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10-8 Emergency Vehicle Services Honors History

BY JEFF FALK

What makes all emergency vehicles special is the nature of their work. What makes this particular emergency vehicle special is the nature of its work and how it relates to history.

When citizens were fleeing one of America’s darkest hours, this fire engine was speeding toward the trouble.

“This is a unique piece just because of the history of it,” said Randy Fisher, who’s been the service manager at 10-8 Emergency Vehicle Services for six years.

“That alone is worth its weight in gold as far as memories go. The truck has been drawing a lot of attention because it was at the (Twin) Towers on the day of the

(9/11) attacks, a day we will never forget. I wanted it to be part of history. I wanted to see it recognized this year.”

Lydia Harrison Takes Horsing Around Very Seriously

BY JEFF FALK

Lydia Harrison has always been around horses. The bonds, the commitment and the experiences have positively affected her development.

“When I first started (as an equestrian), I wasn’t very focused,” said Lydia. “In school, I wasn’t the best student. Through safety and a love of the sport, I’ve had to learn how to focus, and it taught me I had to do the same with school as a student. I’ve learned a lot about patience. I’ve gotten injured, and I’ve had to work very hard to get back. With horses, sometimes its two steps forward and five steps back.”

A senior at Lancaster Mennonite School, Lydia has been riding horses competitively since she was 6.

Located at 501B E. Main St., New Holland, 10-8 Emergency

Vehicle Services is currently performing work on a very special fire engine. The local authorized dealer and service shop for all types of emergency vehicles is refurbishing, repairing and generally

BY JEFF FALK

Aaron’s Acres isn’t intentionally and deliberately expanding. But by responding to the needs of the community, Aaron’s Acres is growing organically.

One of its newer programs, Kindness Konnections, is taking a different approach to giving back to the same community that

Aaron’s Acres is already serving.

“I like the phrase ‘natural evo lution,’” said Madison Heider, the program coordinator at Aaron’s Acres. “We’ve had discussions about how this program can continue to grow. There’s a need for it in the community. I think it’s a natural progression of Aaron’s Acres mission to support participants in our community.”

“I definitely believe horses are spiritual animals,” said Lydia. “They pick up on human emotions very well. You need to remain calm and composed when you’re around them, and they’ve taught me that too.”

In February, Lydia and her horse, Archer, are competing in the prestigious HITS Ocala show in Ocala, Fla., a United States Equestrian Federation-sanctioned international competition. Over the past year, she has competed in about 15 shows in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Virginia and Florida with varying levels of success.

“Practice, practice, practicethat’s the key to success,” said Lydia. “I practice every day and I’m at the barn every day, working on jumps and messing with heights. I think it helps

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reconditioning a former Fire Department of New York City (FDNY) tower ladder truck that served honorably on Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center in Manhattan.

“The truck is in pretty rough shape,” said Fisher. “(The owner) wants to be able to drive it. Setting up the ladder is probably not going to happen. We’ve gotten it to a point where it can be driven, but there are other issues with it.”

The former FDNY ladder truck that 10-8 Emergency Vehicle Services is working on is a 2001 Seagrave Truck Number 9 Aerial Scope, with a bucket on the end of its ladder. To this point, 10-8’s technicians have performed about 25 hours of work on the ladder truck, replacing windows and a thermostat and checking its engine and brakes.

The tower ladder truck was first taken to 10-8 Emergency Vehicle Services for reconditioning in September of 2025.

“It’s just fundamental stuff for now,” said Fisher, a resident of Lititz. “We’re a Seagrave dealer, and the owner reached out to us. He needed help, and we told him we’d help him out where we can. Renovations do get pretty labor intensive.”

Paul Medeiros, a resident of North Carolina who is associated with the Virginia Fire Museum and the Old Dominion Historical Fire Society, is the owner of the Seagrave ladder truck.

“(10-8 Emergency Vehicle Services is) helping out because of the meaning of the project,” said Medeiros. “They’re a humble group. They’re helping me as much as they can. We’re on hold with five grand into it.”

