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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 33
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Brittany’s Hope Sets Social Distance 5K By Francine Fulton
In lieu of its annual Walk of Love Cross Country 5K, Brittany’s Hope, a nonprofit organization that helps orphaned children around the world, will instead hold the Brittany’s Hope Social Distance 5K on Saturday, Sept. 19, at The Barn at Stone Gables in Elizabethtown. The change, which was made due to the coronavirus
Runners will have to keep socially distanced during the Brittany’s Hope 5K on Sept. 19 at The Barn at Stone Gables.
pandemic, will adhere to all CDC social distancing and safety guidelines, while also raising money for the charity. The race will have a time trial type setup that will allow runners to start individually or in small groups of associated participants such as family members or people who live together. Designated start times will begin at 7:30 a.m. and run through 10:30 a.m. Participants will be able to run safely in a chip-timed, time-segmented race. “Basically, it will be a rolling start,” explained Mai-Lynn Sahd, executive director. “A runner will make a reservation online for a time to begin.” She noted that runners must stay in their cars until 10 minutes before they race. Runners will be able to pick up their bibs containing the timing chip at the starting line not more than five minutes before their start time. The 5K course will be a cross-country style that includes paved trails and trails through the woods. The course, which will be clearly marked, is a different course from past years. Additionally, runners will have on-course passing restrictions. Upon completing their run and crossing the finish line, participants must return to their vehicles. See Brittany s Hope pg 7
But don’t worry!
Friends In Action International (FIA) is looking for individuals to transform a variety of supplies into items to be sold at a fundraiser event on Saturday, Oct. 3. The event was inspired by the HGTV show “Flea Market Flip.” A local nonprofit, FIA uses infrastructure projects in remote
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locations of the globe as a platform to share the Gospel with unreached indigenous people groups. Interested readers are invited to visit FIA’s Middletown headquarters, located at 3950 E. Harrisburg Pike, by appointment to select free supplies. They may browse items left over from construction projects as well as donated yard sale items. These supplies include chairs, tables, bicycles, small furniture, books, mechanical items, and household items. With materials secured, participants can work at home using their eye for style and some elbow grease to turn these leftovers into something new. See FIA pg 2
It comes as no surprise that we continue to face many of the challenges we have experienced over the past six months. Who hasn’t used the word “uncertainty” more times than they can count? Despite this uncertainty, we have worked hard to keep our families and community safe while providing positive, creative ways to reinforce that we are in this together. We encourage you to continue sharing your stories and connecting with us on social media so we can go on spreading all the good we see in this world. At Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC), we are committed to making adjustments within the current circumstances to try to continue to regularly provide you with the community news you expect to read in this paper. EPC has not been immune to the tough See Letter pg 6
Library Friends Group Sets Book Sale By Francine Fulton
The Friends of Elizabethtown Public Library will hold their annual book sale in the lower level of the library at 10 S. Market St., Elizabethtown. Sale dates and times are Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 2 to 7 p.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 9, through Friday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 18, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Saturday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year there will be no preview night, and Sept. 12, 18 and 19 will be bag sale days. Bags will be supplied, and customers can fill the bags with books for a set price. Due to the coronavirus
Friends In Action International will host a fundraiser inspired by the HGTV show “Flea Market Flip” on Saturday, Oct. 3.
pandemic, fewer tables will be used throughout the sale to allow for social distancing. “We’re not going to have the whole entire room; about three-quarters of the community room will be (utilized),” said Friends member Janet Hench, event organizer. “Each day we will put out new books because we can’t See Book Sale pg 5
The Friends of the Elizabethtown Public Library invite the community to their book sale on Sept. 8 through 19.
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