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Tabor And LHOP - Merging For Good By Ann Mead Ash
In early May, two Lancaster titans of nonprofit affordable housing decided they would be stronger together. Board members of Tabor Community Services and Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership (LHOP) voted to approve merging the two organizations. Together they will build on a foundation of 75 years of service in housing advocacy and financial empowerment to area residents. “With the affordable housing crisis in the backdrop, we approached the important question of merging two strong organizations,” said Mike McKenna, Tabor Community Services president. Rick Jackson, LHOP board chair, noted that the organizations were different in origin, but similar in mission.
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When COBYS Family Services held its 40th anniversary banquet celebration at Middle Creek Church of the Brethren on March 12, most of the presentations were made by video. “We didn’t do that because of COVID-19,” said Anne Stokes,
director of development for COBYS, who was the program’s master of ceremonies with executive director Mark Cunningham. “It was just an easier way to do them.” One of the video appearances was made by Glen Faus of Manheim, who served as director of COBYS from 1980 to 2001. Faus was in the audience at See COBYS pg 2
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COBYS Family Services celebrated 40 years in the Lancaster area at a banquet on March 12. The numbers being held up represent the more than 60,000 unique points of service COBYS has provided over four decades to children, adults, and families in the area.
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Susan Notter of Lancaster, a pastry chef, is one of eight professionals, all from the East Coast of the United States, who participated as a regional team in the Culinary Olympics held in Stuttgart, Germany, from Feb. 14 to 19. The event is an international culinary competition held every four years. The Olympics drew 1,800 chefs from nearly 70 countries. The group with which Notter participated won a gold medal for its display program and placed third overall in the regional team category, taking home a bronze medal. Notter, who has made her home in Lancaster for a decade, has been participating in culinary competitions since 1979. Along the way, she has placed See Lancaster Chef pg 3
Susan Notter of Lancaster was one of eight professional chefs from the East Coast to compete in the Culinary Olympics in Germany in February.
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“The vision and goals of our two organizations are indeed shared,” he said. “We also share ... values including empowerment, innovation, and accountability.” Phyllis Stacks, vice president for development with Tabor, noted that the two organizations had been considering the move for nearly a year. “The … value of a possible merger emerged through both organizations’ strategic planning processes these past summers,” she reported, noting that the pair’s shared commitment to the concept that “everyone deserves a place to call home” was a motivating factor. Benefiting clients of both organizations is one main goal of the merger. “Together … we can empower clients (on) a journey from crisis to stability to achieving long-term goals like homeownership,” said Stacks, noting that the two organizations help by lending to
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