Medeiros’ 2001 tower ladder truck was damaged at the World Trade Center in New York City on 9/11. Four of the fire engine’s 14 crew members lost their lives at the Twin Towers that day.

“We knew about 10-8, so we took it there,” said Medeiros. “They’ve done a

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lot of work, but they’re in a holding pattern now. If I can get some donations, we can keep it rolling.”

Medeiros originally purchased the tower ladder truck for $10,000 at an auction site.

“It happened fast,” said Medeiros. “The truck was going to a scrap yard, and we saved it. Trucks like that get decommissioned and they get torn apart. I’ve been through a lot with it.”

Medeiros’ plans for the 2001 Seagrave fire engine include getting it drivable so the truck can take part in a commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy in Harrisburg in July.

“That’s what we’re hoping will be our outcome,” said Medeiros.

“I would say we’re about halfway to where (Medeiros) wants it to be,” said Fisher. “We want to make sure it starts. He may want to do something to it himself. But no one is getting rich on this project.”

A full-service Seagrave fire trucks and Life Line ambulances dealer, 10-8 Emergency Vehicle Services typically performs about two renovations a year.

“It’s a smaller part of our business,” said Fisher. “The emergency world is very unique. There’s a lot going on with a fire truck. We do everything the customer asks, and we give them a quality product.”

To learn how to donate to the project, call or text Medeiros at 704-634-5660.

Writing Toward Recovery, Healing and Hope

BY CAT SHANNON

Every week, Scott Feifer gets people to share their innermost thoughts. He’s not a clergyman or a therapist. He’s a writer, and he believes in the power of the pen.

Feifer, who taught language arts for almost 30 years at Hempfield School District, has been leading writing circles since his days as a teacher. He left his public school position in 2020 and has since focused on the transformative power of writing.

Feifer leads writing circles at Manos House, a residential treatment program for young men in Columbia; Blueprints for Addiction Recovery; Domestic Violence Services; and the Lancaster County Youth Intervention Center, among other locations throughout Lancaster and neighboring counties.

“We run from our stories and the trauma and the hard things we’ve experienced,” he said. “But when we write it down, we realize that ultimately, there’s no running from our past.”

Ironically, the man who gets people to bare their souls on paper wasn’t always so open.

In 1998, he signed up for a summer writing workshop at Millersville University. As part of the class, students shared their writing with their peers.

“I didn’t want to reveal something so private,” Feifer recalled. “I decided I would go to the first class, but if I was uncomfortable or I didn’t like it, I would leave during the break.”

Not only did he stay for the class, but he also found a new outlet for his emotions.

“Something broke open for me in a way that I hadn’t expected,” he said of his writing. “I wanted my students to taste what I had experienced that summer.”

He began offering writing circles at Hempfield, focusing on ideals expressed in Natalie Goldberg’s “Writing Down the Bones.”

“It’s free writing, stream of consciousness, just get your thoughts down on paper,” he said. “I had kids writing about their dog dying. Kids wrote about their parents splitting

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up. They wrote about their dad in prison and wondering what he was doing while they were in class.”

In 2002, Feifer took a sabbatical and began offering his writing circles at various locations around the county, including domestic violence organizations and detention centers.

“Honestly, when I started going to the Youth Intervention Center, I was shocked by how respectful most of the kids in the unit were,” he said. “They were eager to be heard.”

This is Feifer’s 22nd year volunteering at Manos House, where he leads writing circles with young men, facilitates joint groups with women from a local recovery house and incorporates writing into group counseling sessions.

As a former teacher, he said he most enjoys that this writing is not graded or required to fit any standards.

“There’s no rubric, no box they have to fit into,” he shared. “This writing lets people know they have a voice and a story, and they can use their voice to tell their story. These writing circles are for people who are struggling just to survive, when we all deserve to thrive.”

Feifer’s sessions typically begin with a prompt, which could be a poem or a writing passage, but participants

may write about anything they like. He also shares his own story with his writing circle, encouraging the writer to embrace the idea of putting their thoughts onto paper.

