Greater Hershey Area ALSO SERVING HUMMELSTOWN AND MIDDLETOWN
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Hope Springs Farm Expands Programming Safety precautions that will continue include requiring all staff members to wear masks and conduct COVID-19 screenings each day and asking the growers to wear masks while acknowledging that some of them are unable to do so. The farm asks families and residential staff to prescreen participants before sending them to the farm, and growers are screened again when they arrive. Growers and staff members wash their hands often and social distance whenever possible. Each group of growers has its own designated indoor space for rests between activities. Participants continue to refrain from going on community outings
from the farm. Opened in 2005, Hope Springs Farm aims to provide a day program that allows participants to maximize their abilities. More than 50 adults are usually enrolled in the program. Growers’ activities include feeding and cleaning the animals on the farm, which normally operates at full capacity with alpacas, chickens, sheep, horses, goats, and pigs. Growers also plant and water gardens, make crafts, take classes, and harvest flowers and vegetables. Prior to the pandemic, they volunteered for programs in the community such as Meals on Wheels, the Humane Society, and food banks.
Russo Begins Eagle Scout Project Nathan D. Russo is seeking community support for his Eagle Scout project, which aims to bring awareness and recognition to those who are serving or have served in the military. Nathan is currently a Life Scout in Boy Scout Troop 594 of Middletown, which is sponsored by American Legion Post 594. With permission from Lower Swatara Township, Nathan plans to install flags at Memorial Field, the lighted baseball field at Little Hollywood Park. He has determined that the field Nathan Russo of Boy Scout Troop 594 was never named for any is seeking support for his Eagle Scout person or thing. Nathan will project, which will entail installing purchase five flagpoles and flagpoles at Memorial Field in Little one flag each for the U.S. Hollywood Park in Lower Swatara Army, Navy, Air Force, Township and displaying the flags of Marines and Coast Guard. the U.S. armed forces. During a dedication ceremony scheduled to occur in installation and landscaping. IndiOctober, Nathan will present the viduals and businesses may make five flags, and the field will be dedi- tax-deductible donations that will cated to the U.S. armed forces. be recognized. Various recognition American Legion Post 594 will par- levels are available. To donate, readers may email ticipate in the event. The project will require more RussoEagleProject@comcast.net. than $4,000 for the purchase of the The deadline to contribute is flagpoles and flags as well as Wednesday, Sept. 30.
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Hope Springs Farm, 201 Trail Road, Hershey, a day program for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, reopened on July 13. Staff members and program participants, called growers, have taken various safety measures. After more than two months of successful operation, Hope Springs will now expand its program from four groups of three growers each to four groups of four growers. This will increase the opportunities for growers to get back to the farm with 20 additional slots per week. Prior to the COVID-19 shutdown, Hope Springs welcomed 38 growers to the farm each day.
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Hope Springs Farm in Hershey will expand its number of participants, called growers, beginning on Monday, Sept. 21.
The Dauphin County Library System is seeking submissions for its first-ever “Teen Zine,” an online publication that showcases teens’ original work. The deadline to be considered for the first issue is Wednesday, Sept. 30. Youths ages 12 to 18 are invited to send their poetry, short fiction, artwork, photography, creative
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