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DECEMBER 1, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXI • NO 41
Christmas Bazaar To Feature Crafters, Santa Claus And More BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Gap Town Clock Lions Club will hold a Christmas bazaar at the Gap Fire Hall on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will feature shopping from local vendors, free children’s crafts, visits with Santa, a food truck and a sale of homemade baked goods. More than 20 crafters and artisans will be featured, selling items
Kaden Salada (left photo) loads boxes that were sent to Pennsylvania servicemen and women in 2020. The boxes (right photo) were gathered at the home of Kaden’s grandmother, Nancy Gauthier (not pictured), chair of the Pennsylvania Lions Adopt a Soldier Project.
Lions Club Part Of Adopt A Soldier Project BY FRANCINE FULTON
he Parkesburg Lions Club is once again participating in the Adopt a Soldier Project by supplying Pennsylvania servicemen and women serving overseas with a package from home for the holidays. Boxes collected this year will go to troops in Kuwait and Egypt. Boxes will be mailed to the units in time for Christmas. “‘We Serve’ is our motto, and what better way than sending some PA love to a PA soldier who is serving very, very far from home?” said past Lions district governor Nancy Gauthier, chair of the Pennsylvania Lions Adopt a Soldier Project. The packages collected locally will be sent to an address that was provided by a Pennsylvania state battalion commanding officer. “(The
Items that should be placed in the boxes include food and snacks, toiletries, puzzle books, magazines, board games, handheld video games, decks of cards and DVDs. “Remember it could be a male or female soldier,” Gauthier advised. “Snacks; personal care items; crossword; find-a-word and Sudoku puzzles; playing cards; hard candy; gum; licorice; jerky; socks; bandanas; pens; writing paper; mints; nuts; crackers; trail mix; dried fruit; and magazines are just some ideas. Someone even added a small football and frisbee.” “They will not allow any aerosol cans, solid stick deodorants, fireworks, lighters, matches or alcohol,” she added, noting that boxes should be unsealed. “The boxes need to be inspected for customs to ensure they don’t have any restricted items.”
Members of Scouts BSA Pack and Troop 20 of Atglen collected food donations on Nov. 20 as part of Scouting for Food. The local Scouts joined other troops from throughout the country that participated in the event, which is an annual program of the Boy Scouts of America that began in 1985. As part of the program, local Cub and Boy Scouts leave plastic bags for their neighbors soliciting
See Adopt A Soldier pg 3
See Atglen Scouts pg 2
Atglen Scouts Collect Food, Hold Court Of Honor
See Christmas Bazaar pg 5
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boxes will all go to) Pennsylvania soldiers, men and women with the Army and Air National Guard,” Gauthier noted, explaining their names cannot be released due to security reasons. “They are in a remote area away from any services such as a PX (post exchange).” Gauthier is collecting the boxes at her home in Parkesburg, and volunteers will prepare the boxes for shipping. “Last year, as a club we sent out 160 boxes,” she noted. Assistance was provided by Lions Club members and Gauthier’s family members, including her grandson Kaden Salada. To adopt a soldier, community members are asked to fill a box and to donate the $16.25 needed for postage. “The box needed is a Priority Mail medium-size flat-rate box,” explained Gauthier. “You can get the box from the post office.”
Visits with Santa Claus will be available at the Gap Town Clock Lions Club Christmas bazaar.
such as woodcrafts, deco pots for plants, crocheted items, home decor, wreaths, florals, wooden American flags, homemade fragrances and angels made from old dishware. Home-based business vendors will also offer items for sale, including Norwex cleaning and personal care products and LuLaRoe handmade screenprint clothing. Local small business owners who are part of the Lions Club will also set up tables. “It’s a business-oriented club, and they might have their own stands, but a lot of it will be craft tables,” said club president Steve Wenrich. “It is an opportunity for people to do their Christmas shopping from the crafters and artisans. It will be a fun holiday time.” In addition to snacks and refreshments that will be available at the fire house, the Tri-County Barbecue food truck will be stationed outside. Visitors will also have an opportunity to win gift baskets, and Santa Claus will be on hand and available for photos.
