Warwick /townlively
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 41
we are so thankful for our readers and the local businesses and organizations that help to make our communities thrive Encouraging Artistic Endeavors SWAN Benefits Students Electronically BY ANN MEAD ASH
SWAN (Scaling Walls A Note at a Time) is a free one-hour afterschool music program provided to School District of Lancaster (SDoL) students ages 6 to 18. The organization currently offers music lessons through 12 SDoL schools and at the Youth Intervention Center (YIC). SWAN is a nonprofit organization specifically serving children affected by parental incarceration. SWAN founder and executive director Diana Vuolo noted that the program benefits the See Artistic Endeavors pg 2
“ExtraGive” Is Extraordinarily Important n a year when nonprofit organizations experienced significant losses of income opportunities, the Extraordinary Give (ExtraGive) hosted by the Lancaster County Community Foundation (LCCF) is of particular importance. For 24 hours, beginning at 12:00:01 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, individuals may make donations via credit card to participating nonprofits at
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www.extragive.org. To inspire generous donations, LCCF has solicited sponsors for more than $500,000 in matching funds and other prizes. “Every year we have a stretch goal. That allows people to ‘give extra,’” explained LCCF communications manager Aaron Spangler. With the assistance of the stretch goal, last year’s ExtraGive raised $10.9 million, for a total of $53.5 million since the event’s inception in 2012. The hope is that
the 2020 ExtraGive will do as well or better. Spangler noted that when the shutdown was announced in March, the ExtraGive organizers knew that this year’s event would be different. “We were a little unsure about how everything was going to go,” Spangler commented, “but we have more sponsors this year than ever before.” More than 500 nonprofits will participate in the upcoming
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ExtraGive. To qualify, potential participants must serve Lancaster County residents, be registered 501(c)(3) organizations in good standing, and have independent audits or reviews. In typical years, about 80 to 100 ExtraGive social events are held across Lancaster County during the 24 hours. However, this year, LCCF is requiring organizations to adhere to COVID-19 mitigation guidelines,
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House Decorating Contest Announced . . . . .5 Shakespeare Classic To Play At LCHS . . . . . . . .5 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . .9 House Of Worship . . . . . .12
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