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VOL XXXIII • NO 31
Food Bank Offers Free Dog, Cat Food BY FRANCINE FULTON
Pet owners in need of food for their dogs and cats are invited to visit the pet food bank that is offered by the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area (HSHA), 7790 Grayson Road, Harrisburg. The free pet food is available to those who are struggling to feed their pets because of financial hardships, with the goal of keeping more pets in their home and out of shelters.
Because of the pandemic, the pet food bank has changed the way it operates. Last April, online sign-up became available, allowing people to register and choose a time to safely pick up the food in a drive-through format. “Before COVID-19, people would call in and say they need help and tell us how many pets they had and come in to get their food,” explained Amanda Brunish, HSHA director of marketing and outreach. “(People) can now sign up for a time slot, say how many pets they have and the type of pets, and we will have the food ready for them in a pickup location outside the building. Our goal is to help as many people as possible as safely as possible.” See Pet Food Bank pg 9
LDHS Teachers Complete “24 In 24 Challenge” BY FRANCINE FULTON
h en Lower Dauphin High School (LDHS) teachers Scott Payonk and Michael Layser decided to hold a fundraiser for the school’s Mini-THON, of which they are co-advisers, they set a goal to raise $2,424, representing the fact that they planned to run 24 miles in 24 hours to complete the 24 In 24 Challenge.
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through noon on Dec. 24, 2020. The LDHS community was invited to support their efforts by donating money for each lap they completed. “(Layser) ran on the track at the high school and I ran from my apartment,” Payonk explained. “Basically, he ran a mile around the track, and I ran a loop that I set up around my apartment. I ran into Hummelstown and looped back to my place.”
Headquartered in Middletown, Friends In Action Intl. has spent more than 25 years assisting missionaries in remote locations with infrastructure projects that help the Gospel reach indigenous people groups. The organization is seeking additional volunteer staff and other volunteers in multiple areas. Open positions include human resource director; communication assistant; missionary partners to Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and West Africa;
See LDHS Teachers pg 2
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Not only did they meet their goal of completing the running challenge, but they also raised a total of $6,249 for Four Diamonds, a nonprofit organization that helps pay for treatments for children with pediatric cancer. Layser, who is the ceramics teacher at LDHS, and Payonk, the special education teacher, ran 1 mile every hour on the hour for 24 consecutive hours from noon on Dec. 23, 2020,
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Lower Dauphin High School (LDHS) teachers Scott Payonk (front) and Michael Layser, co-advisers of the LDHS Mini-THON, recently completed the 24 In 24 Challenge, running 24 miles in 24 hours to raise money for Four Diamonds.
A pet food bank is offered by the Humane Society of Harrisburg, which provides free cat and dog food to people who are struggling to feed their pets because of financial hardship.
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