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On The Path To Success
Leola United Methodist Church, 7 W. Main St., will hold a benefit auction for the Kensill Fund for Hope on Saturday, Sept. 25.
The auction will start at noon, but the day will begin with a chicken barbecue, to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until sold out. Additional food and beverages will be for sale from noon to 2 p.m. during the auction.
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Items to be auctioned off include needlework, quilts, artwork, furniture, sports items, vacation experiences, dinners, desserts, decorative items, jewelry, and gift certificates for grocery stores, restaurants, theaters, and more.
The Kensill Fund for Hope is a 501(c)(3) scholarship and educational foundation established in 1995 and named in honor of the late Rev. Frank Kensill. His goal was to provide educational opportunities for inner-city youths at Mid-Town Parish, the church he served in Philadelphia. These opportunities include after-school programs for students in grade school through high school, as well as scholarships for those continuing their education beyond high school.
For more information about the auction, visit www.leolaumc.org. For information on how to make a donation, call 717-560-2865.
Student Refugee Art Show Planned
An upcoming art exhibit will feature the work of refugee students from the School District of Lancaster. The exhibit, “Through My Eyes,” will be open to the public at Hub 450, located at 450 N. Prince St., Lancaster, on Friday, Sept. 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The event will be hosted by the Lancaster Family YMCA in partnership with the YMCA of York and York County as part of Welcoming Week, a week celebrating the contributions of immigrants.
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Brace yourself for the “silver tsunami.” That’s a term used to describe the predicted dearth of workers in the future as the current workforce ages into retirement. Through an innovative initiative, the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center (LCCTC), is equipping students to prepare for their future.
For more than 50 years, LCCTC has provided opportunities for high school and adult education, career training and workforce development. The Pathways to Careers and Higher Education program just launched for the 2021-22 school year and will build a bridge between secondary and postsecondary education. It serves as an umbrella over the various postsecondary opportunities available to students, said Amber Kreger, director of higher and continuing education.
“This is a way to better serve our community of students by offering a pathway from what they are learning in high school directly into what they will learn in our adult program,” she explained. “The students are already in the same buildings as our adult learners. They cross paths often, so we thought, ‘Why not offer a program where the students can benefit from what we already do here?’”
Under Pathways, students may earn Technical Institute in the High School credits, receive postsecondary credit transfers, participate in dual enrollment or earn credits through the state Students Occupationally and Academically Ready (SOAR) program. Pathways will allow students in senior-year programs the opportunity to accumulate credits that will follow them into higher education with partnering institutions. Higher learning partners include all community colleges throughout Pennsylvania as well as Delaware Valley University, Pennsylvania College of Technology and more. Students will also be able to work toward earning their Associate in Specialized Technology (AST) degree.
“I’m really excited about what we’re doing with our associate degree programs,” said Mike Moeller, director of curriculum. LCCTC allows credit transfers for students in its high school automotive technology program into its AST associate degree program, and plans are in the works to add the school’s other two associate degree programs - veterinary technology and dental hygiene - to the credit transfer program as well.
Moeller noted that programs like the ones offered at LCCTC are meeting the needs of today’s employers while also serving the students. “Over the last few years, schools have really begun to the see the value of career and technology education as a way to earn a great living and learn skills, but with very minimal college debt,” he said. “There are so many opportunities for jobs in these fields as well.”
Kreger agreed, adding that Pathways allows students to come in with a specific plan and the end result in mind. “There is a set goal and finish line,” she said. “That goal may change slightly as they go through their program, but there is a finish line, and we are offering students ways to get there.”
For more information on LCCTC or Pathways, visit https://lancasterctc.edu.
LCCTC recently launched the Pathways program.
Brethren Disaster Relief Auction Posted
After a year’s hiatus because of COVID, the 44th annual Brethren Disaster Relief Auction (BDRA), will be held at the Lebanon Valley Exposition Center, 80 Rocherty Road, Lebanon, on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 24 and 25, beginning at 9 a.m.
The auction, in cooperation with the Atlantic Northeast and Southern districts of the Church of the Brethren, began in 1977 and has provided over $17 million in disaster relief to victims of natural disasters both in the U.S. and internationally. Funds raised by the auction not only pay for emergency supplies for disaster victims, but also support volunteer disaster relief trips throughout the year.
Funds and volunteers from the auction have helped immediate relief efforts and long-term cleanup and rebuilding from disasters from earthquakes in Haiti to a tornado in Campbelltown.
Separate auctions will include the general auction, the children’s auction, the quilt auction, the theme basket auction, the silent auction, the heifer auction, the coin auction and two pole barn auctions. The event may have as many as five auctions taking place at once.
Children’s activities this year will include the children’s auction, specializing in new items for children to be bid on only by children. A children’s store will offer gently used items, and a balloon artist will create balloon animals. Weather permitting, there will also be free barrel train rides and pony rides for a nominal donation.
There will be an area for vendors of crafts and art objects and a farmers market with fresh produce and baked goods, including homemade pies. Amish doughnuts and Amish soft pretzels, both homemade on-site, will be available.
Artisan Alley, located in the West Hall, will be a collection of juried artisans. It will feature specialty coffees, German pastries, artisan bread, handmade pottery and various artists.
To find out more about the auction, visit www.brethrenauction.org, call on the day of the auction at 717-723-6863 or pick up an auction booklet at many local retailers.
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