Pequea Valley /townlively
SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVI • NO 40
Counseling Available - Virtually
Members of the Gap Town Clock Lions Club, including (from left) past treasurer Rob Chester, treasurer John Smoker, president Steven Wenrich and secretary Darla Stoner, invite prospective members to attend an ice cream social on Sept. 17.
BY ANN MEAD ASH
At the beginning, the problem was transportation. Rita Boer, practice manager for Community Services Group’s (CSG) Lancaster and Dauphin outpatient programs, said that transportation to mental health services in Lancaster was identified as an issue in Paradise prior to 2016 and in New Holland during the next few years. “Our main office is in Lancaster, and we were hearing how
Penny’s Ice Cream Truck from Lancaster will provide the treats during an ice cream social to be held on Sept. 17 by the Gap Town Clock Lions Club.
Gap Town Clock Lions Club To Host Ice Cream Social The Gap Town Clock Lions Club, composed of individuals who live or work in the Gap and Pequea Valley communities, will present an ice cream social on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. at Integrous Fences and Decks, 32 Route 41, Gap. Individuals interested in joining the local club community service club are invited to attend the free event. While the club is predominantly made up of local businesspeople, it is open to all local residents. “(The ice cream social) is a mixer for anyone interested in joining the Lions Club,” said club present Steve Wenrich. “A lot of the members are businesspeople here in Gap. But, certainty, we don’t have (those) requirements to join. It’s not restricted to people in the business community; that is the group that we have right now.” The event will be held outdoors,
and the ice cream will be provided by Penny’s Ice Cream Truck from Lancaster. “(Integrous has) a deck on the side of their commercial building, which has an upper and lower level, so there is a lot of space,” said Wenrich. “We want to be cognizant of social distancing.” Wenrich will speak briefly about the club and its activities at the event, and applications will be available for those interested in pursuing membership in the club. “Club members pay an annual fee and there is also a new member application fee, but (this fee) is waived this year because of COVID,” Wenrich noted. “It’s a really good time to join.” The Gap Town Clock Lions Club is a relatively new club, having formed in 2018. There was a Lions Club in Gap many years ago, but the club was revitalized and renamed as a way of drawing attention to the Gap Town Clock, a local attraction. So far, the club, which has about
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20 members, has held a chicken barbecue, as well as a Christmas bazaar at Gap Fire Hall. Some of the proceeds benefited the Career Occupation Relevant Education (C.O.R.E.) program in the Pequea Valley School District, which provides students with hands-on learning opportunities, teaches them trades and promotes craftsmanship. “A lot of the money raised goes toward the C.O.R.E. program, which is a career path for people who are not looking to go through college,” Wenrich explained. “We have partnered to raise funds for them.” The Gap Town Clock Lions Club meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7 a.m. at Integrous. “We did Zoom meetings for a few months - April, May and June,” Wenrich pointed out. “For July, August and September, we have met in person. Typically, we’ll have coffee and we meet in the large upstairs conference room.” The
Sarah Yohe, development director with Girls on the Run (GOTR), has an analogy concerning the different types and levels of anxiety people are feeling in relation to the pandemic. “We are all in the same storm, but we all have our own individual boats with their own holes in them that we are trying to keep plugged to stay afloat,” she said.
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Angela Keller and Leanna Hassler (not pictured) provide mental health services to New Holland residents through CrossNet Ministries and The Factory Ministries.
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(transportation) was a barrier for people who don’t live in the city … and some were not comfortable coming into the city because they were more familiar with their own communities,” explained Boer. “We were hearing that was a barrier … and that there was a high demand and high need for mental health services, so we said, ‘Let’s do what we can to bring services into these communities.’” In Paradise, the Together Initiative Network (TIN) had identified the need for mental health services to be provided in the area. “TIN looks at whole community, and that group saw a need for mental health services,” said Boer, who noted that office space was available for a counselor to meet with patients in the Together Community Center (TCC). In New Holland, CrossNet executive director Meredith Dahl first contacted CSG when area
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