Manheim Township AUGUST 7, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: GROUPS PLAN BENEFIT SOCK HOP page 3
VOL XXXV • NO 22
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
COUNTRY MUSIC
The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will continue with a performance by country music star Phil Vassar on Sunday, Aug. 11. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the park’s amphitheater. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit www.longspark.org or call 717-735-8883. SERIES FINALE
Opera Lancaster Associates will conclude its 2019 Lemonade Concert Series on Thursday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m. at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster. The concert theme will be “The Heart of the Opera: An Evening of Opera Chorus Favorites.” The community is invited to attend. A freewill offering will be accepted. BACKPACK GIVEAWAY
St. Paul’s EC Church, 2120 Main St., Rothsville, will host a backpack giveaway on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Along with free backpacks filled with school supplies, the church will provide hot dogs, popcorn, watermelon, and beverages. Games for children will also be available. Children must be accompanied by a parent to receive a backpack. For details, contact Michelle Deibler at missyd@ptd.net.
Pathways Institute Kicks Off New Term pg 3 GOTR Announces Fall Season pg 5
Jurman To Speak At MTSD Event pg 5
A Tournament To Change Lives HOPE International Schedules Annual Golf Outing By Ann Mead Ash
Tucked away in an office building in the heart of Lancaster County is a nonprofit organization that seeks to alleviate poverty in all its forms, including spiritual, material, social, and personal. Working toward that end, in 22 years, the organization has loaned out $1.3 billion to 950,000 clients in 16 countries. While those figures are impressive, Jeff Rutt, founder of HOPE International, prefers to talk about the people the organization has helped. “It’s not about the numbers, it’s about guys like Nico,” said Rutt, referring to a rice farmer Rutt met in the Philippines during late 2018 and early 2019. Nico, who
lives on the island of Tacloban, has a dream of sending his sons to college. When his fishing business was wiped out in a 2013 typhoon that hit Tacloban and killed 7,000, Nico learned how to grow rice. “(Nico) got involved in a HOPE International savings group there, (participating in a) welcome, worship, Word, work, and wrap up group program,” explained Rutt. “He is just thriving.” Rutt asked Nico if he had advice for other farmers. “He said three things: ‘Trust God, work hard, and save,’” recalled Rutt. Rutt is offering area residents and businesses a chance to help more people like Nico by sponsoring and registering to attend the organization’s 19th annual golf tournament at Heritage Hills Golf Resort, 2700 Mount Rose Ave., York, on Friday, Sept. 13. Round one of the four-person scramble-format See HOPE International pg 4
Jeff Rutt (left), founder of HOPE International, stands with Nico, a rice farmer in the Philippines who was able to change his circumstances based on what he learned from a HOPE International savings group. Savings groups are funded by activities like HOPE’s annual golf outing, which will be held at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York on Sept. 13.
SOCIAL GATHERING
will take place on Saturday, Aug. 17, at Lancaster County Central Park Pavilion 11, 733 Williamson Road, Lancaster, from 7 to 10 p.m. The group social dance is for people of all ages. Bob Issacs will call with the band Contra Intuitive. There is no need to bring a partner, as partners are exchanged after each dance. There is an admission fee except for youths age 15 and under. For details, call 717-951-4317 or visit www.lancastercontra.org.
Help The Fight To Celebrate 10 Years 23rd Bike And Hike To Aid Family Services
OUTDOOR WORSHIP
Forest Hills Mennonite Church will meet for worship in the West Earl Community Park, 189 S. State St., Leola, on Sunday, Aug. 11, at 10 a.m. Worship will include stories and a variety of music. Following the service, the church will serve a picnic lunch. Attendees should bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. In the case of inclement weather, the service will be held at the church, located at 100 Quarry Road, Leola. For more information, call the church at 717-656-6227.
Participants in past COBYS Bike and Hike fundraisers have taken motorcycle rides or bike rides or just depended on foot power to help raise funds for COBYS, which provides a variety of family services to those in need in Lancaster and Lebanon counties. This year’s event will be held on Sept. 8.
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Help the Fight president and founder Lynda Charles (right) and patient coordinator Susie Dailey announce that the organization will host its annual banquet and auction on Oct. 5. For the past decade, Help the Fight has been dedicated to supporting people with breast cancer.
“ We’re celebrating 10 years of awesomeness,” said Lynda Charles, president and founder of Help the Fight, which aids in meeting breast cancer patients’ financial needs. “We didn’t start out as a nonprofit; it snowballed.” In August 2009, Charles held a bake sale to benefit a family member and a coworker who had breast cancer. Several more fundraisers and contributions to a local cancer medical center filled the following years. In 2012, Help the Fight received its official nonprofit status, and the organization’s focus turned to helping individuals. In the past decade, Help the Fight has supported more than 700 people,
By Ann Mead Ash
Inclement weather interfered with the 22nd annual COBYS Bike and Hike held in 2018. The bicycle and motorcycle rides were canceled, but the 3-mile walk soldiered on with 350 walkers braving the wet weather to help raise funds for the family services the organization
provides. Earlier fundraisers had attracted between 400 and 500 attendees. Anne Stokes, director of development with COBYS, would like to see larger crowds at the 2019 Bike and Hike, and she and Doug May, COBYS’ communications and development manager, have planned to open this year’s Bike and Hike up to more area See Bike And Hike pg 6
See Help The Fight pg 2
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