Manheim Township AUGUST 21, 2019
IN THIS ISSUE: CASA SETS HEROES GALA, AUCTION page 3
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXV • NO 24
YARD SALE
Lititz Dunkard Brethren Church, 430 Clay Road, Lititz, will host a multi-family yard sale and breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 24, from 8 a.m. to noon. Proceeds will benefit the church’s youth group.
Mah Jongg Madness Event Planned pg 2
Project Offers Real-Life Learning pg 3
Run For God 5K Challenge Slated pg 2
UPCOMING MEETING
will meet at St. John 23 Center, 601 E. Delp Road, Lancaster, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 12:30 p.m. Jim Mateer will present “Polar Bears of Hudson Bay.” The group welcomes new members age 55 and up. For more information, call 717-626-3932. SEASON FINALE
The 2019 Summer Music Series at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, will wrap up its season with a performance by Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience on Sunday, Aug. 25. 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. RUN/WALK
will be held on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Forney Field, Church Street, Rothsville. The 18th annual event will kick off at 9:30 a.m. with a 5K fun run/walk sponsored by WellSpan Family and Pediatric Medicine - Rothsville. Registration for the run will begin at 9 a.m. Proceeds from the set registration fee will benefit WellSpan’s Prescription for Caring program, which provides assistance for those who cannot afford vital medications. To preregister, call WellSpan at 717-721-4800.
Walk For D.E.S. Scheduled By Ann Mead Ash
When Mark Schantzer’s son, Desmond, known as “Des,” died by suicide in 2011, Mark and his family, including wife Debbie and daughter Danielle, were blindsided. “We didn’t see or know any signs,” shared Mark. “We didn’t have money for a funeral. You don’t think about that cost.” In response, the family founded the nonprofit DES Foundation and coordinates the annual Walk for D.E.S., which raises funds to promote suicide prevention and awareness and to aid families who have lost loved ones to suicide. Funds may help pay for counseling in addition to funeral costs. “It depends on the need,” said Mark. This year’s Walk for D.E.S. will include
By Ann Mead Ash
Not long after Danielle Elliott received the Shining Light Ellen Coach Award from Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster at the Inn at Leola Village on May 29, she headed for the Pocono Mountains, where she works at a summer camp for children. In the fall, she will return to her job as a learning support teacher at Burrowes Elementary School in the School District of Lancaster. For Elliott, who just signed up to volunteer for her sixth season with GOTR, working with children fulfills an important purpose. “Emotional and behavioral (needs) are what I am drawn to,” said Elliott, who noted that she was See Ellen Award pg 6
VENDORS SOUGHT
The Manheim Township Historical Society is seeking vendors for the annual Manheim Township Arts and Crafts Show, set to take place on Saturday, Sept. 14, indoors at the Overlook Activities Center (skating rink), Overlook Park, 301 Golf Drive, Lancaster. Vendors may set up between 6 and 8 a.m., and the sale will occur from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. A fee has been set per 10-by-12-foot space. To reserve spaces, readers may call Deb at 717-569-6638. Proceeds will benefit the Historic Stoner House.
a 5K walk and run with color at Manheim Township Community Park, 209 Petersburg Road, Neffsville, on Saturday, Sept. 14. Registration will open at 9:30 a.m. At 10:45 a.m., a brief service will be held. “We read a poem and play a song or two … at a tree we planted there in the … park,” said Mark. The walk will begin at 11 a.m. along a flat route that travels into a wooded area. “It intertwines like a figure eight. It’s an easy walk,” said Mark, who added that the run with color will occur at the beginning. According to Mark, the first two walks helped provide funding for the Lancaster County Suicide Prevention Coalition, which has created awareness cards that list warning signs of a potential suicide on one side and give prevention instructions on the other side. “Too many people see the warning signs and don’t know what to do,” said Mark. See Walk For D.E.S. pg 7
Elliott Is Third Recipient Of GOTR Ellen Award
Danielle Elliott received the Shining Light Ellen Coach Award from Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster at the Inn at Leola Village on May 29. Recipients of the Ellen Award, which was first given in 2017, are chosen from GOTR coaches.
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Raising Funds And Raising Awareness
The annual Walk for D.E.S., which will be held in Manheim Township Community Park on Sept. 14, will include a service, a fundraising walk and run with color, and opportunities for those who have lost loved ones to suicide to comfort each other. The event will raise funds for families who have lost loved ones to suicide.
Across America In 38 Weeks Prayer Walk Passes Through Lancaster By Ann Mead Ash
John Halvorsen, a pastor from Duluth, Minn., recent completed Prayer Walk America, which took him from Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, Calif., to Manhattan, N.Y., in 38 weeks. “We started Oct. 31, 2018,” said John, who averaged 16 miles a day. He arrived in Times Square on July 31. Along the way, he and his wife, Sandy, who followed See Prayer Walk pg 5
John (left) and Sandy Halvorsen displayed the flag they carried when they visited St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Manheim Township in July. The couple stopped for dinner at the church as John worked to complete his prayer walk across America. The Halvorsens left Los Angeles, Calif., on Oct. 31, 2018, and arrived in Manhattan on July 31.
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