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Basketball Team Shoots Hoops For The Hungry By Francine Fulton
In an effort to give back to the community during the coronavirus pandemic, members of the Twin Valley High School (TVHS) boys’ varsity and junior varsity basketball team took on the challenge of making 5,000 jumpshots during the weekend of June 6 and 7, while asking the public to donate 1 cent for each basket made to raise funds for local food pantries. The boys surpassed their jumpshot goal and were able to raise more than $4,500, which was split between the Honey Brook and Twin Valley food pantries. The team members also collected nonperishable food items, which they donated to the pantries. Chris Mensak, assistant head coach, said he came up with the fundraising idea after sensing that the players were in need of a diversion since they had
been in quarantine and staying at home. “I was keeping in constant contact with players through Zoom meetings and text conversations to let them know we were thinking about them and we cared about them, especially when school was not yet in virtual session,� he said. “I was their coach at the junior high level and I knew them for a long time. I had an awareness (of their frustration) and I could feel the morale was dropping. We wanted to come up with something to get them re-engaged.� After receiving approval from the TVHS athletic department, Mensak, the players and parent volunteers organized the fundraiser and set up a GoFundMe page, titled “Helping Hands Through Hoops.� During the weekend, the team shot hoops at their homes and at local parks and recorded their efforts. “We set up an app, which allowed them to input See Basketball pg 2
By Francine Fulton
Ken Ross (sixth from rigth), board chairman of the Honey Brook Food Pantry, accepted a monetary donation along with food items from members of the Twin Valley High School boys’ varsity and junior varsity basketball team, which they obtained by shooting jumpshots during the weekend of June 6 and 7. The team also made a donation to the Twin Valley Food Pantry.
Anchored Ministries Has New Name, Expanded Mission
See OneRunTogether pg 6
By Francine Fulton
Abigail Wright (left) and Lilliana Kanter help prepare meals for Anchored Ministries’ community meal program. As part of the new outreach, free dinners are being distributed in the parking lot at Morgantown Community Church every Thursday through Aug. 20.
Those who have cancer or had cancer in the past can now find useful information, networking opportunities and comfort from other people at a new cancer support group that will meet locally. The first meeting of the new group, which is open to those age 18 and over no matter what type of cancer their doctor diagnosed, will be held on Thursday, July 16, at 7 p.m. in the conference room at Conestoga Mennonite Church, 2779 Main St., (Route 23), Morgantown. Meetings will run weekly on Thursdays through Sept. 3. The group will be led by Cheryl Heineman, who has overcome cancer three times. She has received training from the Cancer Institute of Pennsylvania and has the support of several local hospitals. Also on hand for the first meeting will be church pastor Bob Petersheim and the Rev. David Heineman, Cheryl’s husband, who is a health care chaplain. “We are calling the first meeting ‘Getting to Know You,’� said Cheryl. “I will share my story. Then, there will be a break and it will be (the attendees’) turn to tell us why they wanted to See Cancer Support Group pg 3
Conestoga Mennonite Church pastor Bob Petersheim (left) and Cheryl Heineman (center) and her husband, the Rev. David Heineman, a health care chaplain, invite cancer patients to attend a new cancer support group at the church. The first meeting will be on July 16.
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OneRunTogether (ORT), a nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance and spiritual support to local cancer patients, will present the first “Jolly Jingle in July� Virtual 5K/10K Race from 7 a.m. on Friday, July 24, through 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 26. Because of social distancing, participants will be asked to complete a 5K or 10K on their own, whether it be running or walking on trails, roads or treadmills. All runners and walkers who register will receive a wrapped Christmas present. The top prizes for the overall male and female winners of the 5K run will be delivered Christmas cookies from Amy’s Sweet Tooth Cookies.
Cancer Support Group To Begin Meeting Locally
By Francine Fulton
Anchored Ministries, formerly known as Anchored by Grace Ministries, has a new name, has adopted a new mission statement and has added even more services to benefit those in need in the community along with its mobile clothing closet. “We have a new name and an improved ministry,� said Erika Kanter, who runs the ministry along with her husband, Ian. “One thing we still want to be sure is at the core of who we are and what we do is Jesus. Keith Kerstetter, our graphic design artist, conveyed that beautifully with the new anchor logo.� According to its new mission statement, Anchored Ministries is a “community services ministry based in Elverson that is dedicated to empowering the local community while providing basic necessities needed to sustain a daily living in the name of Jesus Christ.� See Anchored Ministries pg 8
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