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Working To Grant Wishes Virtual Convoy Scheduled For Aug. 16 By Ann Mead Ash
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COBYS Celebrates 40 Years Of Service
was based on concern for the Make-AWish children and the members of the community who visit the event. No carnival will be held; however, a modified small truck convoy featuring the top 30 drivers and key sponsors will leave the auto auction during the day. The convoy will be broadcast live from the Make-A-Wish Facebook page. In addition, organizers are working to create other ways to share parts of the traditional convoy festivities, such as the food, clowns, and carnival games. Readers who would like to know more about the convoy may search for “Make-AWish Mother’s Day Convoy” on Facebook or visit www.wishconvoy.org. See Make-A-Wish pg 2
Make-A-Wish of Philadelphia, Delaware and Susquehanna Valley grants the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases. While COVID-19 restrictions have made that mission difficult, the organization recently held a giving week that raised nearly $100,000 toward making that goal easier.
Tabor And LHOP - Merging For Good By Ann Mead Ash
COBYS Family Services celebrated 40 years in the Lancaster area at a banquet on March 12. The numbers being held up represent the more than 60,000 unique points of service COBYS has provided over four decades to children, adults, and families in the area. By Ann Mead Ash
When COBYS Family Services held its 40th anniversary banquet celebration at Middle Creek Church of the Brethren on March 12, most of the presentations were made by video. “We didn’t do that because of COVID-19,” said Anne Stokes, director of development for
In early May, two Lancaster titans of nonprofit affordable housing decided they would be stronger together. Board members of Tabor Community Services and Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership (LHOP) voted to approve merging the two organizations. Together they will build on a foundation of 75 years of service in housing advocacy
and financial empowerment to area residents. “With the affordable housing crisis in the backdrop, we approached the important question of merging two strong organizations,” said Mike McKenna, Tabor Community Services president. Rick Jackson, LHOP board chair, noted that the organizations were different in origin, but similar in mission. See Tabor And LHOP pg 3
COBYS, who was the program’s master of ceremonies with executive director Mark Cunningham. “It was just an easier way to do them.” One of the video appearances was made by Glen Faus of Manheim, who served as director of COBYS from 1980 to 2001. Faus was in the audience at the event. Also honored at the banquet See COBYS pg 2
Shelby Nauman (left), Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership’s COO and interim CEO, and Tabor Community Services president Mike McKenna, are working to merge the two organizations into a single entity fighting homelessness in Lancaster.
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In April, COVID-19 restrictions put Make-A-Wish of Philadelphia, Delaware and Susquehanna Valley, an organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases, in a precarious position. Concern for the children served by Make-A-Wish, who fall into high-risk categories, was of the utmost importance. Wishes were postponed, and the popular Mother’s Day Convoy, which was ready to make a move to the Manheim Auto Auction, was postponed. The convoy is now scheduled as a virtual event to be held on Sunday, Aug. 16. In the meantime, Make-A-Wish needed to raise funds, preparing to grant more than 450 local wishes when
the organization is able. To make those wishes come true, the organization embarked on a virtual giving week, held from April 22 to 29. Area residents responded positively to the effort, and by mid-May nearly $100,000 had been raised mainly by 18 teams and 66 participants. Dennis Heron, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish of Philadelphia, Delaware and Susquehanna Valley, said that the organization was “blown away” by the support. “On behalf of the children and families we serve, we thank everyone who donated for their dedication to the Make-A-Wish mission, especially during these challenging times,” said Heron. On May 9, Make-A-Wish announced that the decision to turn the convoy into a virtual event had been made by staff and volunteer convoy planning committee members, and that the August date had been set. The decision