Manheim Central AUGUST 11, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXII • NO 29
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Making Magic In The Garden BY CATHY MOLITORIS
God’s Clothing Closet will feature free clothing, shoes and accessories.
Sharing A Closetful Of Blessings ouldn’t it be great if you could raid someone else’s closet and grab some “new to you” clothes? Thanks to Ruhl’s United Methodist Church, you can. The church, 4810 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim, will hold its annual God’s Clothing Closet event in its gym on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26, 27 and 28. Thursday and Friday hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. by appointment only and will be limited to 40 shoppers per time slot. To reserve a shopping time for Aug. 26 or 27, call Barb at 717-201-7566 and leave a message. Saturday’s hours will
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be from 8 a.m. to noon, and no the church. For years, church members collected clothing to appointment is needed. This is the 21st year for the donate to a mission in event, which features free cloth- Appalachia, but the expense of sending the clothing for sizes infant ing added up. When through 5X as well as shoes, acces- “Leave your wallet Gray started talking sories and house- a t h o m e . W e ’ r e to local families hold items such as just passing on the that participated in a meal giveaway at kitchenware. blessing.” the church, she “It’s open to everyrealized the church body. We don’t look for need,” said Kris Gray, team could make an impact in its own leader of the event. “Everyone is community. “I asked the families coming in, ‘ W hat else do you welcome.” Gray explained that the inspi- need?’ and they said, ‘We need ration for the giveaway came clothes for our children,’” she from another service project of recalled. “I thought, ‘Why are we
sending clothes away when there is a need right here?’” A bag limit per person will be set on some of the most widely soughtafter items such as infant and children’s clothes, but otherwise, shoppers are free to browse and pick up what they need, Gray said. “Everything is sorted by size,” she stated. “We get a fair amount of fun stuff too - tuxedos, men’s suits, prom dresses, wedding gowns, leather coats. We never know what we’re going to get.” Church members will also have Bibles and devotional materials to give away at the event, along with grab-and-go snacks at the exit.
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Magic is happening in Carmen Sanchez Bezzard’s backyard, and the Manheim woman invites you to experience it, too. Bezzard gives tours of Dragon Hill Gardens, the name she’s given her backyard haven, and she recently released the children’s book “Momma’s Magical Gardens.” “I love gardening,” Carmen said. “For me, nature is my sanctuary.” When Carmen and her husband, Dale, moved to their property in 2003, the yard was a blank slate. “There was hardly anything here,” she recalled. Over time, the pair has added a wide variety of flowers and plants, as well as a small stream and waterfall and lots of whimsical statues. “My husband loves dragons,” Carmen noted, adding that the garden
