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JANUARY 19, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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VOL LVIII • NO 38
One Match, One Million Sparks t only takes one person to make a difference. But when an entire team joins in to help, an even bigger impact can be made. Seniors Hunter Sipel and Ethan Adelman and junior Isaac Braegelmann are baseball players at Penn Manor High School. For their service-learning project, they decided to volunteer their time to the Marine Toys for Tots program, which collects new Christmas toys for underprivileged children. Sipel chose Toys for Tots because his great-grandfather David Rineer was a Marine involved with the Toys for Tots program for many years. In addition, Isaac’s brother, Ethan, is a Young Marine, and his mother, Mara, oversees the logistics of the program. Mara is responsible for the hundreds of volunteers needed to run the event starting in August and ending in January. She also buys, sorts, and organizes toys and promotes the program. With all this in mind, Sipel knew Toys for Tots would make for an excellent service-learning project.
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The service-learning project replaced taking an elective course at Penn Manor. To fulfill project requirements, Sipel, Adelman, and Braegelmann each had to volunteer at least 80 hours during the fall semester. The boys volunteered about 40 hours alone during the week of toy distribution, Dec. 12 to 17, when they served as the main contacts for volunteers who had questions or needed assistance. Prior to this, they helped in many other ways, including attending events to promote Toys for Tots, dropping off and picking up donations, shopping for toys, sorting and packing toys, setting up tables, and counting and organizing toys in preparation for the event. Fifteen players, two coaches, and 10 parents from the baseball team decided to join Sipel, Adelman, and Braegelmann on Dec. 13. They helped in many capacities, such as manning tables to help clients find wanted items, replenishing boxes of toys for the tables, bringing out bikes, carrying selected goods to clients’ cars, and walking with clients to help them select and find desired toys.
Staying Safe This Snowy Season BY COURTNEY MENGEL
Now that winter is upon us, it is important for people to know how to stay safe on the roads. Local municipalities maintain most of the roads after and sometimes during snowfall. In an interview with the Advertiser, Mark Harris, the public works director for Manor Township, addressed the topic of snow removal. Advertiser: How many miles of roads does the township have? Harris: 112 miles. See Snow Removal pg 4
Penn Manor High School baseball team players, parents, and coaches volunteered with Toys for Tots.
A Night To Remember BY COURTNEY MENGEL
For many high school graduates, one of the biggest highlights of their time as a student is prom - an
event filled with beautiful dresses, fancy tuxes, great food, excellent music, and a lot of dancing. However, the fun doesn’t have to end when prom does. For the past few
The Penn Manor post prom committee is looking forward to the purse bingo fundraising event.
See Post Prom pg 2
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years, parents of seniors at Penn Manor High School have fundraised for and planned a post prom party with the intent of offering students a safe space to gather one last time before graduation. This year’s post prom will be held after prom on Friday, April 22. Seniors are invited to arrive by 11 p.m. and will be required to remain on the premises until 5 or 6 a.m. after prizes are distributed. The event will be hosted outside at the Barnstormers’ stadium, 650 Prince St., Lancaster, to ensure that it happens regardless of the COVID-19 status. During post
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