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JANUARY 25, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LIX • NO 38
A Call To All Animal Lovers BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
Mulberry Art Studios, 21 N. Mulberry St., Lancaster, invites all animal lovers and artists to share their submissions for its annual “We Love Our Pets” show. The show will exhibit during the month of May
for National Pet Month, and submissions will be accepted until Monday, April 10. Submissions may be artwork in any medium, such as photography, sculpture, painting or collage, and both professional and amateur artists of any age are See Pet Art Show pg 7
Marines recognized Liliana Bacon for her significant contributions to the drive.
Lampeter-Strasburg Breaks Toy Drive Record BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
n December 2022, LampeterStrasburg School District broke its record for the number of donations collected during its annual Toys for Tots toy drive. This was the 16th year that the school district participated in the national charity program, and 1,837 toys in total were collected from various local schools. Although the toys are not collected until December, the LampeterStrasburg administration begins preparing for the drive months in advance. Each school in the district participates, and classes are incentivized to collect the highest number of donations with a prize such as a doughnut party. The delicious treats do motivate students to participate, but Lampeter-Strasburg program specialists Kara Grove and Jackie
“It was really special to see how many people gave, even during hard times.” locations inside the schools so that students could watch the pile grow larger as weeks passed. Students were also able to track the number of toys collected through an interactive meter that Grove and Potter introduced, and the meter was tied into mathematics and graphing lessons. “It became a daily check-in with the toy meter,” said Potter. “It
Artists of any age and skill may submit artwork of their furry friends for the exhibit.
became a regular topic of discussion and it brought everyone together.” As the collection date drew closer, schools incorporated the collection progress in daily announcements. Students began to work together with their families, shopping for toys with their parents, aunts, uncles and grandparents and discussing in their own homes how to best support the drive and give back to those in need over Christmastime. Students who were unable to donate assisted in other ways, such as collecting, counting and organizing the donations. Toys for Tots will often recognize a participant in the drive who is exceedingly passionate about the project. This year, the Marine Corps presented Lampeter-Strasburg High School sophomore Liliana Bacon with a certificate of recognition for collecting over 270 donations on her own.
Grace Community Church, 212 Peach Bottom Road, Willow Street, will begin hosting weekly GriefCare sessions beginning on Monday, Feb. 27. Sessions will be held every Monday from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and the program will conclude on Monday, April 17.
See Toys For Tots pg 2
See GriefCare pg 3
Grace Community Church Slates GriefCare Program BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
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Potter said that for many, assisting with the drive is its own reward. Dressed as elves and snowmen, Grove and Potter made videos to promote the drive, and the collection boxes were placed in prominent