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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
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VOL XXXVI • NO 24
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Ethiopian Takeout Meal Set For Sept. 12 BY DAYNA M. REIDENOUER
“Practice makes perfect,” so the saying goes, and it is proving true in the fundraising meals hosted by Siloam Ethiopia in Landisville. Prior to the shutdown in March, the organization co-founded by nurse Wegayhu Ketema and her husband, Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Lancaster (EECL) pastor Demeke Getahun, held quarterly buffet dinners. When indoor dining was discouraged by state guidelines, the buffets became takeouts. “Takeout style is very good,” Getahun commented after Siloam Ethiopia’s second fundraiser in the new format. He noted that one of the benefits is that customers can enjoy Ethiopian food for more than one meal. “It’s also easier for us,” he added. “It saves our time: We don’t have to set up or clean up (a dining room).” Getahun and Ketema have continued to perfect the process for the takeout meals. At the meal on Aug. 1, customers pulled up to
EECL, 175 Church St., Landisville, and were handed preassembled bags of containers with doro wat, the signature chicken-and-hardboiled-egg dish of Ethiopia; spicy lentils; split peas; atikilt wat, a mixture of onions, cabbage, and carrots; and injera, a sourdough-type flatbread. At the next meal, which will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 1 to 5 p.m., customers will be able to choose which plant-based dish they would like to accompany their doro wat and injera. The change was made in response to customer feedback. Donations will be accepted for the meal, and proceeds will be used to purchase a blood chemistry machine for use in the free medical clinic that Siloam Ethiopia established and operates in Ketema’s hometown of Harar, Ethiopia. Thanks to a previous fundraising meal, Siloam Ethiopia previously purchased a complete blood count machine. Having these two devices at the clinic will enable bloodwork to be performed on-site. See Siloam Ethiopia pg 2
It comes as no surprise that we continue to face many of the challenges we have experienced over the past six months. Who hasn’t used the word “uncertainty” more times than they can count? Despite this uncertainty, we have worked hard to keep our families and community safe while providing positive, creative ways to reinforce that we are in this together. We encourage you to continue sharing your stories and connecting with us on social media so we can go on spreading all the good we see in this world. See Letter pg 3
Mini Golf Tournament Will Support MHALC BY ANN MEAD ASH
Lisa Alcala is passionate about dispelling the stigma that is sometimes attached to mental health, especially among young people. “A thing I really feel is important is educating children in school that mental health is a medical issue,” said Lisa. “(Having a mental health issue) doesn’t mean you’re different. It just means you have something that needs to be treated.”
Lisa, who owns The Shack Restaurant & Mini Golf, 662 S. Oak St., Manheim, with her husband, Ray, believes that treatment for a mental health issue should not be viewed any differently than needing vision correction. “If you have an eye problem, you go to the doctor to get glasses,” she said. “I think kids need to hear that (connection) a lot. It makes it real.” Back in February, Lisa contacted Mental Health America of Lancaster County (MHALC) to see how she could help promote an enhanced See Mini Golf Tournament pg 5
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Callie sizes up the first hole at The Shack Restaurant & Mini Golf, Manheim.
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Siloam Ethiopia president and co-founder Demeke Getahun (left) and Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Lancaster elder Elias Adnew volunteered at a fundraising event on Aug. 1.