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NOVEMBER 13, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XL • NO 32
Rotary Club project supports expecting mothers BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
the Lancaster Hempfield Rotary Club received a list from Parish he Lancaster Hempfield Resource Center of the items Rotary Club recently part- needed for the baby kits. Each nered with nonprofit orga- kit includes a diaper bag, diapers, nization Parish Resource Center sanitary wipes, a nasal aspirator, to support expecting mothers a blanket and clothing items such in the local region. On Sept. 25, as onesies, sleepers and hats. volunteers from The Rotary Founthe Lancaster dation helped fund Hempfield Rotary t h e p u rc h a s e o f “The baby kits Club assembled 92 the baby kit items kits of items for are a good starter through the Rotary package to make District 7390 Grant infants at Parish Resource Center’s sure new mothers Program, matching facility, located at the contributions have what 2160 Lincoln of the L ancaster Highway East, Hempfield Rotary they need.” Lancaster. The kits Club. will be distributed The project was to expecting mothers through proposed by one of the LanUnion Community Care, a med- caster Hempfield Rotary Club’s ical provider that offers prenatal members who discovered Parish services at a variable cost depend- Resource Center’s community ing on clients’ budgets. outreach initiatives. The club In the first phase of the project, decided to pursue the partnership Members of the Lancaster Hempfield Rotary Club assembled 92 bags of baby supplies for Parish Resource
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See Rotary Club pg 5 Center’s outreach program.
BY JEFF FALK
It promotes health and growth and confidence. But Girls on the Run (GOTR) Lancaster is also about stamina; it’s about finishing the race. GOTR Lancaster is in the process of putting the wraps on another fall season. If participation and impact are any indications, the current season has been an overwhelming success. “Girls par ticipate in our pro g ram for ever y reas on
imaginable,” said Jennifer West, co-founder of GOTR Lancaster. “They stick with it because it’s fun. Our program is a developmental program that focuses on the whole girl. The girls learn about who they are and how to make good choices. They learn how to be good friends and how to choose good friends.” GOTR Lancaster will conclude its 10-week fall season on Sunday, Nov. 24, at Millersville University’s Pucillo Field, 105 Pucillo Drive, Millersville, See GOTR pg 2
GSS opens new facility to offer housing in Lancaster city BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Good S amar itan S er vices (GSS), a nonprofit organization that seeks to combat homelessness in Lancaster and Chester counties, recently celebrated the opening of a facility in downtown Lancaster that will offer housing for single mothers and their children experiencing a crisis. On Oct. 15, GSS held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly renovated building on North Lime Street, members attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 15 and it welcomed its first clients Community to celebrate the opening of Good Samaritan Services’ new facility on See GSS pg 3 North Lime Street in Lancaster city.
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