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Penn Manor /townlively

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LVI • NO 46

SOCIAL GATHERING

The Millersville Woman’s Club will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 222 N. George St., Millersville. Kathy Schlegel, a professional organizer and owner of Organized Enough, will give tips, tricks, and tools to declutter and stay organized. Penn Manor-area women are invited to attend and learn more about organizing and about various community and educational projects supported by the club.

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4-H Benefit Auction Planned pg 3

New Program Provides Computers For Refugees By Dayna M. Reidenouer

GIFT CARD BINGO

The Masonic Village Hospice Relay For Life team is sponsoring a gift card bingo event to benefit Lancaster Relay For Life. It will be held on Sunday, Feb. 16, at St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, 2111 Millersville Pike, Lancaster. Doors will open at 1 p.m., with bingo to start at 2 p.m. There will be 20 regular bingo games, plus two special games as well as food. An advance ticket price has been set, with a higher price at the door. Electronic tickets can be purchased at www.eventbrite.com by searching for “Gift Card Bingo for Relay for Life,” with Lancaster, PA as the location, or individuals who wish to purchase tickets can text or leave a message for Kristin at 717-433-4331. Ticket presales will end at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14.

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“I really enjoy helping people with their English and helping them meet their personal and professional goals,” said Danny Gingrich, who works as an English as a Second Language (ESL) tutor at Alpha and Omega Community Center (AOCC), 708 Wabank Road, Lancaster.

In recent years, Gingrich’s desire to help others has expanded from English tutoring to matching individuals with computers. Gingrich noted that he uses a lot of websites that offer free grammar lessons in his tutoring sessions, and he thought it would be helpful for his students to practice on their own at home. However, with most of his students being refugees with limited incomes, buying computers was not an option for them. In 2017, Gingrich’s acquaintance Stu Metzler, who is comfortable refurbishing computers, picked up 10 computers from a Philadelphia law firm that had upgraded their devices. Metzler upgraded the computers to Windows 10, and Gingrich matched them with his students. “And that’s how we got started,” Gingrich said. The new ministry of AOCC is called Computers for Refugees. Initially, the program benefited just individuals who received ESL tutoring services at AOCC. Then, Church World Service’s Lancaster division began referring clients. Computers for Refugees has also assisted individuals recommended by Intermediate Unit 13’s Refugee Center, Millersville University’s Migrant Education

ESL tutor Danny Gingrich coordinates the Computers for Refugees program at Alpha and Omega Community Center. He welcomes computer-savvy volunteers and donations of Windows 8 and newer devices.

COMMUNITY MEAL

Program, the Literacy Council of Lancaster-Lebanon, and the International Healthcare Professionals Program in Lancaster. Gingrich also provided information about the initiative to a consortium of ESL programs in Lancaster County. See Computers For Refugees pg 3

Cuban medical workers Anet (left) and Teresa have benefited from Computers for Refugees, an Alpha and Omega Community Center program.

Bridge Of Hope Opens Lancaster Office Neighboring Volunteers Sought To Help Fight Homelessness By Ann Mead Ash

In August of 2019, Bridge of Hope Lancaster and Chester Counties and Good Samaritan Services parted ways. Bridge of Hope, a national organization that fights homelessness through community support efforts, made the decision to operate Bridge of Hope programs separately in both Lancaster and Chester counties. In Lancaster County, Audrey Metzler became the county director, moving into the organization’s new offices at 255 Butler Ave., Suite 205, Lancaster, in December.

LADIES’ LUNCHEON

Lancaster Christian Women’s Club will host a luncheon at noon on Wednesday, March 4, at Bent Creek Country Club, 620 Bent Creek Drive, Lititz. The luncheon will feature “The Star Barn” presented by Roberta Freeman. Guest speaker Grace Fabian will share on “Outrageous Grace.” The cost for the luncheon is all-inclusive. All women are welcome to attend. For reservations, call Pat at 717-951-0773.

Horse Team Offers A Leg Up On Search And Rescue

See Bridge Of Hope pg 2

Bridge of Hope Lancaster County director Audrey Metzler (left) and national executive director Edith Yoder stand in the new office the organization has opened at 255 Butler Ave., Suite 205, Lancaster. Bridge of Hope, which fights homelessness through neighborhood volunteer programs, is hoping to increase the number of families it helps in the county.

The Middle Creek Search & Rescue horse team is available to search for missing persons in southcentral Pennsylvania. By Dayna M. Reidenouer

Equestrians with caring hearts and calm, steady mounts make up the Middle Creek Search & Rescue (MIDSAR) horse team. MIDSAR is 100% volunteer-run and was started in 1994 by Randy Mower and Mike Musser; the horse team formed the following year. The organization covers southcentral

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Pennsylvania, including Lancaster, Lebanon, York, Dauphin, Schuylkill, Berks, and Chester counties. The team has also been called to Adams County. Currently, 10 people and their horses are part of the mounted team. “We can cover ground faster (than on foot), and, with the horses, we have a height advantage,” explained team captain Scott Arndt of Reading. See MIDSAR Horse Team pg 2 EPHRATA 1717 West Main St. (2 miles West of Ephrata on Route 322)

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600 E. Penn Grant Road, Willow Street, will offer “Joseph’s Table,” a free community meal, on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. The menu will include meatloaf, roasted red potatoes, hot vegetables, garden salad, rolls and dessert. The church offers the meal on the third Thursday of each month. In the case of inclement weather, if the Lampeter-Strasburg School District is closed or dismisses early, there will be no activities at the church.

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