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NOVEMBER 1, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 45
Making giving easier CrossNet Christmas program handbook created BY ANN MEAD ASH
isa Kerstetter, community events manager with CrossNet Ministries, saw the need for winter coats jump when CrossNet held its fall drive this year. In August, the need for backpacks had jumped too. Having provided Christmas gifts to more than 500 ELANCO School District children in 2022, Kerstetter anticipates serving more than 600 this year. To make it easier for donors to sponsor local children, at a suggested donation of $100 per child, Kerstetter has created the “CrossNet Christmas Gift Giving Guide - Sponsor/Donor Handbook.” The 20-page guide covers everything from the mission of the program - to ease financial burdens, build resources, and support underresourced families - to how-to steps for organizing a giving tree. All the program basics are explained, along with the many giving options that are offered. “Everything is in one
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Volunteers helped organize and give out gifts to more than 500 recipients as part of the 2022 CrossNet Christmas Giving program. This year, organizers expect more than 600 area children to take part.
Dance your cap off at the annual Railroad Museum swing dance BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Nearly a century later, the trends and styles of those who lived in the early to mid-1900s remain instantly recognizable and deeply appreciated by many throughout the United States. Americans who were born in the first three decades of the 20th century are commonly referred to as the Greatest Generation, and with ample reason: This generation includes the individuals who weathered calamities like the Great
Outdoor education Water Day held in Terre Hill Park BY ANN MEAD ASH
Depression and fought in the Second World War. America as we know it was largely shaped by the Greatest Generation. Many people pay tribute to its members by recreating the music, dancing and fashion of their time, including the participants of the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania’s annual swing dance. The museum, which is located on 300 Gap Road, Strasburg, will host the event on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 7 to 10 p.m. Tickets are available to purchase in
Terre Hill resident Linda Saad, who co-coordinated the Water Day held in Terre Hill Park on Sept. 26 with Rhonda Hakundy of the Pennsylvania Southeast Region of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), begins preparing for the field day about three months in advance. “It takes three months to coordinate (with) volunteers, schools, and township (representatives),” Saad explained. Appropriately, on the day of the event, it rained. “It started pouring 15 minutes before the buses arrived,” recalled Saad.
See Railroad Museum pg 3
See Water Day pg 2
Students from several ELANCO-area schools attended Water Day in Terre Hill Park in late September.
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