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Work and play and music LMS plans spring cabaret BY ANN MEAD ASH
the register. Gracie’ on West Main in Leola will make a special spring cookie for SEEDS, and a percentage of profits from each cookie purchased will go to SEEDS. Stroopies, an organization that employs refugee women to create sweet treats, will raise funds through its website. Those who order using the code “CVSEEDS” will give 30% of the order price to SEEDS. Rohrer Seeds will participate as well.
The contrast between work and play will be examined in the context of music, comedy, song, and dance when the Lancaster Mennonite School (LMS) drama department presents “Stop, Time,” a spring cabaret event to be held on the LMS stage on Thursday through Sunday, April 20 to 23. Performances on April 20, 21, and 22 will be at 7 p.m., and the April 23 show will be at 3 p.m. All shows will be discounted for students. “Stop, Time” will feature 14 cast members singing 14 songs from musicals and movies. According to director Dean Sauder, the first half of the show will focus on songs related to work and jobs. The first song will be “9 to 5,” associated with the movie and musical of the same name. Seniors Jinge Ma, Julie Eshenauer-Rivera, and Abby Brubaker, will each have a solo in the number. The second half of the show will begin with “Footloose,” also a movie and later a musical, to introduce the more playful subjects, followed by “Stop, Time” from the movie and show “Big.” The song is sung by Brubaker and Eshenauer-Rivera, playing two mothers who, according to Dean, “wish they could stop time and delve back into childhood a bit.” Eshenauer-Rivera will
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Raising seed money Social service organization kicks off campaign BY ANN MEAD ASH
EEDS, which stands for selfless love, empowerment, equity, deliberate partnership, and stewardship, is a new nonprofit serving the Conestoga Valley (CV) community. Focusing on education, health care services, and housing, SEEDS is now ready to kick off its first giving campaign for the purpose of growing
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the organization’s funds, hiring employees, and renting office space. “It’s a big giving campaign,” said SEEDS president, Michelle Kime. “Our goal is $100,000 because we are dreaming big.” The campaign will kick off on Monday, April 17, and run through Friday, May 5. “We are partnering with a bunch of local businesses because we want to be community oriented,” shared
Kime. Participating local businesses include Coffee Co., which will give 4% of sales each Tuesday from all four locations - New Holland, Lancaster Shopping Center, Lititz, and Mill Creek Square. Rachel’s Café & Creperie in Lancaster is creating a special crepe with sprouts, turkey, and cucumber, and $2 from each crepe sold will be donated, along with 10% of all sales on May 5. There will be a tip jar for SEEDS at
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