Lampeter-Strasburg AUGUST 18, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 16
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A Climb To Remember BY COURTNEY MENGEL
The Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development will host its 33rd annual Rubber Duckie Race and Festival this year.
Go, Duck, Go! Schreiber Plans Annual Race, Festival
very year, the Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development, 625 Community Way, Lancaster, serves more than 4,000 children. The Schreiber Center provides outpatient and in-home pediatric therapy services, such as occupational, physical, and speech-language therapy, for children from birth to the age of 21. In addition, the Schreiber Center offers early education preschool and child care services, recreational programs, behavioral health services, summer camps, and specialized classes for parents.
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“The people at Schreiber are Schreiber Center will host its 33rd amazing,” said Lititz resident annual Rubber Duckie Race and Michael Mengel. When Michael’s Festival. This rain-or-shine event youngest daughter, Nicole Men- will take place from 2 to 5:30 p.m. gel, was 2 years old, at the Lancaster she received speech- “All of the money County Central Park, language therapy we raise from this 1050 Rockford Road, from Schreiber until Lancaster. There will event will benefit be food, pony rides, she began kindergarten. “Nicole t h e c h i l d r e n o f face painting, and would not be where Schreiber.” more. Attendees will she is now without see a race between the help of Schreiber,” stated nearly 25,000 ducks as they float Michael. Nicole recently graduat- down the Conestoga River. ed from Adelphi University in When people register for a racing Long Island with a Bachelor of Sci- duckie, they can receive a themed ence in exercise science. souvenir duckie. Themes include On Sunday, Sept. 12, the superheroes and ninjas, down on
the farm, tech and gaming, foodie, and more. “Schreiber can’t operate without the support of the community,” said Dan Fink, director of marketing and public relations at Schreiber. “All of the money we raise from this event will benefit the children of Schreiber.” To purchase a duckie or make a donation, visit https://bit.ly/duckie sale2021. For more information about the Rubber Duckie Race and Festival, visit www.schreiber pediatric.org/events/duckies/ or email info@schreiberpediatric.org. To learn more about the Schreiber Center, visit www.schreiberpediatric.org.
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our country. Between the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93, nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on that tragic day. Among them were 343 New York City Fire Department (FDNY) firefighters. In 1992, Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), which has developed and expanded programs to honor fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers. The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is a way for firefighters and the community to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters who died at the World Trade Center. The first stair climb was held on Sept. 11, 2005, when five Colorado firefighters convened at a high-rise building in downtown Denver to climb the
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