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IN THIS ISSUE: BINGO GAME HIGHLIGHTS LOCAL BUSINESSES page 2
APRIL 29, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVII • NO 3
Schreiber Center Names Ambassadors Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development has announced the children who will serve as its ambassadors this year. The stories among the ambassadors are all different, and their challenges are unique, but their families have one thing in common: They sought and received assistance from Schreiber, 625 Community Way, Lancaster. David Albino, who turned 5 in January, was born with cerebral palsy. He started services with Schreiber when he was an infant and now receives occupational, physical and speech-language therapies and attends Schreiber’s S.T.A.R.S. preschool. As a result of his work at Schreiber, David has learned to sit up, stand, speak and walk and continues to improve his ability to move independently with his walker and to speak more clearly and with more words to better communicate. He and
his parents live in Lititz. Cooper Brubaker, who is 6 years old, was born with skeletal dysplasia, a rare form of dwarfism. He receives occupational therapy, working on building strength and endurance in his muscles. He has been coming to Schreiber for a little more than a year, and his mother, Nicole, said he has made tremendous progress. He and his parents live in Penn Township near Manheim. Jalaya Cooper, who turned 10 in January, was diagnosed with hypotonia, meaning low muscle tone, at the age of 7 months. Since then, she has received therapy to treat this condition and help her overcome a series of developmental delays. She receives all three therapies at Schreiber, working on fine motor skills in occupational therapy; focusing on core strength, balance and coordination in physical therapy; and improving See Schreiber Ambassadors pg 2
This year’s Schreiber Center for Pediatric Development ambassadors are (top, from left) Cooper Brubaker, Jalaya Cooper, David Albino, (bottom) Elle Haines, and Gabriel Morales.
Sewists Assist Lancaster EMS Opportunity Available To Make And Donate Cloth Masks PEN
By Dayna M. Reidenouer
Amid a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), Lancaster EMS first responders are now wearing reusable isolation gowns, thanks to the generosity of community supporters. The idea came from Lancaster EMS paramedic Emma Einwechter, who noted that the organization’s supplies of disposable gowns were running low and fashioned a protective garment out of a shower curtain. She asked her mother, Amy Raine of
Strasburg, to help out. “I do like to sew,” Raine commented. “I sewed for a long time.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised in 2007 that isolation gowns should be worn to protect health care workers’ arms and exposed body areas from coming into contact with clients’ clothing, blood, bodily fluids, secretions, and excretions. Isolation gowns that are effective against COVID-19 are typically made from nonwoven polypropylene, a synthetic material whose construction offers increased protection from liquid penetration of virus-containing moisture droplets. Knitted and woven fabrics See Lancaster EMS pg 3
Lancaster EMS paramedic Emma Einwechter models a reusable isolation gown in the back of one of the organization’s ambulances. A total of 160 gowns were sewn from plastic sheeting by Einwechter’s mother and her Amish neighbors for Lancaster EMS.
Restaurants Update Operating Hours, Methods Even for the best chefs, cooking at home can get tiresome. Although home cooking and baking have seen a resurgence across the country during the shutdown, local restaurants are still providing professionally prepared food for when home cooks need a break or just want to eat something different. Although restaurants are still open, operating hours may have changed, and dining in is no longer an option. A list of restaurants in the Penn Manor, Solanco, and Lampeter-Strasburg school districts, along with their updated hours, ordering methods, and delivery options, is posted at www.townlively.com/southern-end-eatery -options. Caterers that serve the area and are selling food to the public, as well as additional local restaurants that would like to be added to the list, may submit their information to dreidenouer@engleonline.com.
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