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JANUARY 26, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVII • NO 42
Back To The ’70s And ’80s BY COURTNEY MENGEL
Nine-year-old Parker Millhouse was born without a leg. Despite missing his right leg, Parker lives each day with a positive spirit and enjoys climbing rock walls as well as playing on the neighbor’s trampoline. He is also the inspiration and driving force behind Iron-Leg Corp, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to help children and youths age 18 and younger obtain advanced prosthetics and receive therapy to learn how to use them. The organization, created by president Matthew Millhouse and vice president Sean Laukhuff, became an official 501(c)(3) in April 2021. The board of Iron-Leg Corp. has grown since then, adding treasurer Mike Canarelli, secretary Darren Hershock and board members Matt York, Bill Coder, Andrea Schopf, and Josh Holland. In September 2021, Iron-Leg Corp. hosted a golf outing as its first fundraiser. The organization raised $38,000 at the event, and from that, the organization was
Pastor Gina Burkhart (left) and Fannie Miller invite the community to donate to and visit the Hempfield Clothing Bank.
Helping The Community, One Shirt At A Time hen people have enough financial resources and are not worried about how they will pay their rent or mortgage or get clothes for their family, it’s easy to assume that others find themselves in a similar situation. However, the reality is that need exists, and a person in need could live right next door. In the Hempfield School District (HSD) specifically, school counselors and social workers realized that it was necessary to have a clothing bank for students and their families. As a result, in 2015, the HSD formed a partnership with Landisville Mennonite Church to provide tangible support with the Hempfield Clothing Bank. At one time, the clothing bank operated in a school building, but it outgrew that space. The church was
such as socks and underwear, are greatly appreciated. One time, a Hempfield walking group decided to donate a basket filled with personal hygiene items, including soap, deodorant, toothbrushes, and toothpaste. Although this donation was made several years ago around Christmastime, church members have continued to restock the basket for clients. In addition to providing families within the HSD with clothing, a positive outcome of the Hempfield Clothing Bank is that no clothes go to waste. Volunteers take inventory periodically, and extra goods are taken to the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Material Resource Center in Ephrata, which processes and ships quality material resources domestically and internationally. Proceeds made from the sale of these materials are used for
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able to relocate a Sunday school classroom to make space in the back of the building, which was then transformed into a fully stocked clothing bank. The Hempfield Clothing Bank, located at Landisville Mennonite Church, 3320 Bowman Road, Landisville, is open on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon during the school year or by appointment. Everything at the clothing bank is free to those who need it. People may enter through the double doors in the back of the church. Donations can be made when the clothing bank is open, or a drop-off time can be arranged with the church secretary by calling 717-898-0071. Hempfield Clothing Bank coordinator Fannie Miller suggested that people donate washed and repaired or gently used clothing for people of all ages and sizes, and new items,
MCC’s global relief efforts. Miller noted that when a need exists, a donation arrives that covers it. “I’ll look over things and see what we need, and then next thing I know it’s on our doorstep,” stated Miller. “I call it the ‘loaves and fishes’ operation because it seems like it multiplies. We do have more than we need right now, but you never quite know who’s going to be needing and what’s going to happen. It’s nice to know that we’re helping someone with no strings attached.” “We want to be present in our community in a meaningful way and have our neighbors know that we care about them and we’re glad to offer a tiny bit of help when we can,” said Landisville Mennonite Church pastor Gina Burkhart. To learn more about Landisville Mennonite Church, visit www.landisvillemennonite.org.
See Iron-Leg Corp pg 5
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