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APRIL 19, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 17
A little extra at Easter CrossNet provides fixings for holiday meal BY ANN MEAD ASH
t 2:45 p.m. on April 4, Amy Marburger, food and nutrition manager with CrossNet Ministries, had left the organization’s Food and Nutrition Center to stand near the CrossNet van parked in the corner of the New Holland United Methodist Church parking lot adjacent to the CrossNet facilities. The van was loaded with food items to give out to anyone in the New Holland area in need of an Easter meal. “There’s usually a line (before 3 p.m.),” said Marburger. “But I had people coming inside (the Nutrition Center), so I decided to come out early.” Soon, Marburger and her helpers were handing out hams and carrots, purchased at a discount from Yoder’s Country Market; 5-pound bags of potatoes, donated by Shady Maple Farm Market; 150 dozen eggs from the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank; and bags filled with candy, canned soups, noodles, and more, donated by Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
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“Our Lady of Lourdes does a Manna Bag collection,” explained Marburger. “They do this for Easter and for Thanksgiving for us, and they target our needs.” Marburger gave drivers and passengers friendly greetings as cars began to arrive. “I haven’t seen you in a long time,” she told one driver, whose tiny dog peered out the passenger side window. “How’s my little buddy?” she asked a child in the back seat of a mini van. “Have a happy Easter!” she called after him as the van pulled away. Easter meals, which Marburger believes have been handed out for about a decade, consist of a ham, a bag of carrots, a dozen eggs, a bag of potatoes, and a bag of assorted extras. “We packed for 125,” said Marburger, who noted that in addition to the 3 to 5 p.m. drivethrough pickup on April 4, meals could be retrieved at the Nutrition Center on April 5 and 6. “I told (clients who) have appointments at the food pantry to just pick them up (when they come),” explained
Amy Marburger, food and nutrition manager with CrossNet Ministries, handed out Easter meals and bags of goodies (right photo) at a drive-through pickup on April 4.
Marburger. “I told them not to make two trips because gas is way too expensive.” Looking ahead, Marburger belives the Food and Nutrition Center will
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Barking for life in Ephrata
Dogs and humans will help to fight cancer when Ephrata’s first Bark for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for Life is held.
be in need of certain items. “Numbers (of clients) are increasing with food stamp benefits being cut,” she said. “We are always looking for condiments, pancake mix, syrup,
crackers, and snacks.” All donated items must be unexpired. Readers who would like to learn more about CrossNet may visit www.elancocross.org.
Interested in a trade? Scholarship funds are available
BY ANN MEAD ASH
BY ANN MEAD ASH
East Earl resident and member of the Misfits on a Mission Relay for Life team Sharon Groff, is a woman who believes in giving a project her all. Groff loves the idea of Bark for Life, an American Cancer Society Relay for Life event involving dogs and their owners, so she decided to get behind the concept and do her best to make it succeed. The result is the first Ephrataarea Bark for Life, to be held at New Life Fellowship Church, 420 E. Fulton St., Ephrata, on Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to
From the time Randy Royer was a child, he showed a strong interest in construction. His sister-in-law, Linda Lantaff, noted that he had “a passion for the trades,” playing with blocks and other toys that he could use to build things. Randy pursued a building career following high school, earning an associate degree in architectural engineering technology from Penn State University and a Bachelor of Science in structural design and construction engineering technology. Randy became a project manager and estimator
See Bark for Life pg 3
with Ames Construction, working there for nearly 30 years before his untimely death in October 2016. When the date that would have been Randy’s next birthday rolled around, his friend and fellow Ames employee, vice president Steve Burridge was thinking about him, and he called Randy’s widow, Lori, to check on the family. The idea of creating a scholarship was discussed. “Randy loved working here,” said Burridge. The first Randy Royer Memorial Scholarship was given in 2017. Each scholarship is a minimum of $1,000, and to date, eight scholarships See Scholarship pg 5
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