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JUNE 22, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 26
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BINGO! Back-To-School Event Planned
hen The Factory Ministries, located in the Together Community Center, 3293 E. Lincoln Highway, Paradise, began holding bingo for adults in the summer of 2021, organizers were careful to follow COVID-19 protocol. The event, which is still held on the fourth Thursday of each month from 2 to 4 p.m., was situated in the gymnatorium with all parties wearing masks. According to Jessie Brown, adult advocate with The Factory Ministries, because the game attracted so many participants, it has never left the gym. Now, The Factory has planned a special family-oriented bingo for Thursday, Aug. 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. “Back-to-School Bingo will be a social event for the community,” said Brown, who plans to have a larger prize table than usual with an emphasis on items children like to win. She is hoping for donations of
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fun items, such as glitter pens, brightly colored backpacks, and pencil cases. According to Brown, bingo started to provide more adult social opportunities especially following the COVID-19 isolation. “(Bingo) is creating potential connections and becoming an easy on-ramp to The Factory Community,” she said, adding that participants build relational resources and can easily earn Factory Bucks to use at The Factory Market by taking part. With the large number of participants, Brown works hard to gather attractive prizes for the event. “People play with two cards at a time, so we have two winners per round,” she noted. “Once a month we are giving out 25 to 35 prizes, (and we are doing this) all year round,” said Brown, who is passionate about making sure the prize table offers fun, inviting, and new items. She is hoping area residents will donate quality items that appeal to retired
adults. “I want prizes to be new or like new,” she said, noting that prizes should be valued from $5 to $15 and that gift cards are always popular. Other prizes include craft kits, cozy socks and blankets, stuffed animals, potted plants, kitchen gadgets, and candles. “I really struggle to find prizes for guys,” admitted Brown, who said that tools and duct tape have graced the table, along with electronics accessories, such as charging cords and earphones. She has received contributions of $50 from those who want to donate but would prefer not to shop for items. The December bingo is a special event. “For Christmas, I like to have bigger prizes,” said Brown, who said gift baskets and gift cards of $15 or more are among the items she hopes to line up. “I would like to have some items grandparents win to give to a grandchild,” she said. “I have put donated toys out at Christmas.”
Book Aims To Empower Families
BY ANN MEAD ASH
BY ANN MEAD ASH
For more than a decade, Joel Jakubowski, who is now the men’s ministry director with The Potter’s House, has given presentations in Pennsylvania and around the country to help educate family members of those who are experiencing addiction to drugs or alcohol. A little more than four years ago, Jakubowski started listening to all the people who were encouraging him to write a book on the subject. See The Potter’s House pg 10
Fun prizes (top photo) await winning participants at The Factory Ministries’ monthly bingo game (bottom photo).
Saving The Lives Of Loved Ones
Kelly Osborne of the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J, Lancaster, displays Project Lifesaver equipment.
“Project Lifesaver is for people who have cognitive impairment that makes them prone to wander,” said Kelly Osborne, community services officer and Project Lifesaver coordinator with the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J, Lancaster County. Now that the State Police officers serving in Lancaster are affiliated with Project Lifesaver, the service is available in all areas of the county. Individuals who are enrolled with Project Lifesaver wear a bracelet connected to a transmitter set to a designated radio frequency
assigned to that person. If the individual wanders, the battery-operated device emits a signal that can be traced by law enforcement. “Should a (participant) go missing, the caregiver calls a local police department. (Police officers) plug in the frequency to pick up that specific transmitter,” explained Osborne, who noted that the equipment utilizes analog radio frequency because of its reliability. Osborne added that use of the system minimizes time and resources, needed to locate someone, and when it is employed, most participants who wander are found within 30 minutes. See Project Lifesaver pg 4
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