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MASD Students Earn Recognition Middletown Area School District (MASD) has announced its Outstanding Students of the Year for the 2019-20 school year. Domowah Kullie, Fink Elementary School, is the daughter of Massayan Kullie and Patricia Lawrence. Domowah grew up in the country of
Liberia and entered MASD as a fifth-grader. Her favorite subjects are math and reading. Carter DeJesus, Fink Elementary School, is the son of Doug and Leah Goff and Aaron DeJesus. Originally from York, Carter has attended Fink since fourth grade. His favorite subjects are math and gym class.
Jillian Hess, Kunkel Elementary School, is the daughter of Rodney and Laura Hess. She has attended Kunkel since kindergarten. Her favorite subjects are math, art, and reading. Daniel Orris, Kunkel Elementary School, is the son of David and Renee Orris. He has attended
Kunkel since kindergarten. His favorite subjects are math, art, and physical education. Jocelyn Jules, Reid Elementary School, is the daughter of Rebecca Jules. She has attended Reid since kindergarten. Her favorite subjects are music, math, and writing. See Students pg 2
Domowah Kullie
Carter DeJesus
Jillian Hess
Daniel Orris
Robbie Campbell
Jocelyn Jules
Ava Miller
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Hope Springs Farm Posts Update FIA Provides Medical Care, Food referred to as “growers.” On March 17, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services - Office of Developmental Programs (DHS/ODP) instructed all-day programs and prevocational programs in Pennsylvania to close until further notice. The stay-at-home order was issued on March 20. All programming for growers, including music therapy, community volunteering, crafts, and cooking, came to a halt. Volunteers and furloughed staff continued to care for the animals and plants. Volunteer staff also helped repaint and clean out buildings used for the day program activities. Adults with disabilities may have underlying conditions that could complicate the symptoms of COVID-19. The farm offered families the opportunity to visit the Hope Springs Farm in Hershey remained closed during the farm, using social distancing precauCOVID-19 pandemic. The farm began hosting weekly Zoom parties for its growers. Elizabethtown College students Lauren tions, for growers to see the animals they had been caring for. The farm Skorupski (left) and Kellen Skorupski posted pictures of the farm’s animals as part of the weekly Zoom parties for growers. See Hope Springs Farm pg 2
Friends In Action (FIA) International, a nonprofit organization located in Middletown, recently partnered with pastors in Bolivia to provide COVID-19 relief to indigenous people groups. Aid has included medical care, medical supplies and food. FIA uses infrastructure projects as a platform to share the Gospel with unreached indigenous people groups. Recent projects aided residents of the hundreds of tiny villages along the coasts of the Amazon River, which are especially vulnerable to COVID-19. For most of the villagers, their town hospital has only 35 beds and one ventilator and is a multipleday journey by boat and on foot. Additionally, some villagers travel two days from their remote locations
to find medicines such as acetaminophen. FIA’s field leaders, Donna and Gary Ferch, reported that close to 90% of FIA’s co-workers in the area have contracted the virus. One of the pastors participating in the relief efforts was pastor Saul. Wearing his mask and gloves, Saul began knocking on doors and distributing food and medical supplies funded in part by FIA donors. Going door-to-door to indigenous See FIA pg 2
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Friends In Action International recently partnered with pastors in Bolivia to provide COVID-19 relief to indigenous people groups. Donations are sought and will be used to provide medical treatment and food supplies.
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