“I explain that writing slows us down and gives us time to reflect and respond and not just act on impulse or just react,” he said.

Ultimately, he’s not concerned with the final product; instead, he’s focused on the process.

“It’s not about the quality of the writing,” he said. “It’s about the quality of the people who sit and do the writing. It’s about what comes out of them. You can hear when somebody’s heart is in their writing.”

His goal is “writing toward freedom, recovery, healing and hope.”

Participants are invited to share their writing out loud during the circles if they’d like to, and Feifer collects

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the writing and responds to each submission.

“I believe in writing back to them on the back of their paper, by hand,” he said. “I read everything they submit, even if it’s not shared in the circle.”

Feifer, who grew up in Lancaster and graduated from McCaskey High School and

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He doesn’t do it for the honors, he said. Instead, he’s motivated and inspired by the change he sees in the people who join his writing circles.

“Someone will tell me, ‘This was not what I expected, but it was what I needed,’” he said. “Writing like this allows you take off the suit of armor we all wear, let some light in and really be yourself, who you truly are.”

He encourages participants like the young men at Manos House to keep their writings to share with their parole officers as evidence of their growth in the program.

“I tell people, ‘When you take what I’m doing seriously, you’re taking yourself seriously,’” he said. “I hope that through my writing circles, I’m giving people a tool of greater personal awareness and that is giving them power.”

To learn more about Feifer and his writing circles, visit www.thewriting circleprogram.com.

Lydia Harrison

me get around the ring successfully.”

“There’s a lot of adrenaline at shows,” added Lydia. “I do get nervous sometimes, but I have to be focused. I have to know what I’m doing. It’s a mental game for sure. It takes a lot of resilience and focus.”

Lydia trains and practices at Foxfield Farms, which is located at 230 Holtzman Road in Reinholds. Her preparations include working with trainers Becky Weik and Larissa Fischer.

“Being able to apply my skills to an arena and showing it off is fun,” said Lydia. “I get to show the progress I’ve made, and that’s very, very rewarding. Since I started competing, I’ve kept progressing.”

“There are shows every other weekend, and sometimes it does interfere with my school schedule,” Lydia continued. “Showing and competing is just as important to me as school. I think what a lot of people don’t realize is the connections you make as an equestrian.”

Archer is a 9-year-old gelding from the Oldenberg breed of jumping horses. Lydia and Archer are still in their first year of competing together, but their bond has begun to blossom.

“At first, it was a little scary because he’s very big,” said Lydia. “He had a hot temper at first, and I didn’t

Garden Club

Sets Meeting

The Women’s Garden Club of Lancaster County will meet on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 1 to 3 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Road, Lancaster.

Heather Jones, a floral designer from Esbenshade’s Garden Center, will present “New Ideas and Plants for Your Garden.” She will give new ideas for creating contemporary containers and gardens and will share the latest information about plants and embellishments to enhance a garden.

Guests are welcome to attend, and there is a fee. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Kathy at amishville2@yahoo.com or visit www.womens gardencluboflancaster county.com.

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connect with him immediately. I had to work a lot with him. We connected after some time, and we’re really connected now. I’ve figured him out for the most part.”

“Archer is the funniest horse I’ve ever been around,” continued Lydia. “He’s very mouthy. He’s not mean, but he does bite. He’s very friendly, and he has a lot of energy.”

It was time spent at a horse camp 12 years ago that first ignited Lydia’s interest in equestrianism. Not long after that, riding lessons followed.

“I fell in love with it completely,” said Lydia. “When I sit in a saddle, I’m not thinking of anything else. It’s just the horse and me. It relieves stress, and the exercise helps a lot too.”

Lydia, who serves as the vice president of Lancaster Mennonite School’s FFA chapter, has future plans that include both college and horses. She has plenty of time to work out the details.

“My hope is to take a gap year after high school, go to Florida, train with Archer and compete,” said Lydia. “Then I’ll go to college for automotive engineering. I haven’t figured all of it out yet. I think I’m going to want to keep competing, but depending on what my job is, it could look different.”

