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EPC Golf Outing To Aid Good Samaritan Services By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Now more than ever, thanks to jobs and wages lost while the stay-at-home order was in place, resources for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of losing their homes are in demand. Thankfully, Good Samaritan Services (GSS), which serves individuals and families in Lancaster and Chester counties who have poverty-related needs, is prepared to help. “ We provide a wide spectrum of services that are customizable to each individual or family at whatever place they are at in their journey to stability,” said Shadoe Settle, GSS development and communications coordinator. “Our services are always expanding. Right now, we provide emergency shelter, residential housing, and housing support services to men, women, and families in
Lancaster and Chester counties. Serving men is a new ability in Lancaster County, and we are very excited about it.” Although the need for the services provided by GSS has increased, the organization has been able to keep the lives of its existing participants stable, thanks to support from the community. “Our ability to provide support and guidance during this time enabled all of our participants to remain in their housing, pay their bills, and continue life as normally as possible during such an abnormal time,” Settle said. As with other organizations, the delivery of services had to change, requiring flexibility from both the GSS team members and participants. GSS continued to provide emergency shelter and residential housing services while maintaining state-issued safety requirements and conducting cautious intakes
for new clients. GSS family resource coordinators met with participants via Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp, and other virtual-meeting software to provide housing support services. The financial impact of COVID-19 will be felt for a long time to come, and GSS expects the need for its services to increase, Settle said. The nonprofit organization depends on donations and fundraisers to operate. One such fundraiser is the golf outing hosted by Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC). “Our partnership with EPC and their willingness to organize such a wonderful event has been an incredible blessing, financially and relationally,” Settle remarked. “This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year, and it has continued to provide funds needed to perform all of our services.” See EPC Golf Outing pg 4
The annual EPC Golf Outing on Sept. 25 will benefit Good Samaritan Services, which provides a range of services to assist individuals overcoming homelessness in Lancaster and Chester counties.
UDS Service Dogs Program Plans Inaugural Fundraiser Food Truck Event To Replace Tomato Festival
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
UDS Service Dogs will host its first golf outing on Friday, Aug. 28, at Meadia Heights Golf Club, 402 Golf Road, Lancaster. Program manager Lori Breece hopes it will become an annual event. “We have been trying to find a signature event that can bring in strong revenue for our program and get the community engaged,” Breece remarked. Landis Communities offered pointers in
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
For more than a half-century, thousands of people have flocked to the western edge of Lancaster County for the annual Washington Boro Tomato Festival. The event has looked similar from year to year, featuring carnival games, performances by country music bands, and the ubiquitous tomato sandwiches made with the famous Jet Star variety. Even when the organizers changed from a
planning the event. Volunteers met with representatives of golf courses around Lancaster County to see who would want to partner with UDS Service Dogs, and Meadia Heights was the most eager. The Aug. 28 date was scheduled in August 2019. Breece said that when the shutdown occurred, she was afraid that the outing might have to be postponed or canceled, but final planning for the event is going strong. On Aug. 28, golfers may check in beginning at 8 a.m. Play will begin with a shotgun start at
civic group to a fire company, the festival essentially remained unchanged. Until COVID-19. For the first time, the Tomato Festival will be suspended. In its place, the Blue Rock Fire Rescue support group will host a food truck event. Rather than occur on two Saturdays as the festival does, the food truck event will be held on consecutive days. Vendors will be ready for business on Friday, July 17, from 3 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. “We do not feel comfortable with big crowds gathering and playing games,” Blue Rock Fire Rescue support group member Dick Schock commented on the change. “A lot of people are See Food Truck Event pg 3
The Blue Rock Fire Rescue support group has suspended the annual Washington Boro Tomato Festival in favor of a food truck event on July 17 and 18.
See UDS Service Dogs pg 2
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UDS Service Dogs (from left) Gibson, Henry, and Kirby were matched with clients in June and have begun team training in preparation for providing assistance to people with physical or intellectual disabilities. The organization will host its first golf outing on Aug. 28 at Meadia Heights Golf Club to raise funds to support the program.
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