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Making money for music
Getting ready for school! CrossNet plans backpack giveaway BY ANN MEAD ASH
o make sure CrossNet Ministries’ annual backpack giveaway is meeting the needs of ELANCO School District children, Lisa Kerstetter, director of marketing and events, spent time talking to teachers about whether the school supplies filling the backpacks are essential. “The teachers said, ‘The kids we’re serving sometimes don’t have these items at home,’” relayed Kerstetter, who noted the importance of ownership and shared the story of a young man in the district who received a yellow ruler in his backpack from CrossNet. “He would not use any other ruler,” she said. “One day, he misplaced it,
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and he couldn’t move on until it was found.” To fill the backpacks, CrossNet will hold a drive during the month of July. Fifteen bins will be delivered by Friday, June 30, so that businesses, organizations, and churches can run their drives. Requested items are new, sturdy backpacks for students of all ages, along with pens, spiral tablets, pocket folders, rulers, notebook paper, three-ring binders, highlighters, water-based markers, safety scissors, crayons, mechanical pencils, colored pencils, pencil cases, pencil sharpeners, index cards, glue sticks, erasers, and small tissue packets. Kerstetter noted there is a special need for certain items. “A few things that the
Craft show will help support summer concert series BY ANN MEAD ASH
for all ELANCO School District students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are participating in free and reduced-cost lunch programs. Proof of residency in the school district such as an electric or phone bill will be necessary to receive a free backpack. In addition to backpacks, other resources will be available such as free haircuts on a first-come, first-served basis, the Anchored Ministries Clothing Closet, and information from an ELANCO School District representative, CrossNet Ministries, New Holland
As the New Holland Summer Arts Program (NHSAP) plans for the 2023 season, organizers have lined up more than 20 concerts, with several musical acts that are new to the park venue. According to volunteer Sue Noll, performances will be held three times per week in the New Holland Community Memorial Park, located in the 400 block of Jackson Street in New Holland. Concerts will begin at 7 p.m., with the exception of the Saturday, Aug. 19, show, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. The series will kick off with the New Holland Concert Band on Tuesday, July 4. The rain date for that event will be Wednesday, July 5. Performances will conclude with the annual Labor Day Fiddler’s Picnic on Monday, Sept. 4, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Funds to help support NHSAP are raised by the annual arts and crafts show sponsored by the organization. This year’s show will be held in the park on Saturday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Noll said organizers have lined up nearly 70 vendors for the rain-orshine event. Among the vendors will be those selling crocheted items, jewelry, potted planters, wooden plaques, candles, glass garden art, handmade furniture, home décor, specialty soaps, pillows, paper crafts, wreaths, items for pets, leather crafts, ceramics, and two-dimensional fine art. Coordinators have scheduled Meet the Browns to sell breakfast and lunch items, and Lickity Split will sell ice cream on-site. “We also have a coffee vendor coming this year,” shared Noll.
See CrossNet Ministries pg 6
See NHSAP pg 2
ELANCO-area students receive backpacks, school supplies, and more at the organization’s annual backpack giveaway. GDN
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teachers (emphasized) were earbuds, water bottles, and, for upper grades, scientific calculators,” she said. Financial donations will also be accepted. For those who prefer to shop online, an Amazon wish list is available at https://bit.ly/3oY7xEX, and items may be shipped to CrossNet. CrossNet Ministries’ Back-toSchool and More Student Backpack Giveaway will be held at the CrossNet Ministries Youth Center, 110 W. Franklin St., New Holland, on Tuesday, Aug. 8, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Backpacks filled with school supplies will be available
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