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Guide dogs in training are Puppies with a Purpose BY JEFF FALK
Participants in the Lititz CROP Hunger Walk help those in need locally and internationally.
Lititz CROP Hunger Walk is step in right direction BY JEFF FALK
xercise and good nutrition are two key elements to a healthy lifestyle, for you, for me, for everyone. Few events combine those two elements in the way that the CROP Hunger Walk does. The purpose of the CROP Hunger Walk, held in numerous locations nationwide, is not only to raise money in the fight against local and world hunger, but also to shed light on the impact that malnutrition has on the overall human condition. In Lititz, the annual CROP Walk will be conducted on Sunday, Oct. 22, beginning at 2 p.m. at Lititz Church of the Brethren, 300 W. Orange St., Lititz. The 2023 theme for the event is “Ending Hunger One Step at a Time.” From the church, participants will walk 3 miles to downtown Lititz, turn around at Lititz Springs Park and return to Lititz Church of the Brethren. “Yeah, I do think we take food for
“I do it to help raise funds and help others who don’t have enough food. I feel like I’m called by my faith to serve others, and this is one way I can do it.” sponsorships; 75% of that money is donated to Church World Services, and 25% goes to the Lititz Warwick Community Chest, a local food bank. Last year, 14 walkers raised $5,540. This year, the Lititz CROP Hunger Walk is hoping to increase donations by increasing participation.
Last year’s top earners, regulars Earl Ziegler and Ralph Moyer, have committed to return this year. “The CROP Walk is something I’ve done since I was young,” said Sommerhoff, a 47-year-old native of Lititz. “I do it to help raise funds and help others who don’t have enough food. I feel like I’m called by my faith to serve others, and this is one way I can do it.” “There’s also the purpose of educating others,” Sommerhoff added. “The need falls here in our community and in other parts of the world. It’s about energizing people to participate and to support this work.” From 2020 to 2021, the amount that the Lititz CROP Hunger Walk raised in donations jumped from $2,595 to $5,176. “Over the years, there have been fewer people and fewer churches,” said Sommerhoff. “Participation is something we’re trying to work on. It’s great when walkers ask people they know to donate towards their
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Functional, beautiful, and historic Organizations partner for Lancaster County Barn Tour BY ANN MEAD ASH
Elaine Bowman, board member with the Historical Society of the Cocalico Valley (HSCV) and a member and former executive board member for the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County (HPT), had an idea. Having worked on a few church tours with HSCV about a decade ago, she thought she could bring the two organizations together to create a tour of local outbuildings. “I thought,
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‘Wouldn’t it be fun to hold a barn tour?’” said Bowman, who mulled the idea over for a bit before bringing it to both organizations in late 2022. Bowman called together a committee that began meeting monthly in January. Members contacted Lancaster County historical societies and municipalities, along with some interested citizens for nominations of barns, and they received more than 100 nominations. “We were looking for not just historical See Barn Tour pg 4
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granted,” said Janice Sommerhoff, coordinator of the Lititz CROP Hunger Walk. “There is so much that we take for granted. (Food) is kind of the basis for being able to function and do things in daily life.” Participants in the Lititz CROP Hunger Walk raise money through
The bond between humans and dogs is different from those that exist between any of God’s other creatures. Puppies with a Purpose harnesses that relationship and even puts it to the test. In association with Lancaster County 4-H, Puppies with a Purpose is a dog fostering program designed to prepare young canines for a life of serving Cleona resident Nicola Soliday with Zinnia, the black Lab she is raising for The Seeing Eye people with visual impairments. Bred for service by The a Purpose. “If that bond is there, it’s a Seeing Eye of Morristown, N.J., the mutual thing. That’s kind of how puppies live in the homes of Puppies dogs are wired. With a personality of with a Purpose members for about a a dog, it’s a two-way street. That’s year before receiving five months of why people bond with their pets. professional training to become cer- That’s why visually impaired people bond with their guide dogs.” tified guide dogs. During monthly meetings at the “Humans and dogs form that bond,” said Paula Cook, the leader of Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia the Lancaster chapter of Puppies with Road, Lancaster, members of Puppies