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MARCH 17, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
KEEP THE WATER OUT:
VOL LVII • NO 13
Waterproofing a Basement or Crawl Space
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Ease The Burden - Local Organization To Focus On Schools/Community Service BY ANN MEAD ASH
When Ease the Burden (ETB) was founded in 2019, the organization sought to help fill financial gaps for families throughout Lancaster County. In the few years since, however, ETB board members have decided to partner with educators in a pilot program to help area children. They formed a relationship with Pequea Valley School District (PVSD), working with Kathy Koenig, director of student services for PVSD. “We found that we had started to focus specifically on children as the group we were trying to help,” said Sean High, one of the founders of ETB. ETB board members plan to connect with other districts in the future. Along with adjusting the focus, the idea of giving back to the community will be part of ETB’s DNA. “We really wanted to emphasize community service,” High stated, noting that school staff See Ease The Burden pg 6
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Melody Karick (left) and Crystal Yunginger are hoping to change perspectives through Dementia Friendly Lancaster County, an outreach of Garden Spot Village.
Spreading Dementia Friendliness Countywide fter Crystal Yunginger, who has a background in gerontology, moved to New Holland, she asked her mother-in-law, Joan Yunginger, director of social services
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with CrossNet Ministries, if there were memory cafes in the area. Joan answered, “That’s on our agenda.” In March of 2019, Crystal became a volunteer with ELANCO Dementia Friendly Community (DF), an outreach of Garden Spot Village (GSV).
VisionCorps’ Virtual Format Provides Education And Community BY ANN MEAD ASH
In June of 2019, the organization launched memory cafes to provide settings for individuals with dementia and their caregivers to enjoy social engagement and conversation about relevant topics in a stigmafree environment.
When COVID-19 restrictions shut down the state in March of 2020, VisionCorps, a nonprofit organization working to empower the blind and vision impaired, stopped providing services, but not for long. “We shut down services for a couple weeks, but we quickly realized our services were still
See Friendliness pg 4
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Organization Aims To Change Perspectives BY ANN MEAD ASH
Jill Castor
Sean High
Lisa Landis-Blowers
Jack Herr
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