Elizabethtown /townlively
JUNE 24, 2020
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 23
The Founding Of A Legacy By Ann Mead Ash
Sarah Adams, of Lititz, was 16 weeks pregnant with her son, Davin, when she and her husband, Clark, received heartbreaking news in May 2018. “We found out … that he had a rare terminal condition,” recalled Sarah, who noted that her son’s problems were caused by a genetic condition called Noonan’s syndrome. Neither she nor her husband carries the gene for the condition. In the face of the news, both Sarah and Clark turned to their faith. “We know God can heal, but we know He doesn’t always heal,” said Sarah. “Every week that (Davin) was living and growing and sick, (we thought), ‘Let’s see if we can get further.’” Sarah said the situation taught her how to live in the moment. “I coped by enjoying the time we had, so we had a gender reveal party and a baby shower,” said Sarah, who noted that she has a number of photos
from throughout her pregnancy. On Aug. 1, 2018, Sarah noticed she did not feel Davin moving as often as usual. “We went to the doctor, and they did an ultrasound,” said Sarah. “There was no heartbeat.” The condition had caused Davin to have hydrops - a fluid buildup in areas of the body - that was too hard on the baby’s heart. Sarah’s body was swelling as well from the excess fluid. A vertical C-section was scheduled for Aug. 2. When Sarah was being prepped for the surgery, she asked one of the attending medical professionals how long she would be allowed to hold her son. “She said, ‘As long as you are here,’” recalled Sarah, who knew she would be in bed in the hospital for four
days. Following the surgery, her son was wrapped in blankets and brought to her. “It was great to meet him, even though he wasn’t there in spirit, because there was the connection (from carrying him),” said Sarah. “It was such a great experience to have him all day.” Sarah learned that she was able keep her son with her because Women & Babies Hospital has a piece of equipment made in the United Kingdom called a CuddleCot. “I had never heard of it,” said Sarah, who noted that the CuddleCot, which had been donated to Women and Babies by another family that lost a baby, is a cooling device that extends the time parents can spend with a child who has been stillborn or died shortly after birth. “We kept him (with us) for three days,” said Sarah. See Our Baby s Legacy pg 2
Board members of Our Baby’s Legacy, a new Lancaster County nonprofit focused on providing support to aid families of pregnancy and infant loss, include (from left) Rashell Brunner, Sarah Adams, and Barb Leese.
Tabor And LHOP - Merging For Good By Ann Mead Ash
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In early May, two Lancaster titans of nonprofit affordable housing decided they would be
stronger together. Board members of Tabor Community Services and Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership (LHOP) voted to approve merging the two
organizations. Together they will build on a foundation of 75 years of service in housing advocacy and financial empowerment to area residents. “With the affordable housing crisis in the backdrop, we approached the important question of merging two strong organizations,” said Mike McKenna, Tabor Community Services president. Rick Jackson, LHOP board chair, noted that the organizations were different in origin, but similar in mission. “The vision and goals of our two organizations are indeed shared,” he said. “ We also share ... values including empowerment, innovation, and accountability.” Phyllis Stacks, vice president for development with Tabor, See Tabor And LHOP pg 3
By Ann Mead Ash
Susan Notter of Lancaster, a pastry chef, is one of eight professionals, all from the East Coast of the United States, who participated as a regional team in the Culinary Olympics held in Stuttgart, Germany, from Feb. 14 to 19. The event is an international culinary competition held every four years. The Olympics drew 1,800 chefs from nearly 70 countries. The group with which Notter participated won a gold medal for its display program and placed third overall in the regional team category, taking home a bronze medal. Notter, who has made her
home in Lancaster for a decade, has been participating in culinary competitions since 1979. Along the way, she has placed first in prestigious competitions such as the Southern Pastry Classic in Atlanta in 2003. More recently, she earned gold as a member of a U.S. team that competed in the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany, in 2016. Growing up in Cheshire, England, Notter often created sweet treats for her three younger sisters. “My parents didn’t buy boxed cookies and cakes,” recalled Notter. “ When we wanted something sweet to eat, I had to make it.” Notter soon discovered that she enjoyed See Lancaster Chef pg 6
Susan Notter of Lancaster was one of eight professional chefs from the East Coast to compete in the Culinary Olympics in Germany in February.
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Shelby Nauman (left), Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership’s COO and interim CEO, and Tabor Community Services president Mike McKenna are working to merge the two organizations into a single entity fighting homelessness in Lancaster.
Lancaster Chef Garners Gold With Regional Team
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