Elizabethtown JANUARY 22, 2020
IN THIS ISSUE: EAGLE PROJECT TO BENEFIT LOCAL CHILDREN page 2
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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MUSIC OPPORTUNITY
The Elizabethtown Children’s Choir, a nonauditioned choir for children in grades three through seven, has opened enrollment. The ensemble meets and rehearses on the campus of Elizabethtown College, 1 Alpha Drive, from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. on Mondays beginning Jan. 27. The ensemble focuses on music literacy and vocal development. It is directed by Elizabethtown College music education students, overseen by Dr. Matthew Fritz. There is a per-semester tuition fee, which is due at registration at the first rehearsal. To register, contact Grant Moore at 717-361-1114 or mooreg@etown.edu. More information is available by contacting Fritz at 717-361-1112 or fritzm@etown.edu. TRAINING SESSION
Elizabethtown Community Housing and Outreach Services (ECHOS)
Youths To Present “Frozen Jr.” pg 2
Friends In Action Gears Up For 2020 Trips “Tim, I know today is a workday for the project, but can I go to the Bible teaching this morning instead?” When Friends In Action (FIA) executive director Tim Johnston was approached with this question by a Rama Cay villager named Pete it was a moment to rejoice. Headquartered in Middletown, FIA supports mission work in areas of limited infrastructure worldwide by using construction projects and other practical service to spread the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people who have never heard it before.
FIA has been at work among the Rama Cay people of Nicaragua since 2004, when village leaders invited volunteers to help with community rebuilding efforts. The greatest concentration of Rama is a group of 1,400 people who reside on a poverty-stricken island almost forgotten by the mainland. The World Health Organization reports that malnutrition is increasing each year for Rama children. They face widespread malnutrition, inadequate water and sewage systems, and sporadic public health measures. One of the Rama Cay Villagers whose life has been touched by FIA is Pete. Pete used to live in a 10-by-10foot thatched-roof hut with his common-law wife, four children, and
many extended family members. His days alternated between binge drinking and trying to fish and subsistence farm his small plot of depleted soil. When FIA workers invited Pete to learn trade skills, he jumped at the opportunity. For the past eight years, Pete has worked alongside FIA’s volunteer teams to dig wells, install boat docks, construct a pedestrian bridge, and clear land for a community playground and laundry/shower house. The masonry, carpentry, and construction skills Pete learned eventually enabled him to make his own clay bricks and build a new house for his family to move to the mainland. Pete also began attending ongoing Bible classes led by FIA volunteers. See Friends In Action pg 7
Nicaragua resident Pete (pictured) experienced a major life transformation when Friends In Action (FIA) volunteers invited him to learn trade skills. Volunteers are welcome to sign up to participate in FIA trips in 2020 to places including Nicaragua and Vanuatu.
Festival Of The Arts To Spotlight Local Makers Luncheon Celebrates Unsung Heroes By Chelsea Peifer
VOLUNTEER DAY
Caitlin’s Smiles Thirty local artists will be part of Main Street Mount Joy’s second annual Festival of the Arts on Jan. 24 and 25 in downtown Mount Joy. Pictured are creations by (from left) Jill Brinser, Maria Roshon, and Kathy Rothenberger, respectively. By Chelsea Peifer
Main Street Mount Joy (MSMJ) will present the second annual Festival of the Arts from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. The event is free and open to the community. Thirty local artists will have artwork on display and available to purchase at indoor locations stretching along Main
Street in downtown Mount Joy from Harvey’s Main Street BBQ , 304 E. Main St., to Keystone Pet Place, 100 W. Main St., as well as at Bube’s Brewery, 102 N. Market St. Businesses hosting artists will have a sign posted, and people are welcome to go inside to meet the artist and peruse or purchase artwork. “This is a familyfriendly event and a great way to introduce a r t t o p e o p l e ,” s a i d M S M J See Festival Of The Arts pg 7
As Pilot Club of Central Pennsylvania founder Lisa Palmquist welcomed everyone in attendance at the club’s luncheon for caregivers on Jan. 11, she shared that the event was “a bit of a dream come true” for her. Palmquist worked as an instructional support teacher in the Hempfield School District for 26 years and spent many summers serving as a camp nurse at Aaron’s Acres, which offers summer camps for children and young adults with special needs. These experiences and others helped Palmquist to develop a deep sense of See Caregivers pg 2
Members of Pilot Club of Central Pennsylvania, including (from left) Dora Hillegas, Joan Herr, and Isabel Beck, hosted a luncheon for caregivers on Jan. 11 at Salem United Methodist Church in Manheim. Author and speaker Faith Clarke spoke on “Radical Self-Care.”
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will hold Have a Heart Volunteer Day 2020 on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at New Hope Church, 584 Colonial Club Drive, Harrisburg. Volunteers are invited to sign up for a session to assemble craft kits, decorate gift bags, and create greeting cards. Admission is one new craft item, such as a coloring book or a package of foam stickers. Lunch and bake sale items will be available. Donations of baked goods are sought. To register for the Volunteer Day, visit http://signup.com/go/rzZGPL. For details, visit www.caitlins-smiles.org, call 717-412-4759 or email office.caitlinssmiles@comcast.net.
Experience “A Taste Of MCDS” pg 8
Changing The World One Life At A Time
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will host another winter shelter training on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6 p.m. at Community Place on Washington, 61 E. Washington St., Elizabethtown, for individuals interested in volunteering. The Elizabethtown winter shelter operations are underway. ECHOS is in its fifth year of hosting a shelter in Elizabethtown. Volunteers help oversee operations of the shelter. To efficiently and effectively run the shelter, 90 volunteers are needed each week. In addition to completing the training, all new volunteers must provide updated clearances prior to volunteering in the shelter. For more information on the training, readers may contact Chrissie Raffensperger at shelter@echoslancaster.org or call 717-690-9260.
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Miller-Finkenbinder Funeral Home & Crematory Elizabethtown | 717-367-1543 Thomas W. Ford, Supervisor
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