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A Community Responds By Ann Mead Ash
A press release sent out in May by Kylie Stoltzfus, director of communications at The Factory Ministries, expressed wonder at the way area residents responded to the community needs that resulted from COVID-19 restrictions. “We had absolutely no idea what to expect as the … pandemic began to impact Lancaster County,” wrote Stoltzfus. The press release went on to note that the response from area residents was amazing. “The Factory Ministries has been blown away by the degree of generosity and creativity that has
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shown itself through this season,” Stoltzfus wrote. Adam Nagle, director of The Factory Ministries, knew it would take that kind of unity to weather the pandemic. “From the beginning we’ve been saying, ‘If we get through this, we’ll only get through it together,’” recalled Nagle. “We believe that one of the most powerful forces on the planet is human collaboration and cooperation. We are stronger together.” In an area where free and reducedcost lunches are provided to more than 50% of students, the number of families receiving free food from the The Factory increased by 200 in less than two weeks. Fortunately, the community generously stepped up to help fill the need. See The Factory pg 5
Staff and volunteers with The Factory in Paradise handed out chicken barbecue during a Food Friday collection and received pizza kits to be used as part of summer lunches as Paradise responded to the increasing numbers of community members in need due to the COVID-19 crisis restrictions this spring.
Working To Grant Wishes Virtual Convoy Scheduled For Aug. 16 By Ann Mead Ash
Opening Date Set For Pet-Themed Art Show May was National Pet Month, and Mulberry Art Studios had put together an array of artists, vendors, treats for pets and their humans, rescue animals ready for adoption, and more to celebrate. Unfortunately, the second annual “We Love Our Pets” art show had to be pushed back and was rescheduled for July. July is here and Lancaster County recently moved into the green phase, but large gatherings are still not allowed to take place. W hile most of the studio’s spring and summer art offerings have been postponed to later in the year, owner April Koppenhaver and curator Stephanie Cole were determined to make the show still happen. Koppenhaver and Cole have created See Art Show pg 10
Restaurants Create Outdoor Dining Space By Ann Mead Ash
In April, COVID-19 restrictions put Make-A-Wish of Philadelphia, Delaware and Susquehanna Valley, an organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases, in a precarious position. Concern for the children served by MakeA-Wish, who fall into high-risk categories, was of the utmost importance. Wishes were postponed, and the popular Mother’s Day Convoy, which was ready to make a move to the Manheim Auto Auction, was postponed. The convoy is now scheduled as a virtual event to be held on Sunday, Aug. 16. See Make-A-Wish pg 11
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Make-A-Wish of Philadelphia, Delaware and Susquehanna Valley grants the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases. While COVID-19 restrictions have made that mission difficult, the organization recently held a giving week that raised nearly $100,000 toward making that goal easier.
When Lancaster County restaurant owners learned that outdoor service would be permitted, with restrictions, in the yellow phase of the process to reopen the county, many began thinking outside the box in order to create outdoor seating for their venues. For Tina Edgell, one of the owners at Revere Tavern, located at 3063 Lincoln Highway East, Paradise, first learned from the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association at the end of May that outdoor dining would be allowed. “We thought, ‘Now we will make our
Revere Tavern used a little creativity and some paint and flowers to add outside dining to the venue so that it could begin to serve customers during the yellow phase of the Pennsylvania reopening plan. parking lot into outside dining,’” said Edgell, who at the time was not sure See Restaurants pg 3
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