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Little Porch Library Opens In Paradise By Ann Mead Ash
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Juliana Fieldsa (front) and her mother, Christy, stand with the new “Little Free Porch Library” located at their home on Harristown Road not far from Paradise Elementary School. The family hopes the library will put books into the hands of children over the summer.
Checking In With Friendship Community Lancaster Chef Garners Gold With Regional Team By Dayna M. Reidenouer
For several months, life has looked a little bit different for Lancaster County residents, and that includes individuals served by Friendship Community, 1149 E. Oregon Road, Lititz. Friendship Community is a faithbased, licensed provider of disability services and has been cultivating the capabilities of intellectually disabled and autistic individuals since 1972. The organization currently serves more than 200 people in various programs, including 27 residential homes, three daytime programs, and those living with their loved ones or independently in Lancaster and Lebanon counties. Friendship employs almost 400 team members whose roles range from direct
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With help from his direct support professional, an individual served by Friendship Community communicated with his family using the home’s new iPad.
Susan Notter of Lancaster, a pastry chef, is one of eight professionals, all from the East Coast of the United States, who participated as a regional team in the Culinary Olympics held in Stuttgart, Germany, from Feb. 14 to 19. The event is an international culinary competition held every four years. The Olympics drew 1,800 chefs from nearly 70 countries. The group with which Notter participated won a gold medal for its display program and placed third overall in the regional team category, taking home a bronze medal. Notter, who has made her home in Lancaster for a decade, has been participating in culinary competitions since See Lancaster Chef pg 4
Susan Notter of Lancaster was one of eight professional chefs from the East Coast to compete in the Culinary Olympics in Germany in February.
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Before COVID-19 restrictions were instituted in mid-March, Christy Fieldsa, the mother of two Paradise Elementary School students, had plans to create some little libraries within the Pequea Valley School District (PVSD). “I had started planning this in the winter,” recalled Christy. “(The) goal was to work with CORE Academy (at Pequea Valley High School) to have (students) build the (library) stands.” Christy had contacted Cathy Koenig, director of student services for Pequea Valley School District (PVSD), about working with CORE, and she planned to ask local businesses to help fund the boxes in exchange for having the business names on the little libraries. “We would talk to businesses about helping to place them,” said Christy, who had hoped to have up to six little libraries in the district by the end of the 2020 spring school term. When the school term ended in March
and the public libraries closed to visitors, Christy began pondering how to proceed. She found a free piece of furniture on social media that fit well on her porch and provided shelving and cupboards. In the cabinet, she has placed books, coloring books, learning materials, crayons, and activity packs. Christy believes the table, sheltered on the porch, will be able to withstand the elements. Christy’s daughter, Juliana, who is a second-grade learner, loves rainbows, so Christy used rainbow colors to create a sign that reads “Little Free Porch Library” for the front of the cabinet. “Children read more when books are readily accessible,” said Christy. “(With the Little Free Porch Library), they don’t have to worry about bringing a book back, but if they want to return it and take another, they could.” Christy stated that books picked up on her porch can be dropped off in any little library in or outside the county. “Drop it in Quarryville or Atglen or wherever else there are little libraries.” See Little Porch Library pg 7