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Veterans Decorate Graves In CV By Ann Mead Ash
While COVID-19 restrictions made many Memorial Day observations impossible, members of the board of trustees of the Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Association (ULTWMA) were undeterred in their resolve to be sure deceased veterans in the Conestoga Valley area were remembered. On the afternoon of May 20, ULTWMA president Bob Zook was at the Bareville Cemetery on Brethren Church Road in Leola with his wife, Barbara, who is also a ULTWMA board member; his
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Bob Zook (back, center), president of the board of the Upper Leacock Township War Memorial Association (ULTWMA), brought his grandchildren Gavin (left) and Joelle to help place flags on the graves of veterans in the Bareville Cemetery on May 20. ULTWMA members decorated graves in six Conestoga Valley-area cemeteries prior to Memorial Day on May 25.
and the Pickels. The cemeteries where flags were placed are located at Stumptown Mennonite Church, Zion Lutheran, and Salem Hellers Evangelical Reformed Church, along with Bareville. Flags wer also placed at Eby’s Cemetery at Monterey Chapel and Trumbauer Memorial Cemetery. Bob said that Lin ordered 450 flags to decorate the veterans’ graves in area cemeteries. He noted that the flags were picked up at the Lancaster County Public Safety Training Center, 101 Champ Blvd., Manheim, in production-line style. “(We drove) in, and they loaded up the vehicle and sent us out,” recalled Bob, who said flags were ordered through Veterans Affairs about a week prior to the May 18 pickup date. See Veterans pg 2
Checking In With Friendship Community Grant To Help Residents Get Back On Track By Dayna M. Reidenouer
By Ann Mead Ash
For several months, life has looked a little bit different for Lancaster County residents, and that includes individuals served by Friendship Community, 1149 E. Oregon Road, Lititz. Friendship Community is a faithbased, licensed provider of disability services and has been cultivating the capabilities of intellectually disabled and autistic individuals since 1972. The organization currently serves more than 200 people in various programs, including 27 residential homes, three daytime programs, and those living with their loved ones or independently in Lancaster and Lebanon counties. Friendship employs almost 400 team members whose roles range from direct support professionals and nurses to
In late April, Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services (CVCCS), located at 2420 Gehman Lane, Lancaster, applied for a grant for the Lancaster CARES COVID-19 Response Fund. Angela Trout, director of development with CVCCS, explained that the fund was formed through a collaboration of the Lancaster County Community Foundation and the United Way of Lancaster County. On May 8, CVCCS received a communication from Sam Bressi, president and CEO of the Lancaster County Community Foundation, informing the organization that a $5,000 grant would be bestowed on it for the work it does with its Back on Track (BOT) program. The BOT program serves residents who work, own or rent a home, and pay their bills, but do not qualify for social services and are one paycheck away
See Friendship Community pg 7
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Dottie Slothower from severe financial difficulties. “The grant is through the Emerging Needs Fund,” explained Trout, who added that as the economy reopens, the organization expects an influx of area residents in need. “We know there See CVCCS pg 2
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daughter-in-law, Michele; and his grandchildren Gavin and Joelle. The Zooks were there to place flags on about 40 graves in the cemetery, one of six area cemeteries Bob said the ULTWMA trustees planned to decorate for Memorial Day. Along with the Zooks, members of the ULTWMA board are Katheryn Baker, Donna Bills, vice president Tim Chopp, secretary Nancy George, Connie and Dean Gross, Harold Hoover, Craig Patterson, Carl and Lin Pickel, Bob Ranck, Gene and Janet Rodgers, and Jean Summers. Lin oversees the flag placement program. In addition to the Zooks, those who volunteered to decorate cemeteries with help from family and friends were Bills, Chopp, George,