Conestoga Valley townlively.com
JUNE 5, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LX • NO 24
Dehydration collaboration Local nonprofits pool their resources to feed the world BY JEFF FALK
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orld hunger isn’t a food shortage problem. World hunger is a logistical difficulty, a supply problem. Working together, a pair of local nonprofit organizations have come up with a solution that is making a real difference in addressing the global problem. The key to their successful solution is an innovative approach to the process of food dehydration. “The problem isn’t that the world doesn’t have enough food; it’s the distribution,” said Jeremy Frith, the CEO of Barnabas Aid, an international nonprofit headquartered in Lancaster. “We’re trying to address that problem. It’s a distribution issue, but it’s also an educational issue. We need a change of mindset. We have so much food and people don’t think about it, and when it goes into landfills, it creates
problems. That food could be feeding somebody.” Near the end of 2022, Barnabas Aid, which is located at 80 Abbeyville Road, Lancaster, approached Blessings of Hope, 500 Becker Road, Leola, about the possibility of donating a $90,000, 20-square-foot commercial food dehydration unit to its ministry. Fresh fruits and vegetables are placed in the unit, which preserves the produce’s nutritional value and extends its shelf life by five years. From the process, the organizations concocted a dehydrated soup mix that can provide one meal for up to 12 people. “Our ministry’s mission is to help suffering Christians around the world,” said Frith. “The goal is to get food to places where it’s basically nonexistent. We’re feeding people who need food. We’re doing it because we’re directed to do so in the Bible. We want to help
Blessings of Hope staff member Paula Sentgeorge loads produce into the nonprofit’s commercial food
New Life is going for the gold BY JEFF FALK
Faith is a powerful instrument. But faith becomes even more meaningful when paired with acts of service. New Life Church’s vacation Bible school (VBS) is an act of service geared toward youths. It’s also a wonderful example of community outreach. “Our mission is to reach out to the community and be a part of the community and share God with the community,” said
Julie Capaldi, New Life Church’s children’s pastor. “ We want people to get to know us, and we want to know our community. First and foremost, we want the children to know that God loves them and that we care about them. We’re not just the church on the corner. New Life Church wants to be known for sharing the love of Jesus. Our doors are open.” New Life’s VBS is the church’s most ambitious yearly community outreach. This year’s See New Life pg 7
Art exhibit pays homage to pets everywhere BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Mulberry Art Studios, 21 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster, recently held its sixth annual We Love Our Pets show. The exhibit opened on May 3, and it featured more than 170 pieces of artwork by pet owners and artists from every school district in the county to celebrate the unique bond between humans and their animal companions. The show remained at the gallery through the end of May.
The opening reception was attended by veterinarians and vendors of pet accessories and other animal-related products, as well as representatives of the Sebastian Foundation for Animal Rescue. Every year, Mulberry Art Studios uses its We Love Our Pets show to support the Sebastian Foundation by donating a portion of the proceeds from art sales to the organization. The Sebastian Foundation helps to locate homes van der Meij (left) and her for animals throughout Lancaster Violet mother, Jen van der Meij, each County, and its representatives earned awards for pieces entered See Art exhibit pg 4 in the exhibit.
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See Dehydration collaboration pg 3 dehydration unit.