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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 32
Freedom 5K, Fun Run Set For Oct. 9 BY FRANCINE FULTON
Freedom Life Church invites the community to participate in the seventh Freedom 5K, as well as a fun run, on Saturday, Oct. 9. The events will take place at Salisbury Township Park, also known as Gap Park, located at 750 White Horse Road, Gap. All proceeds, including registration fees and sponsorship donations, will benefit the A21 Campaign, a nonprofit organization
whose mission is to reach, rescue and restore individuals affected by human trafficking in the Unites States and worldwide. Organizers are eager to have the fundraiser in person this year. “In 2020, it was a virtual event; people just signed up and ran on their own,” said Angie Dearolf, Freedom Life communications director. “We want people to come together for a good cause and to enjoy community again.” See Freedom 5K pg 4
Jackie Houck (center), auction co-chair, and West Fallowfield Christian School students prepare for the school’s annual Falcon Fun Run and auction. The Freedom 5K and Fun Run will take runners and walkers through Salisbury Township Park.
BY FRANCINE FULTON
est Fallowfield Christian School (WFCS) will present its annual Falcon Fun Run and auction on the weekend of Friday and Saturday, Oct. 1 and 2, and the community is welcome to participate. Events will begin on Oct. 1 with the third annual Falcon Fun Run during which participants will be invited to walk or run 1 mile around the WFCS campus. Registration will begin at 4:45 p.m., and the fun run will begin at 5:30 p.m. There will also be a sale of baked goods and a limited quantity of Chick-Fil-A sandwiches to purchase that evening. Those who register for the fun run will receive a T-shirt. In addition, there will be a preview
food, baked goods, themed classroom gift donation baskets, classroom projects created by the students, community donations and teacher experience donations. “One of the most exciting times is the teacher gifts. All of our teachers donate something. It may be going to a 5K with one of the teachers or lunch with a teacher,” explained Houck. “(During a past auction), one of the teachers (provided) lunch once a week for a month for a student and a friend. These are personal one-on-one experiences or things that (the teachers) made. These are special and unique opportunities for the teachers to connect with their students. This builds relationships and helps raise money for the school at the same time.”
Everything from artwork and antiques to chrysanthemums and handmade quilts will be on the auction block at the annual Chester County 4-H benefit auction, to be held on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Romano 4-H Center, located at 1841 Horseshoe Pike (Route 322), Honey Brook. The auction did not take place in 2020 due to the pandemic, so organizers are excited to be able to offer it again this year.
See WFCS pg 5
See 4-H Fair pg 2
Chester County 4-H To Present Annual Auction BY FRANCINE FULTON
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of the auction items that will be up for bids on Oct. 2. Gift cards will also be available to purchase at face value, and attendees will be able to bid on silent auction items, which will include sports memorabilia. Oct. 2 will feature the 40th annual live auction beginning at 9 a.m. The auctioneer will be Dave Longenecker from Petersheim & Longenecker Auctioneers, owned by an alumni family, who is volunteering his services for the day. Jackie Houck, who is event cochair along with Jen Woltman, said the auction is fast-paced and that WFCS students help out at the event. “It is a fun experience ... it gets exciting,” she said. “Some of the older (students) help show the items and deliver them to the winners.” Live auction items will include
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