Occupational Development Center

Our 3rd Annual [Take 2!] ODC Food Truck Fest at Stauffer Park is just a few weeks away. Here are two more of the trucks who will be on hand for June 5th at Stauffer Park in Manheim Township. G's Concessions is returning with some incredible food options, including some nice seafood sandwich options and a variety of fries. They've definitely got something for everyone!... And, new this year, is the truck from Blazin' J's in downtown Lancaster, featuring their incredibly popular Hot Chicken Sandwiches. If you like spicy chicken, you'll LOVE what they have to offer. We'll see you on June 5th!

A big Monday shout out to our Bronze level sponsors, who are helping to make this year's 3rd Annual [Take 2!] ODC Food Truck Fest at Stauffer Park on June 5th a reality. Sheetz Funeral Home, Inc in Mount Joy Makes Scents Natural Spa Line and Hempfield Botanicals in Lancaster Mittman Besnoff Agency (CPA/Taxes)... Flyway Excavating We are so grateful for your support!

A big Friday shout out to Lancaster County Shirt Company who is working with us to create some really cool t-shirts for the 3rd Annual [Take 2!] ODC Food Truck Fest at Stauffer Park, These shirts will feature some art work from one of our participants. We can't wait to show them to you, and they will be available at the Food Truck Fest on June 5th. See you there!

Food Trucks, Food Trucks, Food Trucks! Join us on June 5th at the 3rd Annual [Take 2!] ODC Food Truck Fest at Stauffer Park and you'll get to eat delicious food from these two trucks (among others). Reunion Food Truck is back again with an incredible selection of soul food and more. Two years ago they wowed us with some pork belly tacos that sold out fast! Can't wait to see what's on the menu this time around.... And one of our new trucks is Bubble WOW Waffles. Handcrafted fresh waffles stuffed with ice cream and all sorts of other sweet goodies for a gourmet ice cream experience. Tell your friends!

A huge shout-out to Pam Young Realtor - Serving Lancaster County of Re/Max Smarthub. This year Pam is sponsoring our "Sanitation Station" at the 3rd Annual [Take 2!] ODC Food Truck Fest at Stauffer Park as we seek to make our event as safe as possible. We will be following whatever Covid protocols are in place by the state at the time of the event, and Pam is making sure we...keep it clean!... Thank you for your continued support of the ODC, Pam! We'll see you all at Stauffer Park on June 5th!

Exciting news for our coffee loving friends. In addition to whole bean and a variety of grinds, our ODC "Grounds for Success" blend is now available in pods. If you are using a K-Cup or other pod machine, you too can now enjoy this delicious coffee from Wanderlust Coffees, while supporting the ODC! Place your order at https://wanderlustcoffees.com/odc and we will get 20% of the sales. You can even schedule to pick up your order here at the ODC! Can I get a Woohooo?!

Don't forget to turn your clocks back an hour before bed tonight, and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!Don't forget to turn your clocks back an hour before bed tonight, and enjoy that extra hour of sleep!

It's the final day of ODC Spirit Week. Here are our Halloween costumes. Show us yours in the comments, and have a happy and safe Halloween!

Today is Sports Day at the ODC for our annual Spirit Week celebration. Here's how we're dressed today. Feel free to drop your pics of you wearing sports gear in the comments below. Oh, and you'll notice that the Eagles fans FAR outweigh the number of Steelers fans...

Part two of Pumpkin day. Here are our decorated pumpkins. Feel free to drop pictures of your pumpkins in the comments! Special thanks to Harvest Lane Farm for helping us out with our pumpkin selections!

Day 3 of ODC Spirit Week is Pumpkin Day! We're wearing orange to celebrate, and we'll be taking a break from work later to decorate some pumpkins. Here are our pictures, please join us by sharing your pictures of you wearing orange in the comments below.

And, one more round of pictures from Crazy Hat and Hair Day! Also, we need to point out that while Ryan is wearing a Yankees hat, a Giants mask, and a Steelers sweatshirt, he will tell you he is an Eagles fan. Just to clarify, before Gregg gets too excited.

Anniversary time! While she can't be with us today, we'd like to congratulate Dawn on 34 years of working at the ODC! We miss you, Dawn, and hope to see you soon! Have a great day!

Day two of ODC Spirit Week and it's Crazy Hat and Hair Day. Here's our crew, now drop your pictures in the comments below!

ODC's annual Spirit Week is here! Today is Pajama Day. Here's a bit of what we have to offer. Now it's your turn. Share your picture of you in your PJ's in the comments below! Go ahead. It's 2020. No one will even notice...

Some last minute preparations for our annual spirit week celebration for Halloween. We'll be doing things a little differently this year, so we grabbed some pumpkins to have some fun. Special thanks to Joe Stahl and his crew at Harvest Lane Farm in Manheim Township for helping us out! They've got quite the selection of pumpkins this year, from tiny to HUGE, and just about every shape and color, as well. Go show them some love.

Boy, do we miss having this smiling face around every day. Please join us in wishing Susie a very happy birthday!

One more item of business for the day: It's about 3 months late, but we are grateful to have the opportunity to celebrate Kirk and his 30 years of working at the ODC. The actual anniversary was back at the end of July, but Covid got in the way. Congrats, Kirk, and thank you for all of your hard work!

Kirk is back at the ODC, and he and Michael are working on a brand new job for Delta Sprayers, assembling their spray bottles, which are in high demand these days. Great work, guys!