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VOL XXXVII • NO 1
Foster And Adoptive Parents Needed Bethanna Plans A Night At The Ballgame
s a final celebration of National Foster Care Month, which is May, Bethanna, a public adoption and foster care agency, is planning a night with the Barnstormers at the team’s home stadium, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster, on Tuesday, June 8. The opening pitch is at 6:30 p.m. Thirty minutes prior to the start of the game, a meal featuring Hess BBQ will be held in the stadium’s Haller Pavilion for those families interested in fostering and adopting. There will be an information booth, and the event will be designed to celebrate foster families and recruit more families. The event is family-friendly, and children are welcome. “It’s a neat opportunity for interested families to talk to families who are fostering,” said Brenda Long, foster care and adoption supervisor for Bethanna, an organization that has been serving the area for nearly 30 years. Because the
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ballgame is an informal event where there are breaks for conversation, Long believes those who are considering fostering will have opportunities to ask questions. Children living with foster families will be present at the event, and three have been invited to throw out first pitches at the game. “We hope the public can understand children in foster care may have special needs, and they come from hard places,” said Long. “They’re kids.” Chris Walter, permanency worker with Bethanna, which serves the Susquehanna Valley from 301 N. Duke St., Lancaster, noted that although the organization works with 25 to 30 foster families, there is still a need for more. “There’s a particular need for parents to foster teens and even to age 21 and over to help them get established as adults,” she said, adding that foster parents are encouraged to be a resource and connection for older children to provide a home base for holidays and a place to come home to.
Scouts And Wolf Sanctuary Partner For Event
Brenda Long (left) and Chris Walter of Bethanna are looking forward to celebrating foster care families at the Barnstormers game on June 8.
ODC Plans Third Food Truck Fest
The Pennsylvania Dutch Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Wolf Sanctuary of PA have joined forces to hold virtual 5K and 15K events during the month of June. Horse-Shoe Trail District executive Nicole Welch reports that there is a unique connection between the two organizations. See Sanctuary pg 4
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Fries and ice cream were among the many food items offered at the 2019 Occupational Development Center (ODC) Food Truck Fest at Stauffer Park.
Although the 2020 Occupational Development Center (ODC) Food Truck Fest at Stauffer Park had to be canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions, Ken Mueller, public relations and development manager for ODC, remembers the 2019 event vividly. “We did well,” recalled Mueller. “More than 3,000 people (attended), and many trucks sold out of food. We had perfect weather, and everything fell into place.” Mueller is hoping for a similar experience for this year’s third annual Food Truck Fest, which will be held on Saturday, June 5, from
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