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Penn Manor AUGUST 28, 2019
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 22
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Breakfast Will Bring Helpers Together To Meet Community Needs retired social worker and current volunteer with The Loft; Jill Montgomery, The goal of the new Bridges Com- interpreter for Spanish-speaking families munity Partnership is to span the gap in Penn Manor and other districts; Sue between Penn Manor School District Ellenberg, vice president of council and residents and the resources available education committee member at St. to serve them. The group, which is Paul Lutheran Church; Shandra Stoner, composed of numerous current and former social worker and The Loft past social workers, educators, and representative; and Christine Glover, volunteers, began in 2014 as a think community prevention mobilizer at tank. It morphed into a task force and Compass Mark. Keila Torres, Penn finally settled into Bridges Community Manor’s new social worker for grades Partnership. seven to 12, has recently joined the “We were looking to involve the group. community and educate them on the The group researched the needs of economic diversity in the district,” said vulnerable people in the district founder Joy Meley, Penn Manor’s social through a community assessment. worker for students in kindergarten When interviewed for the assessment, through grade six and their families. clients of The Loft, a food and clothing Meley formed a team that included pantry hosted by Millersville Brethren Jen Frank, Millersville University in Christ (BIC) Church, expressed a professor of social work; Deb Meckley, need for connections. See Bridges Community Partnership pg 7 By Dayna M. Reidenouer
The leaders of Bridges Community Partnership, which aims to span the gap between Penn Manor residents and resources that provide assistance, are (front, from left) Jen Frank, Keila Torres, Sue Ellenberg, (back) Jill Montgomery, Deb Meckley, Shandra Stoner, Joy Meley, and (not pictured) Christine Glover.
• Hospice & Community Care’s Labor Day Auction, Solanco Fairgrounds, Quarryville - Saturday, Aug. 31, and Monday, Sept. 2
Lancaster Chorale’s New Director African Festival To Highlight 12 Countries The 11th Offers Invitation To Sing annual
• Lancaster 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, the Lancaster Barnstormers’ stadium - Sunday, Sept. 8
The new season of the Lancaster Chorale will begin on Sunday, Sept. 8,
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• The Edible Classroom’s Watermelon Blaster 5K, Manor Middle School, Lancaster - Saturday, Sept. 21 York County • York Fair, York Fairgrounds Friday, Sept. 6, through Sunday, Sept. 15 • Native Plant and Yard Sale presented by the Penn State Master Gardeners, York County Annex, Saturday, Sept. 7 • York Bike Week - Wednesday, Sept. 18, through Saturday, Sept. 21
Bruce Gerlach will conduct the new season of the Lancaster Chorale, beginning with the first rehearsal on Sept. 8 at Calvary Church. New members are sought for the artistic, choral singing group.
with the first rehearsal at Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Road, Lancaster. Registration will open at 2 p.m. The group will continue to meet on Sundays thereafter, and every rehearsal is expected to run from 3 to 5 p.m. Anyone is welcome to join the chorale, and auditions are not required. The group was founded in 2000 and typically has had about 100 singers, said Bruce Gerlach, the chorale’s new director. Gerlach succeeds Jonathan Rajaseelan. “As the new conductor of the chorale, I hope to maintain and hopefully expand on the success it has had with its past conductors through the years,” Gerlach remarked. “My goal is to lead a group of highly proficient and trained singers and to have the most fun that they have ever had in singing.” See Lancaster Chorale pg 11
Rafiki African Cultural Festival will be held in Lancaster’s Binns Park on Sept. 14. The celebration of African culture will be a feast for all five senses, featuring music, food, and fashion. “We are trying to represent as many countries as possible,” said Dorothy Dulo, Rafiki Africa director and program manager. “We have 12 countries at the Lancaster event and three in York.” The Rafiki Africa Foundation is committed to helping African children and families transform their communities
through education, health care, and economic empowerment and sustainability. Although most of the work takes place in Kenya, the annual Rafiki African Cultural Festival celebrates the diversity of African countries locally. Lancaster’s 11th festival, with representation of 12 African countries, will See Rafiki African Festival pg 11 Ephrata
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