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JULY 28, 2021

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LVIII • NO 14

Serving Locals At Loft Community Partnership BY COURTNEY MENGEL

n the spring of 2020, the Loft Community Partnership (LCP) became an official nonprofit organization. By July of the same year, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 222 N. George St., Millersville, became the organization’s home. The goal of LCP is to alleviate poverty within Penn Manor School District by creating a centralized location for residents to attain various services, including food, clothing, toiletries, referrals for transportation, and other services in the areas of finances and education. To accomplish this goal, LCP aims to partner with agencies within Lancaster County and help them to meet the needs of families within the district. “It’s helpful if we’re aware of what other agencies are doing so we can collaborate and work together,” stated community liaison Deb Meckley. “I like helping Spanish-speaking families,” said Jill Montgomery, director of strategic partnerships. “I

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feel like those families don’t have an advocate, especially during the summer when they don’t have a bilingual social worker through the school.” LCP provides the community with several services. Every Wednesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m., LCP hosts a food distribution for residents within Penn Manor. During that time, volunteers also hand out Power Packs to families whose children qualify for free or reduced-cost lunch at school. On the second Wednesday of every month, LCP partners with Hettie’s Hope Chest to distribute free diapers to young mothers within the community. On the third Wednesday of every month, LCP provides Penn Manor residents with toiletries and cleaning supplies, courtesy of the Penn Manor Education Foundation. In addition to providing food, LCP is home to a clothing bank, which currently operates by appointment only. As LCP plans for its back-to-school day on Saturday, Aug. 28, the organization is asking for donations of school supplies,

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Loft Community Partnership serves residents within Penn Manor School District.

Golf Tournament To Benefit Iron-Leg Corp

BY COURTNEY MENGEL

Some of the world’s top female tennis players will participate in the only professional tennis tournament in Pennsylvania this summer. After its cancellation last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Koser Jewelers Tennis Challenge, a U.S. Tennis Association Pro Circuit event, will return to the Hempfield recCenter, 950 Church St., Landisville. The tournament is scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug. 9, and end on Sunday, Aug. 15. See Tennis Challenge pg 7

New Organization Aids Children In Need Of Prosthetics

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Concert To Feature Celtic Music, Dancing . . . . . . . . .2

BY ANN MEAD ASH

Eight-year-old Parker Millhouse hops ahead of his father, Matt, to a pavilion located in a Lancaster park. Without hesitation, he leaps on a picnic table and from there straddles one of the pavilion poles. Using his powerful arms, his full left leg, and his right stump, Parker climbs up the pole. His prosthetic leg lies on the bench of a nearby picnic table. Parker had asked his dad, Matt, to help him remove the device because it was making his stump itch.

Exercise Classes Posted For Seniors . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Youth Sports . . . . . . . . . . .4 Business Directory . . . . . .6 House Of Worship . . . . . . .8

See Golf Tournament pg 3

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Darren Hershock (left), Parker Millhouse (center), and Matt Millhouse are all looking forward to raising funds for children who need prostheses.

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