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APRIL 9, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LXI • NO 16
Toward a more mentally healthy community BY ANN MEAD ASH
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few years ago during a New Holland Community Collaboration meeting, then-CrossNet Ministries director Meredith Dahl, who moderated the meetings at that time, asked if anyone present would be interested in forming a mental health committee. “A lot of things have been birthed at Community Collaboration meetings,” said Joan Yunginger, director of social services with CrossNet Ministries and a regular Community Collaboration attendee. “Problems come up. (These are issues) people are seeing.” In response to Dahl’s request, a group, now called the New Holland Mental Health Committee, formed. “We started in 2023. Our first meeting (was held) in June,” recalled Christine Ansari, social worker at Garden Spot High School (GSHS). “We meet about every six to eight weeks depending on what’s on our task list.”
According to Ansari, the No. 1 task on that list was to help connect community members with the help they needed. “Our first initiative was to create a list of resources we trust,” she explained, adding that the list contained referrals of trusted sources. “(It was not just an internet search) of outpatient services near me,” she explained. “We wanted to create a list of agencies (that we know).” That list was created and housed at www.elancoevents.com/resources. Yunginger noted that counseling services are available in New Holland and that those in need may arrange for an appointment through CrossNet. “It’s designed for people who don’t have insurance or whose insurance doesn’t cover this or if the copay is too much,” explained Yunginger, who added that CrossNet can subsidize sessions in some situations. Mental health counseling is provided through Lifepoint Counseling services. “(CrossNet) makes a referral to Lifepoint Counseling,” Members of the New Holland Mental Health Committee are (front, from left) Danielle Kissinger, Joan
Yunginger, Chrissy Ansari, (back) Angela McCarroll, Carl Edwards, John Robbins, (not pictured) Carol
See Committee pg 2 Musser, and Darrell Fisher.
BY GEORGE DEIBEL
Like golfers who win the Masters Tournament and the green jackets tailored for them, Good Samaritan Ser vices (Good Sam) and Engle Printing & Publishing Co., Inc. (EPC) are ideally suited for one another. The two community-minded organizations are once again linking up for the 18th annual EPC Golf Outing benefiting Good Samaritan Services. The charity event will be held Friday, June 6, at Crossgates
Golf Club, 1 Crossland Pass, Millersville. There will be two sessions of golf. The first will tee off at 7:30 a.m., and the second will start at 1:30 p.m. A light breakfast and a chicken barbecue lunch will be served to the morning groups; the afternoon groups will receive a light café lunch and a chicken barbecue meal for dinner. The deadline to register is Friday, May 23. Go to https://epcgolfouting.com for more information and to register. Individuals or businesses that
Offering help and compassion BY ANN MEAD ASH
Shannon Rios, outreach and public relations coordinator with Lighthouse Church, stands in the new food pantry located in the church.
Shannon Rios, outreach and public relations coordinator with Lighthouse Church, once struggled with addiction and homelessness. That firsthand knowledge makes her keenly aware of the needs of recipients of His Helping Hands Food Pantry and the Compassion Closet clothing pantry that she oversees at the church. “I know what’s easy and what’s not,” Rios stated. “If you go to a food pantry and they give you cans, that’s great, but what if (you) don’t have a can opener?” The food and clothing pantries at Lighthouse Church, 1279 Main St., East Earl, are open the first and third Fridays of each month from 6 to 7 p.m. Rios noted that the church hopes to serve one community meal a month in conjunction with the pantry dates. See Lighthouse Church pg 2
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EPC Golf Outing will benefit Good Samaritan Services