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APRIL 28, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXIX • NO 13
14th Annual EPC Golf Outing Will Benefit Good Samaritan Services BY COURTNEY MENGEL
Honey Brook Speedway racers invite the community to drop off new or gently used shoes at the drop-off bin at the track. It will be on-site until June 5.
Students ages 4 and a half through 15 race quarter midget race cars at the Honey Brook Speedway.
In 2002, Good Samaritan Services (GSS) purchased its first property in Phoenixville, where it was able to serve five people at a time. Nineteen years later, GSS has acquired 13 different properties and can serve 200 people every day. GSS came to the Lancaster County area in 2011 after opening an emergency shelter in Ephrata, which provides housing for women and children.
Shoe Donation Drive To Benefit Honey Brook Speedway BY FRANCINE FULTON
ew and gently used footwear of all varieties, including boots, sandals, flip-flops, heels and sneakers, is being collected as part of a fundraiser to benefit the Honey Brook Speedway, a nonprofit organization that offers quarter midget track racing for children from age 4 and a half to 15. From now through Saturday, June 5, shoe donations can be dropped off at an outdoor collection box located at the speedway, 2177 Horseshoe Pike (Route 322), Honey Brook. Shoe donation bins are also available during operating hours at The She Shed, 3605 E. Main St., Morgantown, and at Nuse’s Deli, 3160 W. Main St., Morgantown. A special shoe drop-off event will take place on Sunday, May 2, from noon to 3 p.m. at the racetrack. There will be a table set up by the snack shack where the shoes can be placed; a drive-through, contactless dropoff will also be offered that day. All donated shoes will be given to Funds2Orgs, a nonprofit organization that repurposes the shoes. According to www.funds2orgs.com,
Drivers are required to be members of the United States Auto Club (USAC) to participate. “A few times throughout the year we have ‘Arrive and Drive’ (events) where anyone can come out and try it,” said Carrie Kempton, who is the speedway’s head of tower and is in charge of race registration, lineups and scoring. “This is a chance to try it before you buy (the car and equipment).” While there are wrecks, the children wear safety equipment to prevent injury. “They are in a fire suit, a racing-certified helmet, a fivepoint (seat harness) and gloves,” said Kempton. “This is not like going to the go-kart track. They (wear) legitimate racing gear.” Rookie racers travel at speeds up to 25 miles per hour, while senior division racers can race up to 45 miles per hour on the asphalt track. “They are very competitive. Some of the kids have such a passion for racing,” Hanna added. For more information about Honey Brook Speedway or the shoe collection drive, visit www.face book.com/honeybrookspeedway. More information about the track and the event schedule can be found at www.honeybrookspeedway.com.
See Golf Outing pg 7
On hand at the 2020 EPC Golf Outing during a donation from $3,000 presenting sponsor Alwine Security to GSS were (from left) EPC representatives Lauren Hillegas, Jeremy Engle, and Jocelyn Engle; Alwine Security owner Jamie Alwine; Nate Hoffer, CEO of GSS; and Derek Sanders and Matt Rhoads of Alwine.
First Pickin’ In The Park Planned BY ANN MEAD ASH
According to Bryant Glick, who is organizing the first Pickin’ in the Park with Linda Dibartolo and Bill Heagy, the event was in the planning stages before the COVID-19 shutdown in March 2020. “This has been in the works for 16 months,” said Glick. “Terre Hill borough is graciously allowing us to hold this,” he added.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE St. Matthew’s Sets Sale, Spring Fair . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Community Calendar . . . .4 Wilson Receives Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Community Invited To Name The Brook . . . . . . . .5 House Of Worship . . . . . . .9 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9
See Pickin’ In The Park pg 6
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the shoes are sold to microentrepreneurs for a nominal cost. Micro-entrepreneurs then mark up the shoes and sell them in their local communities for a fraction of the original price, but still for a profit. Proceeds from the shoe collection will help out with track maintenance and will help to finance the cost of awards and the end-of year banquet. The speedway is also looking for a new home. “The land will be developed, and we have until the end of 2021 to find a new place for the kids to race,” explained shoe collection organizer Sarah Hanna, whose children race at the venue. “We are trying to find leads on relocating, so as of now, the kids may have to join (other local tracks).” The Honey Brook Speedway began in 1958 as the Doylestown Quarter Midget Club (DQMC), located in Doylestown, and moved to the Honey Brook location in the early 1980s. Races are held on Sundays at noon and on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Food and beverages are available during events from the snack shack.
GSS provides a full continuum of care to individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Some of the services offered by GSS include eviction prevention, emergency shelter, traditional housing, affordable housing, and permanent housing services across Lancaster and Chester counties. The organization’s end goal is to empower people to feel confident and capable enough to maintain their own safe and stable housing.