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JULY 6, 2022
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXIII • NO 23
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Barbecue Will Benefit Mt. Hope BY CATHY MOLITORIS
To continue to support its mission and residents, Mt. Hope Nazarene Retirement Community will hold a pulled pork barbecue fundraiser on Friday, July 22. The drive-through pickup meal will be held in the parking lot of LCBC - Manheim Campus at 2392 Mount Joy Road, Manheim, from 4 to 6 p.m. Each meal will include fire-grilled pulled pork, barbecue sauce, a sandwich roll, gourmet cheesy potatoes, baked beans with bacon, a side, and a dessert.
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Mt. Hope is a 50-bed skilled nursing facility and rehabilitation center with a mission of caring for residents regardless of their ability to pay. “It all started when God gave us the mission ‘to serve the least of these,’” recalled longtime board member See Barbecue pg 2
Inviting people to the Help the Fight banquet are Susie Dailey (left) and Lynda Charles.
Help The Fight Will Hold Banquet BY CATHY MOLITORIS
e are people who help people,” said Lynda Charles, co-founder and president of Help the Fight. “Our mission is as simple as that.” Help the Fight is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping anyone currently receiving breast cancer treatment or anyone in need of screening to detect breast cancer. The organization will host its 13th annual fundraising banquet on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. The event will be held at Spooky Nook Sports, 75 Champ Blvd., Manheim. “This is our main fundraiser for the year, and it’s a blast,” Charles stated, adding that there are a number of giveaway drawings and other opportunities to win prizes. The evening also includes an all-you-can-eat buffet dinner as well as both silent and live auctions. “We will auction off everything from artwork to quality jewelry, gift baskets, designer handbags and destination trips,” Charles said. “We work really hard to get donations of
put tires on a car. We help however we can.” Screenings, including mammograms, ultrasounds and genetic testing, are also supported by funds from Help the Fight. Charles noted that the annual banquet provides not only an opportunity to support the nonprofit, but also a chance to hear from some of the people who have been helped by the organization. “We usually have at least one patient speak,” she stated. “It’s very emotional when the crowd hears their story.” She noted that tickets are limited to 500 this year, to keep the event large enough to raise significant funds but small enough to still feel intimate. “It’s a casual event,” she said. “People can dress up if they want to, or they can dress casually and comfortably. It’s just a night of fun.” Help the Fight is also looking for volunteers to assist the organization year-round or specifically at the banquet. For more information, including to purchase tickets, visit http://bidpal.net/helpthefight or call the Help the Fight office at 717-455-7095.
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Enjoy A Summer Picnic BY CATHY MOLITORIS
For some old-fashioned fun plus food and fellowship, make plans to attend the Ruhl’s United Methodist Church community picnic on Saturday, July 16. The event will take place at the church’s picnic grove, 2766 Newport Road, Manheim, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. “We’re doing a modified picnic this year,” said Gail Ruhl, a member of the picnic committee. In the past, the picnic included both lunch See Picnic pg 3
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items. We pound the pavement.” Help the Fight is an all-volunteer organization that began in 2009, after Charles’ sister-in-law and a coworker were diagnosed with breast cancer. Charles held a bake sale and raised more than $9,000 with just three weeks to pull everything together. “The community was amazing with their support,” she recalled. “We saw that there was a want from people who wanted to help our cause and there was a need from people who needed our support.” Since then, Help the Fight has raised more than $1 million for cancer patients. “Unfortunately, too many people are affected by and afflicted with breast cancer,” Charles remarked. “It’s not just a patient disease; it’s a family illness. It affects the whole family.” Help the Fight provides financial support in a variety of ways tailored to each individual’s needs. “We help with what their greatest need is,” said Susie Dailey, patient coordinator. “It could be medical bills, rent, insurance, medication, transportation. We have filled oil tanks and
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