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APRIL 10, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 1
Making a miracle BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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n 2022, Dave Chobanoff of Marietta organized the first Putting for Miracles, a charity golf tournament to benefit children’s hospitals. It was not the first time Chobanoff became involved with the cause; for many years, he has participated in Extra Life and other programs offered through the Children’s Miracle Network to raise funds for the Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in Hershey. Although Chobanoff said he envisioned growing the size of the event and eventually helping it become an annual fundraiser, he was shocked by how quickly Putting for Miracles took off. “It blew my mind what was accomplished,” Chobanoff said. “When I was first conceiving (Putting for Miracles), I remember someone telling me he could see the event bringing in tens of thousands of dollars. I thought it was crazy talk; I never thought it
would grow this big in two years.” In 2022, Putting for Miracles drew roughly 60 players, and it raised more than $5,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network. Last year, the fundraiser attracted more than 100 players and doubled its proceeds. This year, Putting for Miracles will be held on Saturday, May 18, at Leisure Lanes, 3440 Columbia Ave., Lancaster. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and the mini golf tournament will commence with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Chobanoff has added a cornhole tournament to this year’s event, which will also begin at 10 a.m. A rain date has been set for Sunday, May 19. Chobanoff continues to expand Putting for Miracles every year. In 2023, the event featured multiple vendors and food tracks, and Chobanoff’s group of staff members welcomed extra volunteers to ensure things ran smoothly. This year, Chobanoff partnered David Chobanoff (second from left) and his wife, Stacy Chobanoff (far left), presented a donation check with Keystone Cornhole ACL to to former Children’s Miracle Network employee Max James (second from right) and Penn State Children’s See Putting for Miracles pg 5 Hospital operations director Gil Pak after last year’s fundraiser.
At open house, Aviation Venture Crew will spread its wings
Wayside Presbyterian Church, 600 Stony Battery Road, Landisville, invites members of community to attend a Moonlight Serenade concert on Friday, April 12, at 7 p.m. The event will feature Wayside’s in-house praise and worship band, Grace Notes, which will perform various classic songs from the 1940s. Complimentary light refreshments will be provided. The concert will be free to attend, but Wayside will receive donations to help cover equipment rental fees and other expenses of the show.
BY JEFF FALK
See Moonlight Serenade pg 3 Wayside Presbyterian’s in-house worship band, Grace Notes
Maybe it was a way to conquer a new frontier. Maybe it was the desire to defy gravity. Maybe it was a response to a need for faster transportation. B u t h u m a n s h av e a l w ay s maintained a certain healthy fascination with f light. Not only is the Aviation Venture Crew continuing to explore aspects of flight, but it’s also
seeking to promote them. “It’s like a freedom thing,” said Doug Eadline, a co-adviser of the Aviation Venture Crew, as well as a licensed pilot and a ground maintenance supervisor at Chester County Airport. “When you’re up in the air, you feel like you can do anything and go anywhere.” In an attempt to further its cause and attract new members, the Aviation Venture Crew will conduct an open house and See Aviation Venture pg 5
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