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5K will support African camp for children BY CATHY MOLITORIS
ccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 65 babies are stillborn each day in the United States. “That’s almost 25,000 babies a year,” said Carolyn Ogilvie. “The chances are great that you know someone who has experienced this.” With that in mind, Ogilvie formed Selah’s Heart, an organization dedicated to helping honor
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Go for a walk or a run on Saturday, May 4, and you can help children experience a week of fun, fellowship and faith halfway across the globe. T he 11th annual Ar m of Hope 5K will begin at 9 a.m. at Hope Community Church,
1806 Harrisburg Ave., Mount Joy. The event is a fundraiser for the Arm of Hope camp in Ghana, Africa, which provides weeklong camps for students of elementary and high school age. Camp provides an opportunity for children to get out of the slums of Ghana and experience See 5K pg 7
women and their families who have experienced pregnancy loss. Selah’s Hear t will hold a community event on Sunday, April 28, beginning at 6 p.m. at Hope Community Church, 1806 Harrisburg Ave., Mount Joy. It will be an opportunity for fellowship and sharing while participants pack care boxes to donate to women in hospitals across the country. In 2021, Ogilvie’s best friend, Lauren Walker, experienced a full-term stillbirth. As she helped her friend through the grief process, Ogilvie realized how common stillbirth is. “I learned of all of these people in our inner circle who had experienced baby loss,” she recalled. “I thought, ‘Why didn’t you say anything to us?’ No one wants to talk about it. Women think, ‘No one wants to hear about our sad story.’” Ogilvie, who lives in Elizabethtown, knew she could lend a listening ear. Selah’s Heart, named after Lauren’s baby, began as a phone line. “I told women, ‘I’ll
Children at the Arm of Hope camp
Lauren Walker (left) and Carolyn Ogilvie
talk about your baby with you,’” she said. The phone line grew so rapidly that she couldn’t keep up with the number of women calling or texting her, she shared. As Selah’s Heart grew, Ogilvie noted a common thread among the women’s stories: They all wished they had been better prepared for their time in the hospital. “That’s the only time they’re going to be with their baby in their whole life,” she said. “Oftentimes, people can be with their baby for multiple days. We want every single hour to be purposeful.” So, the organization
began to provide care boxes to families in hospitals. Each box is full of items intentionally chosen to help moms and dads make a lifelong memory together with their baby, Ogilvie said. Contents might include kits for handprints and footprints, p ost par tum care items for mothers, items to help fathers connect with their baby and even support for nurses who work in bereavement. Putting together the boxes is a costly enterprise. The first year, Ogilvie assembled 10 boxes. The second, she made 20; this year,
EPC Golf Outing to drive out homelessness BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, more than 15,000 Pennsylvanians are known to be homeless on any given day. Housing instability and crises can stem from a multitude of factors, affecting men, women and children across the state. In Lancaster and Chester counties, nonprofit organization Good Samaritan Services (GSS) is working hard to combat homelessness by offering a variety of
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resources to individuals who are experiencing a housing crisis. One of GSS’ largest fundraisers is an annual golf outing that is made possible by a partnership with Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC). The 17th annual EPC Golf Outing will take place on Friday, June 7, at Crossgates Golf Club, 1 Crossland Pass, Millersville. Tee times will be at 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Golfers may also purchase tickets for prize drawings that will feature items donated by businesses in the local community. Food will See Golf pg 4
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