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Blessings of Hope will expand its services with a new location in Elizabethtown. Partner ministries help distribute food through Blessings of Hope.
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BY CATHY MOLITORIS
The mission of Blessings of Hope is to end world hunger, and the nonprofit organization just took a step closer to that goal. The purchase of a 52,000-square-foot facility in Elizabethtown, the former home of Darrenkamp’s Market, will allow Blessings of Hope to expand its reach and impact more lives in its goal of becoming a “bridge of opportunity” to move people out of poverty.
As CEO David Lapp explained, the new location will fill a need for the organization of getting the most from the food donations it receives. “We’d been wanting to get into food processing for a while and into dehydration,” he stated. “This will allow us to use bigger amounts of fresh produce and reduce waste.” Dehydration will also make it easier for Blessings of Hope to ship food, both locally and internationally. The organization will also begin dehydrating food on a smaller scale at its East Petersburg location on Enterprise Court later this year.
Founded in 2006, Blessings of Hope started in a three-car garage in Ephrata. Aaron Fisher, the organization’s executive director, noticed large corporations were willing to donate semitruckloads of food, but most food banks could not handle that amount of donations. After planning and strategizing for four years, while also distributing small volumes of food, the organization moved into a 1,500-square-foot warehouse, committing to packing seven banana boxes of food weekly to send to a local pastor for distribution. In 2011, the organization filled its first semi-truckload of food and shipped it to a Native American reservation in Minnesota. As the organization grew over the years, it purchased a 44,000-squarefoot warehouse in Leola and started its first satellite location in Kentucky.
“Our mission is to take food that large corporations are getting rid of and make it available to food pantries, outreach groups, nonprofits and others who need it, sharing the love of Jesus while giving out food,” Lapp stated. The organization delivers within a 200-mile radius of central Pennsylvania, as well as to organizations in Kentucky and Tennessee and some overseas locations. “We provided food to help with the war effort in Ukraine,” Lapp remarked. “We’ve shipped to Jordan, Iraq and Haiti.” With the addition of food dehydration capabilities, the organization hopes to expand its reach even farther, he noted.
Blessings of Hope receives food from more than 200 sources and serves approximately 70,000 meals a day. The organization has more than 700 partner ministries that receive food, with almost half of its operating revenue generated by these partners.
To serve its partner ministries, Blessings of Hope operates Ministry Selection Centers where items can be selected for each nonprofit ministry. The Elizabethtown location will be the second Ministry Selection Center in Pennsylvania, joining the current location in Lancaster city.
Blessings of Hope staff members are in the process of settling the sale of the Elizabethtown location, and then the organization plans to complete several months of renovations before a tentative summer or early fall of 2023 opening.
For more information on Blessings of Hope, visit https://blessingsofhope.com.
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Daniel Geibe, 70, from Columbia, passed away unexpectedly at home in the early morning of Friday, November 4th. Dan was the son of the late Howard and Emmer Geibe. Dan grew up just outside of Columbia and graduated from Hempfi eld High School in 1971. In the late 1980’s thru mid 1990’s Dan volunteered as a youth baseball and football coach for the CBAA in Columbia. Dan worked as a forklift mechanic at the former Grinnell/ ITT in Columbia in the late 1970s thru 1987 and then at Lift Inc. in Lancaster from 1987 until his retirement in December of 2019. In retirement, Dan was a part-time driver for Buck Hill Construction. Dan was very mechanically inclined and he enjoyed spending time in his garage working on and fi xing many different things, including automobiles. He also enjoyed the many beach trips to Ocean City, New Jersey that he took with his family, including the most recent trip this past October. Dan could also be found watching some of his favorite things on TV such as the Philadelphia Phillies baseball games, NASCAR races, the TV show American Pickers, and TV programs about the Alaska Triangle. Dan also relished spending time with his grandson Chase and had a love for hot rods. Dan was preceded in death by his brother Leon. Dan is survived by his wife, Sally, of 48 years, two sons, Justin from Columbia, and Josh, husband of Gretchen Geibe from Red Lion, and one grandson, Chase and sister Rodena Blank from Gap. The family would like to thank everyone who has reached out with their thoughts, prayers, and words of encouragement. R090247
Bondelandet Lodge To Meet
The Bondelandet Lodge, the local connection with the Sons of Norway, will meet on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 2:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Road, Lancaster. A slideshow from members Ron and Leah Bergum’s extended September trip will be shown.
Following the Norwegian tradition of hospitality, visitors are welcome and invited to share in the special dessert table. Coats, scarves, hats, and gloves will be collected as part of the SON New World Service Day project. Registration for the annual Julbord in December, Winter Reading Club, and more will also take place.
The Sons of Norway is a fraternal organization for those interested in the culture of Norway and exploring one’s Norwegian roots. The Bondelandet Lodge serves Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties.
For more information, call Jeanne Addison at 717793-7428.
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United Disabilities Services (UDS) Foundation - a nonprofit committed to helping seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities lead more independent and fulfilling lives - has announced its 52nd annual giftwrapping fundraiser. UDS’ giftwrapping booth can be found at Park City Center in Lancaster from Black Friday, Nov. 25, through Saturday, Dec. 24.
The gift-wrapping booth is one of UDS’ largest yearly fundraisers. In order to staff this year’s booth through its entire 30-day run, UDS is seeking 500 volunteers. Those interested in volunteering should contact Radha Davé at 717-715-8921 or radhad @udservices.org. They may also learn more and contact UDS at www.udservices.org /gwbvolunteer. Although volunteers who sign up early have more choice of the time slots, UDS will continue to accept volunteers throughout the holiday season until Dec. 24.
UDS also welcomes new and returning sponsors to help cover the costs of giftwrapping supplies; for more details, contact Larry Aubrey at 717-682-5575 or larrya@udservices.org. Both local businesses and individual donors are invited to sponsor the booth.
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Dutch Apple To Present “Elf The Musical”
Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre will present “Elf the Musical” this holiday season. Based on the 2003 Will Ferrell movie, the musical will open on Friday, Nov. 18, and run through Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. “Elf the Musical” introduces audience members to a young orphan named Buddy, who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. Raised by elves, Buddy does not know he is actually a human. When his enormous size and poor toy-making skills cause him to face the truth, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity.
“Elf the Musical” features Matthew Michael as Buddy, Anna Parchem as Jovie, Payton Moledor as Emily Hobbs, Carter Gessamen and Brodie Kennedy sharing the part of Michael Hobbs, Craig Sherman as Walter Hobbs and Jim Moyer as Santa Claus.
The production is directed by Dean Sobon, with musical direction by JP Meyer and choreography by Kerry Lambert.
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