or another. This year, the group wanted to make a more personal, lasting and direct contribution.

"We didn't want to just write a check to a group," said Vickie White, board member.

For months members searched for a worthy cause to sponsor until a flyer came about concerning a four-year-old girl with spinal muscular atrophy. As board members met at Ellie's Place on Veterans Highway, a mutual decision to get involved was decided and the plans all came together. The...