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New Year’s Day Ride Will Benefit Veterans BY CATHY MOLITORIS
n New Year’s Day, the streets of Lancaster County will be filled with motorcyclists, all riding to benefit veterans. The 12th annual charity ride will kick off at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, at the Walter S. Ebersole American Legion Post 185, 255 W. Main St., Mount Joy. Registration for the event will open at 10 a.m. Proceeds from the event benefit veterans who use services at the Lebanon VA Medical Center. “Last year, we raised $33,000,” said Tyler Stumpf, ride organizer. “Over the years, we have raised $193,000.” Money is raised through the entry fee for the ride as well as sales of T-shirts and patches. Typically, the event would also include a meal after the ride and a silent auction, but that has changed this year due to COVID-19 restrictions. Instead, organizers are looking for donations of items for veterans or financial contributions. “The event will be held completely
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outside this year,” Stumpf noted. “We’ll have a trailer in the parking lot to collect things for veterans like toiletries, stamps and pre-paid phone cards.” The 25-mile ride follows a route along the Susquehanna River and concludes at the Elizabethtown American Legion Post 329, 240 N. Hanover St. Proceeds from the ride are wholly used for veteran services, with no money going to administrative costs or overhead, said Nicole Tipping, who will be participating in the event. “Since donations will not be as big this year without the auction, we are really encouraging people to bring items for the vets or to make a financial donation,” she stated. Local businesses are also encouraged to donate to the event. The ride, which is open to the public, is not just for motorcyclists. Drivers of other vehicles are invited, Stumpf said, adding, “It’s for anyone who would like to honor veterans.” It was important to organizers that the ride happened this year,
All Are Welcome To Free Christmas Dinner BY CATHY MOLITORIS
For more than 20 years, Cross Roads Church, 800 Donegal Springs Road, Mount Joy, has been hosting a free Christmas dinner, and this year will be no exception. The meal will be held on Friday, Dec. 25, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “This year, we will do things a little differently,” said Clare Funck, one of the coordinators of the meal. “We are giving people options. They can do pickup, and we’ll deliver the meal right to their car. Or they can See Dinner pg 7
Changing Lives Through Cycling BY CATHY MOLITORIS
n roads throughout central Pennsylvania, bicycle riders are changing lives one ride at a time. That’s the philosophy behind Lifecycles, a Wrightsville-based organization that works to build young men and women of character. “We combine mentoring and a spiritual aspect with a vehicle that brings people together, which is longdistance cycling,” said Lee DeRemer, Boys and girls ages 12 to 18 are invited to join Lifecycles, an organization that combines faith-based mentoring with long-distance cycling.
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director of the organization. This past year, the group included 74 teens and 63 adult volunteer leaders, and Lifecycles is thriving despite the pandemic. Although the group
had to postpone a few of its longer rides due to COVID-19, participants still enjoyed weekly rides throughout the county from April through October. Currently, the group has See Lifecycles pg 8
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Mount Joy American Legion members (from left) Tyler Stumpf, Jennifer Stumpf, Nicole Tipping and Eric Showalter invite the public to participate in the 12th annual charity motorcycle ride to benefit veterans.
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