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or sale at the upcoming inaugural event hosted by Conestoga Valley SEEDS (Self less love, Empowerment, Equity, Deliberate partnership and Stewardship) will be an assortment of goods. But available at no charge will be joy, fellowship and community spirit. CV SEEDS’ Community Popup Market is both a fundraiser and an outreach program. “We were hunting for a way to bring our community together,” said Michelle Kime, who’s been the codirector of CV SEEDS for two years. “As a nonprofit, we’re always looking for ways to fund our programs. It felt like a fun way to meet all of those goals. It gives people a chance in their busy weeks to just pop in.” CV SEEDS will host its initial Community Popup Market in three rooms of its headquarters at 1865 Lincoln Highway East,
Conestoga Valley SEEDS directors Michelle Kime (left) and Kristen Hershey prepare for the organization’s upcoming Community Popup Market.
Unit 4, Lancaster, from 10 a.m. to event is free to attend, and every4 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. The one is welcome. See CV SEEDS pg 4
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Is it the inspirational beauty of the venue? Might be. Is it the storied history of the initiative? Could be. Is it the quality of the shows being staged there? Should be. Or maybe, just maybe, the reason the iconic Fulton Theatre is a landmark and destination in Lancaster County is the fun enjoyed there and the memories made there. It is a living testament to the universal appeal of the performing arts. “I hope people think of us as one of the See The Fulton pg 2 Actors perform a scene from “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”
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Cooking Up Hope at Relay For Life BY CAT SHANNON
About 25 years ago, Joan Schaum learned about Relay For Life, a fundraiser for the A m e r i c a n C a n c e r S o c i e t y, through her employer, and she joined a team. She didn’t know that the organization would touch her personally in the future. Years later, her mother-in-law, Jackie Immel, moved in with Joan and her husband, Jeffrey, to their home in Columbia. While living with the Schaums, Immel was diagnosed with several types of cancer. The Schaums took Immel to the Lancaster Relay For Life, which was then a 24-hour event focused on walking laps around a track to raise funds for cancer research. “She loved walking around the track,” Joan recalled. “When she couldn’t walk around the track anymore for the survivor lap, we put her in a wheelchair and pushed her around the track. She thought it was awesome that all these people were clapping for her and cheering her on, and she had no idea who they were.” In 2016, Immel passed away from kidney failure. The loss prompted the Schaums to take action in Immel’s memory. “We thought it would be nice to honor her, and she liked the Relay so much, we decided to start our own team,” Jeffrey said. Recalling how much his mom liked the survivors’ dinner part of Relay For Life, he had an idea. “We thought, ‘Why don’t we start a sur vivor breakfast?’” Je ffre y said. “Growing up, any time we had big events, my mom cooked. We thought, ‘ W hat a great way to honor See Relay pg 6
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