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A Tradition Of Giving Just before noon on Aug. 5, 13 cars lined up in the parking lot of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2 S. Hazel St., Manheim. Six people who had walked to the church stood by a table at the edge of the parking lot loaded with 150 lunches packed and ready for distribution by about a dozen volunteers. “(Weekly summer lunches are) a tradition at Zion,” said pastor Kate Warn, who added that Zion has been holding a lunch program each summer for about 30 years. “It has always been a sit-down meal in our fellowship hall. People liked the fellowship, but we knew this year it would have to be different,” she explained. To comply with COVID-19 restrictions and for the safety of all involved, the summer lunch program became a drive-through affair, with a volunteer on Hazel Street directing cars into the parking lot. Those picking up lunches line up along the
perimeter of the parking lot to the opposite side where lunches are distributed. It is requested that those receiving lunches wear masks during the pickup. After receiving lunches, the cars exit through the Teen Central parking lot to Wolf Street. Lunches have been handed out each Wednesday at noon since the first week of July. Distribution is usually completed by 12:45 p.m. The last day to pick up a lunch will be Wednesday, Aug. 26. Summer lunch program coordinator Donna Moore said that about a dozen volunteers meet at the church on Tuesday mornings to prepare the lunches. The menu is a little different each week. On Aug. 5, lunches featured a roast beef sandwich with trimmings, a bag of chips, pickles, macaroni salad, applesauce or fruit cocktail, a dessert made by church members, and a bottle of water. Moore noted that the menu for the following week is posted on a sign board at the edge of the parking lot. Each bag holds a See Tradition pg 2
Volunteers line up to distribute lunches as part of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church summer lunch program that has been held each Wednesday at the church since the beginning of July.
Contest Invites Sewists To “Make It With Wool”
God’s Clothing Closet Will Go On Ruhl’s Church Slates 20th Event By Ann Mead Ash
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
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The majority of the bolts in a typical fabric store will be filled with natural fibers like cotton or manufactured fibers like polyester. However, there is usually at least one section dedicated to wool, and garments made from those fabrics are the focus of the annual Make It With Wool contest sponsored by the Pennsylvania Sheep and Wool Growers Association. The contest is designed to promote the beauty and versatility of wool fabrics and yarns. “Wool is a wonderful fiber to work with,” said director Linda Siegel of Lebanon. “You can steam and mold it into shape.” She noted that wool fabric is not always derived from sheep’s wool, and it can be used for more than heavy winter coats. “I enjoy finding lightweight wools I can wear year-round,” Linda said. “I made a light wool crepe black dress that I can wear with sandals in the summer and feel comfortable.” See Make It With Wool pg 5
Julie Williams of Manheim was the adult winner in the state Make It With Wool contest last year. The deadline to enter the 2020 event is Sept. 4.
be limited to 25 at a time, with 15 slots available over the three-day period. Masks will be required for all who attend, and shoppers will only be allowed 45 minutes of time in the building.
Last year, when Ruhl’s United Methodist Church, 4810 Elizabethtown Road, Manheim, held its 19th annual God’s Clothing Closet (GCC) giveSee Clothing Closet pg 3 away, more than 650 shoppers attended. This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, organizer Kris Gray knows there will not be more than 375 total. The 20th event, to which the community is invited to shop for free, quality used clothing, footwear, and accessories for men, women, and children, will be held over three days rather than a few hours on a single Saturday morning. Another change is that organizers Members of Ruhl’s United Methodist Church in Manheim will hold will assign time slots so God’s Clothing Closet on Aug. 27, 28, and 29. This year’s event will that the number of shop- be organized differently, and those wishing to shop at the giveaway pers in the gymnasium will must register.
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