Historical Society Sets Presentation

The New Holland Area Historical Society will hold the first meeting of its winter/spring 2026 speaker series on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. in the chapel at Garden Spot Village, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. Corey Von Brookhoven

will present “Turnpike Mile Markers of Lancaster County.” He is the president of Lititz Historical Society and has penned four books on Lancaster County history. For more information, visit www.nhhistorical.com.

Kindness Konnections

Located at 1861 Charter Lane, Suite 114, Lancaster, Aaron’s Acres serves and enriches the lives of children and young adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. A community service group, Kindness Konnections works with other local nonprofits to provide participants ages 22 to 40 opportunities to work in the community, explore new social skills in new settings and elevate confidence levels.

“Our group is getting together, and we’re giving back to the community,” said Heider. “It’s a way for our participants to get out there and do something meaningful. It’s a new expression of our programs. We reach out to organizations and go out and do some work.”

Aaron’s Acres offers its Kindness Konnections program twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall. Both sessions are eight weeks in length, and the group meets to perform tasks and work together on Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m.

The spring 2026 session of Kindness Konnections began on Feb. 2, and the fall session will commence on Monday, Oct. 5.

“We’re trying to create an inclusive experience,” said Heider. “We’re meeting at different locations and doing the work at (nonprofits’) locations. We’re open to any kind of work. But we’ve found that assemblyline-like work is the most successful.”

“Communications are absolutely a form of kindness,” added Heider. “Just giving back in any way is kindness. Personally, I think kindness is so important. It can change so many things in the world.”

At this point, participants in the Kindness Konnections program have engaged in work at Girls on the Run, the local Power Packs Project and Lafayette

Fire Company. The workers have also cleaned at the North Museum of Nature and Science and the local Lives Changed By Christ (LCBC) and have assisted with a large mailing project for Servant Stage.

“We hope (participants) are getting some social skills and connecting with people,” said Heider. “Just completing a task can be super special. We’re hoping these experiences could lead to opportunities outside of our organization. Overall, being in different settings allows them to learn what other organizations do for others.”

An extension of an Aaron’s Acres’ summer camp program, Kindness Konnections was established in the fall of 2024 to serve the families of two individuals. Currently, eight participants ages 22 to 40 are enrolled in the program.

The participants reside in Manheim, Mount Joy, Elizabethtown, Jonestown, Berks County and Dauphin County.

“(The participants are) Aaron’s Acres’ heart,” said Heider. “They’re just looking for connections. They’re our friends. It’s generally just such a community who goes out with us.”

“To me, the best part is seeing participants reacting to their abilities,” added Heider, “and finding out what they can do and how much they can do. That and the connections they make. Just seeing what can be accomplished is my favorite part.”

The Kindness Konnections program maintains a 1-to-4 staff-to-participant ratio.

“Our numbers are always dependent on staffing,” said Heider. “If our participants’ number would go higher than eight, we’d have to hire another staff

member.”

As program director, Heider assumes the lead for the Kindness Konnections program. She is assisted by counselor Hayley Wilson.

“In this population, (a staff member’s role) is a lot more guidance and oversight,” said Heider. “We’re doing more modeling. We’re always there to support in that capacity. Our role is always just to be there. Most of the work is done entirely by the participants. They’re doing their job and we’re

doing our job, and that’s what makes it complete.”

In addition to the Kindness Konnections initiative, Aaron’s Acres also sponsors summer camps for children and adults with disabilities; The Social Scene; the Chuckie Magee Flag Football and Cheerleading League; a spring sports program; Dramability; and family classes that offer activities in fitness, art and cooking.

For additional information, go to https:// aaronsacres.org.

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The Art of Quilting Thrives at Thrift Shop

BY FRANCINE FULTON

While Country Gift & Thrift Shoppe is known as the place where shoppers go to find bargains on gently used items, the building also houses an upstairs quilt room where quilts are displayed for sale and where local volunteers work on projects during select quilting days.

