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OCTOBER 7, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVI • NO 28
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the families as for the Scouts. Evans appreciates being able to share the families’ personal stories with the Scouts. “I can’t give them connections like that with anything I could teach them from a book,” she said. “This is a real thing we’re doing.” Evans related an interaction she had with a woman who sponsored a wreath for her son’s grave last year. “I realized later that she was a Gold Star mom. Her twin sons were Eagle Scouts. They served together, and one was killed in action,” she said. Due to the anticipated limitations on the number of participants at the IGNC wreath-laying ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19, the surviving son has received honorary Troop 64 membership so he can place a wreath on his brother’s grave. “Their mother and father felt touched that their son would be honored in that way,” Evans said. “It’s a big deal.” Anyone interested in sponsoring wreaths may contact Evans at 717-572-3448 or nevans2163@gmail .com. Boys ages 11 to 18 are invited to join Troop 64, which meets on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Readers may contact Evans to learn more.
Boy Scout Troop 64 member Will Wharton (left) and his brother, Cub Scout member Wyatt, helped to lay wreaths to honor deceased veterans in Landisville in December 2019.
The Salvation Army Seeks Help To #RescueChristmas Christmas is coming, but like so much this year, it may look markedly different. Uncertainty surrounds one of the quintessential signs of the holiday - The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign. With store closings across the country, a decrease in in-person visits to retail locations, and individuals carrying less cash, the red kettles may be fewer in number and might collect a reduced amount compared with previous years.
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he usual fundraising strategies used by the members of Boy Scout Troop 64 have had to be modified this year for the expected reason. That prompted new ideas for raising money to support Wreaths Across America (WAA), which Troop 64 has participated in for several years. Thus, the Veterans Wreath Ride was created. Hosted by AMVETS Post 19, 715 Fairview Ave., Lancaster, the Veterans Wreath Ride for motorcyclists will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, rain or shine. Registration will be open from 10 to 11:45 a.m., during which food may be purchased from the post kitchen. The ride will leave the post at noon and will end at the veterans’ memorial at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery (IGNC) in Annville about an hour later. There is a cost to participate in the ride, and the money collected will be given to WAA. The purpose of WAA is to remember, honor, and teach by laying holiday wreaths on veterans’ graves in December each year,
Troop 64 assistant Scoutmaster Nina Evans said. “We’re remembering the veterans, their service, their sacrifice. We’re honoring their families. We’re teaching the youths about the military and the sacrifices that have been made for them to live in a land that is free,” she explained. When Troop 64 first got involved with WAA a few years ago, it focused on collecting money for wreaths at IGNC. A former troop member is interred at IGNC, as is the father of a current Scout. The number of graves at IGNC has increased to about 43,000, and the troop has expanded its impact to local cemeteries. The troops laid wreaths at Landisville and Salunga cemeteries last year and will add Rohrerstown/Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery and Laurel Hill Cemetery in Columbia - a total of 1,000 veterans - this year. Three additional burial grounds may be added next year. Evans is recruiting businesses to sponsor the purchase of wreaths, and she hopes to get veterans’ families involved as well, as much for
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