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Staffers Make Aaron’s Acres Camp Special Experience
BY JEFF FALK
t’s a great place for hands-on activities. It’s a great place to take a dip. It’s a great place to get outside and recreate. New Holland Community Park is a great place to attend summer camp. “New Holland is an amazing, welcoming community,” said Risa Paskoff, who’s been the executive director of Aaron’s Acres for 28 years. “(Borough officials) allow us to use the pavilion, the pool, the park. It’s a wonderful partnership. We have community members coming up to us and saying, ‘It’s great to see you again.’ You’re breaking down barriers and you’re connecting to make a stronger community.” New Holland Community Park, 400 E. Jackson St., New Holland, will again provide the setting for Aaron’s Acres’ annual summer camp, the program that resulted in the founding of the organization dedicated to serving individuals with disabilities and their families. This summer will mark the fourth year that the park has hosted Aaron’s Acres’ summer camp. The summer camp program consists of three
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A staff member and campers collaborate on a summer
See Aaron’s Acres pg 9 camp project.
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Diane Smith Puts Others Ahead of Herself, In and Out of Water
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BY JEFF FALK
Diane Smith is leading her best life. It is a rich, fulfilling existence in which volunteering plays a major role - and not just because doing good and helping others is important. Smith has the heart of a Susquehanna Valley Team River Runner, and she is following her heart. “I think everyone has a time in their life when they might need someone or need something from someone,” said Smith. “I want to be that person who who can help,
Frank Gentile Is Running With a Purpose BY JEFF FALK
Frank Gentile runs for his own fitness, recreation and mental health. But he also runs for others, people who can’t run themselves, like his father. “When you think of having a father who died when he was 46, you start to feel shortchanged,” said Gentile. “If I can help give someone an extra 10 years and give them a chance to see their grandchildren being born or their children get married or their children graduate from college, it’s very personal to me. I think it’s just part of who I am, and I think running has helped with that transformation.” Gentile, a 59-year-old resident of Lititz, is currently preparing to participate in the running of the 130th annual Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20. His preparations for the race include raising money as a charity runner for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and logging hundreds of miles and hours of training. He’s motivated by intestinal fortitude, something nurtured by his father, who passed away 41 years ago in Michigan following a three-year battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. “ When I got to the age of 46, I thought it was incredibly young,” said Gentile. “I wanted to prevent that from happening (to me). That’s what fuels me. (Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is) an incredibly debilitating disease. It brings tears to your eyes to see people in that condition. That’s my why.” Gentile has already raised $10,000 toward his $25,000 goal
See Diane Smith pg 4 Diane Smith (front) navigates a whitewater kayaking challenge.
See Frank Gentile pg 2
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