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Your Second Set Of Hands Co.

Name: Your Second Set Of Hands Co.
Address: East Petersburg, PA, 17520, US
Telephone: +17174352754
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10/30/2026

Just a reminder that we change the clocks back an hour this weekend!!! Good time to check smoke/CO detectors are in working order, too!!! 🕰️ 💨 🚨

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!

For more than a century, Americans have celebrated Labor Day. But behind the holiday is a fascinating historical mystery: was it Peter J. McGuire or Matthew Maguire who first came up with the idea?

👷 Peter J. McGuire was a prominent carpenter and labor leader who advocated for a special day honoring American workers. He believed workers deserved a day when their contributions could be publicly recognized.

🔧 Matthew Maguire, a machinist and secretary of New York's Central Labor Union, was also deeply involved in the movement that created the first Labor Day celebration.

Then, on September 5, 1882, thousands of workers gathered in New York City for America's first Labor Day parade. Workers marched through the streets and then gathered for a festival, speeches, food, and time together.

It wasn't simply a day off.

It was a day for workers to celebrate themselves.

📅 So why September?

The Central Labor Union later chose the first Monday in September for the annual celebration.

The timing made sense.

Monday created a long weekend, giving workers a break from their regular working week while still allowing them to participate in parades, festivals, and other celebrations.

By choosing early September, the holiday also avoided competing with major national holidays already established on the calendar.

📅 1884 — The Central Labor Union formally selected the first Monday in September as the date for the annual Labor Day celebration and encouraged other labor organizations to adopt it.

Then the idea spread from city to city and state to state.

📅 June 28, 1894 — President Grover Cleveland signed legislation making the first Monday of September a national legal holiday.

And that is how an idea born from the labor movement became a permanent American tradition.

But the mystery remains:

Who actually started it?

Peter J. McGuire has long been called the “Father of Labor Day.”

But evidence also points to Matthew Maguire, who played an important role in organizing the first celebration and was publicly credited by some contemporary sources.

The U.S. Department of Labor now acknowledges that both men have legitimate claims to the origins of Labor Day.

Perhaps the most important part of the story isn't which man gets the credit.

It is why the holiday existed in the first place:

Workers wanted recognition — and they wanted a day to rest, celebrate, and spend time with their families and fellow workers.

Today, we know it as a long weekend.

But in 1882, it was something more powerful:

A public declaration that the people who do the work deserve to be seen, respected — and given a break. 🇺🇸

Happy Labor Day.

07/04/2026

Happy 250th birthday, America! 🇺🇸 Some beautiful fireworks from nature for your eyes! (Compliments of my grandmother’s garden). Stay safe and cool!!!

06/09/2026

Thank you everyone for helping our co reach the 18th birthday!!! 🎉 🎂🥰 We appreciate all the work we’ve completed and keeping homes and businesses clean and healthy. To many more! Ty! ❤️

05/23/2026

With honor and respect, we remember those who gave their all in service this weekend. 🫡❤️‍🩹🇺🇸

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05/08/2026

04/27/2026

Local bbq chicken meal 🍗and community yard sale 🛍️ at the East Petersburg park.

Join us for our East Petersburg Community Day. We start off the day with our annual community yard sale event. Also, we will have a Chicken BBQ for lunch.

04/05/2026

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Hallelujah! Happy Resurrection Sunday!

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East Petersburg, PA
17520

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17174352754

Website

http://www.yoursecondsetofhands.com/

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