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Donegal townlively.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LXII • NO 5

Mount Joy Will Host Chocolate Walk And Wine Tasting BY CATHY MOLITORIS

atisfy your sweet tooth while supporting Mount Joy businesses during the Chocolate Walk and Wine Tasting from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 26, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27. “People will purchase tickets and then come to the Main Street Mount Joy office to pick up an empty box,” explained Dave Schell, executive director of Main Street Mount Joy. The office is located at 55 E. Main St. With their box, Chocolate Walk attendees will receive a map of locations that are participating in the event. “They can go and get a piece of chocolate per location, and some places will also have wine tastings,” Schell noted. “We are asking businesses to offer handmade chocolate. We’re looking to give out homemade or high-end purchased chocolates.” Local wineries will be offering samples at some businesses as well. Participants who want to sample wine must be at least 21 years of

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age and must show ID at each location, Schell said. Tickets to the event will be sold online through Main Street Mount Joy’s website and Facebook page, and tickets are limited. “We want to keep it to a limited number to encourage social distancing,” Schell explained. The walk has been held for more than 15 years and benefits Main Street Mount Joy. “The proceeds help us run our organization and help promote the downtown area,” Schell stated. “We also do it every year as a nice option to bring people outside in the winter and into our stores.” It’s also a great way to fulfill a craving for chocolate, he said, adding, “Last year, we had approximately 22 places offer chocolate. People will leave with a full box of chocolate. … A ticket to this makes a great late Valentine’s Day gift, too.” Schell said the event not only raises money, but also raises awareness of all the businesses that call Mount Joy home.

Dads And Daughters Invited To Dance

Jennifer Anteau, owner of Made With Love Not Gluten Bakery, entices shoppers to her business for the Chocolate Walk and Wine Tasting to benefit Main Street Mount Joy.

Lions Club Turning Plastic Into Benches BY CATHY MOLITORIS

BY CATHY MOLITORIS

Dads and daughters are invited to take a spin around the dance floor at Acorn Farms on Friday, March 19. The fifth annual Daddy Daughter Dance will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the venue, 3141 Mount Joy Road, Mount Joy. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. See Dance pg 5

Lions Maria Wassell and Harry Goehring show off a bench made from recycled plastic.

There’s a lot of power in plastic. That’s what Maria Wassell and other members of the Mount Joy Lions Club found out after they started a program to collect plastic and turn it into community benches. “I was looking for a project that would not be too strenuous because our club is getting older,” Wassell said. “I saw an article in a Lions magazine about turning plastic bags into benches and I thought it sounded like something we could do.”

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Mitzvah Moms Give Back . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 4-H Club Slates Meeting . . . . . . . . .3 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Garden Series Trip Planned . . . . . . . . . . .6 Business Directory . . . . . .8 House Of Worship . . . . . .12 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .12

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