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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Keeping the faith First online fundraiser for Kingdom causes planned Westminister Presbyterian Church, 2151 Oregon Pike, Lancaster, ince the fall of 2022, David beginning at 7:30 a.m. In addition, a Kieffer, president of the short celebration picnic will be held FaithfulGive board, has been on Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. at Long’s Park. preparing for the organization’s “There will be worship, celebration, first online giving event to benefit and announcing prizes,” explained organizations with a Christian Kieffer. There is no cost to attend mission that are active in Lancaster either event, but donations will be County. “We prayed and thought welcomed. Those wishing to attend either event may regand designed and lisister at www.faithful tened for a year,” said Kieffer of Faith- “Our goal is to bless give.org. Awards given at fulGive’s five-mem- this community.” the picnic will ber board and its include prizes that organizational team. “Mostly we listened to what would participating organizations will compete for from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. serve various nonprofit leaders.” The result is a three-day online each day of the event. Prize categories giving event, which will take place are the Engaged Donor prize to in October. More than 40 local benefit smaller organizations; the organizations have signed on to Show Me the Money prize for the take part in the fundraiser, which largest unique donation; a prize will open just after midnight on package from Masterpiece Marketing, Sunday, Oct. 15, and close at the which will be awarded based on a end of the day on Tuesday, Oct. 17. written submission; and the Just To introduce the event, a breakfast Keep Swimming award, which will be will be held on Monday, Oct. 16, at awarded by the board based on BY ANN MEAD ASH
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See FaithfulGive pg 5
BY JEFF FALK
From the outside looking in, the annual Lancaster County Toy Ride may look like just another group of bikers out for a day on the road. But it’s more than that. The event seeks to help fund Christmas gifts for children who may not otherwise receive many presents. The 2023 Lancaster County Toy Ride will be conducted on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will begin and end at American Legion Post 34, 1388 Arcadia Road, Lancaster.
LCCS breakfast to feature Jeff Rutt BY ANN MEAD ASH
When Sandy Outlar, community relations representative for Lancaster County Christian School (LCCS), needed a speaker for the annual breakfast celebrating tuition aid, Jeff Rutt, president of Keystone Custom Homes and chair of HOPE International, immediately sprang to his mind. “I knew Jeff, and I knew of his genuine love for the Lord and his giftedness in building homes and his giftedness in overseeing a ministry that touches thousands,” recalled Outlar. “I couldn’t think of anyone who could do a better job.”
A monetary donation or a donation of a toy with a set minimum value is suggested. All proceeds from the event will go to Lancaster County Toys for Tots. “Sometimes people just see the (tattoos) and the leather,” said Jimmy Emig, the ride director and an elder for the tri-state chapter of Bikers for Christ. “I think some bikers get labeled just by the look. But you can’t judge a book by a cover. Open the book. If you do, you’re going to see a big heart. It’s one big heart on two wheels. That’s what a real biker is.” See Toy Ride pg 2
Rutt will speak at the breakfast to be held in the new LCCS Student Life Center on Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 7 until 8:15 a.m. The title of Rutt’s talk is “Building a Business While Building a Ministry,” but Rutt noted that the subtitle is “Embrace the Valleys.” Rutt has faced a number of valleys in his lifetime, which he reports began on a Lancaster County dairy farm, which he bought from his family at the age of 20. Ten years later, Rutt was wondering what God had for him next. In the early 1990s, Rutt went into home building, although he had no background in the area. “God blessed it,” he recalled, but in 2008, Rutt was told by a
Jeff Rutt
See LCCS pg 3
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The FaithfulGive organizational team includes (from left) Kelley Waller, Jim Adams, Kurt Weaver, David Kieffer, Lynette Morales, Elaine High, and (not pictured) Sharon Tschudy.