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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXVIII • NO 34
TVCEF Seeks Community Leadership Award Nominations BY FRANCINE FULTON
Neighbors Church Installs Shepherd’s Pantry Food Box BY FRANCINE FULTON Caring, Sharing invited to participate in the ministry. “We will stock the pantry with To Begin Because COVID-19 has temporari- canned food goods for anyone in ly shut down the Honey Brook Pres- need,� said pastor Bill Wisneski. “If 35th Year byterian Church’s Shepherd’s anyone has extra to donate, (they Meetings may a look a little different, but Neighbors Caring and Sharing, a Christian women’s group that meets weekly at Conestoga Mennonite Church in Morgantown, will begin its 35th year on Tuesday, Sept. 22, with a program from 9:15 to 11 a.m. The theme of the first meeting will be “Camping Out.� It will be an outdoor event, and attendees will enjoy making s’mores. The first meeting of the 2020-21 See Neighbors pg 4
Pastor Bill Wisneski recently announced that Honey Brook Presbyterian Church has installed an outdoor Shepherd’s Pantry that contains free nonperishable food for those in need.
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should) leave it in the pantry.� Wisneski noted that the box is only designed to hold nonperishable food, which excludes items that need refrigeration, as well as fresh produce. The outdoor cabinet, elevated off the ground, is located outdoors in the church breezeway, so it is protected from the weather. The location also allows people to easily drop off and pick up goods anonymously. “It’s outside the buildings
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Kitchen Meal Ministry, which offered a free monthly meal to the community, the church recently announced its newest ministry, the Shepherd’s Pantry, an outdoor box that offers free food for anyone in the community in need. Posted on the box is a sign that reads, “If you have need, please take. If you have excess, please leave.� Church members will stock the box, but the community is also
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The Twin Valley Community Education Foundation (TVCEF) is currently accepting nominations for the Community Leadership Awards, which recognize Twin Valley community members and Twin Valley School District (TVSD) alumni who make a difference in the local area. This year, awards will be given for the following categories: Community Educator, Community Volunteer, Community Business, Rising Star for young people ages 16 to 21, TVSD Alumnus, Lifetime Achievement and, new this year, Special Recognition for COVID-19 Relief Efforts. “We wanted to have a special category for community members who made an impact or helped people or did something special related to COVID-19 relief,� explained Lynn Weller, TVCEF director. “It can be a business, a group, an organization or individuals.� She noted that nominees in that category may include people who made masks, raised money or provided food or services for residents in need. “I’m hoping we get some good nominations in that category,� said Weller. Any individual may nominate any person living or working in the Twin Valley community. The TVSD Alumnus nominee must be a graduate of Twin Valley High School but does not need to currently live in the area. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, Sept. 30. Award winners will be recognized at TVCEF’s Virtual Gala, which will air on Friday, Nov. 6, at www.tvcef.org. “It will probably be on YouTube or Vimeo, but the link to the watch the ceremony will be on our website,� Weller noted. In a typical year, about 150 to 200 people would attend the The winners of the 2019 Community Leadership Awards recognized by the Twin Valley Community Educaawards gala, which has been held at various locations through the tion Foundation are (from left) Tyler Miller, TVSD Alumnus; Rebecca Rimby, Community Volunteer; Ronald Moyer, Lifetime Achievement; Richard Kurtz of Kurtz Fish Hatchery, Community Business; Peyton See Nominations pg 3 McDaniel, Rising Star; and Charles Kadyk, Community Educator.
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