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JULY 6, 2022
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVIII • NO 7
living Look Inside
Photographic Memories Volunteers Help Share Camp Experiences With Families BY ANN MEAD ASH
n the early days of Aaron’s Acres, an organization that provides socialization and recreation for children and young adults with special needs ages 5 to 21, the summer camp program served 25 or fewer campers. W hen Risa
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Paskoff, executive director of Aaron’s Acres, wanted parents to see pictures of what the children did at camp, she simply asked the nurse to take photos. Staff and campers worked together to create a memory book for each child to take home. “Once we got big (serving more
than 200 campers), the nurse didn’t have the time (to take photos),” recalled Paskoff. Instead, Paskoff turned to community members and asked them to help. “We want the community to see our kids,” said Paskoff. “A lot of people think kids with disabilities are really limited, so we bring them here so they can
see (our campers), and it changes their perspective. They say, ‘I didn’t expect (campers) to get in the water or on the horses.’” In the summer of 2019, more than 100 community volunteers visited during the six weeks of camp to take photos. On June 21, three Fulton Bank employees joined Paskoff and more
than 90 campers at Aaron’s Acres’ location at the New Holland Community Memorial Park. Jess Marzella, who works with the Small Business Administration in Pottstown, and Trish Mountain and Melissa Schaeffer, who work at the Penn Square Fulton location in Lancaster, all donated their time to See Aaron’s Acres pg 2
Volunteers from Fulton Bank help to create memory books for parents of Aaron’s Acres campers.
Tri A Team
Fossil And Mineral Club Sets Show
BY ANN MEAD ASH
For the last several years, the Lititz recCenter has encouraged team participation in its annual triathlon. Simon Ababou, fitness director for the rec center, would especially like to see families participate as teams with children possibly taking part in the swimming event and parents completing the running and cycling portions. The 2022 triathlon, which requires participants to swim 300 meters in the Lititz Springs outdoor pool, bike 15.8 miles through
When paleontologist Chris Haefner of West Hempfield found a fossil in a church yard in York, he suspected he had uncovered something special. “It was an unusual creature,” said Haefner, who eventually learned the fossil represented an animal previously unknown to mankind. “It was not just a new species. It was a new genus - a new family,” said Haefner. The creature is now officially called “Yorkicystis haefneri” after York, where it was found, and Haefner, who found it. Haefner will have an exhibit about the fossil and speak about his find at the Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club’s Christmas in July Extravaganza to be held at the Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster, on Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, July 24, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A nominal fee will be charged to enter.
See Lititz recCenter pg 2
Chris Haefner (left) and his wife, Cathy, who founded the Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club
See Discovery pg 2
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