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MAY 13, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 8
Almost Like Being There PA Family Travel Fair Goes Virtual By Ann Mead Ash
When Wendy Royal, editor of Where & When Pennsylvania and organizer of the third PA Family Travel Fair, realized that the 2020 fair, which was scheduled for April 18, would have to be canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, she was heartbroken for the more than 50 exhibitors. When she learned that all of them were committed to doing the 2021 event, she wanted to do something to help them. On April 21, Royal finalized plans to take the fair virtual starting during National Travel and Tourism Week, which was held from May 3 to 9. The virtual PA Family Travel Fair launched on May 4 and will continue through
Saturday, May 30. The virtual fair can be accessed at w w w. w h e r e a n d when.com/virtual -pa-family-travelfair or by using the QR code found with this article. Where & When Pennsylvania may also be found by searching for “Where & When Pennsylvania” on Facebook or at @whereand whenpa on Instagram. “Every day, we will feature a different exhibitor,” said Royal. “Each one of them will take over our social media for a day.” The first organization to take over Where & When’s social media was
DelGrosso’s Amusement Park and Laguna Splash and the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon will be among the many destinations highlighted during the virtual PA Family Travel Fair, which can be accessed using the QR code found with this article or by visiting ww.whereandwhen.com/virtual -pa-family-travel-fair. the Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau, which is spotlighting a giveaway in
conjunction with the fair consisting of a weekend kayaking getaway for four. See PA Family Travel Fair pg 6
Checking In With Friendship Community Sewists Assist Lancaster EMS Opportunity Available To Make And Donate Cloth Masks
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
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For nearly two months, life has looked a little bit different for Lancaster County residents, and that includes individuals served by Friendship Community, 1149 E. Oregon Road, Lititz. Friendship Community is a faith-based, licensed provider of disability services and has been cultivating the capabilities of intellectually disabled and autistic individuals since 1972. The organization currently serves more than 200 people in various programs, including 27 residential homes, three daytime programs, and those living with their loved ones or independently in Lancaster and Lebanon counties. Friendship employs almost 400 team members whose roles See Friendship Community pg 3
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Members from a Friendship Community residential home had fun participating in the organization’s “Black & White Day,” a themed day celebrating humor and unity within the organization.
Amid a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), Lancaster EMS first responders are now wearing reusable isolation gowns, thanks to the generosity of community supporters. The idea came from Lancaster EMS paramedic Emma Einwechter, who noted that the organization’s supplies of disposable gowns were running low and fashioned a protective garment out of a shower curtain. She asked her mother, Amy Raine of Strasburg, to help out. “I do like to sew,” Raine commented. “I sewed for a long time.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised in 2007 that isolation gowns should be worn to protect See Lancaster EMS pg 2
Lancaster EMS paramedic Emma Einwechter models a reusable isolation gown in the back of one of the organization’s ambulances. A total of 160 gowns were sewn from plastic sheeting by Einwechter’s mother and her Amish neighbors for Lancaster EMS.
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