Quilting days were held in January, led by quilt manager Pam Fredericksen of New Holland, during which 30 to 40 different Amish and Mennonite groups volunteered to quilt.

“They volunteer the whole day (to work on) personal (quilt) tops that people can consign with me,” Fredericksen explained. “I follow (the customer’s) directions. I interview them for about an hour and we talk about what they would like to see (such as) if they want colored thread or binding. The person that owns the quilt tops pays, and that generates money for the store, and it all goes to missions.”

Groups typically quilt during select days January through July, working on finishing products and stitching new quilts to sell in the store as well. The

room is then closed to quilting in the fall and through December because it is used for the shop’s Christmas display. “The public can come in and watch, but no photographs,” noted Fredericksen.

The room includes several quilting frames that the volunteers can use while stitching.

“We pin the quilts to quilting frames to keep tension,” noted Fredericksen.

“I mark the quilts with pencil that washes out or white chalk if you can’t see the pencil on the dark fabric. They use quilting thread, which is stronger

than regular thread. I give guidance on the design, and the ladies follow that. I leave plenty of notes.”

Quilts of all designs and patterns are currently for sale in the quilt room. There is also a closeted area on the second floor where the more valuable quilts are displayed on hangers, as well as an area offering quilted pillows and quilted wall hangings.

“Quilts are beautiful. The artwork - the beauty - is the hand stitching,” said Fredericksen, noting that no two quilts are alike.

All proceeds from the sale of quilts, as well as other items sold in the store, benefit the humanitarian efforts of the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).

“All of the money goes to MCC,” Fredericksen said. “It is a wonderful store.”

Country Gift & Thrift Shop is located at 5602 Old Philadelphia Pike (Route 340), Gap. Offered for sale at the store are antiques; books; bridal gowns; crafting supplies; housewares; jewelry; linens; toys; and clothing for men, women

Mennonite Life Plans Pennsylvania Dutch Language Series

Mennonite Life, 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster, invites those who wish to learn and speak Pennsylvania Dutch, also known as Pennsylvania German, to a six-session series studying and practicing the language. The series will take place on Tuesdays, March 3 and 17, April 7 and 21, and May 5 and 19. Classes will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Mennonite Life Community Room.

Class instructors will lead informal lessons based on the book “Speaking Amish: A Beginner’s Introduction to Pennsylvania German” by Lillian Stoltzfus. The book is available in the Mennonite Life store and at www.mennonitelife.org/ shop. Lessons will focus on casual conversation, with plenty of time for practice.

People with all levels of experience are welcome, from beginners to fluent speakers.

There is a suggested donation per session. Participants should plan to attend all six sessions and may register for the series by calling 717-393-9745 or emailing Ruth Martin at customercare@menno nitelife.org.

Mennonite Life’s vision is diverse communities connecting across boundaries by knowing and valuing their own and each other’s stories of life, faith, cultures, and histories.

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and children. Donations of gently used items are accepted year-round. For more information, visit www.countrygiftand thrift.com or www .facebook.com/Country GiftAndThrift. Those who would like to have the volunteers work on a quilt for them may contact the store at 717-768-3784 and ask for Fredericksen, who can also provide a schedule of quilting days.

Girls on the Run Accepting Registrations

BY GEORGE DEIBEL

Registration is underway for the spring season of the Girls on the Run Lancaster-Lebanon.

assistance is just part of the registration process, and they have the opportunity to select their payment amount.”

BANGOR EPISCOPAL-FOUNDED 1722. 4 mi. W of Morgantown on Rt. 23 in Churchtown. Sunday Holy Eucharist at 10am. All are welcome. Handicap accessible. Parking lot adjacent to the church off Water Street. For additional info., www.bangorepiscopal.org

BETHANY GRACE FELLOWSHIP: 400 Reading Road, East Earl (at the corner of Rt. 625 & Union Grove Rd.) Join us for worship, Sundays at 9 & 10:35AM. Adult, Youth, 56 Club classes at 10:35. Options for nursery-grade 4 during both time slots. Check us out at www.bethanygf.org or call 717-4456644 with questions. To Thrive | To Impact | To Unify.

CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: 758 Spruce Rd., New Holland 717-354-8428. “Building Community with Christ, to Impact a World without Christ” Pastor: Dr. Doug Bozung. Please go to cfcnewholland.org/visit for information concerning worship services, adult ministries, youth & children’s ministries.

CHURCHTOWN UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 2170 Main Street, Narvon (Churchtown). Phone: 717-445-5585, umcchurchtown@gmail.com. Pastor Lisa Kurtz, lisakurtz01@comcast.net 5 mi East of New Holland on PA 23. Sunday worship at 9 am. Handicapped Access.

LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH (AG): Located at 1279 Main St., East Earl, invites you to join us for a time of contemporary worship and biblical preaching at our 9am service on Sunday mornings and 7pm service on Wednesday evenings. Kids ministry for birth through 5th grade and youth ministry for 6th through 12th grade is available. Lead Pastor: Stephen Ritchey. For more information on our services and programs, visit us online at Lighthouseag.com

MT ZION CHURCH: 753 Mt. Zion Rd., Narvon, PA. Pastor: Ian Solodky, Worship Leader: Joe Liptock, Praise Band “3:16”. Adult Bible Study 9 am, Worship Service 10:15 am, Child Care Provided. We teach the traditional Gospel of Jesus Christ. All are welcome! Enjoy the views of our beautiful rural setting. Facebook.com/mtzionroad/ Instagram: Mt.Zion_narvon

OUR LADY OF LOURDES Catholic Church: 150 Water Street, New Holland, PA 17557 Father Steven Fauser, Pastor. Visit us online at www.ourladyoflourdesnh.com Sunday 8am & 10:30am. Saturday 5pm. Weekday Mass: Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9am.

PARKESBURG WORD OF FAITH CHURCH Sunday Service 10 am & Wednesday prayer at 7:30 pm - at 501 Lenover Rd., Parkesburg, PA 19365. Call 610-593-2277 www.parkesburgwordoffaith.org

PILGRIM BIBLE CHURCH: 5367 Paes Rd., New Holland. Located 1/4 mi from Welsh Mountain Rec. Center on Paes Rd., 717-354-9444. Worship Service 10:30 am. Nursery. Pastor: Randy Good.

ST. JOHN CENTER LUTHERAN CHURCH 599 Reading Rd., East Earl, PA 17519 717-445-5505. Sunday Worship 11 am Services are held in the church social hall.

ST. STEPHEN REFORMED CHURCH (Presbyterian Church In America): “A Beacon on the Hill.” The Word of God is central to our worship. Sunday Worship at 9:30am and 4:00pm. Sunday School for all ages following morning worship. For more information visit www.ststephenpca.org Lead Pastor: Rev. Dr. Andrew DiNardo. 249 E. Main Street New Holland PA 717-354-7871.

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Girls on the Run (GOTR) is an organization for girls in third through eighth grades. “We have our Girls on the Run curriculum, which is third through fifth grades, and we have our Heart and Sole curriculum, which is for girls in sixth through eighth grades,” said program director Kylie Homan. “Girls should register because we are a program that utilizes a research-based curriculum to support girls in understanding their emotions, fostering friendships, and expressing empathy.”

Homan prefers that girls register by the start of the season on Monday, March 9. Sign-ups will close on Saturday, March 14. Go to www.gotrlancaster lebanon.org to sign up or for additional information. There is a standard fee to participate in GOTR, but there is some flexibility. “We emphasize families pay what they can given their current circumstances,” said Homan. “We want to make sure that our program is accessible to girls and that there’s no barriers for anybody to participate. There are no forms, no applications to fill out. Their selection of financial

The fee includes the cost of training coaches, the curriculum for Girls on the Run International, and all of the lesson materials that are provided to the coaches. Girls receive a take-home journal with activities to do and also get an official GOTR T-shirt and a season gift. The 5K registration and the medal they receive at the 5K are also included in the price.

