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APRIL 8, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 17
HE IS RISEN! Thank You A Sincere
To Our Community Of Heroes!
Stay Connected And Support Your Local Businesses! • Purchase a gift card to be used at a later date • Order takeout • Tip a little more than usual • Take advantage of curbside pickup/drop-off services
• Share a positive experience/review on social media • Use credit or debit cards (cut down on the germs from cash and coins) • Be patient • Say thank you • Stay home if you’re sick • Sign up for virtual community experiences/ activities
CrossNet Food And Nutrition Center Rises To The Occasion By Ann Mead Ash
On March 17, shortly after schools closed and a statewide shutdown of nonessential businesses was announced, Amy Marburger, food and nutrition manager with CrossNet Ministries in New Holland, was directing the ministry staff in packing groceries for local families in need. Meredith Dahl, executive director of CrossNet Ministries, and Grant Gehman, new director of youth, were packing soup, while youth center manager Shanice Smith-Starr and Charis Pankratz, director of mentoring and education, were packing rolls. The soup and rolls were special donations from the Miller’s and Shady Maple smorgasbords, which temporarily closed the day before. “We are packing boxes and bags of groceries for families,” said Marburger, who noted that the ministry had seen a See CrossNet pg 4
CrossNet Ministries staff members work to pack up food for the Food and Nutrition Center’s weekly food pantry. The pantry will be operating as a drive-through by appointment only for the time being.
Hitting The Ground Running
An Opportunity To Share Joy It’s often said that every challenge is an opportunity - an opportunity to grow, to encourage, to be compassionate, to give, to make others smile. Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we at the Pennysaver have noticed countless community members embracing this concept, and we’d love to see more! We’re giving you an opportunity to share your joy by submitting ways you or others are figuratively turning lemons into lemonade. What fun activities have you done with your kids? What made you smile today? What constructive hobbies have you found to help you adjust to recent life changes? What has someone else done - knowingly or unknowingly that has blessed you or encouraged you? Tell your experiences at www.face book.com/townlively. Pictures and videos are welcome! Some stories will be chosen to be highlighted in a future issue of the Pennysaver and on townlively.com.
New Holland Rolls Up Its Sleeve And Gives
Dayspring Turns To Online Educating After Three-Day Break
Blood Drive Held At GSFR
By Ann Mead Ash
By Ann Mead Ash
On March 13, before Gov. Tom Wolf announced that schools would be closed, Dan Stone, Upper School principal at Dayspring Christian Academy (DCA), 120 College Ave., Mountville, talked with the school’s senior students. “I jokingly told them they might have to graduate in July,” said Stone, who noted that the seniors were not happy with his announcement. “I told them it was a joke, (but) I can’t promise it will be May 30 (as planned). That might move a couple weeks.” All joking aside, Stone said that first and foremost, the school has taken a See Dayspring pg 8
Alli Troxell, a third-grade Dayspring Christian Academy student, participates in a class lesson from her home using Zoom. Dayspring was able to move to online learning just a few days after schools closed in Pennsylvania due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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The post appeared on Mitch Dissinger’s Facebook page at 5:34 p.m. on March 23. Dissinger, owner of Lickity Split, also posted a photo of a large white event tent with clear plastic windows, similar to the type that might be used for a wedding reception, erected behind Garden Spot Fire Rescue (GSFR) at 339 E. Main St., New Holland. The caption read, “This is a tent at GSFR’s parking lot. (It was) set up today. It is not a drive-through testing tent. It’s for the LGH (Lancaster General Hospital) blood drive Tuesday and Wednesday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Blood See New Holland pg 6
Garden Spot Fire Rescue (GSFR) Chief Darryl Keiser gladly rolled up his sleeve to give blood when Lancaster General Hospital (LGH) held a blood drive in the GSFR parking lot on March 24 and 25. Open blood donor slots filled up quickly the evening of March 23, and LGH expected to gain more than 120 pints from the effort.
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