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MARCH 24, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 9
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Rotary Club Plans Park Workday BY CATHY MOLITORIS
It takes a village to make a park beautiful. That’s what the Rotary Club of Mount Joy thinks, so the club invites the public to the Rotary Park Workday and Community Celebration on Saturday, April 10. The event will be held in light rain or sunshine. A rain date is set for Saturday, April 24. The workday will begin at 8 a.m. “A complimentary breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. until 7:45 a.m. while supplies last for those who arrive early,” said David Christian, Rotary Club of Mount Joy’s Rotary Park chairman. “A
Through a grant from Kellogg Company and No Kid Hungry, Donegal Food Service has been able to transition to on-the-go breakfast and lunch for its students.
Donegal Food Service Wins Grant BY CATHY MOLITORIS
elly R. Price, the director of food services for Donegal School District, has a saying she likes to tell people. “I always say, ‘Everyone thinks we thaw frozen pizza,’” she stated. “The cafeteria is so much more than thawing frozen pizza.” On a typical day at Donegal, students may enjoy homemade beef stroganoff or chicken and pasta with pesto. Over the course of a school year, the department serves 364,000 meals, providing breakfast and lunch as well as a friendly smile to thousands of students. And despite the almost daily challenges presented by the pandemic, Price and her staff have not missed a beat. “When the district shut down in March of 2020, we only lost one day of serving meals,” Price recalled. “We closed on Friday, March 13,
“We recognize the tremendous efforts of the food service team at Donegal School District who are working tirelessly to help get more meals to more children.” Their work just got a little easier thanks to a $5,000 grant from Kellogg Company and No Kid Hungry. The department was awarded the grant in late 2020 and is using the funds to continue its focus on feeding students.
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In a normal year, about 40% of Donegal students qualify for free or reduced-cost breakfast and lunch. This year, the USDA has provided a waiver for all students to receive free meals during the pandemic. Currently, the district is serving close to 65% of its students through the program, Price said. Donegal students have been meeting in person throughout this school year, and Price and her staff found ways to work with social distancing and other pandemic guidelines. New equipment was needed as the department shifted from a traditional “lunch line” business model to an in-classroom delivery system from carts. Additionally, any students who have chosen to participate in virtual learning are eligible to pick up five days’ worth of prepackaged breakfast and lunch items once a week. The grant money has helped the department purchase insulated bags, heating
Community support means everything to the staff at Gus’s Keystone Family Restaurant. To thank the community, the restaurant will offer a free Easter dinner at both its locations - 1050 W. Main St., Mount Joy, and 3687 Rothsville Road, Ephrata. The meal will be available for takeout only on Sunday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until meals run out, said Yianis Kourgelis, who owns the restaurant with his father, Gus. The meal will include
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The public is invited to help beautify Rotary Park at an annual workday on Saturday, April 10.
Restaurant To Offer Free Easter Dinner
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and on the following Monday, we met as a department and we planned, prepped, and got all the food together for people to come and pick up meals. From March 17 to early June, we provided 77,000 meals.”
complimentary lunch will also be provided while supplies last. The workday will end at 2 p.m., and a pickup softball game is tentatively planned for after the workday is complete.” The park, located at 201 Fairview St., is home to Hotchkiss, Merchandiser, and Don “Pop” Staley fields. Community members use the park for ball games, walks, and picnics. The workday helps to prepare the park for its busy season, Christian noted. Volunteers may register for the event individually or in groups. “We will be spreading about 55 cubic yards of mulch, cutting nice edges in our planting beds, grooming the baseball field infields and warning track, and much, much more,” Christian stated. “If you or your group would like to donate a flat or two of colorful annuals or perennials, feel free to bring them along, and we will find a place for them to go.”