“The name is Girls on the Run, but it’s about so much more,” said Jessica Wilson, who is the program and 5K manager. “It’s really about encouraging girls to move forward at whatever their pace may be. We have girls that run. We have girls that walk. We have girls that skip. We have girls that roll in their wheelchairs at practices. We just encourage all of those movements and just encourage them to keep moving forward.”

Previous participants might notice a slight change in the program.

“We are super excited this spring will be the first season in which we’re starting the use of a new curriculum, which has been rolled out from Girls on the Run International, and it is called Hello Bold Heart,” said Homan. “It is all about

giving girls the opportunity to discover their heart power and developing the confidence to boldly share what is in their heart and help others use their voice too.”

Homan added, “The curriculum does a really great job of integrating the physical movement with the learning components. It’s a lot of tandem learning when it comes to the physical activity. The girls don’t always realize that they’re running and they’re doing the physical activity because they’re doing so much learning along with it.”

GOTR is seeking coaches who will operate chapters out of schools. “For the spring season, we will need approximately 300 to 350 volunteer coaches to support the teams across Lancaster and Lebanon (counties),” said Homan, adding that there are coaching opportunities for males, females, and high school-age girls.

“We encourage anybody to come out to be a coach,”

Homan said. “We have coaches in their 70s, and you don’t need to be a runner. You don’t need to have coaching experience. We have a lot of coaches that come in who are teachers, but we have coaches that are just community members looking for a place to give back and to support the community in this way.”

GOTR prepares the coaches. “All of our coaches receive a very structured coach training experience that gives them the foundation and the resources to be able to coach successfully for throughout the season,” said Homan. “And then coaches are always given support throughout the season from our council.” Anyone interested in volunteering can visit the website or email Wilson at jwilson@gotrlancaster .org or Homan at khoman@ gotrlancaster.org.

The goal is to have a GOTR program in every school district in Lancaster and Lebanon counties.

GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster to Hold Gala

GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster will host a Glitz & Glam Gala fundraiser on Saturday, March 28, from 5 to 10 p.m. at The Wyndham Lancaster Resort and Convention Center, 2300 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster.

The event has a red carpet theme, so attendees are encouraged to wear fancy attire. The gala will include a DJ, music, dancing, themed games, food, and drinks. Attendees may win giveaway drawing prizes and bid on silent auction items and experiences. The GiGi’s Dance Team will present a live dance performance, and attendees will view a national video about GiGi’s Playhouse Inc., as well as a personalized video of pictures set to music, featuring

participants from GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster. The goal of the evening is to share the impact of GiGi’s Playhouse Lancaster and to raise at least $50,000 for the organization.

About 200 guests are expected to attend, including families, GiGi’s Playhouse participants with Down syndrome, sponsors, supporters, and community members. To purchase tickets through Tuesday, March 10, visit https://gigisplayhouse .org/lancaster/gala/.

Sponsorships are available, and organizers are seeking donations of items, gift cards, services, and experiences for the silent auction.

The mission of GiGi’s Playhouse is to change the way the world views

Down syndrome. The Lancaster site is located at 2501 Oregon Pike, Suite 101, Lancaster. For more information, visit www .gigisplayhouse.org/lan caster or email lancaster@ gigisplayhouse.org.

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“We’re working towards that,” said Homan.

The spring season will conclude with a 5K that will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 16. It will be held at for the first time at Greenfield, 1581 William Penn Way, Lancaster. The event is open to the public. It is designed as a fun run

and is not chip-timed. “We need hundreds of volunteers in order for the 5K to be a safe and successful day,” said Homan.

At the end of the season, the girls engage in a community impact project, which is their opportunity to give back to the community that is important to them.

“The new curriculums that we’ve been using are really emphasizing that a small act can make a big impact,” said Homan. “It gets the girls to think on a smaller scale about how they can really do something that’s important, but it doesn’t have to be grandiose.”

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