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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIX • NO 23
Focusing on mind, body and spirit BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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community rock painting event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23, at Noel Dorwart Park,
408 Parklawn Court, Lancaster. The family event will begin at 3:30 p.m., and it will be open to the public and children of all ages. Participants will meet at the picnic tables adjacent to the park’s parking lot. Rocks, paint brushes, paint and other supplies will be provided by donation. After participants decorate their rocks, they will be invited to walk through the park’s nature trail and place them along the route or take them home. The event is being organized by Amanda Wallace, founder of nonprofit Manifesting Tranquility Inc. Wallace created Manifesting Tranquility in May with the goal of helping women who suffer from physical illnesses or mental difficulties such as anxiety and depression. “I felt called to open a nonprofit to branch out into the community,” Wallace said. “I thought (this event) would be a great opportunity to bring people
together and get out into nature.” Wallace’s approach to promote physical and mental health is to address an individual’s mind, body and spirit simultaneously. She decided to hold the rock painting event to allow people to benefit from an artistic outlet and physical exercise at the same time. Wallace also emphasized that being out in
“I thought (this event) would be a great opportunity to bring people together and get out into nature.” nature provides a plethora of benefits, such as getting a boost of vitamin D and serotonin. “When we’re dealing with mental health, it’s not just your brain,” Wallace said. “It’s the whole body and spirit. Nourishing them helps with these issues.” In June, she organized Manifesting Tranquility’s first event: a mindfulness walk at Noel Dorwart Park, where participants were encouraged
The fifth annual Reverberate worship night will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17, at Long’s Park, 1441 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster. The free event will be held at the park’s outdoor amphitheater from 4 to 8 p.m., and it will feature live music, food trucks and worship activities from multiple local churches. Multiple food trucks will be stationed beside the amphitheater, including Lickity Split, Chellas Arepa Kitchen, Blazing Swine BBQ,
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Cabalar, Halo’s Eatery and Walk-O Taco. Throughout the evening, bands will provide praise and worship music on the stage, and churches such as Lancaster Evangelical Free Church, Reality Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church and Bright Side Baptist Church will offer worship activities. Water Street Mission, located in downtown Lancaster, partnered with multiple churches in Lancaster County to create Reverberate in 2019. The nonprofit’s primary goal was to promote service to the church, which is one of its core values. The first event
The Conestoga River Girl Scouts will host an information night on Monday, Sept. 18, at Millersville Church, 3116 Blue Rock Road, Millersville. The event will be held from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and it will include games, crafts and opportunities for girls to learn about the program from troop leaders and senior members of Girls Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania (GSHPA). Current Girl Scouts and those who are interested in joining a troop are encouraged to bring a friend to the event, which the Conestoga River Girl Scouts is introducing this
See Reverberate pg 3
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Members of the Conestoga River Girl Scouts participated in the Millersville Parade last year.
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Amanda Wallace (right) and Manifesting Tranquility Inc. board member Dana Eberly participated in the nonprofit’s mindfulness walk in June.
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to connect with their surroundings as they strolled through nature. Although Manifesting Tranquility is still in its developing stage as a new nonprofit, Wallace has plans for future events at other locations. Manifesting Tranquility will use the donations collected at the rock painting event for scholarships for women’s athletics programs. The nonprofit will offer scholarships specifically for activities that align with its goal to promote harmony between mental and physical health. Wallace plans to offer financial assistance to allow women to participate in yoga and dance classes and train in martial arts. Wallace also hopes to offer online courses through Manifesting Tranquility in the future. “We want to offer events for women in the community to nourish themselves socially as well as spiritually,” Wallace said. “This can be anything from group walks, meditation classes, and everything in between.” For more information, search for “Manifesting Tranquility” on Facebook.
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