Manheim Township townlively.com
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Coats for Kids will warm hearts
Nightingale scholarship will aid Stephanie Grambau’s pursuit of her calling
BY JEFF FALK
BY JEFF FALK
f indeed we do take our coats for granted, it may somehow be related to a belief that everyone should own one. Salvation Army Lancaster has taken that belief and transformed it into a goal. At 131 S. Queen St., Lancaster, the Salvation Army is giving away coats, lots of coats, coats with sale tags still on them along with gloves and hats and scarves - all Salvation Army Lancaster volunteer Joseph Molloy sorts donations for Coats for Kids. in an effort to weather the coming cold months. This ini- and pick their own coats, even their merchandise. “We’re just the bridge from the tiative is being referred to as Coats own colors,” said Boules. “We treat for Kids, and the aim is to make everyone with dignity and respect. donors to our neighbors in need,” sure every child in Lancaster Some just pick their coats out and said Boules. “We don’t own the County has a brand-new coat this put them on immediately. We’ve coats. It’s a community event. We had people asking since the summer, feel blessed with a lot of generous winter. “We live in Pennsylvania,” said ‘When are you going to distribute donors. The need is great, and we Shady Boules, operations and the coats?’ We’ve heard moms say, can’t do this alone. When we see development manager for Salvation ‘If there were no Coats for Kids, I’m the families coming in, it fills us with joy and gives us passion for Army Lancaster. “It gets really cold not sure what I’d do.’” While Coats for Kids is just one what we do.” here. For some people, coats seem Coats for Kids, which Boules very basic. We take them for granted. of the many community-oriented But there are so many families who services it performs, Salvation Army referred to as one of the Salvation Lancaster is merely a facilitator, the Army’s “necessary” and “essential” can’t buy coats.” Coats for Kids’ distribution link between a generous community programs, was started in 1994. process kicked off on Oct. 17, and and those in need. The coats are Coats for Kids has already given to this point more than 1,700 purchased through donations from away nearly 800 more coats than new coats have been given to individuals, businesses and other the 950 it distributed in 2022. “I don’t think it’s something that families in need. Boules estimated organizations, and some local that by the end of the winter season churches even go as far as conducting will ever be compromised,” said in March, Salvation Army Lancaster their own coat drives to support Boules. “These are our neighbors in Lancaster County. We’ve seen every will have distributed as many as Coats for Kids. Two Salvation Army Lancaster year, as the need has grown, the 3,000 coats. There are requirements to staff members shop for coats generosity of the donors has grown receive a coat, and each child is throughout the year, always on the as well. It’s a lot of work, but it’s limited to one coat per season. lookout for bargains. Boules said amazing.” For additional information about Individuals can still get coats by that when some local stores find calling 717-397-7565 before the out that the outerwear is being Salvation Army Lancaster’s Coats purchased for Coats for Kids, they for Kids, go to https://pa.salvation end of February 2024. “Families can come to our building will intentionally discount their army.org/lancaster-pa/CFK.
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Scholarships can be both motivation and rewards. Stephanie Grambau worked hard to earn her scholarship. Now that scholarship will help support her continued hard work. A 53-year-old resident of Manheim Township with a Lititz address, Grambau was recently awarded a prestigious Nightingale scholarship to be used in her pursuit of a Master of Science in the field of nursing. Grambau attends Millersville University’s Wehrheim School of Nursing, where she is studying to become a family nurse practitioner. Grambau was awarded the $6,000 Nightingale scholarship following a stringent application process that took into consideration her grade-point average, volunteer experience and letters of reference. She formally accepted the scholarship at the end of October at the 34th
Stephanie Grambau was awarded a prestigious Nightingale scholarship.
annual Nightingale Awards Gala at the Sheraton Harrisburg Hotel in Harrisburg. “It was pretty exciting,” reported Grambau. “It was a nice night and See Nightingale scholarship pg 4
A focus on prayer Second Lancaster breakfast held BY ANN MEAD ASH
Tim Farrell, one of the leaders of the Lancaster Prayer Breakfast, which was held for the second year on Nov. 3, said that when the committee organized under the Leaders of Faith Foundation, the goal was to make the event unique, with prayer as the key component. The group decided to focus on six areas - business, government, art/media, education, family, and church - and ask a community leader to lead prayer on each of those segments. Each speaker
asked table groups to pray on a subject and then concluded by leading the gathering of more than 400 in prayer. Master of ceremonies Tracey C. Jones, president of Tremendous Leadership and T3 Solutions, opened the event, saying, “The Lancaster Prayer Breakfast endeavors to further the rich heritage and spiritual guidance handed down by the Founding Fathers … and magnify Jesus Christ through unified prayers.” Worship music was provided by Dave Ross, pastor of worship ministries at Calvary Church, who read See Focus on prayer pg 2
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