Greater Hershey Area ALSO SERVING HUMMELSTOWN AND MIDDLETOWN
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APRIL 28, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIII • NO 43
Efforts Raise Awareness, Support Children’s Resource Center
The sixth annual Hummelstown Hunger Run/Walk to be held on May 8 at Schaffner Park will benefit the Hummelstown Food Pantry.
Hunger Run/Walk To Benefit Hummelstown Food Pantry BY FRANCINE FULTON
he sixth annual Hummelstown Hunger Run/Walk, featuring a 5K run and walk, as well as a newly added 5-mile run, is scheduled for Saturday, May 8, at Schaffner Park, located at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Water Street in Hummelstown. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Hummelstown Food Pantry. Race-day registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The 5K and 5-mile runs will begin at 10 a.m. and will be followed by the start of the 5K walk. The first- through thirdplace male and female runners will receive cash prizes and medals; medals will also be provided for the first- and second-place male and female runners in each age group. Registrants and volunteers will receive a gift bag. Because of the pandemic, there will be some changes to this year’s
know before the race that the course is not closed and to be aware of traffic.” Those who take part in the 5K and 5-mile runs will follow the same course, but the 5-mile runners will divert off the main course for the additional distance. Runners and walkers with dogs on leashes and children in strollers are welcome to participate. “We actually have a prize for the first person who crosses the finish line with a stroller and (one) with a leashed dog,” said Osevala. Spectators are also welcome, but they must practice social distancing. The event has generated more than $93,000 for the Hummelstown Food Pantry since its inception in 2015. “My husband and I created this to raise money for the pantry,” Osevala noted. “It has grown in numbers each year. The first year we had less than 150 people. In 2019, we had about 270 participants and 150 volunteers.”
Cheer Teams Advance In Competitions Hershey Elite All Stars has announced that several of its teams recently advanced in competitions. The organization opened in 2019 and is in its second season. Senior team Vortex will travel to ESPN Wide World of Sports at Disney for the Division 2 Summit Nationals on May 13 to 15. The team won its bid to this event last season when it triumphed at the Maryland Cup National Championship, but the bid had to be deferred when the championships were canceled due to COVID.
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and in support of the CRC, the UPMC Pinnacle Foundation deployed hundreds of blue pinwheels to five hospital locations through central Pennsylvania. The blue pinwheels represent the carefree and bright childhood that children should have, but which some do not have. The project’s goals are to acknowledge abuse and create conversations around prevention. Community members may learn more and donate to the UPMC Pinnacle Foundation in support of Pinwheels for Prevention at www.UPMC PinnacleFoundation.org. All funds raised will go directly toward the needs of the UPMC Pinnacle CRC.
Rene Ryan
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Foundation Plans Cooking Class . . . . . . . . . .2 Cleanup Held In Campbelltown . . . . . . . .2 Hershey Christian Sets Gala, Auction . . . . . . . . . .3 St. Peter’s Kierch To Be Open On NDOP . . . . . . . .3 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .10
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fundraiser. At past events, registrants and volunteers who brought a nonperishable food item for the pantry were entered into a random drawing for one of many gift certificates provided by local sponsors. “Due to COVID protocols this year, we will draw (winners of) the gift certificates from participants and volunteers that preregister and include their prize in their race bag,” explained Jill Osevala, who runs the event along with her husband, BJ. However, attendees are still asked to bring nonperishable food items on race day for donation to the pantry. Since the course is located on neighborhood streets, volunteer fire police from Hummelstown Fire Company will be on hand to guide participants at the major intersections. “We have volunteers all over the course that help with traffic control as well,” noted Osevala. “We let everyone
Annville resident Rene Ryan recently completed an individual fundraiser run, during which she ran 60 kilometers, or 37.28 miles, in honor of a child in her town who had died from severe abuse and neglect in early February. She heard about the case on the local news and decided to do something to honor the young boy. Her run gained support and turned into a fundraiser. She raised over $6,600 and collected more than 500 stuffed animals for the UPMC Pinnacle Children’s Resource Center of Lebanon County, an organization that works to prevent and reduce the trauma of child abuse and neglect. The Children’s Resource Center (CRC) is one of the oldest child advocacy centers in Pennsylvania and was one of only four in the commonwealth when it opened its doors in 1994. The CRC aims to reduce the trauma and aftermath of child abuse by providing a safe environment, forensic interviews, specialized medical care, and mental health services. The center relies on grants, community donations, and contracts with county children and youth agencies. Families are never billed for services they receive at the CRC, including ongoing trauma-focused therapy.
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