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“The Card Lady” Donates To Honey Brook Food Pantry By Francine Fulton
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Connie Johnson recently donated a set of hand-stamped greeting cards to the Honey Brook Food Pantry.
By Francine Fulton
Meetings of Kacie’s Cause, which is a support group for family and friends of those battling addiction, are being offered on Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. at the outdoor gazebo at the Schneider Parish Center, 2995 Cemetery Road, Parkesburg. The meetings were formerly held in the chapel at The Parkesburg POINT, but those meetings were suspended on March 14 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “All group meetings were suspended; however, (Kacie’s Cause) founder Andy Rumford offered to arrange Zoom meetings for those in need of support or in-person meetings for the distribution of Narcan as needed,” noted Kellie Seltzer, team member, Kacie’s Cause, Parkesburg Chapter. For the meetings in Parkesburg, there is an indoor plan in case of
inclement weather. Those who attend the meetings wear masks and practice social distancing. The Parkesburg meetings are designed and led by a group of moderators. “The group is open to friends and family members, so it is not just for parents,” Seltzer noted. For more information about the meetings and the Parkesburg chapter, readers may visit www.facebook.com/ KaciesCauseParkesburg. Kacie’s Cause is named for Kacie Rumford, the daughter of Andy and Donna Rumford of Kennett Square, who passed away from a fatal overdose in 2013 at the age of 23. The Parkesburg Chapter was formed in August of 2013 by Betsy and Socker Gillen in honor of their son, John, who died in 2011. More information about John and his parents’ efforts can be found at www.kaciescause.org /featured-memorial-john-gillen. See Kacie’s Cause pg 3
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Leonard and Petunia the pigs are featured on hand-stamped cards made by Connie Johnson that were recently donated to the Honey Brook Food Pantry. how I could use stamps to make my scrapbooks a little nicer without spending money for stickers. That was my first introduction to rubber stamps and hand stamping.” See Card Lady pg 4
Hay Creek Mini Festival Set For Sept. 12 And 13
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By Francine Fulton
The 44th annual Hay Creek Mini Festival presented by the Hay Creek Valley Historic Association (HCVHA) at Historic Joanna Furnace Iron Works will take place on Saturday and Sunday,
Sept. 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Admission will be free, although donations will be received at the gate. This year’s festival has been scaled down due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, visitors to the mini festival See Hay Creek pg 3
Among the takeout items that will be sold at the Hay Creek Mini Festival on Sept. 12 and 13 are homemade corn pie and biscuit cookies. Items may be preordered at www.haycreek.org.
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Connie Johnson, who is known as “The Card Lady,” recently donated a set of hand-stamped greetings cards to the Honey Brook Food Pantry (HBFP). The cards, featuring cartoon characters and inspirational messages, will be placed in brown bag lunches that will be distributed to youngsters served by the pantry. Prior to the most recent donation, Johnson also made Easter cards for students served by the pantry’s backpack program. “I learned about the Honey Brook Food Pantry from a Facebook post by The Lord’s Pantry, where they tagged Ken Ross, (HBFP board president),” explained Johnson. “I reached out to Ken Ross, and he said he would be happy to have the cards.” Johnson said that she planned to make cards for the backpack program held during the upcoming school year, but because of COVID-19 that program will
likely change to a lunch bag distribution. “The cards are all little kid oriented,” she noted. “There is a female pig called Petunia and a male called Leonard. (One card) has Leonard blowing bubbles and Petunia is doing a hula dance with a hula skirt on.” The card features the message “May the sun shine bright on you today.” Another card for the lunch bags features a smiling marshmallow that reads, “Every summer has a story. I melt for you.” “The cards are my way of creating smiles - one card at a time,” Johnson said. Johnson began making cards after she took a stamping class. “I had taken a stamping class for a few years, and when I started the class, I wanted to be able to use the techniques (to create) scrapbooks,” she stated. “The threedimensional stickers that are used to personalize your scrapbook are so expensive, so I wanted to figure out
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