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JULY 13, 2022
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 29
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Photographic Memories BY ANN MEAD ASH
n the early days of Aaron’s Acres, an organization that provides socialization and recreation for children and young adults with special needs ages 5 to 21, the summer
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Volunteers Help Share Camp Experiences With Families camp program served 25 or fewer to create a memory book for each members and asked them to help. “We want the community to see campers. When Risa Paskoff, execu- child to take home. “Once we got big (serving more our kids,” said Paskoff. “A lot of tive director of Aaron’s Acres, wanted parents to see pictures of what than 200 campers), the nurse people think kids with disabilities the children did at camp, she simply didn’t have the time (to take pho- are really limited, so we bring asked the nurse to take photos. tos),” recalled Paskoff. Instead, them here so they can see (our Staff and campers worked together Paskoff turned to community campers), and it changes their
perspective. They say, ‘I didn’t expect (campers) to get in the water or on the horses.’” In the summer of 2019, more than 100 community volunteers visited during the six weeks of camp to take photos. See Aaron’s Acres pg 9
The 24th annual Haiti Benefit Auction of PA will take place at 338 N. Ronks Road, Bird-in-Hand, on Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16. Supper will be available starting at 4:30 p.m. on July 15, with the auction beginning promptly at 8 a.m. on July 16. Supper options on July 15 will include chicken barbecue, as well as a pig roast, pizza, cheeseburgers, french fries, blooming onions, homemade soft pretzels and baked goods, and ice cream. Takeout via a See Haiti Benefit Auction pg 6
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Long’s Park Amphitheater Foundation Plans Gala
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
The Long’s Park Amphitheater Foundation is known for attracting up to 6,000 visitors to each of its summer concerts 30,000 for the July Fourth celebration - as well as offering an annual art festival, but looking ahead, the organization would like to be seen as more collaborative with other orgaJanice Henry (left) and Tom Ellis display nizations. Toward that the “amphi-feeder” bird feeder that will be auctioned at the Long’s Park Amphitheater goal, the Lancaster County Foundation gala in September.
Food Hub, SWAN (Scaling Walls A Note at a Time), Lancaster Farmland Trust, Lancaster Conservancy, and the Spanish American Civic Association have been invited to have a part at upcoming concerts, and the art festival will feature up to five up-and-coming new area artists. “After 60 years, people are aware of our summer concerts and our art festival, and now if we can just extend that reach to other great community resources, that is a blessing for everyone,” said Tom Ellis, interim president of the foundation. See Long’s Park Ampitheater pg 10
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Volunteers from Fulton Bank help to create memory books for parents of Aaron’s Acres campers.