Manheim Township townlively.com
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
At fine art show, creativity flows naturally
Toys are Township police’s holiday way to give back BY JEFF FALK
hroughout the year, the Manheim Township Police Department serves the community as protector, mentor and partner. Around the holidays, the police department smoothly transitions into the role of Santa Claus. Again this season, the Manheim Township Police Department is partnering with Lancaster Toys for Tots and the Millersville University Police Department in the holidaydriven, community-oriented program Police Shopping for Kids. Manheim Township is one of 34 municipal police departments from across Lancaster County involved with the project. “There are so many good parts to it,” said Manheim Township police officer Michele Klinger, who spearheads the local involvement with Police Shopping for Kids. “You’re out in your community. You’re engaging with your community. We signed up to help people for a living, and we all have a soft spot for children. The camaraderie of bringing everyone together is super important.” Here’s how Police Shopping for Kids works. Through donations, Lancaster Toys for Tots foots the bill for the officers’ holiday toy shopping. The toys are then distributed to local children in need - up to three toys per registered child from infants to
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somewhere else. They’re staying here in the community. That’s important to us. It’s helping families we already serve.” The Manheim Township Police Department is involved with a
It is the beauty of art coupled with the beauty of nature. The Landis Woods Outdoor Fine Art Show is art as an event, presented outside and interpreted among the trees. By all accounts, the latest edition of the annual Landis Woods Outdoor Fine Art Show the 24th - was another success. Sponsored by Manheim Township, the show was held at Landis Woods Park, 2369 Lititz Pike, on the last Saturday in September. “It’s always wonderful, and we always seem to have good weather,” said Paris Wyatt Llanso, a member of the show’s selection committee. “It’s a really nice day of community visiting, it’s great exposure for the artists and it’s a fun-filled day for residents of Manheim Township and surrounding areas. It’s also a chance to have a natural art event.” “Art is a pressure valve release,” continued Llanso. “It allows people to experience things. Art speaks to the heart. It can be beautiful, but it also evokes emotions. It can also be adding a little color and life to your house.” More than 1,000 people from Manheim Township, other parts
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Manheim Township officer Michele Klinger views Police Shopping for Kids as another way to connect with the community.
age 12 - at Spooky Nook Sports, 75 Champ Blvd., Manheim, between Dec. 11 and 21. “We were all kids at one time,” said Klinger. “The magic of Christmas never goes away if
you’re a kid at heart. You just have to use your memory. A lot of these officers have kids themselves.” “The toys are going to kids in our community,” continued Klinger. “They’re not getting shipped
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