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APRIL 16, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Packing hope with Selah’s Heart When she began the organization, Ogilvie packed all of the h e n s h e f o u n d e d boxes in her Elizabethtown home. “The first year, I did 20 boxes, Selah’s Heart in 2021 with a mission of sup- and I thought that was so cool,” porting women experiencing she said. “Last year, we did 90 pregnancy loss, Carolyn Ogilvie for the year. This year, I said, hoped the organization would ‘Let’s try to double that. Go big take off. It has far exceeded her or go home.’ Our goal is to do 200 boxes this year, with 100 packed expectations. “The Lord is moving moun- at this event.” As she explained, each box contains, and we’re expanding our reach,” she said. Selah’s Heart, tains purposely curated contents. “We have taken so much time named for the stillborn daughter of Ogilvie ’s best friend, and consideration into every item that goes in a box,” L a u r e n Wa l k e r, she said. “Ever yprovides comfort “Every item thing is intentionfor grieving famally packed, with ilies through care will serve Mom no filler. Every item packages. physically, w i l l s e r ve Mo m The commuspiritually or physically, spiritunity is invited to ally or emotionally.” pack care boxes to emotionally.” Items may donate to women include lactation in hospitals around c a r e , b o o k s fo r the countr y on Saturday, April 26. The event Mom and Dad, a candle to light will be held at Hope Commu- on the baby’s birthday, an ink n i t y C h u rc h , 1 8 0 6 Ha r r i s - pad and mold kit to create keepburg Ave., Mount Joy, from sakes and eye mask patches to provide practical relief to grieving 6 to 8:30 p.m. Along with packing the boxes, mothers. “We include the smallest little participants will experience a night of prayer and community, ring you’ve ever seen, an infant ring,” Ogilvie said. “People are Ogilvie said. “We have partnered with Awake encouraged to take pictures of Initiative, who is experienced in their baby with the ring and then leading groups in worship,” she take the ring home, wear it on a stated. “People can come, have chain and have a keepsake of an some refreshments that our item their baby touched.” Boxes are sent directly to labor amazing donors have provided, enjoy a time of worship and then and delivery units in hospitals as well as neonatal intensive care pack the boxes.” BY CAT SHANNON
Recognizing Medal of Honor recipients BY CAT SHANNON
she said. “I’ve walked into businesses, explaining what we do, and people have said, ‘I will give you money. I want to support our community.’” While boxes are distributed locally, they are also shipped
On March 25, 1991, the first National Medal of Honor Day was celebrated to recognize recipients of the highest award for military valor in action. Although Lancaster County has several Medal of Honor recipients, a ceremony to mark this day has not been held in the county - until now. Thanks to members of the Sons of Union Veterans Camp 19, two local Medal of Honor (MOH) soldiers were formally honored at a ceremony in March. William H. Strayer was honored at his final resting place, Camp Hill Cemetery on Bruce Avenue in Mount Joy. Charles H. Fasnacht was honored at Greenwood Cemetery in Lancaster. “ To our knowledge, this was the first commemoration on National MOH Day in the county,” shared Scott M. Fasnacht, past camp commander of the Gen. George H. Thomas Camp 19, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW). “Once we did the research and identified that six of the nine MOH recipients with a Lancaster County connection were from the Civil War, we felt like it was a natural fit for the Sons of
See Selah’s Heart pg 5
See Medal of Honor pg 7
People pray over boxes packed for Selah’s Heart.
units. O g i l v i e s a i d s h e ’s b e e n impressed with the generosity of the local community when it comes to supporting her mission. “The E-town and Mount Joy community has blown my mind,”
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