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Alfred Charles Alspach, Sr. (February 9, 1912 – September 19, 2002) was one of the founders of the Boys & Girls Club of Lancaster, which started in June of 1939. He was the first secretary (1939-1976) and later served as its president and chairman of the board. He also served with the Boys & Girls Club Foundation. He has received national recognition from the organization: the Boys & Girls Club Medallion, Life Member, and the Silver Medallion Awards. The Silver Medallion Award is a high honor - ex-Secretary of State Colin Powell is also a recipient of that award. In April of 2000 the Boys & Girls Club renamed the former Lancaster Community Center located at Rockland Street to be the Alfred C. Alspach Community Center.

He helped form and was the president of the Lancaster City Housing Authority from August 16, 1942 through April 5, 1960.

Al was active in Republican politics all his life. Al served as the State Representative for the City of Lancaster from 1939 to 1945, and was the youngest representative at the time.^[1] Al served as an assistant district attorney from 1952, and served as the District Attorney of Lancaster County from 1960 to 1964. In his years as a district attorney, Al successfully promoted legislation which created the prison work release program in Pennsylvania. In 1992, Al went to the Rebuplican National Convention as an alternate delegate.

Al has been active in the various branches of the Scottish Rite Masonic fraternity all his adult life. He was a member of the of the symbolic Lodge No. 43 F&AM, Lancaster Lodge of Perfection, Royal Arch Chapter, Knights Templar, Royal and Select Masters Knights and Harrisburg Consistory A. A. S. R. He has received the Meritorious Service Award and was a 50 plus year member of the craft.

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1. Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1939-1940.

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 He helped form and was the president of the Lancaster City Housing Authority from August 16, 1942 through April 5, 1960.
-Al was active in Republican politics all his life.  Al served as the State Representative for the City of Lancaster from 1939 to 1945, and was the youngest representative at the time.  Al served as an assistant district attorney from 1952, and served as the District Attorney of Lancaster County from 1960 to 1964.  In his years as a district attorney, Al successfully promoted legislation which created the prison work release program in Pennsylvania.  In 1992, Al went to the Rebuplican National Convention as an alternate delegate.
+Al was active in Republican politics all his life.  Al served as the State Representative for the City of Lancaster from 1939 to 1945, and was the youngest representative at the time.<ref>[1]</ref>  Al served as an assistant district attorney from 1952, and served as the District Attorney of Lancaster County from 1960 to 1964.  In his years as a district attorney, Al successfully promoted legislation which created the prison work release program in Pennsylvania.  In 1992, Al went to the Rebuplican National Convention as an alternate delegate.
 Al has been active in the various branches of the Scottish Rite Masonic fraternity all his adult life.  He was a member of the of the symbolic Lodge No. 43 F&AM, Lancaster Lodge of Perfection, Royal Arch Chapter, Knights Templar, Royal and Select Masters Knights and Harrisburg Consistory A. A. S. R.  He has received the Meritorious Service Award and was a 50 plus year member of the craft.
+== References ==
+. [http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/133H.pdf Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 1939-1940.]