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NOVEMBER 8, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Southern End moms stick together
Putting the fun in fundraiser BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
On Oct. 13, Letort Elementary School’s PTO held its largest fundraiser of the year: Laps for Letort. The annual event helps the PTO generate the money it requires for its projects aimed at enriching the kids’ school experience. Additionally, Laps for Letort provides the school’s students with an opportunity to help
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
hen Aubrie Fry of Christiana was pregnant with her son, she attended a Lititz Stroller Gang meeting with her friend Becca Leboon. The group comprises mothers from across the county who regularly gather to go for a walk and exchange mother-tomother support. Fry loved the idea, but she realized there was no equivalent to the Lititz Stroller Gang in the Southern End. In the months following the birth of her son, Fry found herself struggling with postpartum challenges, and she decided it was time for the Southern End to have its own support group for mothers. Fry reached out to Leboon and a few other friends to help with the logistics of creating the group and setting up its Facebook page. Fry also reached out to the leader of the Lititz Stroller Gang for advice. “She told me that if it was something God led me to, then people would show up,” Fry said. Fry and her friends held their first meeting last July, calling themselves the Southern End Strollers. The group meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m., and the location the meetings alternates to include parks in different areas. The moms rotate through a list of parks that includes Daniel’s Den in Central Manor, Jaycee Park in Strasburg and Huffnagle Park in Quarryville. The location is coordinated by the Southern End Strollers’ members via the group’s Facebook and Instagram pages. Since its first meeting, the Southern End Strollers’ number of members has been steadily increasing; the weekly walks are now attended by twice as many mothers as they were in July, and the Facebook group has grown to include more than 140 members. In addition to selecting the location, the Southern End Strollers’ social media features a
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raise funds for the PTO while getting some exercise and having fun with their classmates in the process. During the event, students ran laps around Letort Elementary School. The PTO selects a different theme every year; this year, the theme was school spirit. Participating youngsters jogged around the building wearing Penn Manor blue and gold to show off their Comet pride, and prizes were See PTO fundraiser pg 6
Students ran laps around Letort Elementary School to raise money for the PTO.
Event will support veterans member every week. The mom of of motherhood, the Southern End and local small businesses the week is encouraged to share her Strollers group includes mothers of Southern End Strollers members (from left) Becca Leboon, Mikayla Bitts and Savannah Funk meet for a weekly walk.
story, favorite aspect of motherhood and her favorite Bible verse. “It’s important to have an outlet like this. It’s vital to have people in the same season of life as you for advice and encouragement and to know you’re not alone,” Fry said. Members of the group support each other through challenges such as miscarriages and infertility, offering words of encouragement and prayer to struggling mothers. The members also bounce ideas off one another on topics that include the best way to handle a toddler’s tantrum or successful methods of treating a child’s rash. Although many of the women are currently navigating the same stage
all kinds: Some members have a newborn child, while others have children who are adults. On the first Tuesday of every month, Joe on the Go Coffee Co. donates coffee for the participants of the walk. In addition to the regular walks, the Southern End Strollers also meet for special events such as Moms’ Night Out, where group members meet at a restaurant for dinner. Fry plans to organize a bonfire to celebrate Thanksgiving with her fellow strollers in late November. For more information, search for “Southern End Strollers” on Facebook or Instagram.
BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Britain Hill Venue & Vineyard, 790 Little Britain Road North, Quarryville, will hold its annual Vines for Veterans fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 25. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the event will feature a variety of vendors, prize drawings and refreshments. The proceeds will benefit multiple nonprofit organizations that support veterans in the local area. “It’s a way for people to kick off the holiday shopping season while supporting a good cause,” said
Debbie Helm, owner of Britain Hill Venue & Vineyard. “People take pride in it; it feels good to purchase gifts locally instead of shopping online.” More than 25 vendors will set up throughout the property, and Atlas Assistance Dogs will sell holiday arrangements and decorations. The organization will retain 100% of its sales profits, which will support its efforts to expand accessibility to service dogs throughout the country. In addition to highlighting local vendors for Vines for Veterans, Britain Hill will host several local See Vines for Veterans pg 2
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