From the Greenbelt to the Galaxy: The 2026 Tour de Belt and The Star Wars Collecting Society

 First, we dive into the Tour de Belt, the annual fully supported community bike ride around the Harrisburg Greenbelt, returning Saturday, June 7. Riders experience scenic and often overlooked landmarks such as Wildwood Park, City Island, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the Five Senses Garden, the Farm Show Complex, and the former Harrisburg State Hospital. We also talk about the Greenbelt’s spurs to Fort Hunter Park and Elmerton Avenue, newer mountain bike trail connections maintained by SAMBA, and the current challenges facing the trail—temporary closures, unofficial detours, and the broader conversation about keeping the Greenbelt open amid ongoing development.In the second half, we switch gears to spotlight the Pennsylvania Star Wars Collecting Society, a fan-powered nonprofit that has raised over $100,000 for charities since 2009. Run entirely by volunteers, PSWCS works with Lucasfilm to release approved Star Wars collectibles and uses fandom as a force for good—supporting charitable causes across Pennsylvania while proving that community, whether on bikes or in galaxies far, far away, can make a real impact.