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Ambulance Association Sets Chicken Barbecue, Gift Card Sale By Marcella Peyre-Ferry
Christiana Community Ambulance Association will hold a benefit drive-through chicken barbecue on
Saturday, July 25. The public will also be able to purchase gift cards to local businesses during the event. In keeping with social distancing guidelines, the chicken barbecue will
be set up as a drive-through at the ambulance association building, 55 Pine Creek Drive, Gap. Purchasers may drive up to the bay to place their order, then pull in to receive their food and drive out the opposite end of the building to exit. No prepurchase orders or tickets are needed. The barbecue will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. or until sold out. The full chicken dinner will include a chicken leg and thigh, a pit-roasted potato, coleslaw, a roll and butter, a whoopie pie and a beverage. Visitors will also be able to purchase a barbecue chicken leg and thigh only. Sub sandwiches and ham and cheese sandwiches will also be available a la carte. Due to COVID-19, the ambulance association was forced to cancel their annual spring auction.
Christiana Community Ambulance Association will hold a benefit drive-through chicken barbecue on July 25. Since its spring sale was canceled, guests will also be able to purchase donated gift cards at face value during the event.
New School Will Open In Columbia By Ann Mead Ash
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Philip Goropoulos, president of CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health (CHI), is firm when discussing the beliefs of the organization’s board concerning the new St. John Neumann School for Children and Families that CHI is building on Locust Street in Columbia. “Everything we offer should be available to everybody,” said Goropoulos. “Every student will have every opportunity within the center. Nothing will cost extra. It will all be included.” The school, which will initially accommodate 60 children
much-needed personal protection equipment for our staff,” Wright said. “Call volumes have changed. We put our staff at risk for infection working with the public and taking care of patients. We’ve had to step up our measures for safety and sanitation. Without our large fundraisers, it really has affected our operating budget to keep the doors open 24/7.” Christiana Community Ambulance Association is a nonprofit organization that is in service 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the help of volunteer and paid staff members. The company serves southeastern Lancaster County, as well as parts of western Chester County. For more information about the ambulance association, the barbecue or the gift card fundraiser, readers may visit the aforementioned website or www.facebook.com/CCAA52 or email ccaa521@yahoo.com.
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ranging in age from six weeks to 5 years old, will embody a new perspecive on care. “Our familyfocused approach to child care revamps the traditional model,” said Goropoulos, who noted the goal will be not just preparing children for school, but helping get them ready for life by making health and wellness part of the curriculum. Special benefits at the school that will be offered to all students and families will include a family wellness coach and a family wellness caseworker. Carol Johnston, family wellness coach, will meet with every family that comes into the center. See New School pg 7
Heather Ha, program manager at St. John Neumann School for Children and Families in Columbia, showcases the new cubbies that were installed at the school, which, despite the shutdown, was due to be completed in June. The school is now scheduled to open in November.
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Since some auction donors had already contributed gift cards, those are now posted at www.ccaa52.com, and the community is invited to support the organization by purchasing them at face value. The gift cards cover a wide variety of entertainment, restaurants, retail shops and experiences. The gift cards will be available to purchase online until the day of the chicken barbecue. Those not sold online will be offered for sale at the barbecue. Any remaining gift cards will be reposted on the website. “We typically bring in $18,000 to $20,000 for the auction; that’s our huge money reserve for the year,” EMS chief Ashley Wright said. W hile losing important income due to the cancellation of the spring auction, the ambulance association has had to deal with unplanned expenses. “ We have had to purchase
By Ann Mead Ash
Cavod Academy’s summer musical theater camp for youths ages 10 to 18 has yet to begin, but Alexander Weaver, who will make his first directorial solo effort for the organization, is looking forward to overseeing the camp and producing “Frozen Jr.” at The Junction Center, 1875 Junction Road, Manheim. Camp will be held at the venue from Monday, Aug. 3, through Friday, Aug. 14. “The fun is being able to teach students and interacting with the cast and the production crew,” said Weaver. “I love summer camps, (especially) the feel of being able to put on a show, play games, and just
connect.” Four performances of the musical, based on the 2018 Broadway version of the Disney animated film, will be held for the public at The Junction Center on
Saturday, Aug. 15, and Sunday, Aug 16, at 2 and 7 p.m. each day. “Frozen Jr.” brings royal sisters Elsa and Anna, along with the land of Arendelle, where they live, to life on the stage. The See Cavod Camp pg 2
Cavod Academy’s summer musical theater camp for 2019 presented “Mary Poppins.” This year’s camp, which will be held at The Junction Center in Manheim, will present “Frozen Jr.” with shows at 2 and 7 p.m. on Aug. 15 and 16.
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