Western York County OCTOBER 9, 2019
VOL LX • NO 1
Thriving Under Extraordinary Circumstances
Currently Hiring For The Following Positions:
Thrive and Grit is just one of many area organizations supporting the fight against breast cancer. Here’s a sampling of some of the other local groups that are fighting back against the disease and supporting breast cancer patients and survivors:
By Chelsea Peifer
• Residential Direct Support Professional (Medical Aide, Lead, Full-time, Part-time, Awake Overnight, Sleep Overnight)
• Training Manager • Assistant Trainer • LPN • General Maintenance/ Grounds Maintenance
• Day Services Direct Support Professionals:
Very loving, sweet, and always having fun that’s how Jacquelyn Sauder Iannello describes her older sister Megan Sauder Ralston. With two and a half years between them in age, the sisters - who are the youngest daughters of John and Bonita Sauder of Lititz - grew up doing nearly everything together and had a friendship that strengthened into adulthood. Megan graduated from Lancaster Mennonite High School and went on to play Division I field hockey at Virginia Commonwealth University and earn a Master of Teaching in 2011. She taught first-grade in the Washington, D.C., area and married the love of her life, John Ralston, in 2013. In 2016, after finding a small lump in her breast about six months after giving birth to her son, Bryce, Megan - who was living in Charlottesville, Va., at the time and had no family history of breast cancer - made an OB-GYN appointment and was told by two doctors that the lump was a blocked milk duct. “She was nursing at the time, and the doctors said it was going to go away,” said Jacquelyn. “She was misdiagnosed.” Megan’s pain continued to increase to the point of being unable to lift her son. She See Thrive And Grit pg 2
Diana’s Dreamers: Determined to Defeat Breast Cancer Established in honor of Diana Denenberg Durand, this endowment has been set up through the Millersville University Foundation to fund a national campaign to raise awareness among college-age women and men about breast cancer and breast health in general. www.millersville.edu/nursing/ breast-cancer-awareness-program/ dianas-dreamers.php
• Housekeeping (part-time)
Job descriptions and pay info can be found at:
www.shadowfax.org
The public is invited to the 27th annual Anniversary Celebration at Normandie Ridge Senior Living Community, 1700 Normandie Drive, York. The event takes place on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission and parking are free. The Anniversary Celebration will feature a variety of items for sale, including crafts, gently used books, homemade baked goods, chicken corn soup, and sandwiches. There will be free live entertainment throughout the day provided by Tall in the Saddle, the Normandie Ridge Chorus and KJ Reimensnyder-Wagner.
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Feel Your Boobies Leigh Hurst founded this nonprofit organization in 2004 after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 33. The organization, which has its national headquarters in Harrisburg, promotes proactive breast health in
Sisters Jacquelyn Sauder Iannello (middle) and Megan Sauder Ralston (right) started Thrive and Grit to create awareness of breast cancer in women under age 40, donate toward research, and support others. Megan was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 30, just nine months after giving birth to her son, Bryce (left), and passed away in 2018 at age 31.
Normandie Ridge Will Hold Anniversary Celebration
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The celebration will also include a large silent auction of themed baskets. The basket items are donated by Normandie Ridge residents, businesses, Normandie Ridge staff and members of the Normandie Ridge Auxiliary. The baskets feature snacks, home goods, sports memorabilia, chocolate, crafts, jewelry and more. All proceeds from the Anniversary Celebration are used by the Normandie Ridge Auxiliary to benefit the residents. The Normandie Ridge Auxiliary was formed in 1993 as an organization dedicated to improving See Normandie Ridge pg 2
Themed baskets will be up for bids in a silent auction at the 27th annual Anniversary Celebration at Normandie Ridge Senior Living Community in York on Saturday, Oct. 12.
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Preschool Plans 5K, Fun Run The eighth annual Joyful Noise Preschool Boo Run Run 5K and Kids’ Fun Run will take place on Saturday, Oct. 12, at Zion Lutheran Church, 2215 Brandywine Lane, York. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. At 8 a.m., the 5K check-in will open and the Kids’ Fun Run will start. The 5K will begin at 9 a.m. Children ages 3 to 12 are welcome to participate in the fun run for a fee, and they will receive a T-shirt and medal. Prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female 5K runners in each age group. “Swag bags” will be available. Child care for youngsters age 2 and up will be provided for registered runners for a small fee. A team discount is available. To register, readers may visit www.adventuresignup.com/Race/PA/ York/8thAnnualJoyfulNoisePreschoolBooRun5KKidsFunRunYorkPA. For more information, readers may email JNPFundraising@gmail.com or joyfulnoise@zionyork.org. Proceeds will benefit Joyful Noise Preschool.
The annual Joyful Noise Preschool Boo Run Run 5K and Kids’ Fun Run will be held on Oct. 12 at Zion Lutheran Church in York. Siblings (from left) Coen, Claire, and Ava Beamesderfer displayed their medals after completing a previous year’s fun run.
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