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Free Summer Lunch Program Kicks Off Special Needs
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By Ann Mead Ash
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According to Amy Marburger, food and nutrition manager with CrossNet Ministries, the 2020 free summer lunch program will operate a little differently this year. “We want one family member at a time to retrieve the lunch wherever the lunch is picked up,� she noted, adding that the family member is requested to wear a mask. “We will have some masks available. We don’t want anyone to go without food for lack of a mask,� Marburger added. This year, organizers expect to prepare meals for about 225 children five days a week, as the program is open not only to students who are eligible for free and reduced-cost school lunches, but to any child in the ELANCO School District ages 1 to 18 who has been affected by COVID-19 restrictions. In addition, students over age 18 who are still registered and attending school will also be eligible. See Summer Lunch Program pg 5
CrossNet Ministries staff members Shanice Hines (left) and Nicki Martin display items that will be included in lunches provided for ELANCO School District children as part of CrossNet’s free summer lunch program, which will run on weekdays through Aug. 21.
Lancaster Chef Garners Gold With Regional Team By Ann Mead Ash
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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
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Susan Notter of Lancaster was one of eight professional chefs from the East Coast to compete in the Culinary Olympics in Germany in February.
Located throughout Lancaster County are seven centers that exist to give adults and children with special needs from the Plain community a chance to learn, socialize, and take part in productive work. The workshops also offer the families of these individuals respite. The centers are Sunny Sunbeam, Caring Hearts, Penn Johns Sunbeam, Special Hearts Circle, New Horizons, Valley Workshop, and Shady Hollow. The more than 80 students who attend the centers range in age from 14 to 76. A staff of 35 caregivers works with the students. All the centers were closed in March under COVID-19 restrictions, but organizers of the centers hope to reopen them in the late summer or fall. To help support the centers, organizers hold a yearly auction. This year’s See Special Needs Auction pg 7
NHSAP Sets July Fourth Fireworks Group Modifies Concert Schedule By Ann Mead Ash
When the members of the New Holland Summer Arts Program (NHSAP) committee met at the New Holland Memorial Community Park on June 1, the members knew that COVID-19 restrictions would cause them to limit the schedule of concerts and other activities that the group planned to hold in the park during the summer of 2020. The annual craft show, an NHSAP fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday, June 27, was canceled. The group noted that the safety of volunteers, vendors, and the community was foremost in the decision-making process. In addition, See July Fourth Fireworks pg 4
The New Holland Summer Arts Program has modified its summer schedule due to COVID-19 restrictions; however, fireworks will be held on Saturday, July 4, beginning at 9:30 p.m. A rain date of Sunday, July 5, has been set.
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