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“Sounds Of Strasburg” Concerts Planned The “Sounds of Strasburg” summer concert series will return to the Strasburg Community Park Amphitheater stage on select Saturdays beginning June 25. All performances will start at 6:30 p.m. The amphitheater is located within the nature preserve at 151 Precision Ave., Strasburg. “Nothing welcomes summer quite like the sound of music in the park, and we are so excited to see the community bring their blankets and
lawn chairs to relax and enjoy our great lineup this year,” said Patti Creighton, concert committee member. “One of my favorite features of our concert series is the wide age range of audience members it draws. I love seeing children dancing on the grassy hill with their families, adult fans arriving early to see their favorite band, and groups of seniors laughing and chatting together, enjoying the perfect summer combination of nature and good music.” See “Sounds Of Strasburg” pg 6
Lauren Giunta (center) displays a photo of Taylor while surrounded by staff members and students from Hans Herr Elementary School.
Class Raises Funds To Honor Fellow Student eresa Fowler’s students at Hans Herr Elementary School responded to the recent death of one of their classmates by doing something positive to help other children with her condition. Taylor Giunta and her sister Alexis were both born with I-cell disease, also known as mucolipidosis II. Four to five years is the typical lifespan for children affected with this rare terminal disease. Symptoms may include weak muscle tone, developmental delay, limited mobility and skeletal abnormalities. Medical needs for Alexis and Taylor made them unable to attend school in the classroom, but they were able to be a part of special education classes via video link and Zoom long before the COVID-19 pandemic forced all classes into virtual learning.
“This is how a little thing from child to child, class to class, helped heal our grief and empower our students.” Taylor loved dancing, jujitsu, coloring, being with friends and family and all things Disney, especially Mickey and Minnie Mouse. When Taylor passed away in January at age 12, her classmates were
saddened by the loss. “They said, ‘We don’t want that to ever happen again. We hate I-cell disease,’” Fowler said. The children came up with the idea of making and selling dog treats to raise money for the Yash Gandhi Foundation, an organization that is trying to find a cure for I-cell disease. Taylor’s Pup Treats seemed to be the perfect fundraiser since Taylor loved dogs, and the treats could be made in shapes that included some of Taylor’s favorites such as Mickey Mouse. Ingredients for the dog treats included wheat flour, peanut butter, pumpkin, eggs and cinnamon. The class made a video to let all the other classes at Hans Herr Elementary know about the fundraiser. Sales ran from March 21 to 31, with the goal of making $1,000. In that short time, the students sold 538 bags of dog treats with three per bag, raising $1,310 for the Yash Gandhi Foundation.
Mattie cannot wait to greet visitors to Caring Hearts, one of several centers in Lancaster and Lebanon counties that serve members of the Plain community with special needs. Mattie crosses the room to say hello with joy and exuberance. Another of the women brings a guest book to sign. Both are happy to welcome strangers in their midst.
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Community members are invited to gather in the Strasburg nature preserve for outdoor concerts this summer.
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After Alexis passed away in 2018 at the age of 11, Taylor continued to attend classes daily and was with her classmates from kindergarten on. Although she was nonverbal, she communicated with her classmates and developed deep friendships. “Everyone in our class loved her, and she had her way of letting us know what she was thinking,” Fowler said.
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