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Toys For Our Tribe Will Collect Gifts for Children BY CATHY MOLITORIS
hree Mount Joy business owners are hoping to make the holidays a little brighter for local children this year. The Toys for Our Tribe toy drive, organized by Kelly Johnson, Karen McCrady and Sheri Smoker, will collect and distribute gifts to children from newborns to 16-year-olds. “As small business owners, we have seen how the community has supported us, so we wanted to do something to give back to the community,” said Johnson, owner of Kelly Johnson Photography. Johnson approached the social worker at Donegal School District, who connected her with Mount Joy Helping Services. Families that rely on the organization’s services, which include a food and clothing bank, will be eligible to receive toys through the drive. It was important to the women to keep the drive local, said McCrady, who owns The Craft Factory. “Everywhere, across the board, everyone is struggling this year, and we thought kids might be struggling even more,” she noted. “The places
Eagle Scout Builds Butterfly Garden BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Matthew Sampsell wanted to give back to a place he said has given him so much. So, the 16-yearold junior at Lancaster Mennonite High School created a butterfly garden at Kraybill Mennonite School in Mount Joy, where he attended from kindergarten through eighth grade, as his Eagle Scout project. For his project, he renovated an unused, rundown courtyard into a space designed to be both attractive See Eagle Scout pg 2
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Kelly Johnson (left), Karen McCrady (middle) and Sheri Smoker invite the public to donate new, unwrapped toys for the Toys for Our Tribe drive.
Winterfest Will Ring In The Season BY CATHY MOLITORIS
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sher in the holiday season in Mount Joy by heading downtown on Saturday, Dec. 5, for the annual Winterfest celebration. The event will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. along Delta and Henry streets and in the parking lot of Sheetz Funeral Home, 16 E. Main St. “This is the 23rd year for Winterfest,” said Dave Schell, executive director of Main Street Mount Joy. “It’s a fun and festive way to kick off the holiday season.” Typically, Winterfest would be held
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The 23rd annual Winterfest will feature vendors, entertainment and food along Delta and Henry streets in Mount Joy, as well as in the parking lot of Sheetz Funeral Home.
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that might normally collect toys are also struggling, so we wanted to do something to help. The more we can give kids, the better.” Toys for Our Tribe collection boxes are located at The Craft Factory, 206 E. Main St.; Made With Love Not Gluten Bakery, 76 E. Main St.; and Dutch Country Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels, 26 W. Main St. “We chose businesses that have longer hours and are open more often to allow people more chances to donate,” McCrady stated. The organizers are seeking new, unwrapped toys for boys or girls, and they encourage donors to follow the downtown Mount Joy Facebook page, www.facebook.com/ DowntownMountJoy, for the most current list of needs. The deadline for toy donations is Saturday, Dec. 12. They are also looking for wrapping paper, tape and monetary donations. Gifts will be distributed on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the reception center at Sheetz Funeral Home. “To receive a gift, a family needs to be registered through Mount Joy Helping Services,” Johnson said.
