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Penn Manor AUGUST 18, 2021

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954

VOL LVIII • NO 17

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A Climb To Remember BY COURTNEY MENGEL

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our country. Between the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93, nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on that tragic day. Among them were 343 New York City Fire Department (FDNY) firefighters. In 1992, Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), which has developed and expanded programs to honor fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers. The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is a way for firefighters and the community to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters who died at the World Trade Center. The first stair climb was held on Sept. 11, 2005, when five Colorado firefighters convened at a high-rise building in downtown Denver to climb the equivalent of the 110 stories of See 9/11 Stair Climb pg 5

Penn Manor Education Foundation Annual Dinner To Return BY COURTNEY MENGEL

ixty-two homeless students attend Penn Manor School District (PMSD) and 42% of students in the district qualify for free or reduced-cost lunches. Program supplies for the Career and Technology Center (CTC) cost an average of

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$333 per student, college application fees cost seniors more than $40 per application, and Advanced Placement exams cost between $94 and $142 each. Together, the Penn Manor community can address these needs and others by supporting the mission of the Penn Manor Education Foundation (PMEF).

For the past 24 years, the PMEF has supported teachers, students, and residents of the PMSD. PMEF offers more than 40 different scholarships to graduating Penn Manor High School seniors every winter before graduation, which total more than $70,000. In addition to scholarships, the foundation provides

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venture grants to support and enhance classroom instruction at schools within the PMSD and assists Penn Manor families in need through its Strong & Healthy Families grant program. These are only a few of the ways in which PMEF assists teachers, students, and residents.

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See PMEF Gala pg 3

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• Peaches • Nectarines • Apples • Sweet Corn & Lots More!! *Peaches also available for PYO PYO Hours: Mon-Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-4

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Mon.-Sat. 8-6, Closed Sunday POSTMASTER: PLEASE DELIVER AUG. 18, 2021

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The fundraising gala will take place outside at Drumore Estate.

(Rts. 741 & 324S)