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JANUARY 1, 2025
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Celebrating veterans with a banner reveal
Board members sought for ECCC BY CATHY MOLITORIS
the veteran,” Brewer said. “Once the banner goes up on the pole, there’s not much you can do but look it at from afar. This has also been a great opportunity for veterans’ families to surprise them with the banner.” T hat ’s what happened in Beeman’s case.
For almost 60 years, Elizabethtown Child Care Center (ECCC) has been providing services to children 6 weeks of age to fifth grade. Now the organization, located within Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren at 777 S. Mount Joy St., could use your help. Applications are being accepted for board members. “A good board member is willing to volunteer their time to support an organization that has provided care to generations of children in the Elizabethtown community,” said Joe Hudzick, chairperson of the ECCC board of directors. “Board members at ECCC are dedicated to supporting the mission of providing high-quality, educational, safe and affordable early learning to families in the Elizabethtown area and supporting the staff at the center in implementing that mission.” Hudzick noted that many residents of Elizabethtown have had direct experience with ECCC or know someone who has a child who attended the center. “ Volunteering to join the board provides an opportunity to support an organization that has provided high-quality care to children in our community since 1969,” he shared. “As a
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urrounded by friends and family, Gerald L. Beeman of Elizabethtown smiled broadly as his picture was taken with a banner bearing his image and dates of military service. Beeman was one of many veterans present at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church when the Elizabethtown Lions Club revealed its last batch of banners prior to their installation around town.
Gerald Beeman and his family
on the poles 10 feet above the ground, we wanted people to be able to see them and share their service experience with their families,” said Chuck Brewer, president of the Lions Club. “You get to hear some great stories.” Among those stories are tales of two Medal of Honor recipients,
a veteran who had Gen. George Patton serve as his best man at his wedding, and the tale of the sole survivor who bailed out of his B-17 after it was shot down over Germany. “We also get to take quite a few pictures of families - kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews - with
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“We just wanted to honor him in a way that he would be totally surprised.” “I got drafted, but I’m glad I went because it was a privilege ser ving ,” said Beeman, who served in the Army in Germany from 1966 to 1968. “I never regretted it.” The banner reveal, held in mid-December, marked the 11th batch of banners since the Lions Club began the project in 2023. Each offered an opportunity for the veterans to view their banners up close and celebrate with family and friends. “Prior to the banners going up
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