Donegal JULY 31, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXV • NO 25
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Friends of Milanof-Schock Library sets reunion BY CATHY MOLITORIS
A quarter century ago, soon a f t e r t h e M i l a n o f- S c h o c k Library moved to its current location, a group of people got together to share their love of books and their support for the library. As the Friends of the Milanof-Schock Librar y marks its 25th anniversary, the
group invites all present and past Friends to a reunion. The event will be held at the library, 1184 Anderson Ferr y Road, Mount Joy, on Monday, Aug. 19, from 5 to 7 p.m. “It’s a drop-in,” explained Joyce Summers, Friends president. “We’re going to have some light refreshments and some surprises.” Scrapbooks created See Reunion pg 5
Inviting people to a carnival are RAISE28 staff members (from left) Claire Reynolds, Pierson Castor, Mark Unger and Travis Reish.
REYS - now RAISE28 will host carnival and backpack giveaway
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he name sounds similar, and the vision is the same, but big changes are happening at a youth center in Mount Joy. Rainbow’s End Youth Ser vices (REYS) has become RAISE28, and the nonprofit has also updated its mission statement. “Our mission statement is now more concise: to reach local youth with the life-changing Gospel of Jesus Christ,” said Mark Unger, who became executive director in February. T he rebrand began under
former executive director Cristina Paden. “She had the vision to make this happen,” Unger shared. “This was Cristina’s work and the board’s work. I just had the opportunity to be the one that rolls it all out.” RAISE28 takes its name from biblical origins. “‘Raise’ lets us think of Jesus being raised from the dead and ‘28’ comes from Matthew 28:19: ‘Go and make disciples of all nations,’” Unger explained. Although the name and mission statement are new, the core values of the organization are unchanged.
“The heart of what we do isn’t changing at all,” Unger said. “We’re still primarily known as an after-school program for kids in the area.” RAISE28 serves students in grades one through 12 in Donegal School District as well as students from other local school districts. Programming is offered Mondays through Fridays and includes free meals for students. Martial arts and music lessons are also offered. Each year, the organization hosts a backpack giveaway, providing bags filled with schools supplies to local students. “Last
Voyage Mount Joy plans National Night Out BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Spend time together with community members and first responders when Voyage Mount Joy hosts National Night Out. The event will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Delta Street, directly across from the Mount Joy Borough office building. “This is an amazing event and opportunity for the entire Mount Joy community to meet and learn more about the first responders that work tirelessly
See RAISE28 pg 4
to keep us all safe every day,” said Allor y Melhorn, event director for Voyage Mount Joy. “They can meet members of the Mount Joy police force, fire department, EMTs and others, as well as learning more about important first aid techniques and exploring some of their equipment that gets used during an emergency.” Mount Joy’s National Night Out event will also include live music by Barkley Cove, a dunk tank, a bounce house and a kids’ painting area for families to enjoy. See Night Out pg 2
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Members of the Friends of the Milanof-Schock Library invite people to an upcoming reunion.