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VOL XXXVI • NO 18
Planning A Successful Food Truck Event By Dayna M. Reidenouer
When the Mountville Fire Company (MFC) reluctantly canceled its annual carnival in May, it turned to food trucks to make up the lost revenue. “Food - that’s what a lot of people come (to the carnival) for,” related Peter Taraborelli, MFC public information officer and firefighter. Due to the short notice and the safety guidelines in place at the time, the food truck event included primarily carnival vendors and was operated as a drive-through. Still, the turnout was encouraging. “ We wound up having a successful event. We raised $13,000,” Taraborelli said. The 2019 carnival generated $18,000, so MFC opted to host a second food truck event in July to make up the shortfall. “We wanted to capitalize on the fact that people were still bored,
stuck local, still not going on vacation,” Taraborelli said. “We had time to plan, so we wanted to make sure we brought in some local favorites that people were asking about.” Unfortunately, rain on the first night and high heat and humidity on the second negatively impacted the proceeds from the July event. However, MFC is considering making a food truck fundraiser a regular part of its schedule beginning fall 2021. “People really do love food truck events,” Taraborelli remarked. “Lancaster County seems to be the mecca for some unique food trucks.” While organizers cannot command good weather, folks who want to host food trucks - whether one or a dozen can take specific steps to make sure their event is beneficial to everyone involved. Danielle Landis is the event
Mountville Fire Company has held two food truck fundraisers this year, with the first one having a drive-through format. Food truck events can be fun neighborhood activities if organized and promoted well. manager for New Holland eatery Lickity Split and the scheduler for its food truck. She is also a member of her homeowners association (HOA) team that arranges for food trucks to participate in popup events. “I’ve learned a lot
about how to make it go well from both perspectives,” Landis said. Landis suggested that prospective food truck hosts consider two things as they begin planning: Will the event be successful for the community itself, and
what will make it a good event for the business? Hosts need to have some organizational skills, as a food truck event involves more than contacting a business and asking it to sell food on a residential street or in a parking lot. See Food Truck Advice pg 2
Just as local schools have been discussing what academic and extracurricular life will look like in the fall, institutions of higher learning have been making their own preparations. Millersville University (MU) is no exception.
“We want to make sure our campus community is as safe as possible this fall. That’s priority No. 1. Right behind that is to make it as easy as possible (for students) to continue their studies,” said MU director of communications Janet Kacskos. The school year will begin on time on Monday, Aug. 24, and run straight through to Friday, Nov. 20, with no fall break. Classes will also be in session on Labor Day, which will be observed on Monday, Sept. 7. Students will not return to campus following the Thanksgiving recess; instead, they will resume remotely on Monday, Nov. 30. The final two weeks of the semester will be completed online. The second semester will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 19. “The thinking is that keeping students on campus and going straight through will prevent them from spending a lot of time off-campus,” Kacskos explained, adding that the goal is to reduce contact with people outside the school as much as possible. “We’re trying to educate everybody to be smart. We want to keep the community around us safe as well.” See Millersville University pg 2
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
THON has been part of 17-year-old Sydney Bush’s life for 15 years. The Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, known as THON, raises money exclusively for Four Diamonds,
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culminating with a 46-hour event at Penn State University every spring. Sydney and her family, which includes her older sister, Katie, and her parents, Peter and Celeste, received the dubious honor of attending THON after a tumor was discovered in her brain when she was 2. For nearly 50 years, Four Diamonds has supported the families of children like Sydney who receive care at Penn State Children’s Hospital, and it funds research into pediatric cancer treatments and cures. “Four Diamonds pays for all the medical bills, child life specialists, meal vouchers, and gas to travel back and forth to Hershey,” Sydney said. “Its main mission is to make sure the family is focusing on their child
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Local Student Selected For Mini-THON Council getting better.” As a Four Diamonds child, Sydney, along with her family, has been an honored guest at every THON since her diagnosis. She has also attended every Mini-THON held at Hempfield High School, beginning with its initial event in 2009. Katie stepped up the Bushes’ involvement by joining the leadership team of Hempfield’s MiniTHON when she began high school in 2012. Mini-THON offers students in kindergarten through grade 12 the opportunity to join in the fight to conquer childhood cancer. In the Hempfield School District, a committee of high school students plans MiniTHON events for the middle and high schools. When Sydney started her freshman year, the See Mini-THON Honor pg 3
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