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JUNE 7, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 24
Showers + Partnership brings refreshment opportunities to New Holland BY ANN MEAD ASH
eredith Dahl, CrossNet executive director, wants the people of the ELANCO School District to know about resources that are available to them. One of those is the Refresh Lancaster mobile shower and medical care service unit offered by a partnership involving Lancaster EMS, Lanc Co MyHome, and, in New Holland, CrossNet Ministries. “It has two shower rooms, and towels and toiletries are included,” pointed out Dahl, who added that medical consultation, hygiene supplies, and the opportunity to receive laundry cards for a local laundromat are among the Refresh offerings. The Refresh trailer visits New Holland each Thursday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Alexandra Morales and Alix Mullins park the unit at 110 W. Franklin St., just outside the orange doors of the CrossNet Youth Center location. Refresh is more than just a place to freshen up. Morales has phlebotomy
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training, so she can draw blood for lab testing. To have blood drawn, a patient need only bring his or her doctor’s orders to the trailer. No appointment is necessary. The trailer also gives out hygiene kits, including special kits for women that contain feminine hygiene products.
“It’s a wonderful partnership, and it meets a need in the ELANCO School District.” Other locations that the Refresh trailer is available in the county are behind the Salem United Church of Christ in Columbia on Mondays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; at ECHOS in Elizabethtown on Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; at the Pioneer Fire Company in Ephrata on Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.; behind the Lancaster County Food Hub on Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m.; and at Union Community Care at 304 N. Water St., Lancaster on Fridays from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Refresh Lancaster held a summer kickoff event on June 2 at Union Community Care, where representatives gave away 32-ounce widemouth water bottles filled with items such as sunscreen, socks, lip balm, snacks, toothbrush, toothpaste, and a McDonald’s gift card. The organization plans to continue to give the water bottles away to participants throughout the summer. Each filled bottle costs about $20. Those wishing to donate to help fill the bottles may visit the Refresh Lancaster page on Facebook. “There may be people (in the ELANCO area) experiencing homelessness who need access or who have a home but don’t have those amenities,” said Dahl of the reason behind the partnership. “I am grateful (Refresh is) willing to come out here and provide this resource to the community. It’s a wonderful partnership, and it meets a need in the ELANCO School District.” More information about services CrossNet provides to New Holland may be found by visiting www.elancocross.org.
Alix Mullins (left) and Alexandra Morales bring the Refresh Lancaster mobile shower to New Holland each Thursday.
RRR to host Summer Field Day Doing something for widows BY ANN MEAD ASH
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BY ANN MEAD ASH
Red Rose Repeater president Ralph Hess (left photo) and public information officer Alex Van Patten (right photo) will both be working to make contact with other amateur radio clubs on Summer Field Day.
“This is the open house of our hobby,” said Alex Van Patten, public information officer with Red Rose Repeater Association (RRR), a local organization that will participate in the national Amateur Radio Field Day. “It’s our chance to show people who have no or limited exposure to this hobby what it’s all about,” stated Van Patten. This year’s event, known to RRR members as “Summer Field Day,” will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, 750 E. King St., Lancaster. This
Jon Ann Frederick, who heads the Widows Connect group at Petra Church in New Holland, has vivid memories of the last mystery bus tour she took with DOsomething Ministries, a local organization that holds events for widows twice a year. “It was a really neat experience,” recalled Frederick of the trip around the county that included a luncheon with speaker Erma Zimmerman, praise and worship with Chrystal Martin, a Strasburg Rail Road train ride, and ice cream. The events are organized by Lin Fisher, founder of DOsomething, an organization working both locally and
internationally. On April 25, more than 40 widows, including Frederick, gathered at Gordonville Community Bible Church at Fisher’s request for encouragement, food, and fellowship. Fisher contacts leaders of widow’s groups, like Frederick, at up to 10 area churches to ask them to invite their members to her events. At the April 25 gathering, the widows enjoyed appetizers, followed by a time of praise and worship and a meal of ham, red potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, applesauce, a roll, and assorted pies for dessert. The tables were covered with pastel tablecloths, decorated with geraniums in a variety of hues, and set with pink and lavender colored flickering candles.
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